Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station, often abbreviated to Piccadilly or Piccadilly Gardens is one of two main bus stations in Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

's city centre

Manchester City Centre

Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England. It lies within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, next to the River Irwell...

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Technically it is not a bus station, just a series of bus stops and bus stands. Nearby there is a Manchester Metrolink

Manchester Metrolink

Metrolink is a light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. It consists of four lines which converge in Manchester city centre and terminate in Bury, Altrincham, Eccles and Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The system is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester and operated under contract by RATP Group...

 station named Piccadilly Gardens

Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink station

Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink station is a Manchester Metrolink station located in Piccadilly Gardens, adjacent to Piccadilly Bus Station. The station can be used for Interchange between the Bury service and Altrincham and Eccles services. The station is in the City Ticketing Zone.The station was...

. The majority of the stands are located between Piccadilly Gardens

Piccadilly Gardens

Piccadilly Gardens is a green space in Manchester city centre, England, situated at one end of Market Street and on the edge of the Northern Quarter...

 and the Piccadilly Plaza, where buses for south or west Manchester usually begin or end their route. Other stands are located on Oldham Street, Piccadilly or Lever Street for services heading towards north or east of Manchester, however they are all classed as Piccadilly Gardens.

The segregated bus 'station' was first opened on the site of the demolished Manchester Infirmary in 1931 to serve as the new terminus of the various extensive regional 'express' bus services run by Manchester and its partners that had to be curtailed under the Road Traffic Act of 1930 and subsequent regulation of bus services. The station was extended in 1932/3 and finally extended to form the full length of Parker Street in 1935.

Services

There are numerous buses that use Piccadilly Gardens bus station. The majority of services are run by First Manchester

First Manchester

First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...

 and Stagecoach Manchester with the remainder of services run by Arriva North West

Arriva North West

Arriva North West is a division of Arriva that operates bus services around North West England. It consists of two companies: Arriva North West Ltd and Arriva Merseyside Ltd....

, Bluebird

Bluebird Bus & Coach

Bluebird Bus and Coach is a bus operator based in Middleton in Greater Manchester. The company was formed in 1988 by three members of the Dunstan family)...

, Finglands, First West Yorkshire

First West Yorkshire

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, JPT

JP Travel

JP Travel, sometimes known as JPT or Jpt Bus Company, is a bus company based at Middleton in Greater Manchester, England. The company is owned by Janet and Peter Walsh and runs local services in the North Manchester area. The JP in JP Travel forms the initials of their first names.-History:The...

, Manchester Community Transport

Manchester Community Transport

Manchester Community Transport is a bus operator based in Stockport in Greater Manchester. The company was formed in 1980, under the Urban Aid Funding scheme....

, Rossendale Transport

Rossendale Transport

Rossendale Transport is a bus operator running within the Borough of Rossendale and into surrounding areas, including Rochdale, Bury, Manchester, Burnley, Accrington, Blackburn and Todmorden...

 and Speedwellbus

Speedwellbus

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There are frequent buses running to areas around the Greater Manchester area as well as to Glossop

Glossop

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, Huddersfield

Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....

, Macclesfield

Macclesfield

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, Stalybridge

Stalybridge

Stalybridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 22,568. Historically a part of Cheshire, it is east of Manchester city centre and northwest of Glossop. With the construction of a cotton mill in 1776, Stalybridge became one of...

 and Wilmslow

Wilmslow

-Economy:Wilmslow is well known, like Alderley Edge, for having many famous residents, notably footballers, stars of Coronation Street and rich North West businessmen. The town is part of the so-called Golden Triangle in the north west together with Alderley Edge and Prestbury...

