Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station
Bus station in Manchester, England
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Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station, often abbreviated to Piccadilly Gardens, is one of two main bus stations in Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England.
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Piccadilly Gardens bus station  | |||||
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The Parker Street side of the bus station, as viewed from the tram stop (February 2026) | |||||
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| Location | Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.48032°N 2.23751°W | ||||
| System | Bus Station | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for Greater Manchester | ||||
| Bus routes | 62 (August 2024) | ||||
| Bus stands | 20 | ||||
| Bus operators | Metroline Manchester, Go North West, Diamond North West, Stagecoach Manchester | ||||
| Connections | Piccadilly railway station (500 metres away), Chorlton Street coach station (300 metres away), Piccadilly Gardens tram stop (50 metres away) | ||||
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Piccadilly Gardens tram stop, on the Manchester Metrolink network, is adjacent. The majority of the stands are located between Piccadilly Gardens and the Piccadilly Plaza, where buses for south or west Manchester usually begin or end their route. Other stands, also serving Piccadilly Gardens, are located on Oldham Street, Piccadilly or Lever Street for services heading towards north or east of Manchester.
The bus station was first opened on the site of the demolished Manchester Infirmary in 1931, to serve as the new terminus of the various extensive regional express bus services run by Manchester and its partners. These services had to be curtailed under the Road Traffic Act 1930 and subsequent regulation of bus services. The station was extended in 1932/33, and again in 1935, to form the full length of Parker Street.[1]
Services
Numerous operators use Piccadilly Gardens bus station; all of which run franchised Bee Network bus services on contract to Transport for Greater Manchester. The majority of routes are operated by Metroline Manchester, with the remainder of services run by Go North West, Diamond North West and Stagecoach Manchester.[2]
