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{{Short description|Bus operator in Greater Manchester, England}}

{{Infobox Company

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

| company_name = Stagecoach in Manchester

{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

| company_logo = [[Image:Stagecoach UK Logo.jpg|center]]

{{Infobox Bus transit

| company_type = Subsidiary of [[Stagecoach Group]]

| name = Stagecoach Manchester

| foundation = 1996, formerly GM Buses South

| logo =

| ___location = Hyde Road, [[Manchester]]

| logo_size = 250px

| parent = [[Stagecoach Group]]

| image = Stagecoach Manchester 80096 - SK74 BHU.jpg

| area_served = Manchester, Oldham, Bolton, Salford, Tameside, Trafford, Stockport, High Peak

| image_size = 250

| homepage = [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/manchester/ www.stagecoachbus.com/manchester]

| image_caption = Bee Network branded [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV]] at [[Shudehill Interchange]] in January 2025

| footnotes =

| parent = [[Stagecoach Group|Stagecoach]]

}}

| founded = February 1996

'''Stagecoach Manchester Limited''' is a major operator of [[bus]] services in the [[England|English]] city of [[Manchester]] and in the surrounding area of [[Greater Manchester]]. It is a subsidiary of the [[Stagecoach Group]]. Stagecoach Manchester is also the second largest subsidiary of the Stagecoach group, serving over 80 million passenger a year.<ref>http://www.stagecoachbus.com/manchester/careers.html</ref>

| headquarters = [[Cheetham, Manchester|Cheetham Hill]]

| locale =

| service_area = [[Greater Manchester]]<br> [[West Yorkshire]]<br> [[Derbyshire]]<br> [[Cheshire]]

| service_type = Bus services

|destinations=Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, Bolton, Eccles, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Trafford, Huddersfield|hubs = [[Manchester]]<br />[[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]]<br/>[[Oldham]]<br/>[[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]]<br/>[[Metropolitan Borough of Stockport|Stockport]]<br />[[Metropolitan Borough of Tameside|Tameside]]<br /> [[Trafford]]

| depots = 5

| fleet = 596 (January 2025)

| ridership = 265,753 (December 2012)

| website = {{official website}}

|routes=155}}

'''Stagecoach Manchester'''<ref name=company2818654>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/02818654 Companies House extract company no 2818654] Greater Manchester Buses South Limited</ref> is a major bus operator in [[Greater Manchester]], operating franchised [[Bee Network]] bus services on contract to [[Transport for Greater Manchester]] (TfGM). It is the largest UK bus subsidiary of [[Stagecoach Group]] outside of [[Greater London]], as well as the largest within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester by passenger numbers, carrying up to 96.2 million passengers in 2019/20.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/manchester|title=About Stagecoach in Manchester &#124; Stagecoach}}</ref>

==History==

The company was formerly known as '''GM Buses (South) Ltd.''' which was formed as a management buy out of the southern area of GM Buses (originated from [[Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive]]'s bus division).

===GM Buses South===

{{see also|Timeline of public passenger transport operations in Manchester}}

[[File:GM Buses South bus 5053 (MRJ 53W).jpg|thumb|[[GM Buses]] South [[MCW Metrobus]] in central Manchester]]

In December 1993, GM Buses was split into two companies: ''GM Buses North''<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/02818607 Companies House extract company no 2818607] First Manchester Limited formerly Greater Manchester Buses North Limited</ref> and ''GM Buses South''.<ref name=company2818654/> It was planned that the two companies would compete against one another but, in practice, they stuck to the sides of Manchester as indicated by their names.

In April 1994, GM Buses South was sold in a [[management buyout]]. It faced an uphill struggle as over 40 competitors were operating GM Buses routes following [[Bus deregulation in the United Kingdom|deregulation]], although most of those competed with GM Buses North. However, [[Bee Line Buzz Company|Bee Line]] and [[MTL (transport company)#MTL Manchester|MTL Manchester]] did go south; [[Finglands Coachways]], [[Mayne Coaches|Mayne]] and Walls were established competitors on lucrative south Manchester routes.

The northern area of GM Buses is now known as [[First Manchester]].

GMBS suffered from operating an elderly fleet. As a stand-alone (nil subsidy) arms-length company, GM Buses had not been able to buy new buses; thus [[Daimler Fleetline]]s and [[Leyland Atlantean]]s - the newest by then 15 years old - had to soldier on. Competitors were expanding and GMBS could not make the investment needed.

==History==

GM Buses (South) was formed in 1994 in preparation for privatisation of the former PTE bus company in Greater Manchester. It was broken into two to make more money for the Government and also to fill the Government's 'sweet shop' bus company ownership vision. Stagecoach put in a strong bid, and gained clearance from the [[Department of Trade & Industry]], but the employees bought it for £16million. It faced an uphill struggle. Over 40 competitors had grown over GM Buses routes before the break-up, although most of those attacked GM Buses (North). However, [[Bee Line]] and [[Merseyside Transport Ltd|MTL Manchester]] did go south, and Mayne, Walls and [[Finglands]] were established competitors on lucrative South Manchester routes.

In response to increasing competition by [[MTL (transport company)|Merseyside Transport]], GMBS set up Birkenhead & District<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/01858001 Companies House extract company no 1858001] Birkenhead & District Transport Limited</ref> in [[Liverpool]], running Daimler Fleetlines in Birkenhead Corporation livery.

Both companies also suffered from elderly fleets, as a stand-alone (nil subsidy) arms' length company, GM Buses had not been able to buy new buses, and thus [[Leyland Atlantean|Atlanteans]] and [[Daimler Fleetline|Fleetlines]] - the newest by then 15 years old - had to soldier on. Competitors were expanding and the private company could not meet the investment needed.

====Stagecoach Ribble competition====

Stagecoach set up a [[Ribble]] subsidiary, Stagecoach Manchester, to compete on GMB (South)'s prime route, the 192 (Manchester - Hazel Grove) with brand new buses, and soon they became popular, the new [[Volvo B6]]s made a lasting impression where GMBS could only present a dowdy, dated image.

[[Stagecoach Holdings]] initially set up Stagecoach Manchester as a [[Ribble Motor Services]] subsidiary,{{when|date=January 2025}} in order to compete on GM Buses South's [[Greater Manchester bus route 192|route 192]], operating the route mainly using a new fleet of [[Alexander Dash]] bodied [[Volvo B6]] buses.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

GMBS had to fight back, in response to increasing competition by Merseyside Transport (MTL Manchester) GMBS set up Birkenhead & District on the Wirral, running Fleetlines in Birkenhead Corporation livery. Throughout 1994, GMBS bought a large number of secondhandsecond hand buses, mainly more Atlanteans and [[Leyland National]]s. Competition with Stagecoach became stronger,responded with Stagecoach bringing inmore new buses in the shape of new [[Alexander PS]] bodied [[Volvo B10M|Volvo B10M-55s]] with [[Alexander PS]] bodies. GMBS used its Charterplan coachingcoach fleet to attackcompete with Stagecoach Ribble's [[Lancashire bus route X43|route X43]] to [[Burnley]]. By the end of 1994, everything turned peaceful,; Stagecoach agreed to no further competition on theroute 192, and financedhired 20 [[Alexander Dash]] bodied Volvo B6s forto GMBS,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=29 April 1995 |issue=165 |page=6 |title=GMS in vehicles deal with ex-rival |magazine=[[Coach & Bus Week]] |___location=Peterborough |publisher=Emap}}</ref> eventually selling the Stagecoach Manchester operation, as well as the 13 buses based at its [[Bredbury]] depot, to [[East Yorkshire Motor Services|EYMS Group]] subsidiary [[Finglands Coachways]] in November 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bus giant pulls out of 'golden route' war |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news-bus-giant-pulls/158321130/ |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=6 November 1995 |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=1 January 2025}}</ref>

===Stagecoach ownership===

In February 1996 GMBS gave up, and Stagecoach bought the business, it was quickly rebranded Stagecoach Manchester and did well out of Stagecoach new bus orders. The original Stagecoach Manchester was sold to Finglands.

