- Manchester Piccadilly bus station
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Piccadilly Gardens bus & tram station 
Location Locale Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester Local authority Manchester Coordinates 53°28′49″N 2°14′15″W / 53.4803199°N 2.2375099°WCoordinates: 53°28′49″N 2°14′15″W / 53.4803199°N 2.2375099°W Operation Managed by Transport for Greater Manchester No. of stands 20 Operators Stagecoach Manchester, First Manchester, Arriva North West, Bluebird, Finglands, Rossendalebus, First West Yorkshire, JPT, Hayton's Coaches, Speedwellbus, Checkmate Transport Travel centre Yes Rail connection Manchester Piccadilly 
500 metres away - catch Metrolink Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station, often abbreviated to Piccadilly or Piccadilly Gardens is one of two main bus stations in Manchester's city centre.
It is located between Piccadilly Gardens and the Piccadilly Plaza. Buses for south Manchester usually begin/end their route here. There are often traffic jams around here as cars, buses and trams have to compete for roadspace.
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 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 Manchester and Stagecoach Manchester with the remainder of services run by Arriva North West, Bluebird, Finglands, First West Yorkshire, Hayton's Coaches, JPT, Manchester Community Transport, Rossendale Transport and Speedwellbus.
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 Manchester Metroshuttle EX - 3 First Manchester Metroshuttle EX - 8 First Manchester Bolton via Pendleton, Pendlebury and Farnworth Starts at Shudehill P 12 First 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
16AMonday-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 Manchester Rochdale via Harpurhey, Middleton and Castleton Starts at Shudehill N 24 First Manchester Bacup via Newton Heath, New Moston, Chadderton, Royton, Rochdale and Whitworth (Peak times) F - Rochdale via Newton Heath, New Moston, Chadderton and Royton 32 First Manchester Wigan via Pendleton, Mosley Common, Tyldesley, Atherton, Castle Hill and Hindley P - 33 First Manchester Worsley via Ordsall and Eccles P - Wigan via Eccles, Worsley, Boothstown, Tyldesley, Atherton and Hindley (Evenings/Sundays) 36 First Manchester Bolton via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden and Little Hulton P Service 39 to Little Hulton 37 First Manchester Bolton via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden and Farnworth P Service 39 to Walkden 39 First Manchester Leigh via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Tyldesley and Atherton Service 12 P 41 Stagecoach Manchester
FinglandsAltrincham via Fallowfield, West Didsbury, Northenden and Sale H H 42 Stagecoach Manchester
FinglandsEast 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 Hayton's Coaches Manchester Airport via Fallowfield, East Didsbury, Cheadle and Gatley J - 48 Finglands Northenden via Fallowfield, Withington and West Didsbury H Service 41/43/143 59 First Manchester Rushcroft via Cheetham Hill, Middleton, Chadderton, Oldham and Shaw E - 63 Arriva North West Brookhouse via Ordsall and Eccles P2 - 67 First 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 Hollinwood via Brookdale Park and Failsworth F - 76 Stagecoach Manchester Oldham via Brookdale Park, Failsworth and Limeside F - Hollinwood via Brookdale Park and Failsworth (some journeys) 77 Bluebird Manchester Church Street via Newton Heath, Moston and Harpurhey F
R (Weekday mornings only)- 78 Bluebird Oldham via Brookdale Park, Failsworth, Woodhouses, Hollinwood and Limeside F2 - 80 Bluebird Middleton via Miles Platting and Moston B2 - 81 First Manchester Derker via Moston, Werneth and Oldham B - 81A First Manchester Waterhead via Moston, Werneth and Oldham B Service 82 (not via Moston) 82 First Manchester Waterhead via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Werneth and Oldham A - Uppermill via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham, Waterhead and Delph (Peak times) First Manchester
Stagecoach ManchesterLees via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham and Waterhead (Nightbus) - D 83 First Manchester Sholver via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham and Moorside A Service 82 to Oldham 84 Bluebird Woodhouses via Newton Heath and Failsworth F3
