| Middleton | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Locale | Middleton Way, Middleton |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Managed by | Transport for Greater Manchester |
| No. of stands | 13 |
| Operators | First Manchester, Bluebird, JPT, Eurobus, M Travel, Rossendalebus, Stotts. |
| Travel centre | Yes |
| Rail connection | Mills Hill 2 km (1.2 m) away |
| Annual usage | Not known |
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 TfGM.
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. There are two entrances in to the bus station, one from Park Road/Manchester New Road junction, and the other from Middleton Way from a dedicated bus lane. There is only one exit from the bus station, onto Middleton Way, with priority signals being used to allow buses to rejoin the main carriageway.
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 JPT, Eurobus and M Travel. Rossendalebus and Stottsalso provide some school bus services that call at Middleton Bus Station, while Rossendalebus also provide a seasonal service to Blackpool and Fleetwood as well.
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.
The bus services that use Middleton Bus Station and its Stand Letter are[1]: (Places in bold are where services terminate)
| No. | Operator | Destination | Stand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday-Saturday Daytime | Evenings & Sundays | |||
| 12 | First Manchester | Moorclose Circular via Boarshaw | J | - |
| 17 | First Manchester JPT Eurobus |
Rochdale via Castleton | A | A |
| Manchester Shudehill via Harpurhey (JPT/Eurobus journeys) | M | M | ||
| Manchester Shudehill via Harpurhey (First journeys) | N | N | ||
| 17A | First Manchester | Rochdale via Stakehill Industrial Estate and Castleton | A1 | Service 17 |
| Manchester Shudehill via Harpurhey | N1 | Services 17/18 | ||
| 18 | First Manchester | Langley Circular | G | G |
| Manchester Shudehill via Harpurhey | N | N | ||
| 58 | First Manchester | Rochdale via Chadderton, Oldham, Shaw and Milnrow | C | Service 59 to Shaw |
| 59 | First Manchester | Rushcroft via Chadderton, Oldham, Shaw | C | C |
| Manchester Piccadilly via Rhodes and Cheetham Hill | L | L | ||
| 64 | First Manchester | Oldham via Boarshaw, Mills Hill, Stottfield and Royton | C | C |
| Manchester Shudehill via Rhodes, Dam Head and Harpurhey | K | Service 164 | ||
| 80 | Bluebird | Manchester Church Street via Moston and Miles Platting | B | Service 112 via Harpurhey |
| 112 | Bluebird | Manchester Piccadilly via Moston and Collyhurst | B | B |
| 113 | Bluebird | Manchester Piccadilly via Moston and Collyhurst | B1 | Service 112 |
| 115 | Bluebird | North Manchester General Hospital Circular via Blackley, Bank House, Moston and White Moss | B | - |
| 116 | Bluebird | North Manchester General Hospital via Rhodes, Higher Blackley and Bank House | B | - |
| 125 | First Manchester | Alkrington Circular | D | - |
| Birch Circular via Rhodes and Langley | K | - | ||
| 129 | JPT | Hollin Circular | A | Service 164 |
| 156 | JPT | Langley | E | - |
| Manchester Shudehill via Rhodes, Bank House, North Manchester General Hospital and Collyhurst | K | Service 164 | ||
| 159 | Bluebird | Oldham via New Moston, Failsworth, Woodhouses, Hollinwood and Chadderton | B | - |
| JPT | Woodhouses via New Moston and Failsworth | B2 | - | |
| 163 | First Manchester | Bury via Langley, Heywood and Darn Hill | F | F |
| Manchester Piccadilly via Harpurhey | M | M | ||
| 164 | JPT | Heywood via Hollin | Service 58/129/163 | E |
| Manchester Shudehill via Rhodes, Dam Head and Collyhurst | Service 64 | M | ||
| 294 | M Travel | Trafford Park via Moston, Cheetham Hill and Broughton | B1 | - |
| 406 | JPT | Oldham via Mills Hill and Parkway | Services 64/419 | C3 |
| 415 | First Manchester | Holts Estate via Alkrington, Butler Green, Chadderton, Oldham, Greenacres and Lees | D | D |
| 419 | First Manchester | Ashton-under-Lyne via Mills Hill, Parkway, Chadderton and Hathershaw | H | - |
| Coaches | Various | Coaches and Excursions | E | E |
| Ring & Ride | TfGM | Ring & Ride services | E | - |
Notes:
| 1 | Monday-Fridays only |
|---|---|
| 2 | One weekday morning journey only |
| 3 | Sunday daytime only |
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