[[File:Stagecoach Manchester 19628 MX59KHY (8590940898).jpg|thumb|[[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]] branded in former corporate livery on [[Greater Manchester bus route 192|route 192]] in March 2013]]

[[File:SC 12181 R38.jpg|thumb|[[Alexander Dennis Enviro400H]] in 2020 local livery on route 38 in August 2024]]

On 25 February 1996, GM Buses South was sold to Stagecoach for £40.7&nbsp;million ({{Inflation|UK|40,700,000|1996|fmt=eq|r=-3|cursign=£}}), despite criticism from the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and protests from pensioners outside the [[Free Trade Hall]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tooher |first=Patrick |date=26 February 1996|title=Pensioners lead protest at £41m Stagecoach takeover |work=The Independent|___location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/pensioners-lead-protest-at-pounds-41m-stagecoach-takeover-1321229.html |access-date=1 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=https://archive.org/details/cbw-issue207/page/n4/mode/1up |date=2 March 1996 |title=GMS staff vote yes |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |issue=207 |page=5 |___location=Peterborough |publisher=Emap |access-date=1 January 2025}}</ref> GM Buses South was rebranded as Stagecoach Manchester shortly after the sale, despite Stagecoach claiming that the GM Buses South brand would be retained, with new vehicles in the group's corporate livery delivered the following March. The existing Charterplan Travel coaching arm and commercial driver training company GMS Training remained unaffected by the rebranding,<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=https://archive.org/details/cbw-issue210/page/n4/mode/1up |date=23 March 1996 |title=Upgrade after buyout |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |issue=210 |page=5 |___location=Peterborough |publisher=Emap |access-date=1 January 2025}}</ref> however Charterplan was later sold to the EYMS Group the following May, being integrated into the operator's East Yorkshire Travel coaching arm.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |url=https://archive.org/details/cbw-issue216/page/n4/mode/1up |date=4 May 1996 |title=Charterplan is sold to EYMS by Stagecoach |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |issue=216 |page=5 |___location=Peterborough |publisher=Emap |access-date=1 January 2025}}</ref>

On 21 January 2008, Stagecoach Manchester purchased the bus operations of [[Mayne Coaches|A Mayne & Son]], with 38 buses all transferred to Hyde Road garage.<ref>[http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/mergers_ea02/2008/GMB.pdf Anticipated Acquisition by Greater Manchester South Buses Limited of A Mayne & Son Limited] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019101902/http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/mergers_ea02/2008/GMB.pdf |date=19 October 2013 }} Office of Fair Trading 16 January 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=1790&categoryid=0 Stagecoach starts Mayne integration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105423/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=1790&categoryid=0 |date=8 July 2011 }} ''Bus & Coach Professional'' 30 January 2008</ref>

==Depots==

Stagecoach Manchester has two depots in Stockport, one at Daw Bank and the other on Charles Street. As well as this there are three depots in Manchester, located on Hyde Road and Princess Road. The third depot is on York Street in Glossop.

On 10 August 2008, Stagecoach Manchester purchased the bus operations of [[Bullocks Coaches]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Stagecoach Announces Bullocks Acquisition |url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/manchester/news_5301.html |website=Stagecoach Bus |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915215859/http://www.stagecoachbus.com/manchester/news_5301.html |archive-date=15 September 2008 |date=8 August 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bullocks retained their coach hire business and route 147 ''Oxford Road Link'' operated as a subsidised university and hospital link. Bullocks' services included route 157, between [[Woodford, Greater Manchester|Woodford]] and Manchester, which has since been renumbered X57 and made limited stop between [[Didsbury|East Didsbury]] and Manchester.

==Fleet==

As at period three 2006, Stagecoach in Manchester had 690 vehicles in operation. Broken down into:

In March 2011, Stagecoach started running the Stockport [[Metroshuttle]] service.<ref>

====Hyde Road depot====

{{cite web|url=http://www.gmpte.com/buses/service_changes.cfm|title=GMPTE - Buses - Latest Changes|publisher=GMPTE|access-date=14 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113140922/http://www.gmpte.com/buses/service_changes.cfm|archive-date=13 January 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

*'''146 Double-deck buses'''

**12 [[Leyland Olympian]]s (11 in Magic Bus livery)

**22 Leyland Olympian tri-axle vehicles (all in Magic Bus livery)

**15 [[Volvo Olympian]]s

**16 Scanias (in Magic Bus livery)

**81 [[Dennis Trident 2|Trident]]/ALX400

*'''74 Single-deck buses'''

**42 [[Volvo B10M]]s

**31 [[MAN 18.220|MAN]] (low floor) vehicles

**1 Iveco (in Yellow "school bus" livery)

On 2 December 2012, Stagecoach Manchester purchased [[First Greater Manchester]]'s [[Wigan]] operation.<ref name=FirstWigan>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-20153075 Stagecoach buys FirstGroup's Wigan bus arm for £12 million] ''BBC News'' 31 October 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.stagecoach.com/media/news-releases/2012/2012-10-31c.aspx Acquisition of Wigan Bus Operations from First Manchester] Stagecoach 31 October 2012</ref> The transaction saw 300 employees, 120 vehicles (although 20 were owned by [[Transport for Greater Manchester]]) and the Wigan garage purchased by the former Mayne legal entity.<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/00308157 Companies House extract company no 308157] Greater Manchester Buses West Limited</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=McCollom|first=James|title=Stagecoach to acquire First routes in Wigan|url=http://manchestertransport.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/stagecoach-to-acquire-first-routes-in-wigan/|access-date=3 November 2012|newspaper=Manchester Transport|date=31 October 2012}}</ref> The business was rebranded ''Stagecoach in Wigan'' although it is managed by Stagecoach Manchester.

