Stockport bus station

Stockport Bus interchange
Location Stockport
Stockport
Coordinates 53°24′31″N 2°09′49″W / 53.40867°N 2.16361°W / 53.40867; -2.16361Coordinates: 53°24′31″N 2°09′49″W / 53.40867°N 2.16361°W / 53.40867; -2.16361
Operated by Transport for Greater Manchester
Bus stands 28
Bus operators
Connections Stockport railway station
History
Opened 1981

Stockport bus station in Stockport, Greater Manchester, is a bus terminus for approximately sixty-five bus services in the Greater Manchester area. It opened in 1981, having formerly been a car park, and is adjacent to the headquarters of Stagecoach Manchester.

Before it opened, most bus services in the area terminated at Mersey Square in Stockport. It is just off the A6, next to Stockport Viaduct and near Stockport railway station. The station has 24 stands with another two stops on Wellington Road and Mersey Square. There are plans to demolish the bus station and build a new a £42 million transport interchange on the existing site with a connection to the adjacent train station.[1]

Services

There are several services that use Stockport Bus Station. The majority of services are run by Stagecoach Manchester with the remainder of services run by Arriva North West (who also runs the town's Metroshuttle service), First Greater Manchester, High Peak, Manchester Community Transport and M Travel.

There are frequent buses running to Manchester, Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Hyde, Levenshulme, Longsight, Manchester Airport and Wythenshawe plus several parts of the Stockport area including Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Edgeley, Hazel Grove, Marple, Offerton, Reddish, Romiley and Stepping Hill Hospital.

Buses also run from Stockport to Bolton, Buxton, Chorlton, Derby, Eccles, Macclesfield, New Mills, Poynton, Stretford, The Trafford Centre and Wilmslow.

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