R (peak times)- 84 Monday-Saturday daytime and Sundays: Stagecoach Manchester
Monday-Saturday evenings: Arriva North WestReddish 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 Manchester
Evenings/Sundays: JPTManchester Shudehill via Monsall, Moston, White Moss, Higher Blackley, North Manchester General Hospital and Cheetham Hill B - 99 Monday-Saturday daytime: Finglands
Sunday daytime: Stagecoach ManchesterSale via Southern Cemetery, Northenden, Baguley and Brooklands N - 101 Stagecoach Manchester
Early Saturday mornings only: FinglandsWythenshawe 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 Wythenshawe Hospital via Southern Cemetery, Northenden and Baguley N - 111 Stagecoach Manchester Southern Cemetery via Moss Side and Withington N - 112 Bluebird 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 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 Manchester Oldham via Cheetham Hill, Higher Blackley, Moston, Hollinwood and Coppice E - Holts Estate via Cheetham Hill, Higher Blackley, Moston, Hollinwood, Coppice, Oldham and Alt (Evenings/Sundays) 157 Finglands Woodford via Fallowfield, East Didsbury, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall J4 - 163 First Manchester Bury via Harpurhey, Middleton, Langley, Heywood and Darn Hill A Service 17 to Middleton 167 Rossendalebus
First Manchester Peak timesNorden via Cheetham Hill, Heaton Park, Heywood and Bamford E
R (2 weekday journeys)- 173 Manchester Community Transport Stepping Hill Hospital via Longsight, Reddish and Stockport EQ - 180 First Manchester Greenfield via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lees and Grotton A Service 82 to Oldham/Lees 181
182First Manchester Rochdale via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Chadderton, Royton, Shaw and Milnrow E - 184 First Manchester
First West YorkshireHuddersfield via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lees, Grotton, Uppermill, Diggle and Marsden A Service 82 to Oldham/Lees 188 Monday-Saturday daytime: Speedwellbus
Sunday daytime: Hayton's CoachesRyder Brow via Ancoats, Openshaw and Gorton EQ - 188 Bluebird Chadderton via Newton Heath, Failsworth and Hollinwood F - 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 ManchesterDane Bank via Ardwick and West Gorton EO - 206
207Stagecoach 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 Manchester
CheckmateTameside General Hospital via Openshaw, Dukinfield and Stalybridge EW Service 219 to Openshaw 221 Stagecoach Manchester
First ManchesterTennyson 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 236 Stagecoach Manchester Glossop via Sportcity, Droylsden, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Mottram D1 Services 216/237 237 Stagecoach Manchester Glossop via Sportcity, Droylsden, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, Mottram and Tintwistle D1 D 250 Stagecoach Manchester Trafford Centre via Old Trafford K - 251 Stagecoach Manchester Trafford Park via Chorlton and Stretford EQ3 - 255 Stagecoach Manchester Partington via Old Trafford, Stretford, Urmston, Flixton and Carrington L Service 256 to Stretford 256 Daytime and early evenings: Stagecoach Manchester
Late evenings: JPTFlixton 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 GoodwinsTrafford Park via Old Trafford K1 - First Manchester Trafford Centre via Old Trafford and Trafford Park K5 - X34 First Manchester Leigh via Pendleton and Astley P - Lowton via Pendleton, Astley and Leigh (Peak times) 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 X75 Bluebird Moston via Newton Heath F - X82 First Manchester Milnrow via Chadderton, Royton, Shaw, Buckstones and Newhey F1 - X84 First Manchester Carrcote via Failsworth, Hollinwood, Garden Suburb, Lees, Grotton, Uppermill and Delph A1 - Notes:
- Bluebird's 84 and Stagecoach/Arriva's 84 are separate services
- Bluebird's 188 and Speedwellbus/Hayton's 188 are separate services
1 Peak time journeys only 2 Evenings and Sundays only 3 Weekdays only 4 Evenings only 5 Weekday evenings only References
- ^ The Manchester Bus: Eyre & Heaps: TPC:Glossop:1989 p75
- ^ "Bus Station Departures - Piccadilly Gardens". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.tfgm.com/destination/Piccadilly-150911.pdf. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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