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Bus Operated by Stagecoach 42 From 17 March 2024 Stockport Heaton Mersey East Didsbury Didsbury Withington Fallowfield Rusholme University of Manchester Manchester From 17 March 42 Route changed in Stockport town centre to serve the new Stockport Interchange. Minor timetable changes. PO Box 429, Manchester, M1 3BG ©Transport for Greater Manchester 24–SC–0104–G42–3000–0224 Easy access on all buses For public transport information visit beenetwork.com or 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 beenetwork.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 beenetwork.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, visit beenetwork.com. 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 Stockport Interchange Mon to Fri 7am to 5.30pm Saturday 8am to 5.30pm Sunday* Closed Manchester Shudehill Interchange Mon to Sat 7am to 6pm Sunday 8am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm Public hols 8am to 5.20pm *Including public holidays Stockport — Didsbury — Rusholme — Manchester 42 Mondays to Fridays Stockport Interchange 0608 0654 0721 0749 0814 0843 0913 0948 1418 1450 1526 1556 1619 Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 0614 0701 0731 0759 0824 0851 0921 0954 and 1424 1456 1532 1604 1627 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 0445 0518 0538 0613 every East Didsbury, Millgate Lane 0654 30 Didsbury, School Lane 0449 0522 0542 0617 0625 0659 0712 0744 0813 0838 0904 0934 1004 mins 1434 1506 1542 1620 1643 Rusholme, Platt Lane 0501 0534 0554 0631 0640 0714 0727 0800 0829 0854 0920 0950 1020 until 1450 1522 1558 1636 1659 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0505 0538 0558 0635 0644 0718 0732 0805 0834 0859 0925 0955 1025 1455 1527 1603 1641 1704 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0515 0548 0608 0648 0658 0732 0746 0820 0850 0916 0941 1008 1038 1508 1540 1616 1654 1717 Stockport Interchange 1650 1720 1750 1821 1901 1933 1958 2027 and 2327 Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 1700 1728 1758 1827 1907 1939 2004 2033 every 2333 Didsbury, School Lane 1716 1744 1814 1843 1917 1947 2012 2041 30 2341 Rusholme, Platt Lane 1732 1800 1830 1859 1933 2003 2028 2057 mins 2357 Manchester Royal Infirmary 1737 1805 1835 1904 1938 2008 2033 2102 until 0002 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 1750 1816 1846 1915 1949 2019 2044 2113 0013 Saturdays Stockport Interchange 0728 0813 0843 0913 0943 1018 1448 1520 1552 Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 0734 0819 0849 0919 0949 1024 and 1454 1526 1600 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 0447 0510 0540 0600 0620 0640 0754 every East Didsbury, Millgate Lane 0700 0720 30 Didsbury, School Lane 0451 0514 0544 0604 0624 0644 0704 0724 0744 0759 0829 0859 0929 0959 1034 mins 1504 1536 1610 Rusholme, Platt Lane 0503 0526 0556 0616 0637 0658 0718 0738 0800 0815 0845 0915 0945 1015 1050 until 1520 1552 1626 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0507 0530 0600 0620 0642 0703 0723 0743 0805 0820 0850 0920 0950 1020 1055 1525 1557 1631 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0517 0540 0610 0632 0654 0716 0736 0756 0818 0833 0903 0933 1003 1033 1108 1538 1610 1644 W– All bus 42 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 beenetwork.com for details Continues after route plan Contains Ordnance Survey data ©Crown copyright and database right 2010 ©0100022610 Transport for Greater Manchester 2024 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. Bru nsw ick Stre et Gra fto n Str eet Old Hall Lane College of Music Manchester Metropolitan University University of Manchester Manchester Royal Infirmary Royal Eye Hospital St Mary's and Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital Whitworth Park Platt Fields Park Owens Park Friendship Inn Library The Christie Fog Lane Park Parrs Wood Pyramid M60 M 60 Manchester Fallowfield Withington Didsbury Heaton Mersey East Didsbury Trains to Manchester Trains to Manchester Airport Travis Brow Trams to Manchester Stockport Trains to Manchester Trains to Cheadle Hulme, Wilmslow and Altrincham Boo th S tree t Wes t Boo th S tree t Eas t Rusholme Hathersage Road Upper Brook Street Anson Road Plat t La ne Journeys towards Manchester only Journeys towards Stockport only W ilm slow Road Moss Lane East U pp er L lo y d St re et L lo y d S tr ee t S ou th Dicken son Ro ad Moseley Road Wilbraham Road Egerton Road Mauldeth Road Mauldeth Road West W ilm slo w Ro ad Pa la tin e Ro ad Bur ton Road W ilm sl ow R oa d Fog Lane Lapwing Lane School Lane Barlow Moor Road Parrs Wood Road Tesco Ki ng sw ay Ki ng sw ay Bu rn ag e La ne Station Road Didsbury Road M au lde th R oa d B ankhall Road Didsbury Road Trains to Cheadle Hulme, Wilmslow and Altrincham Heaton Lane Astley Street East Didsbury Didsbury East Didsbury Stockport 42 42 Key Bus route Friday and Saturday nights from 2000 until 0100 Train line Tram line Direction of travel Bus station/connection point Train station Metrolink stop H Hospital Terminus Market Street Piccadilly Gardens Oxford Road St Peter’s Square 42 Princess Street Po rtl an d S tre et Palace