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Bus
Operated by
Stagecoach
216
From 3 September 2023
Ashton-under-Lyne
Audenshaw
Droylsden
Clayton
Ancoats
Manchester
Including Monday to Friday early morning/
early evening journeys to/from Stalybridge
From 3 September
216
Monday to Friday timetable changes
PO Box 429, Manchester, M1 3BG
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Head Office
Hyde Road
Ardwick
Manchester
M12 6JS
Telephone 0345 241 8000
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Travelshops
Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange
Mon to Fri 7am to 5.30pm
Saturday 8am to 5.30pm
Sunday* Closed
Manchester Shudehill Interchange
Mon to Sat 7am to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm
Public hols 8am to 5.20pm
*Including public holidays
Ashton — Droylsden — Clayton — Manchester
216
Including some Monday to Friday early morning journeys from Stalybridge
Mondays to Fridays
Stalybridge, Armentieres Square










0633


0703


Ashton, Interchange arr










0643


0714



Ashton, Interchange dep
0426 0446 0506 0526 0546 0556 0606 0616 0626 0636 0645 0654 0702 0710 0718 0726 0734 0742 0751
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
0436 0456 0516 0536 0556 0606 0616 0628 0638 0648 0657 0706 0715 0723 0731 0740 0749 0759 0809
Sportcity
0448 0508 0528 0548 0608 0618 0628 0638 0648 0658 0707 0717 0726 0734 0743 0753 0803 0813 0823
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0459 0519 0539 0559 0619 0629 0639 0649 0659 0709 0718 0728 0737 0746 0756 0806 0816 0826 0836
Ashton, Interchange
0801 and at frequent
0921 0933 and

1433 1444 1455 1506 1517
and at frequent
1737
1748 1759
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
0819 intervals of not
0934 0946 every
1446 1458 1509 1521
1532
intervals of not
1752 1802 1812
Sportcity
0833 more than 10
0946 0958 12 mins
1458 1510 1521
1533 1544 more than 10
1803 1813 1823
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0846 minutes until
0958 1010 until

1510 1522 1534 1546 1557 minutes until
1814 1824 1834











F
F
F
Ashton, Interchange
1811
1823 1835 1850 1905 and

2205 2235 2335 0030 0130 0230
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
1823 1834 1846 1901 1915 every
2215 2245 2345 0040 0140 0240
Sportcity
1833 1844 1856 1910 1924 15 mins
2224 2254 2354 0047 0147 0247
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1844 1855 1906 1920 1934 until

2234 2304 0004 0055 0155 0255
Saturdays
Ashton, Interchange
0525 0555 0615 0635 0655 0705 0720 0735 0750 0805 0820 0835 0850 0905 0919 0933 0945 0957 1009
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
0535 0605 0625 0645 0705 0715 0731 0746 0801 0816 0831 0846 0901 0917 0931 0945 0958 1010 1022
Sportcity
0544 0614 0634 0654 0714 0724 0740 0755 0810 0825 0840 0855 0911 0927 0942 0957 1010 1022 1034
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0554 0624 0644 0704 0724 0734 0750 0806 0821 0837 0852 0907 0923 0939 0954 1009 1022 1034 1046
This service may suffer some disruption immediately before and after football matches and other events at the Etihad Stadium, Stagecoach will make every effort to ensure
this is kept to a minimum
F – Friday nights/Saturday mornings only
W– All bus 216 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details
Summer times: between mid July and early September, some timetables will be different. Check www.tfgm.com for details
Continues after route plan
Contains Ordnance Survey data ©Crown copyright and database right 2010
©0100022610 Transport for Greater Manchester 2023
Transport for Greater Manchester uses reasonable endeavours to check the accuracy of
information published and to publish changes to information in a timely manner. In no
event will Transport for Greater Manchester be liable for any loss that may arise from this
information being inaccurate.
Ancoats
Bradford
Manchester
Clayton
Droylsden
Audenshaw
Ashton-under-Lyne
Piccadilly

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Penny
Meadow
Wellington
Road
M
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Street
Ryecroft
Hall
Chester
Square
Stamford
Park
Armentieres
Square
216
Ancoats
Community
Clinic
Sportcity
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216 few
Crickets
Lane North
Stamford
Square
Etihad
Stadium
Trinity
Street
Market
Street
Stalybridge
Stamford Street
Rassbottom
Street
Beaufort Road
Ashton Road
Manchester Road
Po
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Str
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Ashton-under-Lyne
Trains to
Mossley and
West Yorkshire
Trains to
Manchester
Trams to
Altrincham
and Eccles
Kat
her
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Str
eet
Piccadilly Gardens
Trams to
Bury
Market Street
New Islington
Merrill
Street
Holt Town
Etihad Campus
Velopark
Ashton
New
Road
Clayton Hall
Edge Lane
Cemetery Road
Droylsden
Audenshaw
Stalybridge
Trains to
Manchester
Trams to
Manchester
Trams to
Ashton
216
Key

Bus route

Some Monday to Friday peak

period journeys

Train line

Tram line

Direction of travel

Bus station/connection point

Train station

Metrolink stop
H Hospital

Terminus
216
Ashton — Droylsden — Clayton — Manchester
216
Saturdays (continued)
Ashton, Interchange
1021 and

1733 1745 1757
1809 1821
1835 and

2105 2135 2205 2235 2335 0000 0030 0130
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
1034 every
1746 1757
1808 1820 1831 1845 every
2115 2145 2215 2245 2345 0010 0040 0140
Sportcity
1046 12 mins
1758 1809 1819 1830 1841 1854 15 mins
2124 2154 2224 2254 2354 0017 0047 0147
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1058 until

