Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station, often abbreviated to Piccadilly Gardens, is one of two main bus stations serving Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England; the other is Shudehill Interchange.
History 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.Eyre, Michael; Heaps, Chris; Townsin, Alan (1989). The Manchester Bus. Glossop, Derbyshire: Transport Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86317-151-6; p. 75
Layout Piccadilly Gardens tram stop, on the Manchester Metrolink network, is adjacent to the bus station. 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 are located on Oldham Street, Piccadilly and Lever Street for services heading for the north and east of Manchester.
Services
Numerous operators use Piccadilly Gardens bus station, all but one of which run franchised Bee Network bus services under contract to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). 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; in addition, SightSeeing Manchester operates the T1 tourist service.
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