ɪt wʌz kənstɹˈʌktᵻd nˈɛkst tə lˈɔŋsaɪt dˈiːpoʊ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z æz pˈɑːɹt əvə plˈæn tʊ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪt ɹˈiːdʒənəl jˈʊɹɹoʊstˌɑːɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tɹˈeɪn sˈɜːvɪsᵻz fɹʌm mˈæntʃɛstɚ tə jˈʊɹɹəp vˈaɪə ðə tʃˈænəl tˈʌnəl.
It was constructed next to  Longsight depot in the early 1990s as part of a plan to operate Regional Eurostar international train services from Manchester to Europe via the Channel Tunnel.