1810 1820 1830 1840 1851 1904 until

2134 2204 2234 2304 0004 0025 0055 0155
Ashton, Interchange
0230
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
0240
Sportcity
0237
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0255
Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period)
Ashton, Interchange
0535 0605 0635 0705 0735 0800 0820 and

1000 1013 1025 1037 and

1622 1638 1654 1710
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
0545 0615 0645 0715 0745 0810 0830 every
1010 1024 1036 1048 every
1633 1649 1705 1721
Sportcity
0554 0624 0654 0724 0754 0819 0839 20 mins
1019 1033 1046 1059 15 mins
1644 1700 1716
1732
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0604 0634 0704 0734 0804 0829 0849 until

1029 1044 1057 1110 until

1655 1711
1727
1743
Ashton, Interchange
1725 1740 1800 1820 1840 1905 and

2205 2245
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
1736 1751
1811
1830 1850 1915 every
2215 2255
Sportcity
1747 1802 1821
1839 1859 1924 30 mins
2224 2304
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1758 1812
1831 1849 1909 1934 until

2234 2314
For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
This service may suffer some disruption immediately before and after football matches and other events at the Etihad Stadium, Stagecoach will make every effort to ensure
this is kept to a minimum
W– All bus 216 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details
Manchester — Clayton — Droylsden — Ashton
216
Including some Monday to Friday early evening journeys to Stalybridge
Mondays to Fridays
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0530 0550 0610 0630 and at frequent
1004 1016 and

1504 1516 1528 1540 1552 1604 1616 1627
Sportcity
0539 0559 0619 0639 intervals of not
1014 1026 every
1514 1527 1540 1552 1604 1617
1630 1641
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
0548 0608 0628 0648 more than 10
1026 1038 12 mins
1526 1539 1552 1605 1618 1631
1644 1655
Ashton, Interchange
0559 0619 0639 0659 minutes until
1039 1051 until

1539 1552 1605 1618 1631
1644 1657 1708
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1638 and at frequent
1748 1800 1812
1822 1832 1842 1852 1902 1912
1922 1932 1942 1955 2010 2025
Sportcity
1652
intervals of not
1802 1814 1826 1834 1844 1853 1903 1912
1921
1931
1941 1951 2004 2019 2034
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
1706 more than 10
1816 1828 1840 1847 1856 1905 1914 1923 1931
1940 1950 2000 2013 2028 2043
Ashton, Interchange
1719 minutes until
1828 1840 1852 1859 1908 1917
1926 1934 1942 1951 2001 2011 2024 2039 2054
Stalybridge, Armentieres Square





1852

1912

















F
F
F
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
2040 and

2240 2310 0010 0100 0200 0300
Sportcity
2049 every
2249 2319 0019 0108 0208 0308
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
2058 15 mins
2258 2328 0028 0115 0215 0315
Ashton, Interchange
2109 until

2309 2339 0039 0125 0225 0325
Saturdays
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0600 0630 0650 0710 0730 and

0900 0914 0928 0940 0952 and

1716
1728 1740 1752 1804
Sportcity
0609 0639 0659 0719 0739 every
0909 0923 0937 0950 1002 every
1726 1737
1749 1801 1813
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
0618 0648 0708 0728 0748 15 mins
0918 0932 0947 1001 1014 12 mins
1738 1749 1801 1813 1824
Ashton, Interchange
0629 0659 0719 0739 0759 until

0929 0944 0959 1013 1027 until

1751
1802 1813 1824 1835
This service may suffer some disruption immediately before and after football matches and other events at the Etihad Stadium, Stagecoach will make every effort to ensure
this is kept to a minimum
F – Friday nights/Saturday mornings only
W– All bus 216 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details
Summer times: between mid July and early September, some timetables will be different. Check www.tfgm.com for details
Manchester — Clayton — Droylsden — Ashton
216
Saturdays (continued)
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1816 1828 and

1940 1955 and

2140 2210 2240 2310 0010 0100 0200 0300
Sportcity
1825 1837 every
1949 2004 every
2149 2219 2249 2319 0019 0108 0208 0308
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
1835 1846 12 mins
1958 2013 15 mins
2158 2228 2258 2328 0028 0115 0215 0315
Ashton, Interchange
1846 1857 until

2009 2024 until

2209 2239 2309 2339 0039 0125 0225 0325
Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period)
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0610 0640 0710 0740 0810 0835 0855 0915 0935 0955 1010 1023 and

1823 1840 1900 1920 1940
Sportcity
0619 0649 0719 0749 0819 0844 0904 0924 0944 1004 1019 1032 every
1832 1849 1909 1929 1949
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
0629 0659 0729 0759 0829 0854 0914 0934 0954 1014 1029 1042 15 mins
1842 1859 1918 1938 1958
Ashton, Interchange
0641 0711 0741 0811 0841 0906 0926 0946 1006 1026 1041 1054 until

1854 1911
1929 1949 2009
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
2010 2040 2110 2140 2210 2240 2320
Sportcity
2019 2049 2119 2149 2219 2249 2329
Droylsden, Metrolink Stop
2028 2058 2128 2158 2228 2258 2338
Ashton, Interchange
2039 2109 2139 2209 2239 2309 2349
For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
This service may suffer some disruption immediately before and after football matches and other events at the Etihad Stadium, Stagecoach will make every effort to ensure
this is kept to a minimum
W– All bus 216 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details