new light-up sculpture has been revealed outside Manchester Piccadilly station.
The 8-foot artwork sits outside the station’s taxi rank on Fairfield Street to welcome passengers in and out of the city.
Whilst proudly standing as a new addition to the cultural architecture of the city centre, the sculpture also has an important safety purpose.
It has been installed as part of measures to protect passengers in high-pedestrian areas from vehicles which may mount the footpath.
Rebecca Rathore, Network Rail’s North West route strategy director, said: “I’m so pleased to see the MCR sculpture installed outside of Manchester Piccadilly station. We’re proud to be a part of this city, and we take our responsibility to keep people safe extremely seriously.
“The sculpture is part of a wider project to keep passengers safer at our stations across the North West. We are always working to improve our station security, and the sculpture is part of a new, comprehensive line of defence to help people feel more secure when they’re out and about.”