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The bus services that use Piccadilly Gardens bus station and its Stand Letter are:
(Places in bold are where services terminate)

No.	Operator	Destination	Stand	Nightbus Stand
1	First Manchester	Metroshuttle	EX	-
3	First Manchester	Metroshuttle	EX	-
8	First Manchester	Bolton via Pendleton, Pendlebury and Farnworth	Starts at Shudehill	P
12	First Manchester	Leigh via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Tyldesley and Atherton	P	Service 39
15	Stagecoach Manchester	Flixton via Firswood, Stretford, Urmston and Davyhulme	L	-
16 16A	Monday-Saturday Daytime: Arriva North West Evenings/Sundays: Finglands (16)	Altrincham via Chorlton, Stretford, Sale and Ashton-upon-Mersey	K	Service 86 to Chorlton/Altrincham
17	First Manchester	Rochdale via Harpurhey, Middleton and Castleton	Starts at Shudehill	N
24	First Manchester	Bacup via Newton Heath, New Moston, Chadderton, Royton, Rochdale and Whitworth (Peak times)	F	-
		Rochdale via Newton Heath, New Moston, Chadderton and Royton
32	First Manchester	Wigan via Pendleton, Mosley Common, Tyldesley, Atherton, Castle Hill and Hindley	P	-
33	First Manchester	Worsley via Ordsall and Eccles	P	-
		Wigan via Eccles, Worsley, Boothstown, Tyldesley, Atherton and Hindley (Evenings/Sundays)
36	First Manchester	Bolton via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden and Little Hulton	P	Service 39 to Little Hulton
37	First Manchester	Bolton via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden and Farnworth	P	Service 39 to Walkden
39	First Manchester	Leigh via Pendleton, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Tyldesley and Atherton	Service 12	P
41	Stagecoach Manchester Finglands	Altrincham via Fallowfield, West Didsbury, Northenden and Sale	H	H
42	Stagecoach Manchester Finglands	East Didsbury via Universities, Rusholme, Fallowfield and Didsbury	G	G
	Stagecoach Manchester	Stockport via Universities, Rusholme, Fallowfield and East Didsbury	J	-
42A	Stagecoach Manchester	Reddish via Universities, Rusholme, Fallowfield and East Didsbury	J1	Service 42/142 to East Didsbury
43 Greater Manchester bus route 43 Greater Manchester bus route 43 is a popular bus service that operates in Greater Manchester between Piccadilly Gardens and Manchester Airport 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.- History :...	Stagecoach Manchester	Manchester Airport via Fallowfield, West Didsbury, Northenden and Wythenshawe	H	H 24 hour service
44	Bluebird	Manchester Airport via Fallowfield, East Didsbury, Cheadle and Gatley	J	-
48	Finglands	Northenden via Fallowfield, Withington and West Didsbury	H	Service 41/43/143
59	First Manchester	Rushcroft via Cheetham Hill, Middleton, Chadderton, Oldham and Shaw	E	-
63	Arriva North West	Brookhouse via Ordsall and Eccles	P2	-
67	First Manchester	Cadishead via Pendleton, Eccles, Peel Green and Irlam	Starts at Shudehill	P
72	Bluebird	Chadderton, Sportsmans via Newton Heath and New Moston	F	-
74	Stagecoach Manchester	Hollinwood via Brookdale Park and Failsworth	F	-
76	Stagecoach Manchester	Oldham via Brookdale Park, Failsworth and Limeside	F	-
		Hollinwood via Brookdale Park and Failsworth (some journeys)
77	Bluebird	Manchester Church Street via Newton Heath, Moston and Harpurhey	F R (Weekday mornings only)	-
78	Bluebird	Oldham via Brookdale Park, Failsworth, Woodhouses, Hollinwood and Limeside	F2	-
80	Bluebird	Middleton via Miles Platting and Moston	B2	-
81	First Manchester	Derker via Moston, Werneth and Oldham	B	-
81A	First Manchester	Waterhead via Moston, Werneth and Oldham	B	Service 82 (not via Moston)
82	First Manchester	Waterhead via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Werneth and Oldham	A	-
		Uppermill via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham, Waterhead and Delph (Peak times)
	First Manchester Stagecoach Manchester	Lees via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham and Waterhead (Nightbus)	-	D
