Stockport bus station


Stockport bus station in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, was a bus terminus for approximately 65 bus services. It opened on 2 March 1981 on the site of a former car park. Before the bus station opened, most services terminated at Mersey Square.
The bus station was located between Wellington Road and the 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 [Greater Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station|Manchester bus route 192|192 route] to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre.
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, but these plans were never carried out. In June 2018, plans were announced for a brand-new bus station, that would be constructed on the same site underneath a park. Other improved transport links were also to be built, including a bridge to the railway station.
On 29 August 2021 at 3:15am, all stands at Stockport bus station were closed after 40 years of continuous operation, being temporarily replaced by a small bus terminal off Heaton Lane, as well as several bus stops spread out across Stockport town centre. The new Stockport Interchange facility was to be completed in 2024; it opened on 17 March that year.

Services

The majority of services were operated by Stagecoach Manchester, with High Peak Buses, Little Gem, Selwyns Travel and Stotts Tours also using the station.
There were frequent buses running to Manchester, Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Hyde, Levenshulme, Longsight, Manchester Airport and Wythenshawe, plus several parts of the Stockport area including Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Edgeley, Hazel Grove, Marple, Offerton, Reddish, Romiley and Stepping Hill Hospital.
Buses were also run from Stockport to Bolton, Buxton, Chorlton, Macclesfield, Hayfield, Poynton, Stretford, the Trafford Centre and Sale.
A full list of services is shown below:
Bus routeFromToVia
7AStockportAshton-under-LyneGorton and Reddish
7BStockportAshton-under-LyneDroylsden and Reddish
11AltrinchamStockportBaguley, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe and Cheadle
11AAltrinchamStockportTimperley, Baguley, Gatley and Cheadle
23StockportTrafford CentreDidsbury, Chorlton, Stretford and Urmston
25StockportTrafford CentreBurnage, Chorlton and Stretford
42StockportManchester city centreDidsbury, Withington and Manchester Royal Infirmary
191Manchester city centreHazel GroveLongsight, Levenshulme, Stockport and Stepping Hill Hospital
192StockportPiccadilly GardensHeaton Chapel, Levenshulme, Longsight and Ardwick
197StockportManchester city centreGreen End, Levenshulme and Longsight
199BuxtonManchester AirportStockport
203StockportManchester City centreReddish and Belle Vue
313StockportManchester AirportAdswood and Cheadle Hulme
314StockportOffertonOfferton Fold
322StockportHaughton GreenPortwood, Brinnington and Denton
323StockportHeaton Mersey
324StockportHaughton GreenPortwood, Brinnington and Denton
325StockportBrinnington CircularBrinnington
327StockportDentonBrinnington and Portwood
328AdswoodEdgeley-
330Ashton-under-LyneStockportDukinfield and Hyde
358StockportHayfieldOfferton, Marple and New Mills
360StockportHayfieldHazel Grove, Disley and New Mills
364StockportHeaton MoorWoodbank Park and Bosden Farm
368StockportWythenshawe HospitalAdswood, Heald Green and Wythenshawe
374StockportHazel Grove
375StockportMellorMarple, Offerton and Stepping Hill Hospital
378StockportCheadle Hulme
378AStockportGrove LaneCheadle Hulme
379StockportHeald GreenCheadle Hulme
382StockportWoodleyBredbury and Romiley
383 and 384StockportStockportOfferton, Marple, Romiley, Harrytown and Bredbury
391 and 392StockportMacclesfieldPoynton, Pott Shrigley and Bollington
X5StockportSale
X92Manchester city centreHazel GroveStockport