Bus
42A
From 5 January 2025
Reddish
Heaton Chapel
Heaton Moor
Heaton Mersey
East Didsbury
Didsbury
Withington
Fallowfield
Rusholme
University of Manchester
Manchester
From 5 January
42A
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PO Box 429, Manchester, M1 3BG
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Reddish — Heaton Chapel — Didsbury — Rusholme — Manchester
42A
Mondays to Fridays





































Reddish, Thornley Lane North
0618 0655 0719 0744 0839 0919

1349 1417
1447 1536 1618 1649 1718
1752 1821
1855 1945 2045
Reddish, Houldsworth Square
0625 0702 0729 0754 0849 0926
1356 1424 1454 1543 1625 1656 1725 1758 1827 1900 1950 2050
School Lane/Wellington Road North 0630 0708 0737 0802 0857 0932 and
1402 1430 1500 1549 1631
1702 1731
1803 1832 1904 1954 2054
Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road
0636 0716 0747 0812 0907 0939 every 1409 1437 1508 1557 1639 1710 1739 1810 1839 1910 2000 2100
East Didsbury, Millgate Lane






30









1917 2007 2107
Didsbury, School Lane
0645 0733 0804 0829 0919 0952 mins 1422 1450 1524 1613 1657 1728 1757
1824 1853


Rusholme, Platt Lane
0700 0755 0826 0851 0936 1009 until
1439 1509 1544 1633 1717
1746 1815 1840 1909

Manchester Royal Infirmary
0706 0801 0833 0858 0943 1016

1446 1516 1551
1640 1724 1753 1822 1847 1916


Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0716 0813 0845 0910 0955 1028

1458 1530 1605 1654 1738 1807 1836 1901 1927





















Reddish, Thornley Lane North
2145 2245















Reddish, Houldsworth Square
2149 2249















School Lane/Wellington Road North 2153 2253
















Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road
2159 2259
















East Didsbury, Millgate Lane
2205 2305


































Saturdays





































Reddish, Thornley Lane North
0949 1019

1449 1519 1549 1619 1649 1719
1754 1829 1855 1945 2045 2145 2245

Reddish, Houldsworth Square
0956 1026

1456 1524 1554 1624 1654 1724 1759 1834 1900 1950 2050 2149 2249

School Lane/Wellington Road North 1002 1032 and
1502 1529 1559 1629 1659 1729 1804 1839 1905 1955 2055 2153 2253


Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road
1009 1039 every 1509 1536 1606 1636 1706 1736 1811
1845 1911
2001 2101 2158 2258


East Didsbury, Millgate Lane


30








1918 2008 2108 2204 2304

Didsbury, School Lane
1022 1052 mins 1522 1549 1619 1649 1718
1748 1823 1855







Rusholme, Platt Lane
1037 1109 until
1539 1606 1636 1706 1735 1805 1839 1911







Manchester Royal Infirmary
1042 1116

1546 1613 1643 1713
1743 1813 1847 1924







Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1054 1128

1558 1625 1655 1725 1755 1825 1859 1936







W– All bus 42A 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 route after plan
42A
Piccadilly Gardens
St Peters
Square
Oxford Road
Reddish North
42A
Didsbury
East Didsbury
East Didsbury
Heaton Chapel
Reddish
Heaton
Chapel
Heaton
Moor
Heaton
Mersey
Rusholme
School
Lane
University of
Manchester
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Royal Eye Hospital
St Mary’s
Royal Manchester
Children’s Hospital
Houldsworth
Square
Trains to
Manchester
Trains to
Marple
Trains to
Manchester
Trains to
Stockport
Trains to
Piccadilly
train station
Trams to
Piccadilly train station
and Ashton-under-Lyne
Trams to Bury
Trams to
Oldham and
Rochdale
Trams to
Eccles,
East Didsbury
and
Altrincham
Trains to
Bolton and
Liverpool
Whitworth
Street
Princess
Street
Po
rtla
nd
Str
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W
ellington Road N
orth
Reddish
Road
Re
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La
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Rupert
Street
Bru
nsw
ick
Stre
et
Old Hall Lane
Whitworth
Park
Platt
Fields
Park
Owens
Park
Friendship
Inn
The Christie
Parrs
Wood
Manchester
Fallowfield
Withington
Didsbury
East Didsbury
Trains to
Manchester
Trains to
Manchester
Airport
Trams to
Manchester
Boo
th
Stre
et
Wes
t
Boo
th
Stre
et
Eas
t
Moseley Road
Wilbraham Road
Mauldeth Road
Mauldeth Road West
Pa
la
tin
e
Ro
ad
Bur
ton
Road
Fog Lane
Lapwing Lane
School Lane
Parrs
Wood
Road
Station Road
Didsbury Road
Trains to
arple
Millgate Lane
Mauldeth
Road
Thornfield
Road
He
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M
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Bro
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G
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Ro
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W
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slow
Road
Dick
enso
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Roa
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Plat
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Lane
Hathersage
Road
Oxford Road
Evenings, Sundays and
public holidays only
W
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Ro
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W
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Ro
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Thornley
Lane
N
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42A
Key

