Shudehill Interchange

 Shudehill
Manchester Metrolink
Location
Place Manchester city centre
Local authority Manchester
Fare zone information
Metrolink Zone D (City)
History
Opened Metrolink
31 March 2003 for passengers
28 April 2003 official opening
Bus station
29 January 2006
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Shudehill Interchange, known locally as just Shudehill, is a transport interchange located between Manchester Victoria station and the Northern Quarter in Manchester. It comprises a Manchester Metrolink station and a bus station.

Contents

Bus station

The bus station replaced the former Cannon Street Bus Station which was under the nearby Arndale shopping centre which since the redevelopment of the centre has disappeared along with Cannon Street itself. It also has a brand new car park which, when viewed from the top deck, allows sweeping views across large parts of the city centre.

The majority of buses from Shudehill are operated by First Manchester with the remainder of services run by Arriva North West, Bluebird, JPT, Stagecoach Manchester, Stagecoach in Lancashire, Transdev Burnley and Pendle and Travel Master.

There are frequent buses to destinations in the north and west of Greater Manchester, including Bolton, Bury, Eccles, Middleton, Rochdale, Salford and the Trafford Centre. Buses also run to Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Blackpool, Burnley, Leigh, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Mossley, Oldham, Preston, Rawtenstall, Stalybridge and Warrington. The bus station is also served by night buses, due to its location near the Printworks and the Metroshuttle number 2 zero-fare bus route.[1]

In April 2009, the stopping place and terminus for Megabus services moved from outside the Chorlton Street Coach Station to the interchange, joining Terravision's A40 service to Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Stagecoach in Lancashire's X60 to Chorley (continuing to Preston as X61), both of which use coaches for its services.

Bus and Coach Services

The bus and coach services that use Shudehill Interchange and its Stand Letter are [1]: (Places in bold are where services terminate)