====Glossop depot====

*'''3 Double-deck buses'''

**3 Scanias

*'''4 Single-deck buses'''

**1 Trident (low floor) vehicles

**3 Iveco (in yellow "school bus" livery)

*'''11 midibuses'''

**11 [[Dennis Dart SLF|Dart (low floor)]] vehicles

*'''4 minibuses'''

**4 Mercedes-Benz 709D

On 3 March 2013, Stagecoach purchased [[Bluebird Bus and Coach|Bluebird]] with 40 buses, 80 staff and its garage lease at [[Greengate, Greater Manchester|Greengate]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Acquisition of bus operations in North Manchester|url=http://otp.investis.com/clients/uk/stagecoach/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=273&newsid=291057|access-date=7 November 2012|newspaper=Stagecoach Group|date=7 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=OfficeFairTrading27Feb13>[http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/mergers_ea02/2013/greater-manchester-buses.pdf Anticipated acquisition by Greater Manchester Buses (South) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stagecoach plc, of Bluebird Bus & Coach] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018143909/http://oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/mergers_ea02/2013/greater-manchester-buses.pdf |date=18 October 2013 }} Office of Fair Trading 27 February 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.stagecoachbus.com/manchesterbluebird.aspx Bluebird bus services are now part of Stagecoach Manchester] Stagecoach</ref> On 26 April 2014, Stagecoach took over the business of [[JPT Bus Company]] with 41 buses.<ref>{{cite web|title=JP Travel bus services will shortly be part of Stagecoach|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/tis-service-update-details.aspx?id=1695|publisher=Stagecoach Group plc|access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=8397&categoryid=0 Stagecoach takes over from JP Travel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512213753/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=8397&categoryid=0 |date=12 May 2014 }} ''busandcoach.com'' 6 May 2014</ref>

====Princess Road depot====

*'''141 Double-deck buses'''

**10 [[Dennis Dominator]] (in Magic Bus livery)

**19 [[Dennis Dragon]] (in Magic Bus livery)

**11 Leyland Olympian tri-axle vehicles (in Magic Bus livery)

**33 Volvo Olympian

**3 Scanias (in Magic Bus livery)

**65 Trident (low floor) vehicles (10 of which are in Airlink livery)

*'''54 single deck buses'''

**11 Volvo B10M (6 in Magic Bus livery)

**42 MAN (low floor) vehicles (4 of which are in Airlink livery)

**1 Enviro

The first autonomous bus trial in the United Kingdom commenced in mid-2019, using a [[Alexander Dennis Enviro200AV|modified Alexander Dennis Enviro200MMC]] single-decker bus equipped with autonomous software from [[Fusion Processing]] able to operate in driverless mode within Stagecoach Manchester's [[Sharston]] bus garage, performing tasks such as driving to the washing station, refuelling point and then parking up at a dedicated parking space in the depot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/driverless-bus-stagecoach-trial-manchester-technology-sensors-a8829741.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/driverless-bus-stagecoach-trial-manchester-technology-sensors-a8829741.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title = UK's first driverless bus trialled in Manchester|website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date = 19 March 2019}}</ref>

====Stockport depot====

*'''76 double deck buses'''

**25 Volvo Olympians

**12 Scanias (3 in Magic Bus livery)

**39 Trident (low floor)

*'''91 single deck buses'''

**31 Volvo B10M

**60 MAN (low floor vehicles) (3 of which are in Airlink livery)

====CharlesBee StreetNetwork Depotfranchising====

[[File:SCM_23_10430.jpg|thumb|Stagecoach Manchester [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC]] with [[Bee Network]] temporary stickers at [[Stockport Interchange]] in August 2025]]

*'''34 midibuses'''

In 2019, it was announced that the [[Greater Manchester Combined Authority]] (GMCA) were looking into improving the public transport network in Greater Manchester with [[bus franchising]] as the preferred option by both itself and [[Transport for Greater Manchester]] (TfGM),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/transport/doing-buses-differently-consultation-on-proposed-franchising-scheme/ |title=Doing Buses Differently - Consultation on Proposed Franchising Scheme |author=Greater Manchester Combined Authority}}</ref> ultimately becoming part of the [[Bee Network]] [[Integrated route network|integrated transport network]]. This announcement concerned a consortium of bus operators including Stagecoach, who as part of the OneBus group, criticised the franchising proposals as "frightening", claiming passengers would face fare increases and tax rises as a result of franchising. OneBus proposed operators could instead work with the GMCA and TfGM to make private sector investments into the local bus network.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Deakin |first=Tim |date=20 November 2019 |title=OneBus attacks 'frightening' Manchester franchising |url=https://www.route-one.net/operators/onebus-attacks-frightening-manchester-franchising/ |work=routeone |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>

**19 [[Dennis Dart|Dart (standard)]]

**15 Dart (low floor vehicles)

*'''30 minibuses'''

**30 [[Mercedes-Benz Vario]]

The Stagecoach Group, alongside [[Rotala]], launched a [[judicial review]] in March 2021 at the [[Royal Courts of Justice]] of a GMCA public consultation that recommended council leaders and [[Mayor of Greater Manchester]] [[Andy Burnham]] approve plans to adopt bus franchising, with both parties criticising the consultation as "unlawful" and "flawed" for having not taken into account modal shifts in transport use brought about by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Griffiths |first1=Niall |title=Stagecoach mounts legal challenge against Greater Manchester's 'flawed' bus reform plans |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/stagecoach-mounts-legal-challenge-against-20184731 |access-date=6 January 2024 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=16 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Judicial review bid over Greater Manchester bus network plans |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-56418962 |access-date=6 January 2024 |work=BBC News |date=16 March 2021}}</ref> However, it was ruled on 9 March 2022 that the GMCA consultation bus network was lawful, with an appeal against the ruling rejected in July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Charlotte |title=Judge rules in favour of Andy Burnham's major bus reform in historic moment for Greater Manchester's passengers |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/bus-reform-greater-manchester-legal-23336166 |access-date=6 January 2024 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=9 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Deakin |first=Tim |date=10 March 2022 |title=Manchester bus franchising Judicial Review claims rejected |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/manchester-bus-franchising-judicial-review-claims-rejected |work=routeone |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Greater Manchester: Bus firm loses appeal against public control |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-62295334 |access-date=6 January 2024 |work=BBC News |date=25 July 2022}}</ref> Tranche 1 of the Bee Network commenced on 24 September 2023, with Stagecoach not awarded any services and losing their Wigan depot and operations to [[Go North West]] as part of the first tranche of franchised bus services.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=26 September 2023 |title=Greater Manchester's Bee Network takes flight |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/greater-manchesters-bee-network-takes-flight/ |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |___location=Peterborough |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Deakin |first=Tim |date=24 December 2022 |title=Go-Ahead wins initial Manchester large bus franchises |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/go-ahead-wins-initial-manchester-large-bus-franchises/ |work=routeone |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>

==Service==

Stagecoach Manchester mainly run services in the southern half of Greater Manchester, serving [[Stockport]], [[Tameside]] and south and central [[Manchester]]. They also run some local services in [[Glossop]]. Stagecoach does run some services outside these areas, which are the 22 ([[Bolton]] – Stockport) which is shared with [[First_Manchester|First Manchester]] and Stagecoach North West and the 76 ([[Oldham]] - Manchester). Stagecoach Manchester services are:

