Travel and Maps

Finding the UK ALMA Regional Centre and the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (JBCA)

 

The UK ARC and JBCA is located on the third floor of the Alan Turing Building of the University of Manchester, near the city centre. There are frequent trains from the rest of the UK including London (and hence the Channel Tunnel links).  Manchester Airport is about 20 km away and there are very frequent trains into the city all day and night, taking 15-30 mins.

The Alan Turing Building  is on Upper Brook Street between Booth Street East and Brunswick Street. On official maps of the campus it is building number 46. (Note that these maps sometimes describe the building as the location of the School of Mathematics and the Photon Science Research Institute.) The building is about 20 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly railway station which is located at the northeasten corner of the University campus. A taxi from the station to the building will take about 5-10 minutes depending on traffic and will cost less than £5. The entrance to the building is on the southern side of the central block of the building. The lifts are right inside the entrance.

The University has a useful page of maps and general travel information http://www.manchester.ac.uk/visitors/travel/maps/

Walking routes from the Manchester Piccadilly railway station to JBCA

 

A. Via Grosvenor Street: see map

B. Through Campus (past Days Inn)

  1. From the main station concourse, follow the signs for the taxis. This will take you down via two esclators to the entrance on the corner of Fairfield Street and London Road.
  2. Diagonally cross the 4 way intersection towards the Bull's head pub.
  3. Turn right and follow the road until reaching the intersection with Sackville Street. (Alternatively you can cut diagonally across the campus to reach Sackville Street.)
  4. Turn left and stay on the left side of the road.
  5. Follow the footpath along Sackville Street and then under the elevated road. This will bring you to Upper Brook Street.
  6. Cross and continue down Upper Brook Street
  7. Cross Booth Street East.
  8. The Alan Turing Building is the on the right after the Aquatics Centre mulitstorey car park.
  9. The entrance to the building is on the southern side of the central block of the building.

 

 

 

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