No. Operator Destination Stand
Monday-Saturday Daytime Evenings & Sundays Nightbus
Bus services
2 First Manchester Metroshuttle Oxford Road J J1 -
8 First Manchester Bolton via Salford, Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Pendlebury, Clifton, Kearsley and Farnworth H H L
10 Arriva North West Brookhouse via Pendleton, Salford Royal Hospital and Eccles F F -
17 First Manchester
JPT
Eurobus		 Rochdale via Harpurhey, Middleton and Castleton B(JPT/Eurobus)
C (First)		 C K (First)
17A First Manchester Rochdale via Harpurhey, Middleton, Stake Hill and Castleton C2 - -
18 First Manchester Langley Circular via Harpurhey and Middleton C C -
26 First Manchester Leigh via Salford, Pendleton, Swinton, Worsley and Boothstown L L -
27 Bluebird Swinton via Salford, Broughton, Pendleton, Ordsall and Salford Royal Hospital E - -
31 JPT Farnworth via Salford, Pendleton, Walkden and Little Hulton E - -
Arriva North West - E3 -
39 First Manchester Leigh via Salford, Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Tyldesley and Atherton - - L
64 First Manchester Oldham via Harpurhey, Dam Head, Heaton Park, Middleton, Boarshaw, Mills Hill and Royton B Service 164 to Middleton -
67 First Manchester Cadishead via Pendleton, Eccles, Peel Green and Irlam K K Starts from Piccadilly
70 Arriva North West Clifton Junction via Ordsall, Pendleton, Eccles, Swinton and Pendlebury - E1 -
71 Arriva North West Clifton Junction via Ordsall, Pendleton, Swinton and Pendlebury E3 - -
73 Arriva North West Clifton Junction via Ordsall, Pendleton, Swinton and Pendlebury E - -
89 First Manchester Manchester Piccadilly via Cheetham Hill, North Manchester General Hospital, Higher Blackley, White Moss, Moston and Monsall D - -
JPT - D -
93 First Manchester Bury via Carr Clough, Prestwich, Besses o'th' Barn, Whitefield and Unsworth F F -
96 Travel Master Simister via Higher Broughton (and Prestwich on Sundays) L L1 -
98 First Manchester Bury via Prestwich, Whitefield, Radcliffe and Ainsworth L L -
100 First Manchester Warrington via Salford, Pendleton, Eccles, the Trafford Centre, Irlam and Hollins Green K K -
110 First Manchester Trafford Centre via Salford, Broughton, Pendleton, Salford Royal Hospital and Eccles F Service 10 to Eccles -
135 First Manchester Bury via Cheetham Hill and Whitefield Starts from Piccadilly L
137 First Manchester Bury via Broughton, Besses o'th' Barn, Unsworth and Hollins L Service 138 -
138 Sunday daytime: First Manchester
Evenings: Arriva North West		 Bury via Broughton, Besses o'th' Barn, Unsworth, Hollins and Pilsworth Service 137 L -
156 JPT Langley via Collyhurst, North Manchester General Hospital, Heaton Park and Middleton B Service 164/165 -
164 JPT Heywood via Harpurhey, Dam Head, Heaton Park, Middleton and Hollin Service 64 to Middleton B -
165 JPT Heaton Park via Collyhurst and Dam Head Services 64/156 B -
217 Stagecoach Manchester Mossley Circular via Droylsden, Ashton-under-Lyne and Tameside General Hospital E - -
JPT Tameside General Hospital via Droylsden and Ashton-under-Lyne - E4 -
218 Stagecoach Manchester Mossley Circular via Droylsden, Dukinfield and Stalybridge E - -
JPT Stalybridge via Droylsden and Dukinfield - E4 -
264 Arriva North West Altrincham via Old Trafford, Stretford and Sale D3 - -
X8 Transdev Burnley and Pendle Burnley via Heaton Park, M66 motorway, Edenfield, Rawtenstall and Bacup L3 - -
X35 First Manchester Edenfield via Heaton Park, M66 motorway, Bury, Brandlesholme, Ramsbottom and Stubbins L3 - -
X606 Stagecoach in Lancashire Chorley via M61 motorway and Horwich (continues to Preston as service X61) G G7 -
Coach services
A40 Terravision Liverpool John Lennon Airport G G -
M11 megabus Aberdeen Union Square bus station via Preston bus station, Glasgow Buchancan bus station, Perth Broxden Park & Ride, Perth bus station and Dundee Seagate bus station G G -
London Victoria Coach Station
M15 megabus Liverpool Adelphi Hotel for Lime Street railway station G G -
London via Birmingham Airport and Coventry Cannon Park
M17 megabus Edinburgh North Street via Horwich Parkway railway station, Preston bus station, Hawick Mart Street, Selkirk Market Place and Galashiels bus station G G -
London Victoria Coach Station
M34 megabus Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central railway station via Leeds Kirkgate, Middlesbrough bus station and Sunderland Park Lane Interchange G G -
Portsmouth The Hard Interchange via Birmingham Argos (stop PA), Birmingham Airport, Coventry Cannon Park, Oxford Water Eton Park and Ride, Winchester Bar End and Southampton Queensway
M35 megabus Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central railway station via Leeds Kirkgate, Middlesbrough bus station and Sunderland Park Lane Interchange G G -
Cwmbran Trussel Road via Birmingham Argos (stop PA), Birmingham Airport, Bristol The Centre and Cardiff Kingsway
M36 megabus Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central railway station via Leeds Kirkgate, Middlesbrough bus station and Sunderland Park Lane Interchange G G -
Bradford via Leeds Kirkgate
Plymouth Royal Parade via Birmingham Argos (stop PA), Bristol The Centre and Exeter bus station

Notes:

1 Sunday daytime only
2 Weekdays only
3 Peak times only
4 Sunday daytime to Tameside General Hospital only
5 Sunday daytime to Stalybridge only
6 Service uses a combination of buses and coaches
7 Monday-Saturday early evenings only

Shudehill Metrolink Station

The station is in the centre zone, forming part of the Bury Line. Trams run through Shudehill to Bury, Altrincham, St Werburgh's Road and Piccadilly railway station. The station has two platforms, one for each direction. Like most other Metrolink stations the station has real-time displays, public telephones, waiting shelters, ticket machines and benches.

Metrolink Services

Shudehill Interchange is served by trams on the Bury and Altrincham lines with a tram running every 6 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, to Bury and every 12 minutes during the day, Mondays to Saturdays, to Piccadilly or Altrincham. Monday to Saturday evening and Sunday daytime journeys run every 12 minutes to Bury and to Altrincham via Piccadilly, while Sunday evening journeys run every 15 minutes.

Shudehill is also located on the South Manchester Line with trams towards Victoria and St Werburgh's Road running every 12 minutes Monday-Saturdays and Sunday daytime and every 15 minutes Sunday early mornings and evenings.[2] Service will increase from 12 minutes to 6 minutes once the line to Central Park, Oldham Mumps and Rochdale opens. Services will extend from St Werburgh's Road to East Didsbury in 2013 and additional services will run between the city centre and Manchester Airport in 2016.

References

  1. ^ a b "Bus Station Departures - Shudehill". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.tfgm.com/destination/Shudehill-150911.pdf. Retrieved 29 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Metrolink - Tram Times". Transport for Greater Manchester. http://www.metrolink.co.uk/tramtimes/. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 

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