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'{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Use British English|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox station | name = Manchester Chorlton Street coach station | native_name = | native_name_lang = | symbol_location = bus | symbol = | image = Manchester National Express Coach Station - geograph.org.uk - 2777546.jpg | alt = | caption = Manchester Chorlton Street coach station, in 2012 | other_name = | address = Chorlton Street, [[Manchester]], M1 3JF | borough = [[Manchester]] | country = | coordinates = {{coord|53.478032|-2.237220|display=inline,title}} | owned = | operator = [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] | bus_stands = 8 | bus_operators = [[National Express Coaches|National Express]], [[Eurolines]], [[High Peak Buses|High Peak]] | bus_routes = | connections = [[Manchester Piccadilly station]] (480&nbsp;metres) | structure = | parking = | bicycle = | disabled = | code = | zone = | website = | opened = 1950 (original)<br />2002 (current) | closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | passengers = | pass_year = | map_type = }} '''Manchester Chorlton Street coach station'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester Coach Station |url=https://www.nationalexpress.com/en/help/coach-stations/manchester |website=National Express |accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref> or '''Manchester Central coach station'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester Central Coach Station |url=https://tfgm.com/public-transport/bus/stations/manchester-central-bus |website=Transport for Greater Manchester |accessdate=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester Central Coach Station |url=https://www.visitmanchester.com/visitor-information/travel-information/manchester-central-coach-station-p195351 |website=Visit Manchester |accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref> is an [[Intercity bus service|InterCity bus]] and [[bus station|coach station]] in [[Manchester]], [[England]]. The station is operated by [[National Express Coaches]], who provide the majority of services. ==History== The station was first opened in 1950 and consisted of three platform islands with long shelters. The station was re-designed in 1963 by Leach Rhodes Walker with the addition of a [[multi-storey car park]] and was reopened in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chorlton Street Bus Station|url=http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour10/area10page7.html|publisher=Manchester History|accessdate=3 June 2012}}</ref> Similar to the original station, it had three platform islands and had a semi-open concourse. The station had a reputation for being a miserable station,<ref>{{cite web|title=Lost and Found Manchester City Centre Bus Termini|url=http://mancunian1001.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/lost-and-found-manchester-city-centre-bus-termini/|publisher=East of the M60|accessdate=3 June 2012}}</ref> with the semi-open concourse making conditions feel cold and windy. The station underwent a major re-build and was reopened in 2002. ==Services== The station is staffed by [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] who operate the majority of services from the station. [[Eurolines]] also operates coach services to the [[Republic of Ireland]] and [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Expressway Eurolines |url=https://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=356 |website=Bus Éireann |accessdate=16 February 2020}}</ref> Prior to 2018, [[High Peak Buses|High Peak]] operated the Transpeak service to [[Buxton]], [[Matlock, Derbyshire|Matlock]] and [[Derby]], a service previously operated by [[Trentbarton]] with a fleet of coaches, but was operated with standard buses by High Peak. From 22 July 2018, this service was curtailed at Buxton, and no longer served Manchester or [[Stockport]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Transpeak |url=http://www.highpeakbuses.com/transpeak |website=High Peak Buses |accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ball |first1=Lucy |title=End of the road for direct bus route linking Buxton and Manchester |url=https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/news/end-of-the-road-for-direct-bus-route-linking-buxton-and-manchester-1-9218792 |accessdate=11 December 2018 |work=Buxton Advertiser}}</ref> National Express's rival company, [[Megabus (Europe)|Megabus]] used to operate services from outside the coach station on Chorlton Street but moved across the city to [[Shudehill Interchange]] in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Archive Changes Page|url=http://dundeebuses.info/archive.htm|publisher=Dundee Buses|accessdate=3 June 2012}}</ref> ==Connecting services== [[Blackburn Bus Company]] and [[Burnley Bus Company]] bus services X41 and [[The Witch Way|X43]] terminate and start from outside the station, with the X41 running to [[Ramsbottom]] and [[Accrington]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Express |url=http://www.lancashirebus.co.uk/cmsUploads/route/files/RedExpressAPR18WEB.pdf |website=Lancashire Bus |accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> and the X43 running to [[Rawtenstall]] and [[Burnley]] every 15 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |title=X43 - Witch Way - Skipton - Manchester |url=https://bustimes.org/services/x43-skipton-manchester |website=Bus Times |accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> Between 2017 and 2018, Cityzap Manchester also started outside the station, for [[Leeds]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Get Ready to Zap |url=http://www.keighleybus.co.uk/news.jsp?newsID=2137 |website=the Keighley Bus Company |accessdate=11 December 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211124813/http://www.keighleybus.co.uk/news.jsp?newsID=2137 |archivedate=11 December 2018}}</ref> This was withdrawn in July 2018 due to low passenger numbers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Tom |title=Leeds to Manchester Cityzap to end in July |url=https://thenorthwestbusblog.co.uk/tomharrison/leeds-to-manchester-cityzap-to-end-in-july/ |website=the North West bus blog |accessdate=11 December 2018|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/74aMnIyIG?url=https://thenorthwestbusblog.co.uk/tomharrison/leeds-to-manchester-cityzap-to-end-in-july/|archivedate=11 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stagecoach Manchester]] service 219 to [[Ashton-under-Lyne]] and [[Metroshuttle]] service 1 also stop outside the station, while a number of local bus services stop around the corner on Portland Street. [[Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station|Piccadilly Gardens]] is a three-minute walk away from the coach station, from where many bus services run to destinations across [[Greater Manchester]], along with [[Manchester Metrolink|Metrolink]] tram services. [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Piccadilly railway station]] is a five-minute walk away, from where the majority of regional ([[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] and [[East Midlands Railway]]) and national ([[Avanti West Coast]], [[CrossCountry]], [[TransPennine Express]] and [[Transport for Wales Rail]]) services depart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Journey Planning - Maps|url=http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/maps.cfm|publisher=Transport for Greater Manchester|accessdate=3 June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216124019/http://www.tfgm.com/journey_planning/maps.cfm|archivedate=16 December 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/destinations/england/north-west/manchester/manchester-coach-station.aspx Manchester Coach Station National Express page] [[Category:Bus stations in Greater Manchester]] [[Category:Transport in Manchester]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Manchester]]'