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Buses
42B 42C
From 5 January 2025
Woodford
Bramhall
Cheadle Hulme
Handforth Dean
Heald Green
Cheadle
East Didsbury
Didsbury
Withington
Fallowfield
Rusholme
University of Manchester
Manchester
From 5 January
42B and 42C
This route will join the Bee Network.
We’re also making minor changes to the
times of all journeys.
PO Box 429, Manchester, M1 3BG
©Transport for Greater Manchester 24-SC-0653-G42B-3000-1124
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Timetables show the direction of travel, bus
numbers and the days of the week. Main stops
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bus does not stop there on that journey.
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timetable against the key at the bottom of
the page.
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For lost property information visit
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Using the 24 hour clock
Times are shown in four figures.
The first two are the hour and
the last two are the minutes.
0753 is 53 minutes past
7am morning.
1953 is 53 minutes past 7pm
evening.
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Information and tickets office
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Mon to Fri 7am to 5.30pm
Saturday 8.30am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm
Sunday* Closed
*Including public holidays
Printed on paper made from
100% post-consumer waste,
using sustainable inks or toners.
Information and tickets office
Manchester Shudehill Interchange
Monday to Saturday: 7am – 6pm
Sunday: 8.30am – 1.15pm and 2pm – 4pm
Public holidays: 8am – 5pm
Woodford — Bramhall — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester
42B
Handforth Dean — Heald Green — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester
42C
Mondays to Fridays
42B 42B 42B 42B 42C 42B 42B 42C 42B 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C
Woodford, Church Lane
0558 0641 0700
0735
0820 0915
0952
1052
1152
1252
Woodford, Garden Village
0559 0642 0701
0736
0821 0916
0953
1053
1153
1253
Bramhall, Moss Lane
0534 0604 0647 0706
0741
0826 0921
0958
1058
1158
1258
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
0538 0609 0652 0711
0747 0813
0833 0926
1003
1103
1203
1303
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
0543 0614 0659 0721
0757 0823
0843 0933
1010
1110
1210
1310
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
0726
0826
0931
1031
1131
1231
1331
Heald Green, Griffin
0740
0839
0943
1043
1143
1243
1343
Cheadle, High Street
0551 0624 0709 0733 0749 0812 0838 0847 0856 0944 0951 1021 1051 1121
1151
1221
1251
1321
1351
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
0555 0628 0714 0741 0757 0820 0846 0855 0904 0948 0955 1025 1055 1125
1155
1225 1255 1325 1355
Didsbury, School Lane
0559 0634 0722 0749 0805 0828 0854 0903 0911 0955 1002 1032 1102 1132
1202 1232 1302 1332 1402
Rusholme, Platt Lane
0611 0649 0737 0811 0827 0850 0916 0920 0928 1012 1019 1049 1119
1149 1219
1249 1319 1349 1419
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0617 0655 0743 0818 0834 0857 0923 0927 0935 1019 1026 1056 1126 1156 1226 1256 1326 1356 1426
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0627 0705 0753 0830 0836 0909 0935 0939 0947 1031 1038 1108 1138 1208 1238 1308 1338 1408 1438
42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B
a
a
Woodford, Church Lane
1350
1450
1600
1707
1807
1907
1955
Woodford, Garden Village
1351
1451
1601
1708
1808
1908
1956
Bramhall, Moss Lane
1356
1457
1607
1714
1813
1912
2000
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
1401
1502
1612
1719
1817
1916
2004
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
1408
1509
1621
1727
1823
1922
2009
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
1431
1531
1635
1735
1835
1935
Heald Green, Griffin
1443
1545
1649
1747
1846
1946
Cheadle, High Street
1419 1451 1523 1555 1635 1659 1739 1756 1832 1853 1930 1953 2017
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
1423 1456 1528 1600 1640 1704 1744 1801 1837 1858 1934 1957 2021
Didsbury, School Lane
1430 1504 1536 1608 1648 1712