On 23 June 2023, Stagecoach Manchester was announced to have been awarded Tranche 2 franchises from TfGM to run a total of 87 Bee Network franchised bus services in North Manchester from 24 March 2024. These services are operated from Stagecoach's Middleton, [[First Greater Manchester]]'s Oldham and [[Go North West|Go North West's]] Queen's Road bus depots, the latter two and their 947 staff being acquired from their respective operators.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Ethan |title=Go North West is out as Stagecoach handed new Bee Network contract |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/go-north-west-out-stagecoach-27188643 |access-date=6 January 2024 |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=23 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=24 June 2023 |title=Second tranche of franchises announced in Manchester |url=https://cbwmagazine.com/second-tranche-of-franchises-announced-in-manchester/ |magazine=Coach & Bus Week |___location=Peterborough |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Deakin |first=Tim |date=23 June 2023 |title=Stagecoach wins in Manchester bus franchising second tranche |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/stagecoach-wins-in-manchester-bus-franchising-second-tranche/ |work=routeone |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!No. !! Route !! Mon-Sat Daytime !! Mon-Sat Evenings !! Sundays !! Fri/Sat Nights

|-

! 7

| Ashton-under-Lyne – Ashton Moss - Droylsden – Reddish - Stockport || 20 mins || || ||

|-

!11

| Stockport – Cheadle – Gatley – Wythenshawe –Baguley – Broomwood - Altrincham || 10 mins ||<b>From Stockport:</b> 1925 to Altrincham <br><b>From Altrincham:</b> 1920 1950 to Stockport|| <b>Sunday daytime:</b> 20 mins ||

|-

! 15

| Flixton – Davyhulme – Urmston – Stretford – Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins || Service run by Arriva || Service run by Arriva ||

|-

! 22

| Bolton – Farnworth – Eccles – [[Trafford Centre]] – Stretford – Chorlton – Stockport || 30 mins (Shared with First Manchester) || 60 mins (Service run by Stagecoach Manchester & Stagecoach North West) || <b>Daytime:</b> 30 mins (Shared with First Manchester) <br> <b> Evenings:</b> 60 mins (Service run by Stagecoach Manchester & Stagecoach North West)

|-

! 23/23A

| Stockport – East Didsbury – Southern Cemetery – Chorlton – Stretford – Lostock (23A) – Urmston (23) – Davyhulme – Trafford Centre || 15 mins || 60 mins (23A) || <b>Sundays:</b> 60 mins (23A) <br> <b>Bank Holidays:</b> 30 mins (Daytime only) ||

|-

! 28

| Bridge Hall – Edgeley - Stockport || 20 mins || 60 mins || 60 mins ||

|-

! 41

| Altrincham – Sale – Northenden – West Didsbury - Fallowfield – Rusholme – Manchester Piccadilly || 30 mins (Additional journeys between Sale and Manchester run by Finglands) || Service run by Finglands || <b>Daytime:</b> 60 mins ||

|-

! 42

| Stockport – East Didsbury – Fallowfield – Rusholme – Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins || 30 mins|| 30 mins ||

|-

! 42A

| Reddish – Heaton Chapel – East Didsbury || Run by R Bullocks with service running to/from Manchester Albert Square || Run by R Bullocks with service running to/from Manchester Albert Square || 60 mins ||

|-

! 43

| Manchester Airport – Wythenshawe – Benchill – Northenden – West Didsbury – Fallowfield – Rusholme – Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins || 30 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 30 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b>60 mins ||

|-

! 44

| Gatley – Cheadle – East Didsbury – Fallowfield – Rusholme – Manchester Piccadilly || 60 mins || 60 mins || 60 mins ||

|-

! 46

| Manchester Albert Square – Rusholme – Fallowfield – Withington Hospital – Southern Cemetery – Chorlton – Manchester Albert Square || 30 mins || See buses 41, 43, 85 and 86 || See buses 41, 43, 85 and 86 ||

|-

! 47

| Manchester Albert Square – Chorlton – Southern Cemetery – Withington Hospital – Fallowfield – Rusholme – Manchester Albert Square || 30 mins || See buses 41, 43, 85 and 86 || See buses 41, 43, 85 and 86 ||

|-

! 50

| East Didsbury – Kingsway – Manchester Spring Gardens || 7/10 mins || 15 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 15 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 20 mins ||

|-

! 74

| Hollinwood – Woodhouses – Failsworth – Manchester Piccadilly || Peak times || || ||

|-

! 76

| Oldham – Garden Suburb – Limeside – Failsworth – Brookdale Park – Philips Park Cemetery – Manchester Piccadilly || 15 mins || See Bluebird bus 78 || See Bluebird bus 78 ||

|-

! 82

| Manchester Piccadilly – Newton Heath – Failsworth – Hollinwood – Oldham – Waterhead - Lees || Service run by First Manchester || Service run by First Manchester || Service run by First Manchester || <b> Friday night:</b> Service run by First Manchester <br> <b>Saturday night:</b> 60 mins between Oldham and Manchester with 0230 journey extended to Lees via Waterhead

|-

! 84

| Withington Hospital – Chorlton – Trafford Bar – Manchester Piccadilly || 30 mins || 60 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 60 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 60 mins between Chorlton and Manchester||

|-

! 85

| Withington Hospital – Southern Cemetery – Chorlton – Alexandra Park – Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins between Chorlton and Manchester || 30 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 20 mins between Chorlton and Manchester with one journey per hour running to/from Withington Hospital <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 30 mins ||

|-

! 86

| Chorlton – Brooks’s Bar – Manchester Piccadilly || 5-10 mins || 15 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 10 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 15 mins ||

|-

! 101

| Wythenshawe - Newall Green – Baguley – Northenden – Southern Cemetery – Manchester Piccadilly || 15 mins || 30 mins || 30 mins ||

|-

! 104

| (Wythenshawe Hospital -) Wythenshawe – Woodhouse Park – Benchill – Northenden – Southern Cemetery – Manchester Piccadilly || 30 mins between Wythenshawe and Manchester || 60 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 60 mins between Wythenshawe and Manchester <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 60 mins ||

|-

! 105

| Manchester Airport - Wythenshawe – Woodhouse Park – Benchill – Northenden – Southern Cemetery – Manchester Piccadilly || 30 mins || 60 mins || 60 mins ||

|-

! 108

| Altrincham – Timperley – Brooklands – Northern Moor - Northenden – Southern Cemetery – Manchester Piccadilly || Peak times || || ||

|-

! 109

| Wythenshawe Hospital – Northern Moor – Northenden – Southern Cemetery – Manchester Piccadilly || 30 mins || 60 mins with later journeys run by Arriva || Run by Finglands and Arriva ||

|-

! 111

| Southern Cemetery – Withington – Moss Side - Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins || 30 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 20 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 30 mins ||

|-

! 142

| <b>MagicBus</b> East Didsbury – Fallowfield – Rusholme – Manchester Piccadilly || colspan="3" | Frequent ||

|-

! 143

| <b>MagicBus</b> West Didsbury – Fallowfield – Rusholme – Manchester Piccadilly || colspan="3" | Frequent ||

|-

! 145

| <b>MagicBus</b> Fog Lane/Burnage – Fallowfield – Rusholme – Manchester Piccadilly || <b>Mon-Fri only:</b> 0808 0828 0908 0928 to Manchester only || || || ||

|-

! 168

| Chorlton – Levenshulme – Belle Vue – Gorton - Droylsden – Ashton-under-Lyne || 30 mins || Run by Manchester Community Transport between Chorlton and Belle Vue || 60 mins between Chorlton and Droylsden ||

|-

! 169

| Southern Cemetery – West Didsbury – Levenshulme – Belle Vue – Gorton – Droylsden – Ashton-under-Lyne || 30 mins || 60 mins || Run by JP Travel and Mayne ||

|-

! 179

| Wythenshawe Hospital – Northenden – Withington Hospital – Withington – Stockport || 60 mins || || 2 journeys each way ||

|-

! rowspan="2" |191

| Middlewood – Poynton – Hazel Grove - Stockport || 60 mins || 60 mins || ||

|-

| Middlewood – Poynton – Hazel Grove - Stockport - Levenshulme – Manchester Albert Square || Peak times || || ||

