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42B 42C 42B
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This timetable is available online at www.tfgm.com Buses Operated by Stagecoach 42B 42C From 5 September 2021 Woodford Bramhall Cheadle Hulme Handforth Dean Heald Green Cheadle East Didsbury Didsbury Withington Fallowfield Rusholme University of Manchester Manchester From 5 September 42B and 42C Monday to Friday times are changed PO Box 429, Manchester, M1 3BG ©Transport for Greater Manchester 22-SC-0452-G42B-1500-0722rp Easy access on all buses For public transport information phone 0161 244 1000 7am – 8pm Mon to Fri 8am – 8pm Sat, Sun & public holidays 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 8am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm Public hols 8am to 5.20pm Stockport Mersey Square Mon to Fri 7am to 5.30pm Saturday 8am to 5.30pm Sunday* Closed *Including public holidays Woodford — Bramhall — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester 42B Handforth Dean — Heald Green — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester 42C Mondays to Fridays 42B 42B 42B 42B 42C 42B 42B 42C 42B 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C Woodford, Church Lane 0559 0641 0700 0733 0819 0915 0945 1045 1145 1245 Woodford, Garden Village 0600 0642 0701 0734 0820 0916 0946 1046 1146 1246 Bramhall, Moss Lane 0535 0606 0648 0707 0740 0826 0923 0953 1053 1153 1253 Grove Lane, Pointing Dog 0539 0611 0653 0715 0748 0811 0834 0927 0957 1057 1157 1257 Cheadle Hulme, Train Station 0544 0616 0658 0725 0759 0822 0845 0934 1004 1104 1204 1304 Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 0726 0833 0929 1026 1126 1226 1326 Heald Green, Griffin 0736 0843 0939 1036 1136 1236 1336 Cheadle, High Street 0553 0625 0710 0737 0744 0811 0834 0851 0857 0944 0947 1014 1044 1114 1144 1214 1244 1314 1344 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 0558 0630 0715 0742 0751 0818 0841 0856 0904 0949 0952 1019 1049 1119 1149 1219 1249 1319 1349 Didsbury, School Lane 0602 0635 0720 0749 0756 0825 0848 0901 0911 0954 0957 1024 1054 1124 1154 1224 1254 1324 1354 Rusholme, Platt Lane 0614 0650 0735 0805 0812 0841 0904 0917 0927 1010 1013 1040 1110 1140 1210 1240 1310 1340 1410 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0618 0654 0740 0810 0817 0846 0909 0922 0932 1015 1018 1045 1115 1145 1215 1245 1315 1345 1415 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0630 0708 0755 0825 0830 0903 0926 0935 0948 1028 1031 1058 1128 1158 1228 1258 1328 1358 1428 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B Woodford, Church Lane 1345 1451 1549 1700 1802 1859 1954 Woodford, Garden Village 1346 1452 1550 1701 1803 1900 1955 Bramhall, Moss Lane 1353 1458 1556 1706 1807 1904 1959 Grove Lane, Pointing Dog 1357 1503 1601 1711 1811 1908 2003 Cheadle Hulme, Train Station 1404 1509 1610 1717 1816 1913 2008 Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 1425 1525 1637 1738 1835 1934 Heald Green, Griffin 1435 1535 1647 1748 1845 1944 Cheadle, High Street 1414 1443 1519 1543 1621 1655 1726 1756 1825 1853 1922 1952 2017 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 1419 1450 1525 1550 1628 1700 1731 1801 1830 1858 1927 1957 2022 Didsbury, School Lane 1424 1455 1530 1555 1633 1705 1736 1806 1835 1903 1932 2002 2027 Rusholme, Platt Lane 1440 1511 1546 1611 1649 1721 1752 1822 1851 1919 1948 2018 2043 Manchester Royal Infirmary 1445 1516 1551 1616 1654 1726 1757 1827 1856 1924 1953 2023 2048 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 1458 1529 1604 1629 1707 1737 1808 1838 1907 1935 2004 2034 2059 Buses 42B and 42C are provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester between Woodford and Bramhall and Handforth Dean and Cheadle W– All bus 42B and 42C journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details Continues after route plan 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. 