Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station
Piccadilly Gardens bus & tram station   | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Manchester |
| Managed by | Transport for Greater Manchester |
Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station, often abbreviated to Piccadilly or Piccadilly Gardens is one of two main bus stations in Manchester's city centre.
Technically it is not a bus station, just a series of bus stops and bus stands. Nearby there is a Manchester Metrolink station named Piccadilly Gardens. The majority of the stands are located between Piccadilly Gardens and the Piccadilly Plaza, where buses for south or west Manchester usually begin or end their route. Other stands are located on Oldham Street, Piccadilly or Lever Street for services heading towards north or east of Manchester, however they are all classed as Piccadilly Gardens.
The segregated bus 'station' was first opened on the site of the demolished Manchester Infirmary in 1931 to serve as the new terminus of the various extensive regional 'express' bus services run by Manchester and its partners that had to be curtailed under the Road Traffic Act of 1930 and subsequent regulation of bus services. The station was extended in 1932/3 and finally extended to form the full length of Parker Street in 1935.[1]
Services
There are numerous buses that use Piccadilly Gardens bus station. The majority of services are run by First Greater Manchester and Stagecoach Manchester with the remainder of services run by Arriva North West, Bluebird, Finglands, JPT and Manchester Community Transport.
There are frequent buses running to areas around the Greater Manchester area as well as to Glossop, Huddersfield, Macclesfield, Stalybridge and Wilmslow.[2]
The bus services that use Piccadilly Gardens bus station and its Stand Letter are: (Places in bold are where services terminate)
| No. | Operator | Destination | Stand | Nightbus Stand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Greater Manchester | Metroshuttle | EX | - |
| 3 | First Greater Manchester | Metroshuttle | EX | - |
| 8 | First Greater Manchester | Bolton via Pendleton, Pendlebury and Farnworth | Starts at Shudehill | P |
| 12 | First Greater Manchester | Leigh via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Tyldesley and Atherton | P | Service 39 |
| 15 | Stagecoach Manchester | Flixton via Firswood, Stretford, Urmston and Davyhulme | L | - |
| 16 16A |
Monday-Saturday Daytime: Arriva North West Evenings/Sundays: Finglands (16) |
Altrincham via Chorlton, Stretford, Sale and Ashton-upon-Mersey | K | Service 86 to Chorlton/Altrincham |
| 17 | First Greater Manchester | Rochdale via Harpurhey, Middleton and Castleton | Starts at Shudehill | N |
| 18 | First Greater Manchester | Langley via Harpurhey and Middleton | R | Service 17 to Middleton |
| 24 | First Greater Manchester | Rochdale via Newton Heath, New Moston, Chadderton and Royton | F | - |
| 25 26 |
First Greater Manchester | Leigh via Pendleton, Swinton, Worsley, Boothstown, Astley, Tyldesley (25) and Atherton (25) | P | Service 39 |
| 32 | Stagecoach Manchester | Wigan via Pendleton, Mosley Common, Tyldesley, Atherton, Castle Hill and Hindley | P | - |
| 33 | First Greater Manchester Stagecoach Manchester |
Worsley via Ordsall and Eccles | P | - |
| Wigan via Eccles, Worsley, Boothstown, Tyldesley, Atherton and Hindley (Evenings/Sundays) | ||||
| 36 | First Greater Manchester | Bolton via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden and Little Hulton | P | Service 39 to Little Hulton |
| 37 | First Greater Manchester | Bolton via Pendleton, Salford Shopping City, Swinton, Walkden and Farnworth | P | Service 39 to Walkden |
| 39 | First Greater Manchester | Leigh via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Tyldesley and Atherton | Service 12 | P |
| 41 | Finglands | Altrincham (evenings) via Fallowfield, West Didsbury, Northenden and Sale | H | H (to Sale) |
| 41X | Finglands | Northenden via Fallowfield, Withington and West Didsbury | H | Service 41/43/143 |
| 42 | Stagecoach Manchester Finglands |
East Didsbury via Universities, Rusholme, Fallowfield and Didsbury | G | G |
| Stagecoach Manchester | Stockport via Universities, Rusholme, Fallowfield and East Didsbury | J | - | |
| 42A | Stagecoach Manchester | Reddish via Universities, Rusholme, Fallowfield and East Didsbury | J1 | Service 42/142 to East Didsbury |