|-

! 192

| Hazel Grove – Stockport – Levenshulme – Longsight – Manchester Piccadilly || colspan="3" | Frequent ||

|-

! 197

| Stockport – Burnage – Levenshulme – Longsight – Manchester Spring Gardens || 20 mins || 60 mins || 60 mins ||

|-

! 201

| Hattersley – Hyde – Denton – Belle Vue – Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins || 2 per hour between Hattersley and Hyde <br> 30 mins between Hyde and Manchester || <b>Daytime:</b> 30 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> As Mon-Sat evenings ||

|-

! 203

| Stockport – Reddish – Belle Vue – Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins || 30 mins (Full route) <br> 15 mins between Stockport and Reddish || 30 mins (Full route) <br> 15 mins between Stockport and Reddish ||

|-

! 204

| Hyde – Haughton Green – Denton – Belle Vue – Manchester Piccadilly || 30 mins (Full route) <br> 15 mins between Hyde and Denton <br> 20 mins at peak times (Full route) || 30 mins || 30 mins ||

|-

! 205

| Dane Bank – Gorton – Manchester Piccadilly || 30 mins || 60 mins || 60 mins ||

|-

! 206

| Gee Cross - Hyde – Haughton Green – Denton – Gorton – Manchester Piccadilly || Mon-Fri: 2 journeys each way || See buses 204 and 205 || See buses 204 and 205 ||

|-

! 216

| Ashton-under-Lyne – Droylsden - Sportcity – Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins || 30 mins (15 mins combined with 236/237) || <b>Daytime:</b> 30 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> See buses 236/237 ||

|-

! 219

| (Stalybridge -) Ashton-under-Lyne – Audenshaw – Openshaw – Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins <br> Additional journeys to/from Stalybridge at peak times and early Sat morning || 20 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 15 mins with 1 journey each way to/from Stalybridge <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 20 mins || 80 mins to/from Stalybridge

|-

! 220

| Tameside General Hospital – Stalybridge – Dukinfield – Audenshaw – Openshaw – Manchester Piccadilly || Peak times || Run by First Manchester || Run by Mayne and JP Travel ||

|-

! 221

| Dukinfield – Audenshaw - Openshaw – Manchester Piccadilly || Peak times || || ||

|-

! rowspan="2" | 236/237

| Glossop – Hadfield (237) – Mottram – Stalybridge - Ashton-under-Lyne || 30 mins || 30 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 60 mins (237) <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 30 mins || ||

|-

| Glossop – Hadfield (237) – Mottram – Stalybridge - Ashton-under-Lyne – Droylsden - Sportcity – Manchester Piccadilly || Peak times || 30 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 60 mins (237) <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 30 mins || 30 mins between Ashton and Manchester ||

|-

! 250

| The Trafford Centre – Old Trafford – Manchester Piccadilly || 15 mins || 30 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 15 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 45 mins ||

|-

! 253

| Flixton – Urmston – Stretford – Old Trafford – Manchester Piccadilly || <b>Mon-Fri only:</b> 0734 and 0804 to Manchester || || ||

|-

! 255

| Partington – Carrington – Flixton – Urmston – Stretford – Old Trafford – Manchester Piccadilly || 30 mins || Run by Arriva between Flixton and Manchester || <b>Daytime:</b> 30 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> Run by Arriva ||

|-

! 256

| Flixton – Trafford General Hospital – Davyhulme – Stretford – Old Trafford – Manchester Piccadilly || 10 mins || 30 mins (Some journeys run by Arriva) || <b>Daytime:</b> 30 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 30 mins (Some journeys run by Arriva)||

|-

! 258

| Flixton – Trafford General Hospital – Davyhulme – Manchester Piccadilly || Peak times || || ||

|-

! 270

| Baguley – Wythenshawe – Northenden – Chorlton – Trafford Park || Peak times || || ||

|-

! 272

| Sharston – Northenden – Sale – Stretford – Trafford Park || Peak times (Some journeys run by Arriva, Goodwin’s, Manchester Community Transport and Vale of Manchester || || ||

|-

! 309/310

| Stockport – Adswood – Cheadle – Cheadle Heath - Stockport <i>Circulars</i> || 30 mins || 30 mins between Cheadle Heath and Stockport <br> 60 mins (Full route)|| 30 mins between Cheadle Heath and Stockport <br> 60 mins (Full route) ||

|-

! 312

| Stockport – Cheadle – Heald Green – Handforth Dean || 60 mins || || ||

|-

! 313

| Stockport – Cheadle – Adswood – Cheadle Hulme – Grove Lane || 15 mins || 30 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 30 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 60 mins ||

|-

! 314

| Stockport – Offerton <i>Circular</i> || 7/10 mins || 30 mins || 30 mins ||

|-

! 317

| Ashton-under-Lyne – Denton – Dane Bank – Reddish – Stockport – Offerton – Stepping Hill Hospital – Hazel Grove || <b>Ashton-Hazel Grove:</b> 60 mins <br> <b>Dane Bank-Hazel Grove:</b> 30 mins || Local Link door to door transport service. Please telephone [phone] for details. || Hourly between Denton and Stockport ||

|-

! 319

| Stockport – Reddish || 30 mins || See bus 203 || See bus 203 ||

|-

! 322

| Stockport – Brinnington – Haughton Green || 60 mins || See bus 324|| See bus 324 ||

|-

! 324

| Stockport – Brinnington – Denton – Haughton Green <i>Circular</i> || See buses 322, 325 and 327 || 60 mins || 60 mins ||

|-

! 325

| Stockport – Brinnington || 7 mins || 30 mins || <b>Daytime:</b> 20 mins <br> <b>Evenings:</b> 30 mins||

|-

! 327

| Stockport – Brinnington - Denton || 60 mins || See bus 324 || See bus 324 ||

|-

! 330

| Stockport – Bredbury – Woodley – Gee Cross – Hyde – Dukinfield – Ashton-under-Lyne || 7/8 mins || 30 mins|| <b>Daytime:</b> 20 mins <br> <b>Evenings</b> 30 mins||

|-

! 345

| Ashton-under-Lyne – Dukinfield – Audenshaw – Denton || 60 mins (Some journeys run by First and Vale of Manchester)|| Run by First|| Run by First ||

|-

! 346

| Ashton-under-Lyne – Dukinfield – Newton – Hyde – Gee Cross || 30 mins <br> Additional journeys run by First between Ashton and Hyde|| Run by Checkmate|| <b>Daytime:</b> 60 mins between Ashton and Hyde <br> <Evenings:</b> Run by Checkmate ||

|-

! 347

| Ashton-under-Lyne – Denton – Haughton Green <i>Circular</i> || 7/8 mins || 30 mins|| 30 mins ||

|-

! 358

| Stockport – Offerton – Marple – New Mills – Hayfield (- Glossop)|| <b>Stockport-Hayfield:</b> 60 mins <br> <b>Stockport-Marple:</b> 30 mins || 60 mins with one journey each way to/from Glossop || 60 mins ||

|-

! 360

| Stockport – Hazel Grove – Disley – Newtown – Hayfield || <b>Mon-Fri only:</b> 0520 to Hayfield only || || ||

|-

! 364

| Stockport – Woodbank Park – Bosden Farm – Heaton Moor <i>Circular</i> || 60 mins || || ||