Theatre Cha rles Stre et Trains to Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool Trams to Altrincham, East Didsbury and Eccles Trains to Piccadilly train station Trams to Piccadilly train station and Ashton-under-Lyne Trams to Bury Trams to Oldham and Rochdale Wh itw orth Stre et Oxford Street Oxford Road Route in Manchester city centre 42 Stockport — Didsbury — Rusholme — Manchester 42 Saturdays (continued) Stockport Interchange 1620 1659 1731 1801 1829 1903 1927 1947 2027 2057 and 2327 Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 1628 1707 1739 1809 1837 1909 1933 1953 2033 2103 every 2333 Didsbury, School Lane 1639 1718 1750 1820 1848 1919 1941 2001 2041 2111 30 2341 Rusholme, Platt Lane 1655 1734 1806 1836 1904 1935 1957 2017 2057 2127 mins 2357 Manchester Royal Infirmary 1700 1739 1811 1841 1909 1940 2002 2022 2102 2132 until 0002 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 1713 1752 1823 1852 1920 1951 2013 2033 2113 2143 0013 Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) Stockport Interchange 0616 0651 0721 1821 1923 1953 2253 Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 0622 0657 0727 and 1827 1929 1959 and 2259 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 0541 every every Didsbury, School Lane 0545 0632 0707 0737 hour 1837 1937 2007 30 2307 Rusholme, Platt Lane 0557 0648 0723 0753 until 1853 1953 2023 mins 2323 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0602 0653 0728 0758 1858 1958 2028 until 2328 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0611 0704 0739 0809 1909 2009 2039 2339 For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000 W– All bus 42 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details Manchester — Rusholme — Didsbury — Stockport 42 Mondays to Fridays Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0530 0550 0629 0655 0715 0750 0834 0844 0914 1414 1444 1514 1544 1614 1650 1738 1814 1826 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0541 0601 0642 0709 0729 0804 0848 0858 0928 and 1428 1458 1529 1559 1629 1705 1753 1829 1840 The Christie Hospital 0556 0616 0659 0726 0746 0821 0905 0915 0943 every 1443 1517 1552 1622 1652 1728 1816 1848 1857 East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop 0626 0708 0737 0757 0832 0914 0954 30 1454 1527 1602 1634 1704 1740 1826 1906 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 0604 0924 mins 1857 Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 0631 0713 0742 0802 0837 0919 0959 until 1459 1530 1611 1643 1713 1749 1831 1911 Stockport Interchange 0639 0725 0754 0814 0849 0929 1006 1506 1541 1622 1654 1724 1800 1839 1918 Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 1850 1902 1914 1924 1934 2000 2030 2330 Manchester Royal Infirmary 1902 1913 1925 1935 1945 2011 2041 and 2341 The Christie Hospital 1919 1928 1940 1950 2000 2026 2056 every 2356 East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop 1936 2008 2034 2104 30 0004 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood 1928 1949 1959 mins Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 1941 2013 2039 2109 until 0009 Stockport Interchange 1948 2020 2046 2116 0016 Saturdays Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0629 0709 0739 0809 0844 1414 1444 1514 1544 1614 1644 1714 1744 1814 1845 1900 1915 1930 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0639 0722 0752 0822 0857 and 1427 1457 1528 1558 1628 1658 1728 1758 1827 1859 1912 1925 1940 The Christie Hospital 0654 0737 0807 0837 0912 every 1442 1514 1548 1619 1649 1719 1749 1819 1846 1916 1928 1940 1955 East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop 0705 0748 0818 0848 0923 30 1453 1524 1559 1630 1700 1730 1800 1830 1856 1926 1949 East Didsbury, Parrs Wood mins 1938 2005 Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 0710 0753 0823 0853 0928 until 1458 1529 1606 1639 1709 1739 1809 1835 1901 1931 1954 Stockport Interchange 0717 0800 0830 0900 0935 1505 1536 1613 1646 1716 1746 1816 1842 1908 1938 2001 W– All bus 42 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 beenetwork.com for details Manchester — Rusholme — Didsbury — Stockport 42 Saturdays (continued) Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 2000 2030 and 2330 Manchester Royal Infirmary 2010 2040 every 2340 The Christie Hospital 2025 2055 30 2355 East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop 2034 2104 mins 0004 Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 2039 2109 until 0009 Stockport Interchange 2046 2116 0016 Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens 0724 0824 0924 1024 1124 1824 1854 and 2324 Manchester Royal Infirmary 0734 0834 0934 1034 1136 and 1836 1904 every 2334 The Christie Hospital 0749 0849 0950 1050 1152 every 1852 1919 30 2349 East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop 0758 0858 1000 1100 1202 hour 1902 1928 mins 2358 Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road 0803 0903 1005 1105 1207 until 1907 1933 until 0003 Stockport Interchange 0810 0910 1012 1112 1214 1914 1940 0010 For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000 W– All bus 42 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details