Rochdale Bus Station
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Rochdale bus station is a bus station located in the town of Rochdale
in Greater Manchester
, England
. It is run by Transport for Greater Manchester.
The current station opened in the 1970s and is located under a multi-storey car park
between Smith Street and Baillie Street. A new station is proposed to be built on the opposite side of Smith Street (on the former site of Electric House), which will replace the current station. An extension of the Manchester Metrolink
system to the bus station was proposed in Phase 3b. The proposal finally got the go-ahead in May 2009 at a cost of £33m. The agreement was delayed following the rejection of the £3bn Greater Manchester Transport Innovation Fund in December 2008. Trams should reach Rochdale bus station in 2014.
, while the remainder of services are run by Rossendalebus
, Centrebus
, First West Yorkshire
, JPT
, Eurobus
, Stotts
and Tyrer Bus.
There are frequent buses from Rochdale to destinations that include Accrington
, Ashton-under-Lyne
, Bolton
, Burnley
, Bury
, Halifax
, Manchester
, Oldham
, Rawtenstall
and Todmorden
, as well as other parts of the Rochdale borough including Castleton, Heywood
, Hollingworth Lake
, Kirkholt, Littleborough, Middleton
, Milnrow
, Newhey
and Norden
.
The bus services that use Rochdale Bus Station are :
Notes:
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is run by Transport for Greater Manchester.
The current station opened in the 1970s and is located under a multi-storey car park
Multi-storey car park
A multi-storey car-park is a building designed specifically to be for car parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place...
between Smith Street and Baillie Street. A new station is proposed to be built on the opposite side of Smith Street (on the former site of Electric House), which will replace the current station. An extension of the 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...
system to the bus station was proposed in Phase 3b. The proposal finally got the go-ahead in May 2009 at a cost of £33m. The agreement was delayed following the rejection of the £3bn Greater Manchester Transport Innovation Fund in December 2008. Trams should reach Rochdale bus station in 2014.
Services
The majority of services that serve Rochdale Bus Station are run by First ManchesterFirst 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...
, while the remainder of services are run by Rossendalebus
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...
, Centrebus
Centrebus Holdings
Centrebus Holdings is a bus company in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. It is a partnership between Arriva and Centrebus, created in May 2008 to purchase both K-Line Travel and Stagecoach Yorkshire's Huddersfield operations.-Stagecoach:...
, First West Yorkshire
First West Yorkshire
First West Yorkshire is the trading name of the four First bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
, 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...
, Eurobus
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...
, Stotts
Stotts Tours (Oldham)
Stotts Tours , or Stotts for short, is one of the bus companies serving the area of Greater Manchester, England. The company, based in Oldham, operates within the area covered by Transport for Greater Manchester.-1986 to 1997:...
and Tyrer Bus.
There are frequent buses from Rochdale to destinations that include Accrington
Accrington
Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...
, Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...
, Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
, Burnley
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
, Bury
Bury
Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
, Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
, 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...
, Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
, Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall is a town at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire, England. It is the seat for the Borough of Rossendale, in which it is located. The town lies 18 miles north of Manchester, 22 miles east of the county town of Preston and 45 miles south east of Lancaster...
and Todmorden
Todmorden
Todmorden is a market town and civil parish, located 17 miles from Manchester, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and has a total population of 14,941....
, as well as other parts of the Rochdale borough including Castleton, Heywood
Heywood, Greater Manchester
Heywood is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Roch and is east of Bury, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north of the city of Manchester. The town of Middleton lies to the south, whilst to the north is the...
, Hollingworth Lake
Hollingworth Lake
Hollingworth Lake is a reservoir in the Hollingworth area of Littleborough — part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Also known as the Weaver's Seaport, Hollingworth Lake was originally built as the main water source for the Rochdale Canal, but forms part of...
, Kirkholt, Littleborough, Middleton
Middleton, Greater Manchester
Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Irk, south-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester...
, Milnrow
Milnrow
Milnrow is a suburban town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, and forms a continuous urban area with Rochdale...
, Newhey
Newhey
Newhey is a suburban village in the Milnrow area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England...
and Norden
Norden, Greater Manchester
Norden is a suburban village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on the western edge of Rochdale....
.
