Kier lands £115m Manchester Airport station upgrade

Construction Enquirer
Aaron Morby
07 October 2026

Kier will start work this winter on a £115m upgrade to Manchester Airport station, extending platforms and overhauling tracks and signalling to boost rail capacity.

Network Rail and Kier will deliver the programme through to 2028 as part of the wider Manchester Rail Upgrade.

The job will extend platforms 1, 2 and 3 to accommodate longer trains, remodel the station approach tracks and modernise signalling to support more frequent and reliable services.

Engineers will tackle the first major milestone on 6 December, closing the station for one day to install a utility bridge carrying electrical cables across the railway.

This will pave the way for an existing bridge used by Manchester Airport Group to be removed at Easter 2027, with a replacement built later that year...

Kier lands £115m Manchester Airport station upgrade | Construction Enquirer News | 07 October 2026