For Public Transport Information Phone 0161 244 1000

From 29 October Buses 56 The 0635 journey from Manchester on Mondays to Fridays will now run 5 56 57 156 minutes earlier throughout 56A and 57A Easy access on all buses Withdrawn 156 Middleton Evening, Sunday and public holiday Rhodes journeys are changed to run between Middleton and Manchester only. Hollin Heaton Park will now be served by bus 129 at these Higher Blackley times. Times changed with additional Bank House early morning journeys also introduced. North Manchester General Hospital All journeys are now run by Stagecoach Blackley Harpurhey Collyhurst Manchester

From 29 October 2017

For public transport information phone 0161 244 1000

7am – 8pm Mon to Fri 8am – 8pm Sat, Sun & public holidays

This timetable is available online at Operated by www.tfgm.com Stagecoach PO Box 429, Manchester, M60 1HX ©Transport for Greater Manchester 17-1565–G56–5500–1017 Additional information Alternative format Operator details To ask for leaflets to be sent to you, or to request Stagecoach large print, Braille or recorded information Head Office, Hyde Road, Ardwick phone 0161 244 1000 or visit www.tfgm.com Manchester, M12 6JS Telephone 0161 273 3377 Easy access on buses Journeys run with low floor buses have no Travelshops steps at the entrance, making getting on Manchester Piccadilly Gardens and off easier. Where shown, low floor Mon to Sat 7am to 6pm buses have a ramp for access and a dedicated Sunday 10am to 6pm space for wheelchairs and pushchairs inside the Public hols 10am to 5.30pm bus. The bus operator will always try to provide Manchester Shudehill Interchange easy access services where these services are Mon to Sat 7am to 7.30pm scheduled to run. Sunday* 10am to 1.45pm and 2.30pm to 5.30pm Middleton Bus Station Using this timetable Mon to Sat 8.30am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm Timetables show the direction of travel, bus Sunday* Closed numbers and the days of the week. *Including public holidays Main stops on the route are listed on the left. Where no time is shown against a particular stop, the bus does not stop there on that journey. Check any letters which are shown in the timetable against the key at the bottom of the page.

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Using the 24 hour clock Times are shown in four figures. The first two are the hour and the last two are the minutes.

0753 is 53 minutes past 7am Printed on coated recycled paper made using 50% recycled fibre from 1953 is 53 minutes past 7pm post consumer sources and 50% virgin fibre from sustainable forests. Manchester — North Manchester General Hospital — Blackley — Bank House circular 56 Manchester — Bank House — Blackley — North Manchester General Hospital circular 57 Mondays to Fridays 56 57 57 56 57 56 57 56 56 57 56 57 56 57 56 57 56 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0630 0633 0655 0658 0729 0735 0809 0815 0850 0854 0921 24 51 54 21 1424 1451 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0637 0640 0704 0707 0739 0745 0819 0825 0859 0903 0928 31 58 01 28 1431 1459 Rochdale Road/Victoria Avenue 0649 0713 0748 0828 0912 40 10 mins 1440 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0659 0723 0758 0838 0922 50 20 past 1450 North Manchester General Hospital arr 0646 0704 0728 0718 0805 0757 0844 0837 0909 0926 0937 then 54 07 24 37 each 1454 1508 North Manchester General Hospital dep 0647 0706 0730 0719 0806 0758 0845 0838 0910 0927 0938 at 55 08 25 38 hour 1455 1509 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0651 0723 0802 0842 0914 0942 12 42 until 1513 Rochdale Road/Victoria Avenue 0701 0733 0812 0852 0924 0952 22 52 1523 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0711 0717 0744 0747 0820 0826 0858 0904 0934 0938 1002 06 32 36 02 1506 1533 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0719 0725 0758 0759 0834 0841 0910 0918 0945 0946 1013 14 43 44 13 1514 1544

57 56 57 56 57 56 57 57 56 57 56 56 57 57 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 1454 1520 1523 1551 1554 1621 1625 1657 1700 1727 1735 1805 1802 1836 Collyhurst, Queens Road 1501 1529 1532 1600 1604 1631 1635 1707 1710 1737 1745 1815 1812 1845 Rochdale Road/Victoria Avenue 1510 1541 1613 1646 1718 1748 1823 1855 Bank House, Chapel Lane 1520 1551 1623 1656 1728 1758 1833 1905 North Manchester General Hospital arr 1524 1539 1555 1610 1627 1642 1700 1732 1721 1802 1756 1826 1837 1909 North Manchester General Hospital dep 1525 1540 1556 1611 1628 1642 1701 1734 1721 1804 1756 1826 1838 1910 Bank House, Chapel Lane 1544 1616 1647 1726 1801 1831 Rochdale Road/Victoria Avenue 1554 1626 1657 1736 1811 1841 Collyhurst, Queens Road 1536 1604 1607 1637 1639 1708 1712 1745 1747 1815 1821 1851 1849 1921 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 1544 1615 1615 1648 1647 1719 1720 1753 1758 1823 1832 1901 1857 1929

