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North Manchester General
Manchester General Hospital
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This timetable is available online at www.tfgm.com Buses Operated by Stagecoach 56 156 From 4 September 2022 Middleton Rhodes Heaton Park Higher Blackley Bank House North Manchester General Hospital Blackley Collyhurst Manchester From 4 September 56 Service is reinstated 156 Normal times reintroduced at the end of the Summer period PO Box 429, Manchester, M1 3BG ©Transport for Greater Manchester 22-SC-0510–G56–3000–0922 For public transport information phone 0161 244 1000 7am – 8pm Mon to Fri 8am – 8pm Sat, Sun & public holidays Easy access on all buses Alternative format To ask for leaflets to be sent to you, or to request large print, Braille or recorded information phone 0161 244 1000 or visit www.tfgm.com Easy access on buses Journeys run with low floor buses have no steps at the entrance, making getting on and off easier. Where shown, low floor buses have a ramp for access and a dedicated space for wheelchairs and pushchairs inside the bus. The bus operator will always try to provide easy access services where these services are scheduled to run. Using this timetable Timetables show the direction of travel, bus numbers and the days of the week. 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. Where to find information about service changes www.tfgm.com Bus station posters Leaflets from outlets. Tickets and information Bus companies offer a range of tickets for use on their own buses. For travel on any service in the County, use System One tickets, including DaySaver. Travelshops provide tickets, information and journey planning advice on buses, trains and trams for work and pleasure. 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 1953 is 53 minutes past 7pm Additional information Printed on coated recycled paper made using 50% recycled fibre from post consumer sources and 50% virgin fibre from sustainable forests. Operator details Stagecoach Head Office Hyde Road Ardwick Manchester M12 6JS Telephone 0345 241 8000 Email manchester.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com Twitter @stagecoachGM Travelshops Manchester Shudehill Interchange Mon to Sat 7am to 6pm Sunday 8.30am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm Public hols 8am to 5.20pm Middleton Bus Station Mon to Sat 8.30am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm Sunday* Closed *Including public holidays Manchester — North Manchester General Hospital — Higher Blackley circular 56 Mondays to Fridays Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0630 0658 0735 0815 0850 0921 1421 1451 1520 1551 1621 1700 1735 1805 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0637 0707 0745 0825 0859 0928 and 1428 1459 1529 1600 1631 1710 1745 1815 North Manchester General Hospital 0646 0718 0757 0837 0909 0937 every 1437 1508 1539 1610 1642 1721 1756 1826 Higher Blackley, Plant Hill Road 0654 0726 0805 0845 0917 0945 30 1445 1516 1547 1619 1651 1730 1805 1834 North Manchester General Hospital 0705 0740 0817 0854 0926 0954 mins 1454 1525 1556 1628 1700 1739 1814 1843 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0717 0754 0831 0906 0938 1006 until 1506 1537 1608 1640 1711 1750 1825 1854 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0725 0808 0843 0914 0946 1014 1514 1545 1616 1648 1719 1758 1833 1902 Saturdays Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0936 1021 1621 1700 1807 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0943 1028 and 1628 1707 1814 North Manchester General Hospital 0952 1037 every 1637 1716 1823 Higher Blackley, Plant Hill Road 1000 1045 30 1645 1731 1838 North Manchester General Hospital 1009 1054 mins 1654 1740 1846 Collyhurst, Queens Road 1021 1106 until 1706 1752 1858 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 1029 1114 1714 1800 1906 Bus 56 does not run on Sundays or public holidays Bus 56 is provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester W– All bus 56 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details Summer times: between mid July and early September, some timetables will be different. Check www.tfgm.com for details Middleton — Higher Blackley — North Manchester General Hospital — Manchester 156 Mondays to Fridays M M Middleton, Bus Station 0603 0627 0648 0712 0742 0845 0919 1419 1449 1519 1550 1623 1658 1728 1808 1902 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0607 0631 0654 0718 0751 0851 0924 and 1424 1454 1524 1555 1628 1703 1733 1813 1906 Higher Blackley, Glenbrook Road 0610 0636 0701 0732 0807 0857 0928 every 1428 1458 1528 1559 1632 1707 1737 1817 1910 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0508 0618 0641 0708 0741 0816 0905 0935 30 1435 1506 1536 1607 1640 1715 1745 1824 1916 North Manchester General Hospital 0512 0622 0646 0713 0746 0823 0909 0939 mins 1439 1510 1540 1611 1644 1719 1749 1828 1903 1919 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0522 0631 0657 0728 0803 0839 0921 0951 until 1451 1522 1552 1622 1655 1730 1800 1839 1913 1930 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0530 0640 0710 0740 0817 0854 0933 0959 1459 1530 1600 1630 1703 1738 1808 1847 1921 1938 M M M M M M M Middleton, Bus Station 2002 2102 2202 2302 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 2006 2106 2206 2306 Higher Blackley, Glenbrook Road 2010 2110 2210 2310 Bank House, Chapel Lane 2016 2116 2216 2316 North Manchester General Hospital 2003 2019 2103 2119 2203 2219 2319 Collyhurst, Queens Road 2013 2030 2113 2130 2213 2230 2330 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 2021 2038 2121 2138 2221 2238 2338 Saturdays M M M M M M M M M M