Stockport  | |
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 Bus station with Stockport Viaduct in the background in January 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Stockport Stockport (borough) |
| Coordinates | 53°24′31″N 2°09′49″W / 53.40867°N 2.16361°W |
| Operated by | Transport for Greater Manchester |
| Bus stands | 24 |
| Bus operators | High Peak M Travel Go Goodwins Group Stagecoach Manchester |
| Connections | Stockport railway station |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 March 1981 |
| Closed | 29 August 2021 |
Stockport bus station in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, was a bus terminus for approximately 65 bus services. It opened on 2 March 1981 on the site of a former car park. Before the bus station opened, most services terminated at Mersey Square.
The bus station was located between Wellington Road (A6) and the Stockport Viaduct, a few hundred metres from Stockport railway station. The main bus station had 24 stands. Two additional stops, one for each direction, were located on Wellington Road, which runs between the bus station and Mersey Square; these were used by through services, including the high-frequency 192 route to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre.
In 2014, plans to demolish the bus station and build a new a £42 million transport interchange on the existing site with a connection to the railway station were announced, but these plans were never carried out.[1] In June 2018, plans were announced for a brand-new bus station (Stockport Interchange), that would be constructed on the same site underneath a 2-acre (0.81 ha) park. Other improved transport links were also to be built, including a bridge to the railway station.
On 29 August 2021 at 03:15, all stands at Stockport bus station (excluding the two Wellington Road stops) were closed after 40 years of continuous operation, being temporarily replaced by a small bus terminal off Heaton Lane, as well as several bus stops spread out across Stockport town centre. The new Stockport Interchange facility was to be completed in 2024;[2][3] it opened on 17 March that year.[4]
- ^ End of the road for Stockport's old bus station with £42m planned for new transport interchange Manchester Evening News 11 July 2014
- ^ "Stockport Interchange: Plans for bus station under park passed". BBC News. BBC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Meakin, Lisa (2 November 2018). "This is how Stockport's huge new bus station - with a two-acre park On Top - will look". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Slater, Chris (16 February 2024). "Opening date for Stockport's new £135m transport interchange and rooftop park confirmed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 March 2024.