| 43 | Stagecoach Manchester | Manchester Airport via Fallowfield, West Didsbury, Northenden and Wythenshawe | H | H 24 hour service |
| 44 | Bluebird | Manchester Airport via Fallowfield, East Didsbury, Cheadle and Gatley | J | - |
| 59 | First Greater Manchester | Rushcroft via Cheetham Hill, Middleton, Chadderton, Oldham and Shaw | E | - |
| 63 | First Greater Manchester | Brookhouse via Ordsall and Eccles | P2 | - |
| 67 | First Greater Manchester | Cadishead via Pendleton, Eccles, Peel Green and Irlam | Starts at Shudehill | P |
| 72 | Bluebird | Chadderton, Sportsmans via Newton Heath and New Moston | F | - |
| 74 | Stagecoach Manchester | Woodhouses via Brookdale Park and Failsworth | D | - |
| 76 | Stagecoach Manchester | Oldham via Brookdale Park, Failsworth and Limeside | D | - |
| 77 | Bluebird | Moston (evenings) via Philips Park and Newton Heath | F | - |
| 78 | Bluebird | Oldham via Brookdale Park, Failsworth, Woodhouses, Hollinwood and Limeside | D2 | - |
| 80 | Bluebird | Middleton via Miles Platting and Moston | B2 | - |
| 81 | First Greater Manchester | Derker via Moston, Werneth and Oldham | B3 | - |
| 81A | First Greater Manchester | Holts Estate via Moston, Werneth, Oldham, Waterhead and Lees | B | Service 82 to Lees (not via Moston) |
| 82 | First Greater Manchester Stagecoach Manchester |
Lees via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham and Waterhead (Nightbus) | Service 83 to Oldham | D |
| 83 | First Greater Manchester | Sholver via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham and Moorside | A | Service 82 to Oldham |
| 84 | Monday-Saturday daytime and Sundays: Stagecoach Manchester Monday-Saturday evenings: Arriva North West |
Reddish via Old Trafford, Chorlton, Southern Cemetery, Withington, East Didsbury and Heaton Chapel | L | - |
| 85 | Stagecoach Manchester | Chorlton via Alexandra Park | M | Service 86 |
| 86 | Stagecoach Manchester | Chorlton via Brooks's Bar | M | - |
| Altrincham via Brooks's Bar, Chorlton, Stretford and Sale (Nightbus) | - | M | ||
| 88 | Monday-Saturday daytime: First Greater Manchester Evenings/Sundays: JPT |
Manchester Shudehill via Monsall, Moston, White Moss, Higher Blackley, North Manchester General Hospital and Cheetham Hill | B | - |
| 99 | Monday-Saturday daytime: Finglands Sunday daytime: Stagecoach Manchester |
Sale via Southern Cemetery, Northenden, Baguley and Brooklands | N | - |
| 101 | Stagecoach Manchester Early Saturday mornings only: Finglands |
Wythenshawe via Southern Cemetery, Northenden and Newall Green | N | - |
| 104 | Stagecoach Manchester | Wythenshawe via Southern Cemetery, Northenden and Benchill | N | - |
| Wythenshawe Hospital via Southern Cemetery, Northenden, Benchill and Wythenshawe (Evenings) | ||||
| 105 | Stagecoach Manchester | Manchester Airport via Southern Cemetery, Northenden, Benchill and Wythenshawe | N | - |
| 109 | Stagecoach Manchester Late evenings only: Finglands |
Wythenshawe Hospital via Southern Cemetery, Northenden and Baguley | N | - |
| 111 | Stagecoach Manchester | Southern Cemetery via Moss Side and Withington | J | - |
| 112 | Bluebird JPT |
Middleton via Collyhurst, Moston and Middleton Junction | B | - |
| 118 | JPT | North Manchester General Hospital via Collyhurst and Moston | B | - |
| Moston via Collyhurst (evenings) | ||||
| 130 | Arriva North West | Macclesfield via East Didsbury, Cheadle, Wilmslow and Alderley Edge | P | - |
| 135 | First Greater Manchester | Bury via Cheetham Hill and Whitefield | E | N |
| 142 | Stagecoach Manchester | East Didsbury via Fallowfield and Withington | G | G |
| 143 | Stagecoach Manchester | West Didsbury via Fallowfield and Withington | H | H |
| 149 | First Greater Manchester | Oldham via Broughton, Cheetham Hill, Higher Blackley, Moston, Hollinwood and Coppice | E | - |
| Alt Estate via Broughton, Cheetham Hill, Higher Blackley, Moston, Hollinwood, Coppice, Oldham and Glodwick (Evenings/Sundays) | ||||
| 157 | Finglands | Woodford via Fallowfield, East Didsbury, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall | J4 | - |
| 162 | First Greater Manchester | Norden via Harpurhey, Middleton, Langley, Heywood and Bamford | A1 | Service 17 to Middleton |
| 163 | First Greater Manchester | Bury via Harpurhey, Middleton, Langley, Heywood and Darn Hill | A | Service 17 to Middleton |
| 173 | Bluebird | Stepping Hill Hospital via Longsight, Reddish and Stockport | EQ | - |
