Stockport bus station
Stockport  | |||||
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 The former bus station, with the viaduct in the background, 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Chestergate, Stockport, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°24′31″N 2°09′49″W / 53.40867°N 2.16361°W | ||||
| Owner | Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) | ||||
| Operator | TfGM | ||||
| Bus routes | 7A 7B 11 11A 23 23A 25 42 191 192 197 199 203 313 314 322 323 324 325 327 328 330 358 360 364 368 374 375 378 378A 379 382 383 384 391 392 X5 X92 [nb 1][nb 2] | ||||
| Bus stands | 24 (A-AB, excluding I and O) | ||||
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| Connections | Stockport railway station | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2 March 1981 | ||||
| Closed | 29 August 2021 | ||||
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Stockport bus station served the large town of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It was opened on 2 March 1981 on the site of a former car park; most routes had terminated previously at Mersey Square. It was closed in 2021, when it was a terminus for around 65 routes, and the site now houses the new Stockport Interchange.
History
[edit]The bus station was located between Wellington Road (A6) and Stockport Viaduct, a few hundred metres from Stockport railway station. The main bus station had 24 stands; two additional stops, one for each direction, were located on Wellington Road, which runs between the bus station and Mersey Square; these were used by through services, including the high-frequency 192 route between Manchester Piccadilly Gardens, Stepping Hill Hospital and Hazel Grove.
In 2014, plans to demolish the bus station and build a new a £42 million transport interchange on the existing site, with a connection to the railway station, were announced; these plans were not carried out at the time.[1]
In June 2018, new plans were announced for a brand-new bus station that would be constructed on the same site, underneath a 2-acre (0.81 ha) park. Other improved transport links were also planned, including a bridge to the railway station.
On 29 August 2021 at 3:15am, all stands at Stockport bus station (excluding the two Wellington Road stops) were closed after 40 years of continuous operation. These were replaced temporarily by a small bus terminal off Heaton Lane, as well as several bus stops spread out around the town centre. The new Stockport Interchange facility was planned to be completed in 2024;[2][3] it opened on 17 March that year.[4]
Services
[edit]As at August 2021, the majority of routes were operated by Stagecoach Manchester, with High Peak Buses, Little Gem, Selwyns Travel and Stotts Tours also using the station.[5]
Most routes served the South Manchester area; services connected Stockport with Manchester Piccadilly Gardens, Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Didsbury,Hyde, Levenshulme, Longsight, Manchester Airport and Wythenshawe.
Services also connected all main areas in the borough including Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Edgeley, Gatley, Hazel Grove, the Four Heatons, Marple, Offerton, Reddish, Romiley and Stepping Hill Hospital.[5]
Locations served further afield include Bolton, Buxton, Chorlton, Hayfield, Macclesfield, Poynton, Stretford, Sale and the Trafford Centre.[5]
A full list of services that operated in 2021 is shown below:
| Route | From | To | via |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7A | Stockport | Ashton-under-Lyne | Gorton and Reddish |
| 7B | Droylsden and Reddish | ||
| 11 | Altrincham | Stockport | Baguley, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe and Cheadle |
| 11A | Timperley, Baguley, Gatley and Cheadle | ||
| 23/23A | Stockport | Trafford Centre | Didsbury, Chorlton, Stretford and Urmston |
| 25 | Burnage, Chorlton and Stretford | ||
| 42 | Stockport | Manchester city centre | Didsbury, Withington and Manchester Royal Infirmary |
| 191 | Manchester city centre | Hazel Grove | Longsight, Levenshulme, Stockport and Stepping Hill Hospital |
| 192 | Stockport | Piccadilly Gardens | Heaton Chapel, Levenshulme, Longsight and Ardwick |
| 197 | Manchester city centre | Green End, Levenshulme and Longsight | |
| 199 | Buxton | Manchester Airport | Stockport |
| 203 | Stockport | Manchester city centre | Reddish and Belle Vue |
| 313 | Manchester Airport | Adswood and Cheadle Hulme | |
| 314 | Offerton | Offerton Fold | |
| 322 | Haughton Green | Portwood, Brinnington and Denton | |
| 323 | Heaton Mersey | ||
| 324 | Haughton Green | Portwood, Brinnington and Denton | |
| 325 | Brinnington Circular | Brinnington | |
| 327 | Denton | Brinnington and Portwood | |
| 328 | Adswood | Edgeley | |
| 330 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Stockport | Dukinfield and Hyde |
| 358 | Stockport | Hayfield | Offerton, Marple and New Mills |
| 360 | Hazel Grove, Disley and New Mills | ||
| 364 | Heaton Moor | Woodbank Park and Bosden Farm | |
| 368 | Wythenshawe Hospital | Adswood, Heald Green and Wythenshawe | |
| 374 | Hazel Grove | ||
| 375 | Mellor | Marple, Offerton and Stepping Hill Hospital | |
| 378 | Cheadle Hulme | ||
| 378A | Grove Lane | Cheadle Hulme | |
| 379 | Heald Green | ||
| 382 | Woodley | Bredbury and Romiley | |
| 383/384 | Stockport | Offerton, Marple, Romiley, Harrytown and Bredbury (383 anticlockwise, 384 clockwise) | |
| 391/392 | Macclesfield | Poynton, Pott Shrigley and Bollington | |
| X5 | Sale | ||
| X92 | Manchester city centre | Hazel Grove | Stockport |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "End of the road for Stockport's old bus station with £42m planned for new transport interchange". Manchester Evening News. 11 July 2014.
- ↑ "Stockport Interchange: Plans for bus station under park passed". BBC News. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ Meakin, Lisa (2 November 2018). "This is how Stockport's huge new bus station - with a two-acre park on top - will look". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ Slater, Chris (16 February 2024). "Opening date for Stockport's new £135m transport interchange and rooftop park confirmed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Destination Finder: Stockport bus station" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester.
External links
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- Modern Mooch: Stockport bus station Photographs throughout its lifespan.