42B Piccadilly Gardens St Peter’s Square Oxford Road East Didsbury Cheadle Hulme Bramhall 42B Didsbury East Didsbury 42C 42 B 42 B 42B 42C Manchester Rusholme Fallowfield Withington Didsbury East Didsbury Cheadle Cheadle Hulme Gillbent Bramhall Trams to Piccadilly train station and Ashton-under-Lyne Trains to Piccadilly train station Trains to Manchester Trains to Airport and Wilmslow Trains to Stockport and Manchester Trains to Wilmslow Trains to Macclesfield Trams to Bury Trams to Rochdale and Oldham Trams to Altrincham, East Didsbury and Eccles Trains to Salford Crescent and Bolton College of Music Whitworth Park Platt Fields Park Sainsbury’s Friendship Inn Fog Lane School Lane Parrs Wood Post Office Turves Road H ulm e H all Road Cheadle and Marple College Garden Centre Church Lane Wi lm slo w Ro ad Gatley Road Stockport Road Ki ng sw ay Barlow Moor Road Albert Hill Street Library Co-op Mauldeth Road West Mauldeth Road Pal atin e R oad Dickenson Road Moseley Road Wilbraham Road University of Manchester Booth Stre et West Booth Stre et East Princess Street Por tlan d St reet Wh itwo rth Stre et O xford Street O xford Road Royal Eye Hospital/Royal Infirmary St Mary’s/ Royal Children’s Hospital Wilmslow Road The Christie Alexandra Wilmslow Road M anchester Road High Street Cheadle Road Station Road Alb ert Roa d Churc h Road G ill B en t Ro ad Ravenoak Road Moss Lane W oodford Road Grove Lane Ac re La ne Stanley Road Br am ha ll L an e Ack Lane East Ch es ter Roa d Woodford Trams to Manchester Pointing Dog Platt Lane Sch ools Hill Kingsway Finney Lane W ilm slow Road Stanley Green Industrial Estate 42C 42C Earl Road Epsom Avenue Coppice Way Handforth Dean Heald Green 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C Cheadle Royal W ilm slow Road 42B 42C Key Bus route Train line Tram line Direction of travel Bus station/connection point Train station Metrolink stop H Hospital Terminus 42B Woodford — Bramhall — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester 42B Handforth Dean — Heald Green — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester 42C Saturdays 42B 42B 42B 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C Woodford, Church Lane 0737 0807 0837 0907 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1546 Woodford, Garden Village 0738 0808 0838 0908 0946 1046 1146 1246 1346 1446 1547 Bramhall, Moss Lane 0743 0813 0843 0913 0953 1053 1153 1253 1353 1453 1556 Grove Lane, Pointing Dog 0748 0818 0848 0918 0958 1058 1158 1258 1358 1458 1602 Cheadle Hulme, Train Station 0754 0824 0854 0924 1004 1104 1204 1304 1404 1504 1608 Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 0926 1026 1126 1225 1325 1425 1532 1639 Heald Green, Griffin 0936 1036 1136 1235 1335 1435 1542 1649 Cheadle, High Street 0804 0834 0904 0934 0944 1014 1044 1114 1144 1214 1243 1314 1343 1414 1443 1514 1550 1619 1657 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 0809 0839 0909 0939 0949 1019 1049 1119 1149 1219 1249 1319 1349 1419 1449 1519 1556 1625 1703 Didsbury, School Lane 0814 0844 0914 0944 0954 1024 1054 1124 1154 1224 1254 1324 1354 1424 1454 1524 1601 1630 1708 Rusholme, Platt Lane 0830 0900 0930 1000 1010 1040 1110 1140 1210 1240 1310 1340 1410 1440 1510 1540 1617 1646 1724 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0835 0905 0935 1005 1015 1045 1115 1145 1215 1245 1315 1345 1415 1445 1515 1545 1622 1651 1729 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0848 0918 0948 1018 1028 1058 1128 1158 1228 1258 1328 1358 1428 1458 1528 1558 1633 1704 1740 Sundays and public holidays a M M M 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B Woodford, Church Lane 1657 1757 1857 1949 0730 1830 1910 Woodford, Garden Village 1658 1758 1858 1950 0731 1831 1911 Bramhall, Moss Lane 1707 1805 1902 1953 0736 1836 1914 Grove Lane, Pointing Dog 1713 1811 1907 1957 0741 1841 1918 Cheadle Hulme, Train Station 1719 1817 1913 2002 0747 and 1847 1923 Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 1741 1839 every Heald Green, Griffin 1751 1849 hour Cheadle, High Street 1729 1759 1827 1857 1922 2011 0756 until 1856 1931 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 1735 1805 1833 1903 1927 2016 0802 1902 1936 Didsbury, School Lane 1740 1810 1838 1908 1932 2021 0807 1907 Rusholme, Platt Lane 1756 1826 1854 1924 1948 2037 0823 1923 Manchester Royal Infirmary 1801 1831 1859 1929 1953 2042 0828 1928 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 1814 1842 1910 1940 2004 2053 0839 1939 Bus 42C does not run on Sundays or public holidays. 