GMCA Proposed Routes

[Mrboo]

RE: GMCA Proposed Routes
How I would change it

Manchester Routes

Manchester to Brookhouse/Cadishead
Manchester City Centre - Eccles - Brookhouse
Manchester City Centre - Trafford Centre - Cadishead
Manchester City Centre - Salford Royal Hospital - Cadishead

How come running buses past Eccles? turn buses at Eccles and try push Metrolink for people past Eccles by using a low cost small bus Eccles local bus network


Routes via Northenden & Wythenshawe
Manchester City Centre - Northenden - Sale
Manchester City Centre - Northenden - Timperley
Manchester City Centre - Northenden - Wythenshawe
Manchester City Centre - Wythenshawe - Wythenshawe Hospital
Manchester City Centre - Wythenshawe - Manchester Airport

Same again lots of buses running into Manchester that could just feed into Metrolink with just 1 route going into Manchester. with you ramping that up at peak.

Routes to Withington
Manchester City Centre - Withington
Manchester City Centre - Withington - Airport

Maybe Manchester to Withington should be pulled with the universities running own network as fares should go up to full price as it would not be right to offer cheap fares.

Routes to East and West Didsbury and Onwards
Manchester City Centre - East Didsbury - Reddish
Manchester City Centre - East Didsbury - Woodford
Manchester City Centre - East Didsbury - Stockport
Manchester City Centre - University - East Didsbury
Manchester City Centre - Univerisity - West Didsbury
Manchester City Centre - West Didsbury

Lots of the 42 routes should be moved onto 50 route with same as the 43 with Manchester to Univerisity -Didsbury be run by the universities

Routes via Moston
Manchester City Centre - Moston - Higher Blackley
Manchester City Centre - Moston - Oldham
Manchester City Centre - Moston - Alkrington
Manchester City Centre - Moston - Crumpsall
Manchester City Centre - Moston - Middleton
Manchester City Centre - NMGH - Middleton
Manchester - Greengate

not much you can do with this area

Routes via Middleton & Routes to Rochdale
Manchester City Centre - Middleton - Heywood
Manchester City Centre - Middleton - Norden
Manchester City Centre - Middleton - Bury
Manchester City Centre - Middleton - Rochdale
Manchester City Centre - Chadderton - Rochdale
Manchester City Centre - Shaw - Rochdale

I would also add a Manchester City Centre to Chadderton then Oldham and would drop Royton to Rochdale and would add Oldham to Middleton then Salford

Routes to Flixton/Partington
Manchester City Centre - Hulme - Stretford - Flixton
Manchester City Centre - Davyhulme - Flixton
Manchester City Centre - Urmston - Flixton
Manchester City Centre - Urmston - Flixton - Partington
Manchester City Centre - Stretford - Urmston - Partington

Routes to Stockport and Hazel Grove
Manchester City Centre - University - Stockport - Hazel Grove
Manchester City Centre - Stockport - Hazel Grove
Manchester City Centre - Longsight - Green End - Stockport
Manchester City Centre - Reddish - Stockport
Manchester City Centre - Ladybarn - Stockport

Circulars
Manchester City Centre - Spinningfields Circular
Manchester City Centre - Victoria Circular
Manchester City Centre - NMGH Circular
Piccadilly - Victoria Circular

Routes to Tameside
Manchester City Centre - Hyde - Hattersley
Manchester City Centre - Dane Bank - Denton
Manchester City Centre - Denton - Gee Cross
Manchester City Centre - Town Lane - Gee Cross
Manchester City Centre - Droylsden - Ashton
Manchester City Centre - Clayton - Droylsden - Ashton
Manchester City Centre - Littlemoss - Ashton
Manchester City Centre - Clayton - Hartshead - Ashton
Manchester City Centre - Openshaw - Ashton - Stalybridge
Manchester City Centre - Dukinfield - Stalybridge
Manchester City Centre - Stalybridge
Manchester City Centre - Audenshaw - Dukinfield

Routes to Trafford Centre
Manchester City Centre - Old Trafford - Trafford Centre
Manchester City Centre - Trafford Bar - Trafford Centre
Manchester City Centre - Trafford Centre

the buses to Trafford Centre should be run down to try move people to Metrolink

Routes to Altrincham/Sale
Manchester City Centre - Sale - Altrincham

Routes via Salford areas
Manchester City Centre - Salford Shopping Centre - Swinton
Manchester City Centre - Eccles - Worsley
Manchester City Centre - Walkden - Logistics North

Routes to Bolton
Manchester City Centre - Little Hulton - Bolton
Manchester City Centre - Little Hulton - Farnworth
Manchester City Centre - Farnworth - Bolton
Manchester City Centre - Pendlebury - Bolton

Routes toward Oldham & Hollinwood
Manchester City Centre - Oldham
Manchester City Centre - Oldham - Rushcroft
Manchester City Centre - Newton Heath - Hollinwood
Manchester City Centre - Failsworth - Oldham
Manchester City Centre - Uppermill - Carrcote
Manchester - Oldham - Uppermill - Standage

Most buses turned at Oldham or Hollingwood to feed into metrolink with a Manchester to Oldham bus every 30 mins each route with more peak buses

Routes to Chorlton
Manchester City Centre - Alexandra Park - Chorlton
Manchester City Centre - Brook's Bar - Chorlton
Manchester City Centre - Chorlton - Sale

Routes to Bury
Manchester City Centre - Pilsworth - Bury
Manchester City Centre - Prestwich - Bury
Manchester City Centre - Unsworth - Bury
Manchester City Centre - Radcliffe - Bury
Manchester City Centre - Whitefield - Bury
Manchester City Centre - Higher Broughton - Simister

Cross City Routes & Leigh Services
Manchester City Centre - Leigh - Bryn
MRI - Manchester City Centre - Tyldesley - Leigh
MRI - Manchester City Centre - Tyldesley - Atherton
MRI - Manchester City Centre - Middleton - Langley
Salford Quays - Manchester City Centre - East Didsbury
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