1752 1809 1845 1906 1941 2004 2028
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1449 1524 1556 1628 1708 1730 1810 1824 1901 1921
1956 2019 2043
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1456 1531
1603 1635 1715
1737
1817
1831 1908 1928 2003 2026 2050
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1508 1545 1617
1649 1729 1751
1831 1845 1919 1939 2014 2037 2101
a – On Fridays runs via Platt Lane, Lloyd Street South, Upper Lloyd Street and Moss Lane East instead of Rusholme town centre. Times are 3 minutes later than shown from
Manchester Royal Infirmary onwards
W– All bus 42B and 42C journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details
Continues after route plan
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East Didsbury
Didsbury
East Didsbury
42C
Cheadle Hulme
Bramhall
Handforth
42B
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Royal Eye Hospital
St Mary's
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
University of
Manchester
O
xford RoadHathersage
Road
Dicke
nson
Road
Upper Brook
Street
Anson
Road
Plat
t La
ne
Lloyd Street South
Upper Lloyd Street
Moss Lane East
Journeys towards
Manchester only
Journeys towards Woodford
and Handforth Dean only
Boo
th
Stre
et W
est
Boo
th
Stre
et E
ast
Whitworth Park
Rusholme
Wilbraham Road
Moseley Road
Platt
Fields
Park
Fallowfield
Friendship Inn
Sainsbury’s
Library
Mauldeth Road West
Mauldeth Road
Pa
lat
in
e
Ro
ad
The Christie
Wilmslow
Road
W
ilm
slow
Road
Barlow Moor Road
School Lane
Trams to
Manchester
Co-op
42B 42C
42
B
42
C
Fog La ne
Withington
42
B
42
C
Trains to
Airport and
WIlmslow
Trains to
Manchester
Didsbury
Albert Hill
Street
Wilmslow
Road
Ki
ng
sw
ay
M
anchester Road
Parrs
Wood
Alexandra
Gatley Road
Hig
h
Stre
et
Stockpo r t R
oad
Post
Office
42B 42C
W
ilm
slow
Road
Kingsway
Sc
ho
ol
s
Hi
ll
42
C
Finn
ey Lan
e
Cheadle Royal
Cheadle
Heald
Green
Cheadle Road
Cheadle
College
42B
W
ilm
sl
ow
R
o
ad
4
2
C
Stanley Roa d
42C
Stanley Green
Industrial Estate
Epsom
Avenue
Earl
Road
Epsom
Avenue
Pointing
Dog
Handforth
Dean
Tur
ves
Road
Alb
ert
Ro
ad
Trains to
Wilmslow
Trains to Stockport
and Manchester
Station Road
Hulme
Hall
Road
Ra
ve
no
ak
Ro
ad
Churc
h
Road
Gi
llb
en
t
Ro
ad
Grove
Lane
Acre L
an
e
Moss
Lane
Ack
Lane
East
Cheadle
Hulme
Gillbent
Bramhall
Trains to
Macclesfield
W
oodford Road
Garden
Centre
Che
ste
r
Roa
d
42
B
42B
Woodford
42B 42C
Key
Bus route
Friday and Saturday nights
from 2000 until 0100
Train line
Tram line
Direction of travel
Bus station/connection point
Train station
Metrolink stop
H Hospital
Terminus
42B
42B
Piccadilly Gardens
St Peters
Square
Oxford Road
42C
Trams to Bury
Trams to
Oldham and
Rochdale
Princess Street
Po
rtla
nd
St
ree
t
Wh
itw
ort
h S
tre
et
Trains to
Piccadilly
train station
Trams to
Piccadilly train station
and Ashton-under-Lyne
Trams to
Eccles,
East Didsbury
and
Altrincham
Trains to
Bolton and
Liverpool
Manchester
42B
42C
42B
42C
Routes in Manchester city centre
Woodford — Bramhall — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester
42B
Handforth Dean — Heald Green — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester
42C
Saturdays
42B 42B 42B 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C
Woodford, Church Lane
0740 0810 0840 0910
0950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
Woodford, Garden Village
0741 0811 0841 0911
0951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
Bramhall, Moss Lane
0746 0816 0846 0916
0956
1056
1156
1256
1356
1456
1556
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
0750 0820 0850 0920
1001
1102
1202
1302
1402
1502
1602
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
0756 0826 0856 0926
1008
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
0929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
Heald Green, Griffin
0941
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
Cheadle, High Street
0805 0835 0905 0935 0948 1018 1050 1121
1151
1221
1251
1321
1351
1421 1451 1521
1550 1621
1649
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
0809 0839 0909 0939 0952 1022 1054 1125
1155
1225 1255 1325 1355 1425 1455 1525 1554 1625 1653
Didsbury, School Lane