Bus route

Train line

Tram line

Direction of travel

Bus station/connection point

Train station

Metrolink stop
H Hospital

Terminus
42A
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Reddish — Heaton Chapel — East Didsbury

42A
Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period)










Reddish, Thornley Lane North
0942 1042 1142 1242 1342 1442 1542 1642 1742 1842








Reddish, Houldsworth Square
0948 1048 1148 1248 1348 1448 1547 1647 1747 1847








School Lane/Wellington Road North 0952 1052 1153
1253 1353 1453 1552 1652 1751
1851








Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road
0958 1058 1200 1300 1400 1500 1558 1658 1757
1857








East Didsbury, Millgate Lane
1005 1105 1207 1307 1407 1507 1605 1705 1804 1904


























For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
W– All bus 42A journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details





































Manchester — Rusholme — Didsbury — Heaton Chapel — Reddish
42A
Mondays to Fridays





































Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0540 0615 0701 0740 0823 0904
1234 1304 1334 1404 1434 1504 1534 1604 1638 1714 1750
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0550 0625 0712 0751 0835 0916

1246 1316 1346 1416 1448 1518 1548 1618 1652 1728 1804
The Christie Hospital
0604 0639 0729 0810 0854 0933 and
1303 1336 1406 1436 1508 1544 1614 1644 1718
1751
1824
East Didsbury, Millgate Lane






every










2015
East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop
0613 0648 0741 0824 0906 0945 30
1315
1348 1418 1448 1522 1558 1628 1658 1732 1805 1835 2018
Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road
0617 0652 0745 0828 0910 0949 mins 1319 1352 1422 1452 1528 1604 1634 1704 1738 1809 1839 2022
School Lane/Wellington Road North 0626 0701 0754 0836 0917 0956 until
1326 1359 1429 1502 1540 1616 1646 1716
1750 1817
1847 2028
Reddish, Houldsworth Square
0632 0707 0800 0842 0923 1002

1332 1405 1435 1509 1547 1623 1653 1723 1757
1823 1853 2033
Reddish, Thornley Lane North
0638 0714 0807 0849 0929 1008
1338 1411
1442 1516 1557 1633 1703 1733 1807 1830 1900 2038



















East Didsbury, Millgate Lane
2115 2215 2315















East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop
2118 2218 2318















Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road
2122 2222 2322















School Lane/Wellington Road North 2128 2228 2328















Reddish, Houldsworth Square
2133 2233 2333















Reddish, Thornley Lane North
2138 2238 2338

































Saturdays





































Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0829 0904 0934 1004 1034 1104 1134 1204 1234 1304 1334 1404 1434 1504 1534 1604 1634 1704 1734
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0839 0914 0944 1014 1044 1114
1144 1214 1244 1316 1346 1416 1446 1516 1546 1616 1646 1716
1746
The Christie Hospital
0854 0929 0959 1029 1059 1132
1202 1232 1302 1334 1404 1437 1507 1537 1607 1637 1707 1737
1807
East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop
0904 0939 1009 1041 1111
1144 1214 1244 1314 1346 1416 1449 1519 1549 1619 1649 1718
1748 1818
Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road
0908 0943 1013 1045 1115
1148 1218 1248 1318 1350 1420 1453 1523 1553 1623 1653 1722 1752 1822
School Lane/Wellington Road North 0915 0950 1020 1052 1122
1155
1225 1255 1325 1357 1427 1500 1530 1600 1630 1700 1729 1759 1829
Reddish, Houldsworth Square
0921 0956 1026 1058 1128 1201 1231
1301 1331
1403 1433 1506 1536 1606 1636 1706 1735 1805 1835
Reddish, Thornley Lane North
0927 1002 1032 1104 1134 1207 1237 1307 1337 1409 1439 1512
1542 1612
1642 1712
1741
1811
1841
W– All bus 42A 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 — Heaton Chapel — Reddish
42A
Saturdays (continued)



















Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1804 1834
















Manchester Royal Infirmary
1816 1846















The Christie Hospital
1837 1907
















East Didsbury, Millgate Lane


2015 2115 2215 2315












East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop
1848 1918 2018 2118 2218 2318












Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road
1852 1922 2022 2122 2222 2322












School Lane/Wellington Road North 1858 1928 2028 2128 2228 2328












Reddish, Houldsworth Square
1904 1934 2033 2133 2233 2333












Reddish, Thornley Lane North
1910 1940 2038 2138 2238 2338






























Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period)



















East Didsbury, Millgate Lane
1010 1110
1210 1310 1410 1510 1610 1710 1810









East Didsbury, Metrolink Stop
1013 1113
1213
1313
1413 1513
1613 1713
1813









Didsbury Road/Mauldeth Road
1017
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817









School Lane/Wellington Road North 1023 1123
1223 1323 1423 1523 1623 1723 1823









Reddish, Houldsworth Square
1028 1128 1228 1329 1429 1529 1629 1729 1828









Reddish, Thornley Lane North
1034 1134 1234 1335 1435 1535 1635 1735 1834




























For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
W– All bus 42A journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details