| 180 | First Greater Manchester | Greenfield via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lees and Grotton | A | Service 82 to Oldham/Lees |
| 181 182 |
First Greater Manchester | Rochdale via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Chadderton, Royton, Shaw and Milnrow | E | - |
| 184 | First Greater Manchester | Huddersfield via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lees, Grotton, Uppermill, Diggle and Marsden | A6 | Service 82 to Oldham/Lees |
| 188 | M Travel | Ryder Brow via Ancoats, Openshaw and Gorton | EQ | - |
| 192 | Stagecoach Manchester | Hazel Grove/Stepping Hill Hospital via Longsight, Levenshulme and Stockport | EP | EP |
| 201 | Stagecoach Manchester | Hattersley via Ardwick, Belle Vue, Gorton, Denton and Hyde | EO | EO |
| 203 | Stagecoach Manchester | Stockport via Ardwick, Belle Vue, Gorton and Reddish | EO | EO |
| 204 | Stagecoach Manchester | Hyde via Ardwick, Belle Vue, Gorton, Denton and Haughton Green | EO1, 2 | Service 201 (not via Haughton Green) |
| 205 | Daytime: Stagecoach Manchester Evenings: First Greater Manchester |
Dane Bank via Ardwick and West Gorton | EO | - |
| 206 207 |
Stagecoach Manchester | Gee Cross via Ardwick, West Gorton, Denton, Haughton Green and Hyde | EO | Service 201 to Hyde (not via Haughton Green) |
| 216 | Stagecoach Manchester | Ashton-under-Lyne via Sportcity, Droylsden and Audenshaw | D | D |
| 217 | JPT | Droylsden Circular via Sportcity and Clayton | D4 | - |
| 219 | Stagecoach Manchester | Ashton-under-Lyne via Openshaw and Guide Bridge | EW | EW |
| 220 | Stagecoach Manchester First Greater Manchester Checkmate |
Tameside General Hospital via Openshaw, Dukinfield and Stalybridge | EW | Service 219 to Openshaw |
| 221 | Stagecoach Manchester First Greater Manchester |
Tennyson Avenue via Openshaw and Dukinfield | EW | Service 219 to Openshaw |
| 231 | Stagecoach Manchester | Ashton-under-Lyne via Sportcity, Droylsden, Littlemoss, Smallshaw and Tameside General Hospital | D | Services 216/237 to Droylsden/Ashton |
| 237 | Stagecoach Manchester | Glossop via Sportcity, Droylsden, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, Mottram and Tintwistle | - | D |
| 250 | Stagecoach Manchester | Trafford Centre via Old Trafford | K | - |
| 255 | Stagecoach Manchester | Partington via Old Trafford, Stretford, Urmston, Flixton and Carrington | L | Service 256 to Stretford |
| 256 | Daytime, early evenings and Nightbus: Stagecoach Manchester Late evenings: JPT |
Flixton via Hulme, Old Trafford, Stretford, Lostock and Davyhulme | L | L |
| 263 | Arriva North West | Altrincham via Old Trafford, Stretford and Sale | K | Service 256 to Streford |
| 291 | Bluebird Go Goodwins |
Trafford Park via Old Trafford | K1 | - |
| X34 | First Greater Manchester Stagecoach Manchester |
Leigh via Pendleton, Boothstown and Astley | P | - |
| Lowton via Pendleton, Boothstown, Astley and Leigh (Peak times) | ||||
| X41 | Stagecoach Manchester | Altrincham via Fallowfield, West Didsbury, Northenden and Sale | H5 | - |
| X50 | Stagecoach Manchester | Trafford Centre via Old Trafford, Imperial War Museum North | K | - |
| X57 | Stagecoach Manchester | Woodford via Fallowfield, East Didsbury, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall | J | - |
| X58 | Stagecoach Manchester | Flixton via Davyhulme | L1 | Service 256 |
| X82 | First Greater Manchester | Milnrow via Chadderton, Royton, Shaw, Buckstones and Newhey | F1 | - |
| X84 | First Greater Manchester | Carrcote via Failsworth, Hollinwood, Garden Suburb, Lees, Grotton, Uppermill and Delph | A1, 7 | - |
Notes:
| 1 | Peak time journeys only |
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| 2 | Evenings and Sundays only |
| 3 | Sunday daytime |
| 4 | Evenings only |
| 5 | Daytime only |
| 6 | 184 terminates at five different places: |
| Oldham Mumps: Every 30 mins (Sunday daytime) plus some evening journeys | |
| Grotton: 4 journeys per hour (Monday-Saturday daytime) | |
| Uppermill: 3 journeys per hour (Monday-Saturday daytime); Hourly (Evenings and Sundays) | |
| Diggle, via Dobcross: Hourly (Monday-Saturday daytime) plus daily journey at 2251 | |
| Huddersfield: Hourly (Monday-Saturday daytime); Every 2 hours (Sunday daytime) | |
| 7 | Limited Stop between Manchester and Lees |
References
- ^ The Manchester Bus: Eyre & Heaps: TPC:Glossop:1989 p75
- ^ "Bus Station Departures - Piccadilly Gardens" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 12 September 2012.