Trains were delayed as passengers told of 'chaotic' scenes at the busy station
There were scenes of 'chaos' at an 'extremely busy' Piccadilly Station on Monday night as thousands descended on the city centre for the Manchester City celebrations.And bad weather conditions reportedly caused delays across the rail network. Flooding and thunder hit parts of the region on Monday evening, with heavy rain causing roads to become waterlogged.
The news comes a day after a platform at Manchester Piccadilly was left partially flooded after another thunderstorm hit on Sunday evening . On Monday evening, Manchester Piccadilly tweeted; "Manchester Piccadilly station is extremely busy. Bad weather is causing delays across the network.One passenger told the M.E.N: "Piccadilly is absolute chaos right now. I am currently crammed onto the busiest train waiting for it to pull off. It is already delayed by 25 minutes and we are rammed in."
Trams across the city were also very busy on Monday night, with Transport for Greater Manchester tweeting: "Due to the volume of people in the city centre for the Man City Parade, Metrolink stops and services are very busy. "Piccadilly rail station is also extremely busy and bad weather is causing delays across the network. Please leave plenty of time for your journey."
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