Greater Manchester bus route 3
Metroshuttle 3 | |
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Optare Versa in November 2010 | |
Overview | |
Operator | First Greater Manchester |
Vehicle | Optare Versa |
Route | |
Start | Manchester Piccadilly station |
Via |
Spinningfields/The Avenue Salford Central station Spinningfields/The Avenue Albert Square The Village |
Service | |
Frequency | 10 minutes |
Operates | 07:00-19:00 |
Fare | Free |
Metroshuttle 3 operates in Manchester city centre from Manchester Piccadilly station via Spinningfields, Manchester city centre, Salford Central station, Albert Square and Manchester Gay Village.[1]
Metroshuttle is a partnership between Transport for Greater Manchester, Manchester City Council, National Car Parks and the property developer Allied London.[2] The service is zero-fare (free) and does not require any tickets or passes. Allied London own the Spinningfields mixed-use development that is served by the route.[1]
History
Metroshuttle route 3 began operating in September 2005 linking additional areas of the city. First Manchester was chosen by Transport for Greater Manchester to operate the service with a fleet of Optare Solos. On 7 November 2010, First Manchester commenced a further contract with hybrid Optare Versas introduced.[3] In July 2014, three electric Optare Versas were introduced.[4]
Current route
- Manchester Piccadilly statiion
- Piccadilly/Chatham Street - for Piccadilly Gardens
- Charlotte Street/Portland Street - for Chorlton Street coach station
- Portland Street/Cube Gallery
- Oxford Street/St Peter's Square - for Manchester Central Library
- Peter Street - for Great Northern & Manchester Central Convention Complex
- Quay Street/Manchester Opera House
- New Quay Street - for Manchester College of Arts and Technology
- Salford Central station
- Gartside Street
- Spinningfields - for John Rylands Library
- Peter Street
- Mount Street - for Manchester Central Library & St Peter's Square
- Albert Square
- Manchester Town Hall
- Manchester Art Gallery - for Chinatown
- Princess Street
- Whitworth Street - for Palace Theatre, City College & Chorlton Street coach station
- Manchester Piccadilly station
References
- 1 2 Metroshuttle Transport for Greater Manchester
- ↑ Metroshuttle set for expansion Manchester Evening News 18 April 2010
- ↑ Freedom of the city with Manchester Metroshuttle Archived 30 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. 2 November 2010
- ↑ Free city centre Metroshuttle goes electric Optare 31 July 2014