Greater Manchester bus route 1

Metroshuttle 1
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Overview
Operator	First Greater Manchester
Vehicle	Optare Versa
Route
Start	Manchester Piccadilly
Via	Chinatown Spinningfields/The Avenue (peak only) Deansgate The Village
Service
Frequency	6 minutes
Operates	07:00-19:00
Fare	Free

Metroshuttle 1 operates in Manchester city centre from Manchester Piccadilly station via Manchester city centre, Chinatown, Manchester Town Hall and Manchester Arndale.

Metroshuttle is a partnership between Transport for Greater Manchester, Manchester City Council, National Car Parks and the property developer Allied London. 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.

History

Metroshuttle route 1 began operating in September 2002 and replaced the previous Centreline city centre operation. 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. In July 2014, three electric Optare Versas were introduced.

Current route

• Manchester Piccadilly station
• Piccadilly/Chatham St - for Piccadilly Gardens
• Charlotte St/Portland St - for Chorlton Street Coach Station
• Charlotte St/Mosley St - for City Art Gallery and Chinatown
• King Street - for Albert Square and Manchester Town Hall
• John Dalton Street - for John Rylands Library
• Bridge Street*
• Gartside Street*
• Spinningfields*
• Deansgate/John Rylands Library*
• King Street West
• Barton Arcade - for House of Fraser and St Annes Square
• St Marys Gate - for Harvey Nichols, Marks & Spencer and Triangle
• Cross Street - for Manchester Arndale
• King Street
• York Street - for Piccadilly Gardens & Mosley Street
• Piccadilly Plaza
• Central Coach Station
• Chorlton Street
• Manchester Piccadilly station

* denotes peak hours only