0814 0844 0914 0946 0959 1029 1101
1132
1202 1232 1302 1332 1402 1432 1502 1532 1601 1632 1700
Rusholme, Platt Lane
0829 0859 0929 1001 1014 1044 1118
1149 1219
1249 1319 1349 1419 1449 1519 1549 1618 1649 1717
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0834 0904 0934 1006 1019 1049 1125
1156 1226 1256 1326 1356 1426 1456 1526 1556 1625 1656 1724
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0844 0914 0944 1018 1031 1101
1137
1208 1238 1308 1338 1408 1438 1508 1538 1608 1637 1708 1736
Sundays and public holidays c
42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42B
42B 42B 42B 42B
42B 42B 42B 42B 42B
b
Woodford, Church Lane
1650
1750
1850 1950
0733 0833 0933 1033
1533 1633 1733 1833 1910
Woodford, Garden Village
1651
1751
1851 1951
0734 0834 0934 1034
1534 1634 1734 1834 1911
Bramhall, Moss Lane
1656
1756
1856 1955
0738 0838 0939 1039
1539 1639 1739 1838 1915
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
1701
1801
1901 1959
0742 0842 0944 1044
1544 1644 1744 1842 1919
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
1708
1808
1908 2005
0748 0848 0950 1050 and
1550 1650 1750 1848 1924
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
1729
1839
every
Heald Green, Griffin
1741
1850
hour
Cheadle, High Street
1717
1748 1817
1857 1916 2012
0757 0857 0959 1100 until
1600 1659 1758 1856 1932
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
1721
1752 1821
1901 1920 2016
0802 0902 1004 1105
1605 1704 1803 1901 1936
Didsbury, School Lane
1728 1759 1828 1906 1925 2021
0807 0907 1010 1112
1612
1710 1809 1907
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1745 1816 1844 1922 1941 2037
0822 0922 1027 1128
1628 1726 1825 1923
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1753 1824 1852 1935 1954 2050
0828 0928 1033 1137
1637 1735 1834 1932
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1805 1836 1904 1947 2006 2102
0838 0938 1043 1148
1648 1746 1845 1942
Bus 42C does not run on Sundays or public holidays. For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
b – Runs via Platt Lane, Lloyd Street South, Upper Lloyd Street and Moss Lane East instead of Rusholme town centre. c – Except Christmas and New Year period
W– All bus 42B and 42C journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details
Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Bramhall — Woodford
42B
Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Heald Green — Handforth Dean
42C
Mondays to Fridays
42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0600 0610 0644 0710 0725 0800 0811 0854 0924 0954 1024 1054 1124 1154 1224 1254 1324 1354 1424
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0610 0620 0654 0721 0736 0812 0823 0906 0936 1006 1036 1106 1136 1206 1236 1306 1336 1406 1436
The Christie Hospital
0624 0634 0711 0738 0753 0831 0842 0923 0953 1023 1053 1123
1153
1223 1253 1323 1355 1426 1456
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
0633 0643 0724 0751 0806 0844 0855 0936 1005 1035 1105 1135
1205 1235 1305 1335 1407 1438 1511
Cheadle, Post Office
0638 0648 0730 0759 0814 0852 0903 0942 1011
1041 1111
1141
1211
1241 1311
1341 1415 1446 1520
Heald Green, Griffin
0655
0807
0900
0949
1048
1148
1248
1348
1453
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
0706
0819
0912
1001
1100
1200
1300
1400
1505
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
0648
0740
0827
0916
1022
1122
1222
1322
1426
1534
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
0653
0747
0837
0922
1028
1128
1228
1328
1433
1542
Bramhall, Moss Lane
0658
0842
0927
1033
1133
1233
1333
1438
1547
Woodford, Garden Village
0703
0847
0932
1038
1138
1238
1338
1444
1553
Woodford, Church Lane
0705
0849
0934
1040
1140
1240
1340
1446
1555
42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42B 42B 42B
d
d
d
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1454 1524 1554 1624 1704 1734 1802 1837 1945 2045 2145
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1508 1538 1608 1638 1718
1748 1816 1851 1957 2057 2157
The Christie Hospital
1534 1604 1634 1704 1741
1811
1836 1911
2015 2113 2213
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