|-

! 368

| Stockport – Cheadle Hulme – Heald Green – Peel Hall – Wythenshawe – Wythenshawe Hospital || 30 mins || || ||

|-

! 369

| Stockport – Cheadle Hulme – Heald Green – Wythenshawe – Manchester Airport || 30 mins || Run by Speedwellbus || 30 mins ||

|-

! X69

| Stockport – Cheadle Hulme – Heald Green – Manchester Airport || 30 mins between 0420 and 0550 to Airport|| || ||

|-

! 370

| Stockport – East Didsbury – Northenden – Baguley – Timperley - Altrincham || <b>Mon-Fri:</b> 30 mins <br> <b>Sats:</b> 60 mins || Run by R Bullocks || Run by R Bullcoks ||

|-

! 371

| Stockport – Cheadle – Gatley - Sharston – Baguley – Timperley - Altrincham || <b>Mon-Fri:</b> 30 mins <br> <b>Sats:</b> 60 mins || Run by R Bullocks || Run by R Bullcoks ||

|-

! 372

| Stockport – Davenport – Woodsmoor – Bramhall <i>Circular</i> || 60 mins || || ||

|-

! 373

| Stockport – Heaton Chapel - Reddish || 15 mins || 60 mins || 60 mins ||

|-

! 374

| Stockport – Davenport – Hazel Grove || 30 mins || 60 mins || ||

|-

! 375

| Stockport – Stepping Hill – Bosden Farm – Hawk Green – Marple - Mellor || 60 mins || || ||

|-

! 377

| Stockport – Davenport – Bramhall – Woodford || <b>Mon-Fri only:</b> Infrequent || || ||

|-

! 378

| Stockport – Davenport – Bramhall – Grove Lane – Handforth – Wilmslow || <b>Stockport–Grove Lane:</b> 15 mins <br> <b>Stockport–Wilmslow:</b> 60 mins || 60 mins || 60 mins ||

|-

! 380/381

| Stockport – Bredbury – Woodley – Romiley – Brinnington <i>Circulars</i> || 60 mins || || ||

|-

! 382

| Stockport – Bredbury – Romiley – Cherry Tree || 60 mins || || ||

|-

! 383/384

| Stockport – Marple – Romiley <i>Circulars</i> || 30 mins || 60 mins || 60 mins ||

|-

! 386

| Stockport – Romiley – Greave || 30 mins || Run by Speedwellbus || Run by First ||

|-

! 389

| Marple – Romiley – Gee Cross – Hyde – Newton – Stalybridge – Ridge Hill – Ashton-under-Lyne || 60 mins <br> Additional journeys between Hyde/Stalybridge and Ashton run by First || Run by First between Gee Cross and Ashton || Run by First between Hawk Green/Gee Cross and Ashton ||

|-

! 390

| Shire Hill – Glossop – Whitfield <i>Circular</i> || 30 mins || || ||

|-

! 392

| Glossop - Gameseley <i>Circular</i> || 0623 (NS) and 0704 only || || ||

|-

! 397

| Hyde – Godley – Hattersley – Hollingworth – Tintwistle – Hadfield – Glossop – Shirebrook Park || 60 mins || || ||

|-

|}

Following an initial postponement, it was announced on 28 March 2024 that under Tranche 3 of the Bee Network, commenced on 5 January 2025, Stagecoach Manchester handed over its [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], Hyde Road ([[Ardwick]]) and Sharston depots to [[Metroline Manchester]], who will operate from the three garages. However, Stagecoach is to maintain a significantly reduced presence in south Manchester with the awarding of the franchise for Bee Network services in [[Stockport]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Deakin |first=Tim |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/metroline-dominates-greater-manchester-franchising-third-tranche/ |title=Metroline dominates Greater Manchester franchising third tranche |website=routeone |date=28 March 2024 |access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref>

==Summer services==

Due to a reduction of traffic on the roads of Greater Manchester during the summer holidays, Stagecoach Manchester change some of the timetables on busier services. The period that the summer timetables are introduced and the beginning of July and end in late-August/early-September. Usually, buses are retimed to run to similar times to the off peak timetable, while some service introduce additional journeys, as buses that would be used for school services are made available. The services that introduce a summer timetable are:

*15 Flixton - Urmston - Stretford - Moss Side - Manchester

*23/23A Stockport - East Didsbury - Chorlton - Stretford - Davyhulme - Trafford Centre

*41 Altrincham - Sale - Northenden - West Didsbury - Fallowfield - Manchester

*42 Stockport - East Didsbury - Fallowfield - Rusholme - Manchester

*42 East Didsbury - Fallowfield - Rusholme - Manchester

*43 Manchester Airport - Wythenshawe - Northenden - West Didsbury - Fallowfield - Manchester

*44 Gatley - East Didsbury - Fallowfield - Rusholme - Manchester

*46/47 Manchester - Fallowfield - Southern Cemetery - Chorlton - Manchester <i>Circulars</i>

*50 East Didsbury - Kingsway - Manchester

*84 West Didsbury - Chorlton - Trafford Bar - Manchester

*85 Chorlton - Alexandra Park - Manchester

*86 Chorlton - Brooks's Bar - Manchester

*101 Wythenshawe - Newall Green - Northenden - Southern Cemetery - Manchester

*104 Wythenshawe - Benchill - Northenden - Southern Cemetery - Manchester

*105 Manchester Airport - Wythenshawe - Benchill - Northenden - Southern Cemetery - Manchester

*108 Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden - Southern Cemetery - Manchester

*109 Wythenshawe Hospital - Northenden - Southern Cemetery - Manchester

*111 Southern Cemetery - West Didsbury - Moss Side - Manchester

*179 Wythenshawe Hospital - Northenden - Southern Cemetery - Burnage - Stockport

*191 Middlewood - Poynton - Stockport - Levenshulme - Longsight - Manchester

*192 Hazel Grove/Stepping Hill - Stockport - Levenshulme - Longsight - Manchester

*197 Stockport - Burnage - Levenshulme - Longsight - Manchester

*201 Hattersley - Hyde - Denton - Belle Vue - Manchester

*203 Stockport - Reddish - Belle Vue - Manchester

*204 Hyde - Haughton Green - Denton - Belle Vue - Manchester

*205 Dane Bank - West Gorton - Manchester

*206 Gee Cross - Hyde - Haughton Green - Denton - West Gorton - Manchester

*219 <i>Stalybridge - </i>Ashton-under-Lyne - Audenshaw - Openshaw - Manchester

*220/221 Stalybridge (220) - Dukinfield - Audenshaw - Openshaw - Manchester

*250 Trafford Centre - Old Trafford - Manchester

*253 Flixton - Urmston - Stretford - Old Trafford - Manchester

*255 Partington - Carrington - Flixton - Urmston - Stretford - Old Trafford - Manchester

*256 Flixton - Davyhulme - Stretford - Old Trafford - Hulme - Manchester

*313 Grove Lane - Cheadle Hulme - Adswood - Stockport

*314 Offerton - Stockport

*330 Stockport - Bredbury - Gee Cross - Hyde - Dukinfield - Ashton-under-Lyne

*347 Ashton-under-Lyne - Guide Bridge - Denton - Haughton Green

*358 Hayfield - New Mills - Marple - Offerton - Stockport

*368 Wythenshawe Hospital - Wythenshawe - Peel Hall - Heald Green - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport

