Shudehill Interchange

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Shudehill Interchange
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The tram stop (left) and bus station (right).
General information
Location Manchester city centre, Manchester
England
Coordinates 53°29′07″N2°14′21″W / 53.48525°N 2.23906°W / 53.48525; -2.23906
Grid reference SJ842987
Managed by Bee Network
Transit authority Transport for Greater Manchester
Bus routes 8  10   17   18  33  56  67  93  97  98  99  100   135   156  X41  X43   free bus 2  
Bus stands11 (A-L, except I)
Other information
StatusIn operation
History
Opened29 January 2006;19 years ago (2006-01-29)
Location
Shudehill Interchange

Shudehill Interchange is a transport hub in Manchester city centre, Manchester, consisting of a Metrolink tram stop, opened on 31 March 2003 on the already present First City Crossing line (opened 1992) and a bus station, opened on 29 January 2006 to the east of the tram stop.

Contents

The interchange sits between the Victoria and Northern Quarter areas of Manchester city centre. The Metrolink stop sits directly adjacent and parallel to the bus station.

Shudehill
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Tram approaching the tram stop from the north heading to Altrincham via Market Street.
General information
Location Manchester city centre, Manchester
England
Coordinates 53°29′07″N2°14′21″W / 53.48525°N 2.23906°W / 53.48525; -2.23906
Grid reference SJ842987
System Manchester Metrolink
Operated byKeolisAmey
Transit authority Transport for Greater Manchester
Line First City Crossing
Platforms2
Tram routes         
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn operation
Station code-
Fare zone1
Website Live departures
History
Opened31 March 2003;22 years ago (2003-03-31)
Location
Shudehill Interchange

History

Prior to development (before 1992)

There was a bus station underneath the Manchester Arndale, which is what Shudehill bus station was replacing. That bus station, Cannon Street, opened on 24 September 1979, and buses had gates to the station via Cannon Street and Shudehill (road), the latter entrance of which still exists but for deliveries to the Manchester Arndale only. The bus station became Manchester's busiest soon, handling 30,000 passengers and 1,500 bus moves every day by 1991. [1]

The Metrolink tracks for the First City Crossing (as it is called now) were opened through the site on 27 April 1992, but a stop wasn't built at Shudehill. Instead, a stop at High Street was built adjacent to Market Street serving trams in the southbound direction only (towards G-Mex at the time). [2]

14 June 1996 became the Cannon Street bus station's final full day in-service, as the next day at 11:17 GMT, the IRA bombing incident in 1996 would damage multiple buildings in the area, including the Manchester Arndale. [1] The bus station was not rebuilt and a new one at Manchester Shudehill was to replace it.

Designed by Ian Simpson Architects, [3] [4] construction had initially started on Shudehill bus station in 1998 and it was planned to have been completed and fully operational by 2000, but several disputes over the ownership of the site along with two public inquiries over the course of five years resulted in the construction work on the station being halted. [5]

On 10 April 2002, construction of the tram stop began, [6] however legal difficulties meant that even after the tram stop finished construction in November 2002, the stop wasn't opened immediately. [7] The bus station's construction was resumed in 2003.

The Metrolink stop opened on 31 March 2003 to passengers, [7] and was officially opened on 28 April by Minister of State for Transport John Spellar. Shudehill has been the least used tram stop in the city centre for most of the years that it has been open. The bus station opened on 29 January 2006. [8]

After bus station (after 2006)

The tram stop was refurbished in around 2009 for the rebranding of the Metrolink. Also around this time, the old passenger information displays used at the tram stop were removed. They were replaced with new ones in 2013. [9] [10] [11]

Layout

The bus station and tram stop are both at street-level, and connected directly. The entire interchange has step-free access via ramps, however its accessibility has been challenged in the past. There are cycle racks available at the interchange next to the tram stop's inbound platform. Above the bus station is a car park which has an entrance on Hanover Street (for cars) and several entrances for pedestrians. [12]

Bus station

Shudehill Interchange's bus station has 11 stands, lettered from A to L, leaving out I. There is an entrance and exit for buses on Shudehill (road), leading to Withy Grove (road) heading west and Rochdale Road heading east. [12]

Shudehill tram stop has two platforms, which aren't named or numbered. [12]

Two double-sided dot matrix passenger information displays stand serving one platform each, and show estimated arrival times for trams in minutes up to 30 minutes prior (up to three at a time) and number of carriages.

Services

A bus on Cannon Street near to the Arndale bus station: 1992 Bee Line Buzz Company bus (JDB 117N), 1992.jpg
A bus on Cannon Street near to the Arndale bus station: 1992

Bus

As of 2026, 19 different Bee Network bus routes run through Bury Interchange, including X41 and X43 operated by the Blackburn Bus Company, and free bus route 2 to Manchester Piccadilly station. [13]

Coach services are operated by Flixbus and Megabus. In April 2009, the Manchester Megabus stop moved from the Chorlton Street coach station to Shudehill Interchange. Flixbus began intercity services to Manchester Shudehill from London in 2020.

Every route across the Manchester Metrolink network operates to a 12-minute headway (5 tph) Monday–Saturday, and to a 15-minute headway (4 tph) on Sundays and bank holidays. Sections served by a second "peak only" route (like this stop) will have a combined headway of 6 minutes during peak times.

Shudehill is located in Zone 1, and the stop itself has two platforms. Trams towards Piccadilly, Manchester Airport via Market Street, and an extra service running direct to Altrincham via Market Street during peak times all depart from the inbound platform (closest to the bus station). The outbound platform serves trams one-stop to Victoria, and more services operate onwards to Bury via Victoria every 12 minutes and every 6 minutes at peak times (every 15 minutes on Sundays). [14]

Preceding station Manchester metrolink logo.PNG Manchester Metrolink Following station
Market Street
towards Piccadilly
Piccadilly–Bury Victoria
towards Bury
Market Street
towards Altrincham
Altrincham–Bury (peak only)
Market Street
towards Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport–Victoria Victoria
Terminus

Incidents

Other transport connections

Rail

Manchester Victoria railway station is the nearest train station to Shudehill Interchange, and it is about 300 metres (330 yd) away walking. It can also be reached by tram.

References

  1. 1 2 Wilkinson, Damon (19 June 2021). "The lost bus station that was under Manchester's Arndale". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Timeline — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". lrta.info. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Manchester Transport Interchange Jefferson Sheard Architects
  4. ↑ "Shudehill Interchange". manchesterhistory.net. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "All change for Shudehill area". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "News 2002 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". www.lrta.info. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  7. 1 2 "News 2003 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". www.lrta.info. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Metrolink in the City Centre, LRTA
  9. ↑ "32 Shudehill". Google Maps (Google Street View). July 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "32 Shudehill". Google Maps (Google Street View). May 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Secrets at Piccadilly tram stop". TramographyMCR. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 "Shudehill Interchange map". Shudehill Interchange map | Bee Network | Powered by TfGM. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Shudehill Interchange". Shudehill Interchange | Bee Network | Powered by TfGM. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Transport for Greater Manchester tram times". TfGM. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Passenger trapped by tram doors and dragged at Shudehill tram stop, Manchester, 27 May 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
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