1549 1619 1649 1719
1756 1824 1849 1921 2024 2122 2221
Cheadle, Post Office
1558 1628 1658 1728 1805 1831 1856 1927 2030 2128 2227
Heald Green, Griffin
1606
1706
1812
1903
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 1618
1718
1823
1914
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
1642
1742
1842
1935
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
1649
1749
1847
1940
Bramhall, Moss Lane
1654
1754
1852
1944
Woodford, Garden Village
1700
1800
1858
1948
Woodford, Church Lane
1702
1802
1900
1950
d – On Fridays runs via Hathersage Road, Upper Brook Street, Anson Road and Dickenson Road instead of Rusholme town centre. Times are 4 minutes later than shown from
The Christie Hospital onwards
W– All bus 42B and 42C 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 beenetwork.com for details
Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Bramhall — Woodford
42B
Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Heald Green — Handforth Dean
42C
Saturdays
42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0754 0814 0854 0924 0954 1024 1054 1124 1154 1224 1254 1324 1354 1424 1454 1524 1554 1624 1654
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0804 0824 0904 0934 1004 1034 1104 1134 1204 1234 1304 1336 1406 1436 1506 1536 1606 1636 1706
The Christie Hospital
0819 0839 0919 0949 1019 1049 1122
1152
1222 1252 1322 1354 1427 1457 1527 1557 1627 1657 1727
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
0829 0849 0929 0959 1031 1101
1134 1204 1234 1304 1334 1406 1439 1509 1539 1609 1639 1709 1739
Cheadle, Post Office
0835 0855 0935 1005 1037 1107
1140 1210 1240 1310 1340 1412 1445 1515
1545 1615 1645 1715
1745
Heald Green, Griffin
0842
0942
1044
1147
1247
1347
1452
1552
1652
1752
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 0851
0953
1055
1158
1258
1358
1503
1602
1702
1802
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
0904
1014
1118
1221
1321
1423
1526
1626
1726
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
0909
1020
1124
1227
1327
1429
1532
1632
1732
Bramhall, Moss Lane
0914
1025
1129
1232
1332
1434
1537
1637
1737
Woodford, Garden Village
0919
1030
1134
1237
1337
1439
1542
1642
1742
Woodford, Church Lane
0921
1032
1136
1239
1339
1441
1544
1644
1744
Sundays and public holidays c
42B 42C 42B 42B 42B 42B
42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B
e
e
e
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1724 1754 1824 1945 2045 2145
0854 0954 1054 1154 1254 1354 1454 1554 1654 1754
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1736 1806 1836 1957 2057 2157
0904 1004 1104 1204 1304 1406 1506 1606 1706 1806
The Christie Hospital
1757
1827 1857 2018 2118 2216
0919 1019 1120 1220 1320 1422 1524 1625 1725 1827
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
1809 1839 1909 2030 2127 2225
0927 1027 1131
1231
1331
1433 1535 1636 1736 1835
Cheadle, Post Office
1815 1845 1915 2035 2132 2230
0933 1033 1137
1237 1337 1439 1541 1642 1742 1841
Heald Green, Griffin
1852
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
1902
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
1826
1926
0942 1042 1146 1246 1346 1448 1550 1651 1751
1850
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
1831
1931
0947 1048 1152
1252 1352 1454 1556 1657 1757
1855
Bramhall, Moss Lane
1836
1935
0952 1053 1157
1257 1357 1459 1601 1702 1802 1900
Woodford, Garden Village
1841
1939
0957 1058 1202 1302 1402 1504 1606 1707 1807 1904
Woodford, Church Lane
1843
1941
0959 1100 1204 1304 1404 1506 1608 1709 1809 1906
Bus 42C does not run on Sundays or public holidays
For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
c – Except Christmas and New Year period. e – Runs via Hathersage Road, Upper Brook Street, Anson Road and Dickenson Road instead of Rusholme town centre
W– All bus 42B and 42C journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details
42B 42C
From 5 January 2025
Woodford
Bramhall
Cheadle Hulme
Handforth Dean
Heald Green
Cheadle
East Didsbury
Didsbury
Withington
Fallowfield
Rusholme
University of Manchester
Manchester
From 5 January
42B and 42C
This route will join the Bee Network.