*369 Manchester Airport - Wythenshawe - Heald Green - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport

*370/371 Altrincham - Timperley - Northenden (370) - Gatley (371) - East Didsbury (370) - Cheadle (371) - Stockport

*374 Hazel Grove - Davenport - Stockport

*377/378 Wilmslow (378) - Handforth (378) - Grove Lane (378) - Woodford (377) - Bramhall - Davenport - Stockport

*383/384 Stockport - Marple - Romiley - Stockport <i>Circulars</i>

*386 Greave - Romiley - Stockport

*389 Marple - Romiley - Woodley - Gee Cross - Hyde - Newton - Dukinfield - Stalybridge - Ridge Hill - Ashton-under-Lyne

==Fares & TicketsGarages==

[[File:Stagecoach Manchester Stockport garage (2).jpg|thumb|Stockport bus garage in July 2025]]

Some of the tickets that are available from Stagecoach in Manchester:

*[[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]] ([[Greengate, Greater Manchester|Greengate]]) - [[Bluebird Bus and Coach|Bluebird]] operations taken over 3 March 2013 (Used for franchised [[Bee Network]] operations from 24 March 2024)

*[[Manchester]] (Queens Road) - taken over from [[Go North West]] for [[Bee Network|Bee Network franchising]]

*[[Oldham]] (Walshaw Street) - taken over from [[First Greater Manchester|First Manchester]] for [[Bee Network|Bee Network franchising]]

*[[Little Hulton]] (for [[Bee Network]] School Services)

*[[Stockport]] (Daw Bank) (Used for franchised Bee Network operations from 5 January 2025)

===Dayrider=Services==

Stagecoach Manchester operates the largest number of services of any bus operator in Greater Manchester. It is primarily dominant in northern areas of the county.

;Prices

*Adult: £3.00

*Dayrider + 1: £4.50 (1 adult & 1 child)

*Group: £6.00 (2 adults & upto 3 children)

Dayrider is a day ticket which can be used on Stagecoach and Magic Bus services in Greater Manchester. There is no restrictions in how many times you use the ticket during that day but is valid until midnight. The ticket can be bought on the bus.

===SystemOneStagecoach Dayin SaverManchester===

[[File:SC 11877 R201 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Bee Network branded Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC at Piccadilly Gardens in October 2024]]

;Prices

''Stagecoach in Manchester'' mainly runs services in the northern areas of [[Greater Manchester]], serving Bury, Oldham, Salford, [[Metropolitan Borough of Stockport|Stockport]], [[Trafford]], [[Tameside]] and central [[Manchester]].

*Adult Peak: £4.00

*Adult Off-peak: £3.70

SystemOne Day Saver is a day ticket which can be used on any service in Greater Manchester. It is designed for passengers who may need to use more than one bus company during their travels. The ticket can be used throughout Greater Manchester and into Glossop. The off-peak ticket can only be bought after 9.30am Monday-Friday or all day during weekends and public holidays. There is no restrictions in how many times you use the ticket during that day but is valid until midnight. The ticket can be bought on the bus.

From March 2013, Stagecoach moved further into north Manchester by purchasing [[Bluebird Bus and Coach|Bluebird]].<ref name=OfficeFairTrading27Feb13/>

===Megarider===

;Prices

*Adult: £9.50

Megarider is a weekly ticket which can be used on Stagecoach and Magic Bus services in Greater Manchester. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following six days and is valid on night buses. The ticket can be bought on the bus.

Since 23 July 2017, the 22 route ([[Bolton]] – Stockport) that Stagecoach Manchester shared with [[First Greater Manchester]] has been separated into two routes. The new 22 route operates between Bolton and the [[Trafford Centre]], currently operated by [[Go North West]]. The 25 route operates between Stockport and the Trafford Centre, and is operated by Stagecoach Manchester.

===Easyrider===

;Prices

*Child/Concessionary: £6.00

Easyrider is a weekly ticket which can be used on Stagecoach and Magic Bus services in the Greater Manchester concessionary area. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following six days but is not valid on night buses. The ticket expires at 11:59pm on the date of the expiry. The ticket can be bought on the bus.

As of May 2025, they also operate four routes leading out of [[Greater Manchester]], of which the first two were acquired from [[Go North West]] and [[First West Yorkshire|First Halifax, Calder Valley and Huddersfield]]:

===Unirider===

*100 [[Shudehill Interchange]] - [[Warrington Interchange]]

;Prices

*Annual: £135.00 (online); £140.00 (offline)

*Autumn Term: £68.00

*Spring Term: £58.00

*Summer Term: £37.00

*Summer Holidays: £35.00

Unirider tickets are tickets designed for the students studying in Manchester. The majority of students live in south Manchester, as this is where the student accommodation is located for the universities in Manchester. It is also where several Stagecoach routes run. The tickets can be used on Stagecoach and Magic Bus services in Greater Manchester. The ticket can be bought for a 12 month period or for each term individually plus one for the summer holidays. The ticket cannot be bought on the bus. It can be purchased on the Stagecoach Manchester website and from the following places:

*University of Manchester Student Union Ticket Office, Oxford Road

*University of Manchester Student Shop, Sackville Street

*Manchester Metropolitian University Student Union, 99 Oxford Road

*Taylors Newsagent, 214/216 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield

*GMPTE Travelshops, Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Hyde, Stockport, Wythenshawe and Manchester Piccadilly Gardens & Shudehill Interchange.

*184 [[Huddersfield]] - [[Oldham]] via [[Marsden, West Yorkshire|Marsden]]

===Specific Route Tickets===

Stagecoach offer a number of special tickets on certain routes:

*358/360 [[Stockport]] - [[New Mills]]/[[Hayfield, Derbyshire|Hayfield]] via [[Marple, Greater Manchester|Marple]]/[[Hazel Grove]]

<br>

====Ashton Day Ticket====

;Price

===Stagecoach in Wigan===

*Adult: £2.60

[[File:20180513 164244 - Flickr - 7beachbum.jpg|thumb|A newer Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC, branded in the company's former corporate livery in May 2018, part of the ''Stagecoach in Wigan'' fleet.]]

A day ticket offering unlimited travel between Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester along either Ashton Old Road on the 219 or Ashton New Road on the 216, 236 or 237. Ticket is also valid between Ashton and Guide Bridge on the 317 and 347, Ashton and Droylsden on the 7 and between Lumb Lane and Manchester on Stagecoach's 220 and 221 services. Tickets are available until midnight and can be bought on the bus.

Since December 2012, Stagecoach has operated services in the [[Wigan]] area under the brandname ''Stagecoach in Wigan'', following the purchase of [[First Greater Manchester]]'s Wigan operation. Services from Wigan depot mainly run in the Wigan and [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]] areas, whilst also serving Manchester and Salford on routes 33 and 34/X34 (the former being shared with First Greater Manchester), while route 7 (formally 540) runs to [[Bolton]], which is also served by [[Stagecoach North West|Stagecoach Lancashire]] route 125. Route 113 is operated from Stagecoach Lancashire's [[Chorley]] depot. Since the start of Tranche 1 of [[Bee Network]] from 24 September 2023, the Wigan depot was acquired

by [[Go Ahead Group]] and is currently operated under [[Go North West]].