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. a – Except Christmas and New Year period Buses 42B and 42C are provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester between Woodford and Bramhall and Handforth Dean and Cheadle W– All bus 42B and 42C journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Bramhall — Woodford 42B Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Heald Green — Handforth Dean 42C Mondays to Fridays 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0600 0610 0644 0710 0725 0800 0811 0854 0924 0954 1024 1054 1124 1154 1224 1254 1324 1404 1424 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0611 0624 0658 0724 0739 0814 0825 0908 0938 1008 1038 1108 1138 1208 1238 1308 1338 1418 1438 The Christie Hospital 0626 0640 0715 0741 0756 0831 0842 0925 0955 1025 1055 1125 1154 1223 1253 1323 1353 1434 1455 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 0636 0650 0726 0750 0807 0842 0853 0934 1006 1036 1106 1136 1206 1236 1306 1336 1406 1446 1506 Cheadle, Post Office 0641 0657 0732 0757 0816 0849 0900 0941 1012 1042 1112 1142 1212 1242 1312 1342 1414 1454 1515 Heald Green, Griffin 0705 0805 0857 0949 1050 1150 1250 1350 1502 Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 0714 0814 0906 0958 1059 1159 1259 1359 1511 Cheadle Hulme, Train Station 0651 0743 0830 0911 1023 1123 1223 1323 1425 1526 Grove Lane, Pointing Dog 0656 0749 0837 0917 1029 1128 1228 1328 1430 1532 Bramhall, Moss Lane 0700 0844 0923 1035 1134 1234 1334 1436 1539 Woodford, Garden Village 0702 0847 0926 1038 1137 1237 1337 1439 1542 Woodford, Church Lane 0704 0849 0928 1040 1139 1239 1339 1441 1544 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42B 42B 42B Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 1454 1524 1554 1626 1702 1726 1802 1838 1945 2045 2145 Manchester Royal Infirmary 1508 1539 1609 1641 1717 1741 1817 1850 1956 2056 2156 The Christie Hospital 1530 1602 1632 1704 1740 1804 1840 1907 2011 2111 2211 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 1542 1615 1646 1718 1754 1816 1851 1918 2020 2120 2220 Cheadle, Post Office 1552 1625 1656 1728 1804 1823 1856 1923 2025 2125 2225 Heald Green, Griffin 1600 1704 1812 1904 Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 1609 1713 1821 1913 Cheadle Hulme, Train Station 1637 1741 1833 1933 Grove Lane, Pointing Dog 1643 1747 1838 1938 Bramhall, Moss Lane 1650 1754 1844 1944 Woodford, Garden Village 1653 1757 1846 1946 Woodford, Church Lane 1655 1759 1848 1948 Buses 42B and 42C are provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester between Bramhall and Woodford and Cheadle and Handforth Dean W– All bus 42B and 42C 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 Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Bramhall — Woodford 42B Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Heald Green — Handforth Dean 42C Saturdays 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0754 0814 0854 0924 0954 24 54 1354 1424 1454 1524 1554 1624 1654 1724 1754 1824 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0807 0827 0907 0937 1007 37 07 1407 1437 1507 1538 1608 1638 1708 1738 1808 1837 The Christie Hospital 0822 0842 0922 0952 1022 52 22 1422 1452 1525 1559 1629 1659 1729 1759 1828 1855 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 0833 0853 0933 1003 1035 05 35 mins 1435 1505 1538 1612 1642 1712 1742 1810 1839 1905 Cheadle, Post Office 0839 0859 0939 1009 1041 then 11 41 past 1441 1511 1544 1620 1650 1720 1750 1818 1846 1911 Heald Green, Griffin 0847 0947 1049 at 49 each 1449 1552 1658 1758 1854 Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 0856 0956 1058 58 hour 1458 1601 1707 1807 1903 Cheadle Hulme, Train Station 0908 1018 22 until 1522 1632 1732 1829 1921 Grove Lane, Pointing Dog 0914 1024 27 1527 1638 1738 1835 1927 Bramhall, Moss Lane 0920 1030 34 1534 1645 1745 1842 1933 Woodford, Garden Village 0923 1033 37 1537 1648 1748 1845 1936 Woodford, Church Lane 0925 1035 39 1540 1650 1750 1847 1938 Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) M M M M M 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 1945 2045 2145 0854 0954 1054 1154 1754 Manchester Royal Infirmary 1955 2055 2155 0904 1004 1104 1206 1806 The Christie Hospital 2010 2110 2210 0919 1019 1119 1221 1821 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 2020 2120 2220 0930 1030 1130 1232 and 1832 Cheadle, Post Office 2025 2125 2225 0936 1036 1136 1238 every 1838 Cheadle Hulme, Train Station 0945 1045 1145 1247 hour 1847 Grove Lane, Pointing Dog 0950 1050 1150 1252 until 1852 Bramhall, Moss Lane 0956 1056 1156 1258 1858 Woodford, Garden Village 0959 1059 1159 1301 1901 Woodford, Church Lane 1001 1101 1201 1303 1903 Bus 42C does not run on Sundays or public holidays. 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 Buses 42B and 42C are provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester between Bramhall and Woodford and Cheadle and Handforth Dean W– All bus 42B and 42C journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details