Shudehill
Metrolink station
Tram approaching the Metrolink part of the Interchange from the north.
General information
LocationManchester city centre, Manchester
England
Coordinates53°29′07″N 2°14′21″W / 53.48525°N 2.23906°W / 53.48525; -2.23906
Grid referenceSJ842987
Line(s)City Centre
Platforms2
Other information
StatusIn operation
Fare zone1
History
OpenedMetrolink
31 March 2003 for passengers
Bus station
29 January 2006
Original companyMetrolink
Location

Shudehill Interchange is a transport hub between Manchester Victoria station and the Northern Quarter in Manchester city centre, England, which comprises a Metrolink stop and a bus station.

History

The tracks through the site were opened in 1992; however, the tram stop did not open until 31 March 2003. The bus part of the interchange opened on 29 January 2006.[1] Construction had initially started on the bus station in 1998 and it was planned to have been completed and fully operational by 2000, but several disputes over the ownership of the site along with two public inquiries over the course of five years resulted in the construction work on the station being halted until 2003.[2]

The Shudehill stop is in Zone 1, forming part of the Bury line. Trams run through Shudehill to Bury, Altrincham, Manchester Airport, Piccadilly and Victoria.[3]

Service pattern

Services run at least every 12 minutes on all routes.[3]

At peak times (07:15 – 19:30 Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 18:30 Saturday):

  • 5 trams per hour to Altrincham
  • 10 trams per hour to Bury
  • 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport
  • 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly
  • 15 trams per hour to Victoria

Offpeak (all other times during operational hours):

  • 5 trams per hour to Bury
  • 5 trams per hour to Manchester Airport
  • 5 trams per hour to Piccadilly
  • 10 trams per hour to Victoria
Preceding station Manchester Metrolink Following station
Market Street
towards Manchester Airport
 Manchester Airport–Victoria Victoria
Terminus
Market Street
towards Altrincham
 Altrincham–Bury Victoria
towards Bury
Market Street
towards Piccadilly
 Bury–Piccadilly

Bus station

The bus station, designed by Jefferson Sheard Architects, replaced the former Cannon Street bus station, under the Manchester Arndale; since the redevelopment of Manchester city centre, the latter has disappeared along with Cannon Street itself.[4]

Bus station

Bus services are operated by Arriva North West, Diamond Bus North West, Go North West and Stagecoach Manchester.[5]

There are frequent buses to destinations in the north and the west of Greater Manchester, including Bolton, Bury, Eccles, Middleton, Rochdale, Salford and the Trafford Centre. The bus station is also served by night buses because of its location near the Printworks and Free bus around the city Route 2.

Coach services are operated by Flixbus and Megabus.

In April 2009, the Manchester Megabus stop moved from the Chorlton Street coach station to Shudehill Interchange.

Flixbus began intercity services to Manchester Shudehill from London in 2020.

References

  1. ↑ Metrolink in the City Centre, LRTA
  2. ↑ "All change for Shudehill area". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Transport for Greater Manchester tram times". TfGM. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Manchester Transport Interchange Jefferson Sheard Architects
  5. ↑ Destination finder Transport for Greater Manchester
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