The bus services that use Rochdale Bus Station are :
| No. | Operator | Destination | Stand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - Saturday Daytime | Evenings & Sundays | |||
| 6 | First Manchester | Kirkholt Circular | F | F1 |
| Tyrer Bus | - | F2 | ||
| 17 | First Manchester JPT Eurobus |
Manchester Shudehill via Castleton, Middleton and Harpurhey | A | A |
| 17A | First Manchester | Manchester Shudehill via Castleton, Stake Hill, Middleton and Harpurhey | A3 | Service 17 |
| 24 | First Manchester | Manchester Piccadilly Limited Stop via Royton, Chadderton Chadderton Chadderton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of Lancashire... and Newton Heath Newton Heath Newton Heath is an urban area of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is east north east of Manchester city centre and has a population of 9,883.... |
N | N4 |
| Bacup Bacup Bacup is a town within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It is located amongst the South Pennines, along Lancashire's eastern boundary with West Yorkshire. The town sits within a rural setting in the Forest of Rossendale, amongst the steep-sided upper-Irwell Valley, through which the... Limited Stop via Whitworth Whitworth, Lancashire Whitworth is a town and civil parish within the Borough of Rossendale in Lancashire, England. It is set amongst the foothills of the Pennines, between the towns of Bacup, to the north, and Rochdale, to the south. It has a population of 7,263.... |
Y5 | Service 464 | ||
| 58 | First Manchester | Middleton via Milnrow, Shaw Shaw and Crompton Shaw and Crompton is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, north of Oldham, southeast of Rochdale, and to the northeast of the city of Manchester... , Oldham, Chadderton and Mills Hill |
L | Services 181/182 to Shaw |
| 181 | First Manchester | Manchester Piccadilly via Milnrow, Shaw, Royton, Chadderton and Newton Heath | N | N |
| 182 | First Manchester | Manchester Piccadilly via Milnrow, Shaw, Royton, Royal Oldham Hospital Royal Oldham Hospital The Royal Oldham Hospital is a NHS hospital in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It forms part of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and was opened with its present name on 1 December 1989. Its services are commissioned by NHS Oldham.... Chadderton and Newton Heath |
N | N4 |
| 409 | First Manchester | Ashton-under-Lyne via Royton and Oldham | K | K |
| 431 | Rossendalebus | Stanneybrook | U | - |
| 433 | Rossendalebus | Castleton via Belfield, Firgrove, and Sandbrook Park | Service 434 | U6 |
| Tyrer Bus | Service 434 | U4 | ||
| 434 | Tyrer Bus | Castleton via Belfield, Firgrove, Turf Hill and Kirkholt | U | Service 433 |
| 435 | Rossendalebus | Buckstones via Turf Hill and Shaw | U | - |
| 438 | First Manchester | Lane Head via Spotland Bridge and Daniel Fold | E | - |
| Rossendalebus | Daniel Fold via Spotland Bridge | - | V | |
| 440 | Rossendalebus | Syke via Rochdale Infirmary | X | X |
| 441 | Rossendalebus | Foxholes | S | - |
| 443 | Rossendalebus | Shawfield via Elmsfield | X | - |
| 444 | Rossendalebus | Norden via Spotland Bridge | J | J6 |
| Tyrer Bus | - | J4 | ||
| 445 | Rossendalebus | Cutgate via Spotland Bridge | G | - |
| 446 | Rossendalebus | Wallbank via Healey and Whitworth | X | Service 447 |
| 447 | Rossendalebus | Wallbank via Healey and Whitworth | X3 | X6 |
| Tyrer Bus | - | X4 | ||
| 451 | First Manchester | Peppermint Bridge via Milnrow and Newhey | L | - |
| Rossendalebus | - | L6 | ||
| Tyrer Bus | - | L4 | ||
| 452 | First Manchester | Littleborough via Milnrow and Hollingworth Lake | L | - |
| 454 | First Manchester | Stansfield via Littleborough and Shore | T | Services 455/590 |
| 455 | First Manchester | Littleborough via Hollingworth Lake | S | - |
| Stansfield via Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough and Shore | - | S | ||
| 456 | First Manchester | Hollingworth Lake via Wardle | S | Service 455 |
| 457 | First Manchester | Stansfield via Littleborough | T | Service 455/590 |
| 458 | First Manchester | Littleborough via Wardle and Stubley | S | - |
| Rossendalebus | Wardle via Smallbridge and Low Hill | - | S6 | |
| Tyrer Bus | - | S4 | ||
| 462 | First Manchester | Ladyhouse via Milnrow | R | - |
| 464 | Rossendalebus | Accrington via Whitworth, Bacup, and Rawtenstall | Y | Y |
| 467 468 |
Rossendalebus | Bury via Greave, Bamford and Jericho | J | J |
| Tottington via Greave, Bamford and Bury | Service 469 | J | ||
| 469 | First Manchester | Tottington via Bamford and Bury | V | - |
| Rossendalebus | - | J | ||
| 471 | First Manchester | Bolton via Heywood and Bury | B | B |
| 528 | Centrebus | Halifax via Littleborough, Ripponden Ripponden Ripponden is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. It is the site of a Roman settlement, and there is a Roman Road over nearby Blackstone Edge, a rocky ridge of Millstone Grit... and Sowerby Bridge Sowerby Bridge Sowerby Bridge is a market town that lies within the Upper Calder Valley in the district of Calderdale in the county of West Yorkshire, in northern England.-Geography:Sowerby Bridge is situated on the edge of Halifax, about three miles from its centre... |
V | V |
| 589 | First West Yorkshire | Burnley via Littleborough and Todmorden | V | Service 590 to Todmorden |
| 590 | First West Yorkshire | Halifax via Littleborough, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge Hebden Bridge Hebden Bridge is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and lies 8 miles west of Halifax and 14 miles north east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the River Hebden .A 2004 profile of... |
V | V |
| 591T | Tyrer Bus | Castleton via Turf Hill | W7 | Service 433 |
| Portsmouth via Littleborough and Todmorden | W8 | Service 590 to Todmorden | ||
| 719 | First Manchester | Hopwood Hall College via Castleton One journey to Middleton |
A9 | - |
Notes:
| 1 | Not Monday-Saturday evenings |
|---|---|
| 2 | Monday-Saturday evenings |
| 3 | Monday-Friday early mornings only |
| 4 | Sunday daytime only |
| 5 | Peak times only |
| 6 | Monday-Saturday early evenings only |
| 7 | Saturday morning only |
| 8 | Late afternoons only |
| 9 | Collegedays only |