Buses 56 and 57 are provided partly with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester W– All bus 56 and 57 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details

Manchester — North Manchester General Hospital — Blackley — Bank House circular 56 Manchester — Bank House — Blackley — North Manchester General Hospital circular 57 Saturdays

57 57 56 57 56 57 56 57 56 57 56 56 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0824 0854 0921 24 51 54 21 1624 1700 1703 1737 1807 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0831 0901 0928 31 58 01 28 1631 1707 1710 1744 1814 Rochdale Road/Victoria Avenue 0840 0910 40 10 mins 1640 1719 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0850 0920 50 20 past 1650 1729 North Manchester General Hospital arr 0854 0924 0937 then 54 07 24 37 each 1654 1716 1733 1753 1823 North Manchester General Hospital dep 0855 0925 0938 at 55 08 25 38 hour 1655 1717 1733 1754 1824 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0942 12 42 until 1721 1758 1828 Rochdale Road/Victoria Avenue 0952 22 52 1731 1808 1838 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0906 0936 1002 06 32 36 02 1706 1741 1744 1818 1848 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0914 0944 1013 14 43 44 13 1714 1752 1752 1829 1859

Buses 56 and 57 do not run on Sundays and public holidays Buses 56 and 57 are provided partly with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester W– All bus 56 and 57 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details

Middleton — Higher Blackley — North Manchester General Hospital — Manchester 156 Mondays to Fridays M M Middleton, Bus Station 0603 0627 0648 0717 0747 0845 0919 0949 1419 1449 1519 1550 1623 1658 1728 1808 1851 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0607 0631 0654 0723 0755 0851 0924 0954 and 1424 1454 1524 1555 1628 1703 1733 1813 1855 Victoria Avenue/Middleton Road 0610 0636 0701 0733 0807 0857 0928 0958 every 1428 1458 1528 1559 1632 1707 1737 1817 1859 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0508 0618 0641 0708 0742 0816 0905 0935 1005 30 1435 1506 1536 1607 1640 1715 1745 1824 1905 North Manchester General Hospital arr 0512 0622 0646 0713 0747 0823 0909 0939 1009 mins 1439 1510 1540 1611 1644 1719 1749 1828 1909 North Manchester General Hospital dep 0513 0622 0647 0714 0749 0825 0910 0940 1010 until 1440 1511 1541 1611 1644 1719 1749 1828 1910 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0522 0631 0657 0728 0803 0839 0921 0951 1021 1451 1522 1552 1622 1655 1730 1800 1838 1919 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0530 0640 0710 0740 0817 0854 0933 0959 1029 1459 1530 1600 1630 1703 1738 1808 1846 1927

M M M Middleton, Bus Station 1951 2051 2151 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 1955 2055 2155 Victoria Avenue/Middleton Road 1959 2059 2159 Bank House, Chapel Lane 2005 2105 2205 North Manchester General Hospital arr 2009 2109 2209 North Manchester General Hospital dep 2010 2110 2210 Collyhurst, Queens Road 2019 2119 2219 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 2027 2127 2227

Saturdays M M M M M M Middleton, Bus Station 0819 1649 1737 1844 1951 2051 2151 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0824 and 1654 1742 1848 1955 2055 2155 Victoria Avenue/Middleton Road 0802 0828 every 1658 1746 1852 1959 2059 2159 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0708 0808 0835 30 1705 1753 1858 2005 2105 2205 North Manchester General Hospital arr 0712 0812 0839 mins 1709 1757 1902 2009 2109 2209 North Manchester General Hospital dep 0713 0813 0840 until 1710 1757 1903 2010 2110 2210 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0722 0822 0851 1721 1807 1912 2019 2119 2219 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0730 0830 0859 1729 1815 1920 2027 2127 2227

M – Journey provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester W– All bus 156 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details

Continues after route plan 56 57 156 Middleton

Gardeners Arndale Key Arms Centre Bus route

Manchester New R Train line 156 Heywood Old Road 156 Tram line Manchester Old Road Direction of travel Rhodes M60 M60

Bus station/connection point oad Train station Metrolink stop H Hospital Middleton Road 56 Terminus 57 Heaton 56 Park 156 56 57 156 Victoria Avenue Victoria Avenue 57 156

Higher 56 Tweedle Blackley Hill Road 56 Bank House Road Plant Bank Hill Plant House Chapel Hill Road Lane Charlestown Road Wroxham Road Mill Old Market Brow Street