Middleton, Bus Station 0819 1649 1737 1802 1902 2002 2102 2202 2302 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0824 and 1654 1742 1806 1906 2006 2106 2206 2306 Higher Blackley, Glenbrook Road 0802 0828 every 1658 1746 1810 1910 2010 2110 2210 2310 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0708 0808 0835 30 1705 1753 1816 1916 2016 2116 2216 2316 North Manchester General Hospital 0712 0812 0839 mins 1709 1757 1819 1903 1919 2003 2019 2103 2119 2203 2219 2319 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0722 0822 0851 until 1721 1807 1830 1913 1930 2013 2030 2113 2130 2213 2230 2330 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0730 0830 0859 1729 1815 1838 1921 1938 2021 2038 2121 2138 2221 2238 2338 Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) M M M M M M Middleton, Bus Station 0802 02 2202 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0806 06 mins 2206 Higher Blackley, Glenbrook Road 0810 then 10 past 2210 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0816 at 16 each 2216 North Manchester General Hospital 0803 0819 03 19 hour 2203 2219 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0813 0830 13 30 until 2213 2230 Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0821 0838 21 38 2221 2238 For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, 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 Summer times: between mid July and early September, some timetables will be different. Check www.tfgm.com for details Contains Ordnance Survey data ©Crown copyright and database right 2010 ©0100022610 Transport for Greater Manchester 2022 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. Shudehill Interchange Exchange Square Victoria North Manchester General Mill Brow Queens Road Queens Road Sh ud eh ill Blackley Collyhurst Manchester Plant Hill Bank House Middleton Rhodes Heaton Park Arndale Centre M anchester N ew R oad M60 M60 156 15 6 56 156 56 15 6 156 156 Trains to Ashton-under-Lyne and Rochdale Trains to Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool Trams to Altrincham and Manchester Airport Ro ch da le R oa d Queen’s Park Smedley Lane Sm edley Road W oodlands Road H az el bo tt om Ro ad Connington Avenue W at er lo o St re et Slack Road Lion Street Old Market Street Del aun ays Roa d Chapel Lane Higher Blackley Pl an t Hi ll R oa d Tweedle Hill Road Bank House Road H eyw ood O ld Road Man che ster Old Ro ad Trams to Bury and Rochdale 156 Gardeners Arms Victoria Avenue Middleton Road 56 156 56 156 56 156 56 156 56 56 56 56 1 56 Wroxham Road Trams to East Didsbury Gl en br oo k Ro ad 56 156 Key Bus route Train line Tram line Direction of travel Bus station/connection point Train station Metrolink stop H Hospital Terminus 56 Manchester — North Manchester General Hospital — Higher Blackley — Middleton 156 Mondays to Fridays M Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0535 0650 0715 0755 0833 0903 0936 1406 1436 1505 1536 1606 1640 1720 1750 1825 1855 1925 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0541 0657 0724 0805 0842 0910 0943 and 1413 1444 1514 1545 1616 1650 1730 1800 1834 1902 1931 North Manchester General Hospital 0549 0706 0735 0817 0853 0919 0952 every 1422 1453 1524 1555 1627 1701 1741 1811 1844 1912 1939 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0553 0711 0740 0822 0858 0924 0957 30 1427 1458 1529 1601 1632 1706 1746 1816 1848 1916 1943 Higher Blackley, Glenbrook Road 0717 0746 0828 0904 0930 1003 mins 1433 1504 1537 1607 1638 1712 1752 1822 1854 1922 1949 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0722 0751 0833 0909 0935 1008 until 1438 1509 1542 1614 1645 1719 1759 1828 1858 1926 1953 Middleton, Bus Station 0726 0755 0837 0913 0939 1012 1442 1513 1546 1618 1649 1723 1803 1832 1902 1930 1957 M M M M M M M Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 1943 2025 2043 2125 2143 2225 2343 Collyhurst, Queens Road 1949 2031 2049 2131 2149 2231 2349 North Manchester General Hospital 1957 2039 2057 2139 2157 2239 2357 Bank House, Chapel Lane 2043 2143 2243 0001 Higher Blackley, Glenbrook Road 2049 2149 2249 0007 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 2053 2153 2253 0011 Middleton, Bus Station 2057 2157 2257 0015 Saturdays M M M M M M M M Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0735 0835 0906 1006 1636 1737 1834 1925 1943 2025 2043 2125 2143 2225 2343 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0741 0841 0913 1013 and 1643 1744 1841 1931 1949 2031 2049 2131 2149 2231 2349 North Manchester General Hospital 0749 0849 0922 1022 every 1652 1753 1850 1939 1957 2039 2057 2139 2157 2239 2357 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0753 0853 0927 1027 30 1657 1758 1854 1943 2043 2143 2243 0001 Higher Blackley, Glenbrook Road 0759 0859 0933 1033 mins 1703 1804 1901 1949 2049 2149 2249 0007 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0804 0904 0938 1038 until 1708 1809 1906 1953 2053 2153 2253 0011 Middleton, Bus Station 0808 0908 0942 1042 1712 1814 1912 1957 2057 2157 2257 0015 Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) M M M M M M M Manchester, Shudehill Interchange 0725 0825 0843 25 43 2143 2225 Collyhurst, Queens Road 0731 0831 0849 31 49 mins 2149 2231 North Manchester General Hospital 0739 0839 0857 then 39 57 past 2157 2239 Bank House, Chapel Lane 0743 0843 at 43 each 2243 Higher Blackley, Glenbrook Road 0749 0849 49 hour 2249 Rhodes, Gardeners Arms 0753 0853 53 until 2253 Middleton, Bus Station 0757 0857 57 2257 For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, 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 Summer times: between mid July and early September, some timetables will be different. Check www.tfgm.com for details