Manchester Piccadilly will be partially closing for one week in February 2026 so that 'once in a generation' upgrades can be carried out.

From Saturday 14 until Sunday 22 February, stations one through 12 will be closed while signalling and track repairs take place to the south of the station, along the Ardwick Corridor.

Although platforms 13 and 14 will remain open for limited westbound services, there will be no services stopping at Piccadilly from the south and east of the city.

Services normally running to and from Manchester Piccadilly will terminate at other stations, including Stockport.

Network Rail, which manages Britain's railway network, said the work will involve upgrading railway sleepers, replacing 11 sets of points, and renewing 9,000m of cabling along the southern approach to the station.

The company said the upgrades would result in a 'huge boost to reliability' for services to and from the station.

Julien Dehornoy, regional managing director at Network Rail, said the company were working closely with rail operators and would publish full details of alternative travel plans in mid-November.

"We're investing £7.9m in renewing the Piccadilly corridor, a stretch of track critical to the journeys of around 400,000 trains into Manchester every year.

"This work is going to significantly reduce disruption for the many passengers who regularly use this route. Once the job is done, we will have a better, more reliable railway."