| Rochdale | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Locale | Smith St, Rochdale |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Operation | |
| Managed by | Transport for Greater Manchester |
| No. of stands | 17 |
| Operators | First Manchester, Rossendalebus, First West Yorkshire, Centrebus, JPT and Eurobus, Stotts, Tyrer Bus |
| Travel centre | Yes |
| Rail connection | Rochdale railway station 700 metres away - catch service 471. |
Rochdale bus station is a bus station located in the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. It is run by Transport for Greater Manchester.
The current station opened in the 1970s and is located under a multi-storey car park between Smith Street and Baillie Street. A new station is proposed to be built on the opposite side of Smith Street (on the former site of Electric House), which will replace the current station[1]. An extension of the Manchester Metrolink system to the bus station was proposed in Phase 3b. The proposal finally got the go-ahead in May 2009[2] at a cost of £33m. The agreement was delayed following the rejection of the £3bn Greater Manchester Transport Innovation Fund in December 2008. Trams should reach Rochdale bus station in 2014[3].
The majority of services that serve Rochdale Bus Station are run by First Manchester, while the remainder of services are run by Rossendalebus, Centrebus, First West Yorkshire, JPT, Eurobus, Stotts and Tyrer Bus.
There are frequent buses from Rochdale to destinations that include Accrington, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Halifax, Manchester, Oldham, Rawtenstall and Todmorden, as well as other parts of the Rochdale borough including Castleton, Heywood, Hollingworth Lake, Kirkholt, Littleborough, Middleton, Milnrow, Newhey and Norden.
The bus services that use Rochdale Bus Station are [4]:
| No. | Operator | Destination | Stand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - Saturday Daytime | Evenings & Sundays | |||
| 6 | First Manchester | Kirkholt Circular | F | F1 |
| Tyrer Bus | - | F2 | ||
| 17 | First Manchester JPT Eurobus |
Manchester Shudehill via Castleton, Middleton and Harpurhey | A | A |
| 17A | First Manchester | Manchester Shudehill via Castleton, Stake Hill, Middleton and Harpurhey | A3 | Service 17 |
| 24 | First Manchester | Manchester Piccadilly Limited Stop via Royton, Chadderton and Newton Heath | N | N4 |
| Bacup Limited Stop via Whitworth | Y5 | Service 464 | ||
| 58 | First Manchester | Middleton via Milnrow, Shaw, Oldham, Chadderton and Mills Hill | L | Services 181/182 to Shaw |
| 181 | First Manchester | Manchester Piccadilly via Milnrow, Shaw, Royton, Chadderton and Newton Heath | N | N |
| 182 | First Manchester | Manchester Piccadilly via Milnrow, Shaw, Royton, Royal Oldham Hospital Chadderton and Newton Heath | N | N4 |
| 409 | First Manchester | Ashton-under-Lyne via Royton and Oldham | K | K |
| 431 | Rossendalebus | Stanneybrook | U | - |
| 433 | Rossendalebus | Castleton via Belfield, Firgrove, and Sandbrook Park | Service 434 | U6 |
| Tyrer Bus | Service 434 | U4 | ||
| 434 | Tyrer Bus | Castleton via Belfield, Firgrove, Turf Hill and Kirkholt | U | Service 433 |
| 435 | Rossendalebus | Buckstones via Turf Hill and Shaw | U | - |
| 438 | First Manchester | Lane Head via Spotland Bridge and Daniel Fold | E | - |
| Rossendalebus | Daniel Fold via Spotland Bridge | - | V | |
| 440 | Rossendalebus | Syke via Rochdale Infirmary | X | X |
| 441 | Rossendalebus | Foxholes | S | - |
| 443 | Rossendalebus | Shawfield via Elmsfield | X | - |
| 444 | Rossendalebus | Norden via Spotland Bridge | J | J6 |
| Tyrer Bus | - | J4 | ||
| 445 | Rossendalebus | Cutgate via Spotland Bridge | G | - |
| 446 | Rossendalebus | Wallbank via Healey and Whitworth | X | Service 447 |
| 447 | Rossendalebus | Wallbank via Healey and Whitworth | X3 | X6 |
| Tyrer Bus | - | X4 | ||
| 451 | First Manchester | Peppermint Bridge via Milnrow and Newhey | L | - |
| Rossendalebus | - | L6 | ||
| Tyrer Bus | - | L4 | ||
| 452 | First Manchester | Littleborough via Milnrow and Hollingworth Lake | L | - |
| 454 | First Manchester | Stansfield via Littleborough and Shore | T | Services 455/590 |
| 455 | First Manchester | Littleborough via Hollingworth Lake | S | - |
| Stansfield via Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough and Shore | - | S | ||
| 456 | First Manchester | Hollingworth Lake via Wardle | S | Service 455 |
| 457 | First Manchester | Stansfield via Littleborough | T | Service 455/590 |
| 458 | First Manchester | Littleborough via Wardle and Stubley | S | - |
| Rossendalebus | Wardle via Smallbridge and Low Hill | - | S6 | |
| Tyrer Bus | - | S4 | ||
| 462 | First Manchester | Ladyhouse via Milnrow | R | - |
| 464 | Rossendalebus | Accrington via Whitworth, Bacup, and Rawtenstall | Y | Y |
| 467 468 |
Rossendalebus | Bury via Greave, Bamford and Jericho | J | J |
| Tottington via Greave, Bamford and Bury | Service 469 | J | ||
| 469 | First Manchester | Tottington via Bamford and Bury | V | - |
| Rossendalebus | - | J | ||
| 471 | First Manchester | Bolton via Heywood and Bury | B | B |
| 528 | Centrebus | Halifax via Littleborough, Ripponden and Sowerby Bridge | V | V |
| 589 | First West Yorkshire | Burnley via Littleborough and Todmorden | V | Service 590 to Todmorden |
| 590 | First West Yorkshire | Halifax via Littleborough, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge | V | V |
| 591T | Tyrer Bus | Castleton via Turf Hill | W7 | Service 433 |
| Portsmouth via Littleborough and Todmorden | W8 | Service 590 to Todmorden | ||
| 719 | First Manchester | Hopwood Hall College via Castleton One journey to Middleton |
A9 | - |
Notes:
| 1 | Not Monday-Saturday evenings |
|---|---|
| 2 | Monday-Saturday evenings |
| 3 | Monday-Friday early mornings only |
| 4 | Sunday daytime only |
| 5 | Peak times only |
| 6 | Monday-Saturday early evenings only |
| 7 | Saturday morning only |
| 8 | Late afternoons only |
| 9 | Collegedays only |
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