83	First Manchester	Sholver via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham and Moorside	A	Service 82 to Oldham
84	Bluebird	Woodhouses via Newton Heath and Failsworth	F3 R (peak times)	-
84	Monday-Saturday daytime and Sundays: Stagecoach Manchester Monday-Saturday evenings: Arriva North West	Reddish via Old Trafford, Chorlton, Southern Cemetery, Withington, East Didsbury and Heaton Chapel	L	-
85	Stagecoach Manchester	Chorlton via Alexandra Park	M	Service 86
86	Stagecoach Manchester	Chorlton via Brooks's Bar	M	-
		Altrincham via Brooks's Bar, Chorlton, Stretford and Sale (Nightbus)	-	M
88	Monday-Saturday daytime: First Manchester Evenings/Sundays: JPT	Manchester Shudehill via Monsall, Moston, White Moss, Higher Blackley, North Manchester General Hospital and Cheetham Hill	B	-
99	Monday-Saturday daytime: Finglands Sunday daytime: Stagecoach Manchester	Sale via Southern Cemetery, Northenden, Baguley and Brooklands	N	-
101	Stagecoach Manchester Early Saturday mornings only: Finglands	Wythenshawe via Southern Cemetery, Northenden and Newall Green	N	-
104	Stagecoach Manchester	Wythenshawe via Southern Cemetery, Northenden and Benchill	N	-
		Wythenshawe Hospital via Southern Cemetery, Northenden, Benchill and Wythenshawe (Evenings)
105	Stagecoach Manchester	Manchester Airport via Southern Cemetery, Northenden, Benchill and Wythenshawe	N	-
109	Stagecoach Manchester	Wythenshawe Hospital via Southern Cemetery, Northenden and Baguley	N	-
111	Stagecoach Manchester	Southern Cemetery via Moss Side and Withington	N	-
112	Bluebird	Middleton via Collyhurst, Moston and Middleton Junction	B	-
118	JPT	North Manchester General Hospital via Collyhurst and Moston	B	-
		Moston via Collyhurst (evenings)
130	Arriva North West	Macclesfield via East Didsbury, Cheadle, Wilmslow and Alderley Edge	P	-
135	First Manchester	Bury via Cheetham Hill and Whitefield	E	N
142	Stagecoach Manchester	East Didsbury via Fallowfield and Withington	G	G
143	Stagecoach Manchester	West Didsbury via Fallowfield and Withington	H	H
149	First Manchester	Oldham via Cheetham Hill, Higher Blackley, Moston, Hollinwood and Coppice	E	-
		Holts Estate via Cheetham Hill, Higher Blackley, Moston, Hollinwood, Coppice, Oldham and Alt (Evenings/Sundays)
157	Finglands	Woodford via Fallowfield, East Didsbury, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall	J4	-
163	First Manchester	Bury via Harpurhey, Middleton, Langley, Heywood and Darn Hill	A	Service 17 to Middleton
167	Rossendalebus First Manchester Peak times	Norden via Cheetham Hill, Heaton Park, Heywood and Bamford	E R (2 weekday journeys)	-
173	Manchester Community Transport	Stepping Hill Hospital Stepping Hill Hospital Stepping Hill Hospital in a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester.Stepping Hill Hospital is Stockport NHS Foundation Trust's main hospital, which looks after a population of approximately 350,000 people. Dr C. F. Burke is the Trust's Chief Executive while...  via Longsight, Reddish and Stockport	EQ	-
180	First Manchester	Greenfield via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lees and Grotton	A	Service 82 to Oldham/Lees
181 182	First Manchester	Rochdale via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Chadderton, Royton, Shaw and Milnrow	E	-
184 Greater Manchester bus route 184 Greater Manchester bus route 184 is a frequent bus route, operated by First Manchester with journeys between Huddersfield and Manchester jointly run by First Manchester and First West Yorkshire. The service runs hourly Monday-Saturday daytime on its full route and also runs hourly to Diggle via...	First Manchester First West Yorkshire	Huddersfield via Newton Heath, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lees, Grotton, Uppermill, Diggle and Marsden	A	Service 82 to Oldham/Lees
