Middleton Bus Station
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Middleton Bus Station is a bus station located in the town of Middleton in Greater Manchester. The bus station is found next to the Middleton Arndale shopping centre on the site of the old bus station. The new bus station was opened in 2005 and is run by GMPTE.
There are 13 stands in the bus station, A to N, with some of the stands operating a drive-in/reverse out system with the others operating a drive-through system. Currently, there is only one entrance in to the bus station, from Park Road/Manchester New Road junction, and one exit from the bus station, onto Middleton Way, although a new entrance is being built for entry to the bus station from Middleton Way.
[edit] Services
There are a number of services that use Middleton Bus Station. The majority of services are run by First Manchester and Bluebird with the remaining services operated by Ashall's Coaches, JP Travel and Speedwellbus. Rossendale Transport also provide a school bus service from Middleton Bus Station as well as a seasonal service to Blackpool and Fleetwood.
There are frequent buses running to Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury plus several parts of the Middleton area including Alkrington, Boarshaw, Hollin, Langley, Moston and Rhodes. Buses also run from Middleton to Ashton-under-Lyne, Dukinfield, Stalybridge and The Trafford Centre.
The bus services that use Middleton Bus Station and its Stand Letter are: (Places in bold are where services terminate)
| No. | Operator | Destination | Mon-Sat Daytime Stand | Evenings & Sundays Stand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | JP Travel | Moorclose Circular via Boarshaw | L | - |
| 17 | First Manchester | Manchester Shudehill via Blackley and Collyhurst | B | B |
| 17 | First Manchester | Rochdale via Castleton | N | N |
| 17A | First Manchester | Manchester Shudehill via Blackley and Collyhurst | B1 | - |
| 17A | First Manchester | Rochdale via Stakehill Industrial Estate and Castleton | N1 | - |
| 58 | First Manchester | Trafford Centre via Rhodes | E | - |
| 58 | First Manchester | Rochdale via Chadderton, Oldham, Shaw and Milnrow | M | - |
| 59 | First Manchester | Manchester Piccadilly via Rhodes and Cheetham Hill | D | D |
| 59 | First Manchester | Rushcroft via Chadderton, Oldham, Shaw | M | M |
| 62 | Bluebird | North Manchester General Hospital Circular via Blackley, Bank House, Moston and White Moss | C | - |
| 64 | First Manchester | Manchester Shudehill via Rhodes, Dam Head and Collyhurst | D | D |
| 64 | First Manchester | Heywood via Hollin | - | E |
| 80 | Bluebird | Manchester Shudehill via Moston and Miles Platting | C | - |
| 112 | Bluebird | Manchester Piccadilly via Moston and Collyhurst | C | C |
| 115 | Bluebird | North Manchester General Hospital via Rhodes, Higher Blackley and Bank House | C | - |
| 123 | First Manchester | Manchester Shudehill via Blackley and Collyhurst | - | A |
| 123 | First Manchester | Langley Circular | G | G |
| 124 | First Manchester | Manchester Shudehill via Blackley and Collyhurst | A | A2 |
| 124 | First Manchester | Langley Circular | H | H2 |
| 125 | Ashall's | Birch Circular via Rhodes and Langley | E | - |
| 125 | Ashall's | Alkrington Circular | J | - |
| 129 | JP Travel | Hollin Circular via Stanycliffe and Boarshaw | J | - |
| 145 | JP Travel | Manchester Piccadilly via Alkrington Garden Village and Moston | K | - |
| 156 | JP Travel | Langley | J | - |
| 159 | Bluebird | Oldham via New Moston, Woodhoues, Hollinwood and Chadderton | C | - |
| 163 | First Manchester | Manchester Piccadilly via Blackley and Collyhurst | A | A |
| 163 | First Manchester | Bury via Langley, Heywood and Darn Hill | F | F |
| 406 | JP Travel | Oldham via Mills Hill and Parkway | - | M2 |
| 412 | First Manchester | Oldham via Boarshaw, Mills Hill, Stottfield and Royton | L | L |
| 415 | Mon-Sat: First Manchester Sundays: JP Travel |
Holts Estate via Alkrington Garden Village, Butler Green, Chadderton, Oldham, Greenacres and Lees | K | K3 |
| 419 | First Mcr/Speedwellbus | Stalybridge via Mills Hill, Firwood Park, Parkway, Chadderton, Hathershaw, Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield | M | - |
| 763 | Rossendale | Bury C of E School via Langley, Heywood and Darn Hill | M4 | - |
| 793 | Stott's | Crompton House School via Mills Hill, Stottfield, Royton and High Crompton | E4 | - |
| 793 | Stott's | Crompton House School via Mills Hill, Stottfield, Royton, Thornham and High Crompton | E4 | - |
| X69 | Rossendale | Fleetwood via Shaw, Rochdale, Bury, Ramsbottom, Preston and Blackpool | E5 | - |
| Coaches | National Express | National Express services | E | E |
| Ring&Ride | GMPTE | Ring & Ride services | E | - |
Notes:
| 1 | Early Monday-Friday morning journeys only |
|---|---|
| 2 | Sunday daytime only |
| 3 | Evening and Sunday journeys terminate at Oldham |
| 4 | Schooldays only |
| 5 | Seasonal service - Departs Middleton at 0910, arrives at Fleetwood at 1210. Returns at 1705, arriving at Middleton at 2015 March/April: Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday then all Saturdays in April |
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