Lion Street Boggart Hole Clough

56 57 156 Blackley

Slack Road Delaunays Connington Road Avenue

ASDA

56 57 156 North Manchester General Harpurhey

Waterloo

156 Street Rochdale Road

57 Woodlands Road 57

Hazelbottom Road

Smedley Road

Smedley Lane Queen’s Park 56 57 156 Queens Road Queens Road

Collyhurst Trains to Ashton-under-Lyne and Rochdale Trams to Bury and Rochdale Victoria 56 Rochdale Road 57 156 56 57 156 Exchange Square

Shudehill Shudehill Interchange Trains to Bolton, Trams to Altrincham Wigan and Liverpool and Ashton-under-Lyne Trams to Manchester East Didsbury

Contains Ordnance Survey data ©Crown copyright and database right 2010 ©0100022610 Transport for Greater Manchester 2017 Transport for Greater Manchester uses reasonable endeavours to check the accuracy of information published and to publish changes to information in a timely manner. In no event will Transport for Greater Manchester be liable for any loss that may arise from this information being inaccurate. Middleton — Higher Blackley — North Manchester General Hospital — Manchester 156 Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) M M M Middleton, Bus Station 0851 2151 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0855 2155 Victoria Avenue/Middleton Road 0859 and 2159 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0805 0905 every 2205 North Manchester General Hospital arr 0809 0909 hour 2209 North Manchester General Hospital dep 0810 0910 until 2210 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0819 0919 2219 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0827 0927 2227

For details of buses during Christmas and New Year, please phone 0161 244 1000 M – Journey provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester W– All bus 156 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details

Manchester — North Manchester General Hospital — Higher Blackley — Middleton 156 Mondays to Fridays M M Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0535 0650 0715 0755 0833 0903 0936 1406 1436 1505 1536 1606 1640 1720 1750 1825 1855 1930 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0541 0657 0724 0805 0842 0910 0943 and 1413 1444 1514 1545 1616 1650 1730 1800 1834 1902 1936 North Manchester General Hospital arr 0549 0706 0735 0817 0848 0919 0952 every 1422 1453 1524 1555 1627 1701 1741 1811 1844 1912 1944 North Manchester General Hospital dep 0550 0707 0736 0818 0854 0920 0953 30 1423 1454 1525 1556 1627 1701 1741 1811 1844 1912 1945 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0553 0711 0740 0822 0858 0924 0957 mins 1427 1458 1529 1601 1632 1706 1746 1816 1848 1916 1948 Victoria Avenue/Middleton Road 0717 0746 0828 0904 0930 1003 until 1433 1504 1537 1607 1638 1712 1752 1822 1854 1922 1954 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0722 0751 0833 0909 0935 1008 1438 1509 1542 1614 1645 1719 1759 1828 1858 1926 1958 Middleton, Bus Station 0726 0755 0837 0913 0939 1012 1442 1513 1546 1618 1649 1723 1803 1832 1902 1930 2004

M M M Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 2030 2130 2230 Collyhurst, Queens Road 2036 2136 2236 North Manchester General Hospital arr 2044 2144 2244 North Manchester General Hospital dep 2045 2145 2245 Bank House, Chapel Lane 2048 2148 2248 Victoria Avenue/Middleton Road 2054 2154 2254 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 2058 2158 Middleton, Bus Station 2104 2204

Saturdays M M M M M M Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0735 0835 0906 1636 1722 1752 1822 1930 2030 2130 2230 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0741 0841 0913 and 1643 1729 1759 1829 1936 2036 2136 2236 North Manchester General Hospital arr 0749 0849 0922 every 1652 1738 1808 1838 1944 2044 2144 2244 North Manchester General Hospital dep 0750 0850 0923 30 1653 1739 1809 1839 1945 2045 2145 2245 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0753 0853 0927 mins 1657 1743 1813 1843 1948 2048 2148 2248 Victoria Avenue/Middleton Road 0759 0859 0933 until 1703 1749 1819 1849 1954 2054 2154 2254 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0938 1708 1754 1824 1854 1958 2058 2158 Middleton, Bus Station 0942 1712 1759 1829 1859 2004 2104 2204

M – Journey provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester W– All bus 156 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details

Manchester — North Manchester General Hospital — Higher Blackley — Middleton 156 Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) M M M Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0930 2130 2230 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0936 2136 2236 North Manchester General Hospital arr 0944 and 2144 2244 North Manchester General Hospital dep 0945 every 2145 2245 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0948 hour 2148 2248 Victoria Avenue/Middleton Road 0954 until 2154 2254 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0958 2158 Middleton, Bus Station 1004 2204