Middleton bus station serves the town of Middleton, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies next to Middleton Shopping Centre. The new bus station was opened on 31 July 2005, on the site of its predecessor, and is operated by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).
Description There are 14 stands at the bus station; some operating a drive-in/reverse-out system and others operating a drive-through system.
There are two entrances: one from Park Road/Manchester New Road junction, and the other from Middleton Way from a dedicated bus lane. The only exit is onto Middleton Way, with priority signals being used to allow buses to rejoin the main carriageway.
Routes The majority of services are operated by Stagecoach Manchester, along with Diamond Bus North West, First Greater Manchester and Go North West. These routes are operated under franchise by the Bee Network.
There are frequent services around the locality, including to Alkrington, Boarshaw, Hollin, Langley, Moorclose, Moston and Rhodes; longer routes connect the town with Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury and Ashton-under-Lyne.
Key routes are: 17: Norden to Shudehill Interchange, via Rochdale Interchange 17A: Rochdale Interchange to Shudehill Interchange 18: Langley to Manchester Royal Infirmary; some services terminate at Shudehill Interchange 41: Middleton to Sale Metrolink; some services terminate at North Manchester General Hospital instead of Middleton 59: Oldham Mumps Interchange to Piccadilly Gardens 112/3: Middleton to Piccadilly Gardens 115: Middleton - Moston - Harpurhey - Higher Blackley circular 116: Middleton - Higher Blackley - Harpurhey - Moston circular 125: Middleton to Heywood 129: Middleton - Hollin circular 156: Middleton to Shudehill Interchange 159: Oldham to Middleton, via Chadderton 163: Bury Interchange to Piccadilly Gardens 396: Middleton to Ashton-under-Lyne 415: Middleton to Oldham, via Chadderton 434: Middleton to Rochdale Interchange.
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TfGM - Middleton bus station layout