===Magic Bus===

[[File:SCMB 12222 R203 (cropped).jpg|thumb|An Alexander Dennis Enviro400H in current Magic Bus livery at [[Stockport]] Town Centre in October 2024]]

{{main|Magic Bus (Stagecoach)}}

The ''[[Magic Bus (Stagecoach)|Magic Bus]]'' brand was introduced by Stagecoach Manchester to the [[Wilmslow Road bus corridor]] to compete against other cheaper bus brands. It offered lower fares than on regular Stagecoach liveried services by using older bus type fleets. Prior to its withdrawal on 5 January 2025 following the transfer of Magic Bus services 142, 143 and 147 to [[Metroline Manchester]], the fleet consisted of older Alexander Dennis Enviro 400Hs transferred from the regular fleet branded in a blue and white livery featuring yellow star graphics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=George |first1=Thomas |title=A £1 student staple for decades, the last Magic Bus has made its final journey |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/1-student-staple-decades-last-30710000 |access-date=5 January 2025 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=5 January 2025}}</ref>

===Free bus===

[[File:SM 2 13177.jpg|thumb|A [[Wright Eclipse Gemini 2]] bodied [[Volvo B5LH]] on free bus route 2 at [[Shudehill Interchange]] in July 2025]]

{{main|Free buses in Greater Manchester}}

'''Free bus'''<ref>{{cite web |title=free bus |url=https://www.visitmanchester.com/visitor-information/travel-information/free-bus-p328781 |website=Visit Manchester |access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref> is a [[Free public transport|zero-fare]] bus system that operates in [[Greater Manchester]], first introduced in [[Manchester city centre]] in 2002 by [[First Manchester]]. These services were acquired by [[Go North West]] following the sell of Queens Road Garage in 2019<ref name="2018Committee2">{{cite web |title=Metroshuttle Contract Award |url=https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/3579/item_5_manchester_metroshuttle_contract_award_part_a |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124723/https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/3579/item_5_manchester_metroshuttle_contract_award_part_a |archive-date=9 December 2018 |access-date=7 December 2018 |website=TfGM Committee}}</ref> . Stagecoach acquired these routes, along with the garage in March 2024 following the rollout of Trenche 2 of [[Bee Network]].

===Nightbus===

Stagecoach Manchester currently provide [[night bus service]] on [[Greater Manchester bus route 192|route 192]] every 15 minutes on every Friday and Saturday night between [[Hazel Grove]] [[Park & Ride]] and [[Piccadilly Gardens]], hourly every Thursday to Saturday night on [[Greater Manchester bus route 135|route 135]] between [[Piccadilly Gardens]] and [[Bury Interchange]] and [[Greater Manchester bus route 17|route 17]] between [[Shudehill Interchange]] and [[Rochdale Interchange]]. Before the rollout of [[Bee Network]], Stagecoach offered several [[night bus service]]s in Manchester every Friday and Saturday night. The services ran every 15-60 minutes and the routes are mainly the same as the normal routes with some exceptions. Stagecoach also operated night bus services in Wigan. The network was largely based on the main Wigan services with some running an amended route to its normal routes. Wigan's Nightbus network runs on Friday nights/Saturday mornings and Saturday nights/Sunday mornings. The services also operate on New Year's Eve with additional journeys during the evening between 19:00 and 23:00, along with journeys on [[Arriva North West]]'s route 352 to [[Orrell, Greater Manchester|Orrell]] and 362 to [[Standish, Greater Manchester|Standish]] and on Wigan Buses/[[Maytree Travel]] route 612 to [[Wrightington]] Hospital.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wigan New Years Eve services|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/wigannewyearseveservices.aspx|publisher=Stagecoach Bus|access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref> 53 and 88 are examples even though at daytime they are [[First Greater Manchester]] buses.

==Fleet==

[[File:BNSC 19231 R112.jpg|thumb|Bee Network branded [[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]] at [[Piccadilly Gardens bus station]] in December 2024]]

[[File:SM 325 26331.jpg|thumb|Bee Network branded [[Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC]] in Stockport town centre in June 2025]]

As of June 2025, Stagecoach Manchester operates a fleet of 601 buses, most of which are branded in the yellow livery of the Bee Network.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Stagecoach Manchester |url=https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/manchester#tab5 |publisher=Stagecoach Manchester |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref>

Stagecoach Manchester is to receive 170 [[Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles|MCV]]-bodied [[Volvo BZL]] [[battery electric bus]]es during 2025, 150 of these being [[double-decker bus]]es and the remaining 20 being [[single-deck bus]]es, which are to be delivered to Stockport depot to replace diesel buses based at the garage. This order, funded by the [[Greater Manchester Combined Authority]]'s successful application to the UK government's Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme, represents the largest zero-emissions bus fleet purchase so far by the Stagecoach Group as of April 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |date=6 April 2023 |title=Volvo BZL to form Stagecoach Stockport 170 e-bus fleet |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/volvo-bzl-to-form-stagecoach-stockport-170-e-bus-fleet/ |work=routeone |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref> However, severe delays relating to the construction of a new Stockport depot saw the fleet's delivery reallocated to Stagecoach's [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]] and [[Metroline Manchester]]'s [[Ashton-under-Lyne|Ashton]] and [[A57 road|Hyde Road]] depots.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deakin |first=Tim |date=23 September 2024 |title=Stockport 170 Volvo BZL electrics reallocated amid depot difficulty |url=https://www.route-one.net/news/stockport-170-volvo-bzl-electrics-reallocated-amid-depot-difficulty/ |website=routeone |access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref>

====85 and 86====

;Price

*Adult Day: £2.50

*Adult Weekly: £7.00

A day or weekly ticket offering unlimited travel between Chorlton and Manchester only on services 85 and 86. Day tickets are available until 4am the following day of purchase and available on night buses. Tickets can be bought on the bus.

====192==See also==

*[[Timeline of public passenger transport operations in Manchester]]

;Price

*Adult Day: £2.70

*Adult Weekly: £8.00

A day or weekly ticket offering unlimited travel on Stagecoach and Magic Bus between Hazel Grove, Stockport and Manchester on service 192 only. Day tickets are available until 4am the following day of purchase and available on night buses. Tickets can be bought on the bus.

====Magicrider==Publications==

*''Celebrating 100 Years of Princess Road'' Manchester: Stagecoach April 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/Manchester-PrincessRd-Book.aspx |title=Princess Road book |publisher=Stagecoachbus| access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/transport/s/1314444_bus_firm_stagecoach_travels_to_new_stop_as_centuryold_depot_shuts|title=Bus firm Stagecoach travels to new stop as century-old depot shuts|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|publisher=MEN Media |access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref>

;Price

*Weekly: £4.00

*Term: 28.00

A weekly ticket offering unlimited travel on Magic Bus between Wilmslow Road and Manchester on services 142, 143 and 145 only. Tickets are available on night buses. Weekly tickets can be bought on the bus. Term tickets is available online or at:

*University of Manchester Student Union Ticket Office, Oxford Road

*University of Manchester, Barnes Wallis Building, Sackville Street

*Manchester Metropolitian University, 99 Oxford Road

*GMPTE Travelshops, Piccadilly Gardens and Shudehill Interchange.

==References==

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*[http://www.stagecoachbus.com/manchester/ Stagecoach Manchester official website]

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*[http://www.woolybus.net/stagecoach.htm Stagecoach fleets]

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