Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station
Piccadilly Gardens bus station  | |||||
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 The Parker Street side of the bus station, as viewed from the tram stop (February 2026) | |||||
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| Location | Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°28′49″N 2°14′15″W / 53.48032°N 2.23751°W | ||||
| System | Bus station | ||||
Transit authority | Transport for Greater Manchester | ||||
| Bus routes | 71: 1 2 15 18 30 33 33B 35 36 37 37X 38 39 X39 41 42 42A 42B 42C 43 55 59 76 76A 76B 81 83 84 85 85A 86 87 X92 101 102 103 111 112 113 114 117 118 119 135 142 143 147 163 163A 181 182 183 191 192 197 201 202 203 205 216 219 220 221 230 231 250 253 255 256 263 T1 [a][1][2] | ||||
| Bus stands | 21: A-S (excluding C, I, O); EO-EQ, EW, EX[3] | ||||
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| Parking | No | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||
| Website | https://tfgm.com/travel-updates/live-departures/bus/manchester-piccadilly-gardens-bus | ||||
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Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station, often abbreviated to Piccadilly Gardens, is one of two main bus stations serving Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England; the other is Shudehill Interchange.
History
The 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. These services had to be curtailed under the Road Traffic Act 1930 and subsequent regulation of bus services. The station was extended in 1932/33, and again in 1935, to form the full length of Parker Street.[4]
Layout
Piccadilly Gardens tram stop, on the Manchester Metrolink network, is adjacent to the bus station. 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 and Lever Street for services heading for the north and east of Manchester.
Services
Numerous operators use Piccadilly Gardens bus station, all but one of which run franchised Bee Network bus services under contract to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). The majority of routes are operated by Metroline Manchester, with the remainder of services run by Go North West, Diamond North West and Stagecoach Manchester;[5] in addition, SightSeeing Manchester operates the T1 tourist service.
Notes
- ↑ Routes correct as of July 2026; route numbers in yellow boxes are operated under contract to the Bee Network.
References
- 1 2 "Piccadilly Gardens tram and bus services". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Manchester city centre coach, tram and bus services". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station map". TfGM. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Eyre, Michael; Heaps, Chris; Townsin, Alan (1989). The Manchester Bus. Glossop, Derbyshire: Transport Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86317-151-6; p. 75
- ↑ "Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station". TfGM. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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