Ashton-under-Lyne Bus Station
Ashton-under-Lyne tram stop is alongside the bus station, Ashton-under-Lyne railway station is also a short walk away.
Services
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Many bus services use the bus station. The majority of services are run by Metroline Manchester with the remainder of services run by Stagecoach Manchester, Go North West and Diamond North West
Ashton Bus Station was involved in Tranche 3 of the Bee Network franchising system in Greater Manchester.
There are frequent buses running to Stockport, Manchester, Derbyshire, Oldham and Rochdale, plus several parts of the Tameside area including Droylsden, Stalybridge, Hyde, Dukinfield, Denton, Gee Cross, Mossley, Hattersley and Audenshaw. Buses also run to parts of Stockport, such as Reddish, Heaton Chapel and Woodley, plus Failsworth, Saddleworth, Chadderton, Hathershaw and Royton in Oldham, Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire and Middleton in Rochdale. Parts of Manchester also include Higher Crumpsall, Moston and Clayton.
Rebuild (2020)
On 7 July 2014, the then Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg announced that, as part of Greater Manchester's wider Growth Deal package, development of a new interchange facility within Ashton Town Centre replacing the current "island" style waiting shelters with a single high quality interchange building, incorporating bus and Metrolink within one site to create a new multi-modal interchange facility within Ashton Town Centre.
Work commenced on Tameside Interchange in June 2018, and construction is complete and the Bus Station became operational in late 2020. When completed, the new interchange had:
- A covered concourse and seated waiting area.
- A ticket and information outlet and retail facilities.
- An electronic passenger information including bus, Metrolink and rail information screens.
- Accessible toilets, baby-changing and "Changing Places" facilities
- Secure cycle parking with a cycle hub.
- Enhanced passenger security including CCTV.
References
- ^ "Ashton-under-Lyne map" (PDF). TfGM. Metrolink. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange (Arrivals)".
- ^ "Main Greater MCR Transport Projects Revealed Plus £50m Too". Manchester Confidential. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
External links
Media related to Ashton-under-Lyne bus station at Wikimedia Commons