Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

(29/12/2019 10:55)Metroline1511 Wrote:  Do any other bus routes cover the Handforth - Cheadle section of route 130?

TfGM's review of the 130 withdrawal:

D&G have registered an
hourly Monday to Friday
service outside of
Greater Manchester from
Macclesfield to
Handforth.

Service 42B
provides a 30
min frequency
daytime service
between East
Didsbury and
Cheadle Hulme
(Albert Road).

Service 368
provides a 15
min frequency
service along
Turves Road
and Etchells
Road.

Service 312
provides an
hourly service
along the
section of
Wilmslow Road
between
Outwood Road
and Stanley
Road (county
boundary).
It should be
noted, however,
that none of
these services
serve East
Didsbury. To
access East
Didsbury
passengers
would be
required to
change to
service 42B at
Cheadle Hulme
or Cheadle.

Service 130 is the
only Arriva service
in the local area.
As well as
operator’s own
tickets the System
One range of
travelcards is
available across
services 42B, 312 &
368.

Service 130 has
been progressively
reduced in recent
years, having been
reduced in days and
hours of operation,
frequency and the
service was recently
curtailed to no
longer serve
Manchester City
Centre.

A section of
Wilmslow Road
(Heald Green)
becomes unserved.

There are 3 pairs of
stops along this
section of route,
however 2 pairs are
within 400m of
alternative services
(312 & 368). The
area is also served
by Heald Green
Local Link.
No TfGM action
proposed at this
stage.