188	Monday-Saturday daytime: Speedwellbus Sunday daytime: Hayton's Coaches	Ryder Brow via Ancoats, Openshaw and Gorton	EQ	-
188	Bluebird	Chadderton via Newton Heath, Failsworth and Hollinwood	F	-
192 Greater Manchester bus route 192 Greater Manchester bus route 192 is a frequent and popular bus route running between Manchester city centre and Stockport, operated by Stagecoach Manchester. It carries over nine million passengers each year, and is often considered to be the busiest bus route in the country...	Stagecoach Manchester	Hazel Grove/Stepping Hill Hospital Stepping Hill Hospital Stepping Hill Hospital in a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester.Stepping Hill Hospital is Stockport NHS Foundation Trust's main hospital, which looks after a population of approximately 350,000 people. Dr C. F. Burke is the Trust's Chief Executive while... via Longsight, Levenshulme and Stockport	EP	EP
201	Stagecoach Manchester	Hattersley via Ardwick, Belle Vue, Gorton, Denton and Hyde	EO	EO
203	Stagecoach Manchester	Stockport via Ardwick, Belle Vue, Gorton and Reddish	EO	EO
204	Stagecoach Manchester	Hyde via Ardwick, Belle Vue, Gorton, Denton and Haughton Green	EO1, 2	Service 201 (not via Haughton Green)
205	Daytime: Stagecoach Manchester Evenings: First Manchester	Dane Bank via Ardwick and West Gorton	EO	-
206 207	Stagecoach Manchester	Gee Cross via Ardwick, West Gorton, Denton, Haughton Green and Hyde	EO	Service 201 to Hyde (not via Haughton Green)
216	Stagecoach Manchester	Ashton-under-Lyne via Sportcity, Droylsden and Audenshaw	D	D
217	JPT	Droylsden Circular via Sportcity and Clayton	D4	-
219	Stagecoach Manchester	Ashton-under-Lyne via Openshaw and Guide Bridge	EW	EW
220	Stagecoach Manchester First Manchester Checkmate	Tameside General Hospital via Openshaw, Dukinfield and Stalybridge	EW	Service 219 to Openshaw
221	Stagecoach Manchester First Manchester	Tennyson Avenue via Openshaw and Dukinfield	EW	Service 219 to Openshaw
231	Stagecoach Manchester	Ashton-under-Lyne via Sportcity, Droylsden, Littlemoss, Smallshaw and Tameside General Hospital	D	Services 216/237 to Droylsden/Ashton
236	Stagecoach Manchester	Glossop via Sportcity, Droylsden, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Mottram	D1	Services 216/237
237	Stagecoach Manchester	Glossop via Sportcity, Droylsden, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge, Mottram and Tintwistle	D1	D
250	Stagecoach Manchester	Trafford Centre via Old Trafford	K	-
251	Stagecoach Manchester	Trafford Park via Chorlton and Stretford	EQ3	-
255	Stagecoach Manchester	Partington via Old Trafford, Stretford, Urmston, Flixton and Carrington	L	Service 256 to Stretford
256	Daytime and early evenings: Stagecoach Manchester Late evenings: JPT	Flixton via Hulme, Old Trafford, Stretford, Lostock and Davyhulme	L	L
263	Arriva North West	Altrincham via Old Trafford, Stretford and Sale	K	Service 256 to Streford
291	Bluebird Go Goodwins	Trafford Park via Old Trafford	K1	-
	First Manchester	Trafford Centre via Old Trafford and Trafford Park	K5	-
X34	First Manchester	Leigh via Pendleton and Astley	P	-
		Lowton via Pendleton, Astley and Leigh (Peak times)
X50	Stagecoach Manchester	Trafford Centre via Old Trafford, Imperial War Museum North	K	-
X57	Stagecoach Manchester	Woodford via Fallowfield, East Didsbury, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall	J	-
X58	Stagecoach Manchester	Flixton via Davyhulme	L1	Service 256
X75	Bluebird	Moston via Newton Heath	F	-
X82	First Manchester	Milnrow via Chadderton, Royton, Shaw, Buckstones and Newhey	F1	-
X84	First Manchester	Carrcote via Failsworth, Hollinwood, Garden Suburb, Lees, Grotton, Uppermill and Delph	A1	-

Notes:

• Bluebird's 84 and Stagecoach/Arriva's 84 are separate services
• Bluebird's 188 and Speedwellbus/Hayton's 188 are separate services

1	Peak time journeys only
2	Evenings and Sundays only
3	Weekdays only
4	Evenings only
5	Weekday evenings only