Greater Manchester bus route 2

Metroshuttle 2 operates in Manchester city centre from Shudehill Interchange via Manchester Victoria station, Manchester city centre, Deansgate, Castlefield and Manchester Oxford Road station.^[1]

Metroshuttle is a partnership between Transport for Greater Manchester, Manchester City Council, National Car Parks and the property developer Allied London.^[2] The service is zero-fare (free) and does not require any tickets or passes. Allied London own the Spinningfields mixed-use development that is served by the route.^[1]

History

Metroshuttle route 2 began operating in September 2002 and replaced the previous Centreline city centre operation. First Manchester was chosen by Transport for Greater Manchester to operate the service with a fleet of Optare Solos. On 7 November 2010, First Manchester commenced a further contract with hybrid Optare Versas introduced.^[3] In July 2014, three electric Optare Versas were introduced.^[4]

Current route

• Shudehill Interchange - for The Printworks
• Manchester Victoria - for Victoria Train Station, Urbis and MEN Arena
• Manchester Cathedral
• Barton Arcade - for House of Fraser and St Annes Square
• John Rylands Library - for Spinningfields
• The Great Northern Warehouse - for Manchester Central (Conference Centre) and Great Northern Leisure & Shopping
• Castlefield - for Beetham Tower
• Deansgate Station - for Castlefield Gallery, Deansgate Locks and Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink station
• Medlock St/Grand Island
• Medlock St/Mancunian Way
• Hulme Street - for University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University
• Oxford Road - for BBC Manchester
• Manchester Oxford Road Station - for Cornerhouse and Palace Theatre
• Whitworth St West
• The Haçienda - for Bridgewater Hall
• Deansgate Station
• Liverpool Road for Castlefield Arena
• Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester - for Museum of Science and Industry and Air & Space Museum
• Lower Byron St - for Granada TV and Manchester Opera House
• Spinningfields
• Deansgate/John Rylands Library
• King Street West
• Barton Arcade - for St Annes Square
• St Mary's Gate
• Corporation Street - for Manchester Arndale, Urbis, Printworks and Victoria Station
• Shudehill Interchange

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