We’re also making minor changes to the
times of all journeys.
PO Box 429, Manchester, M1 3BG
©Transport for Greater Manchester 24-SC-0653-G42B-3000-1124
Easy access on all buses
For public transport information
visit beenetwork.com
or phone 0161 244 1000
7am – 8pm Mon to Fri
8am – 8pm Sat, Sun & public holidays
This timetable is also available at
beenetwork.com
For information about using public
transport phone our friendly team on
0161 244 1000 7am – 8pm Mon to Fri
8am – 8pm Sat, Sun and public holidays
or download the Bee Network app
Other formats
To ask for leaflets to be sent to you, or to request
large print, Braille or recorded information phone
0161 244 1000 or visit beenetwork.com
Easy access on buses
All buses have no steps at the entrance,
making getting on and off easier. Low
floor buses have a ramp for access and
a dedicated space for wheelchairs and
pushchairs inside the bus. Ask the driver for any
assistance you require.
Using this timetable
Timetables show the direction of travel, bus
numbers and the days of the week. Main stops
on the route are listed on the left. Where no time
is shown against a particular stop, it means the
bus does not stop there on that journey.
Check any letters which are shown in the
timetable against the key at the bottom of
the page.
Where to find information about
service changes
Visit beenetwork.com or download the
Bee Network app.
Check the service change posters displayed
in the bus station or pick up a service change
leaflet from your local library, town hall, shops,
post office, community centre and lots of other
places.
Lost property
For lost property information visit
beenetwork.com/lost-property
Using the 24 hour clock
Times are shown in four figures.
The first two are the hour and
the last two are the minutes.
0753 is 53 minutes past
7am morning.
1953 is 53 minutes past 7pm
evening.
Information and tickets
There’s a range of tickets to use on buses and
multi-modal tickets for buses, trams and trains.
For more information on which is the best ticket
for you, visit beenetwork.com, download
the Bee Network app or call into one of our
information and ticket offices in bus stations
where the team will provide you with journey
planning advice on buses, trams and trains.
Information and tickets office
Wigan Bus Station
Mon to Fri 7am to 5.30pm
Saturday 8.30am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm
Sunday* Closed
*Including public holidays
Printed on paper made from
100% post-consumer waste,
using sustainable inks or toners.
Information and tickets office
Manchester Shudehill Interchange
Monday to Saturday: 7am – 6pm
Sunday: 8.30am – 1.15pm and 2pm – 4pm
Public holidays: 8am – 5pm
Woodford — Bramhall — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester
42B
Handforth Dean — Heald Green — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester
42C
Mondays to Fridays
42B 42B 42B 42B 42C 42B 42B 42C 42B 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C
Woodford, Church Lane
0558 0641 0700
0735
0820 0915
0952
1052
1152
1252
Woodford, Garden Village
0559 0642 0701
0736
0821 0916
0953
1053
1153
1253
Bramhall, Moss Lane
0534 0604 0647 0706
0741
0826 0921
0958
1058
1158
1258
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
0538 0609 0652 0711
0747 0813
0833 0926
1003
1103
1203
1303
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
0543 0614 0659 0721
0757 0823
0843 0933
1010
1110
1210
1310
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
0726
0826
0931
1031
1131
1231
1331
Heald Green, Griffin
0740
0839
0943
1043
1143
1243
1343
Cheadle, High Street
0551 0624 0709 0733 0749 0812 0838 0847 0856 0944 0951 1021 1051 1121
1151
1221
1251
1321
1351
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
0555 0628 0714 0741 0757 0820 0846 0855 0904 0948 0955 1025 1055 1125
1155
1225 1255 1325 1355
Didsbury, School Lane
0559 0634 0722 0749 0805 0828 0854 0903 0911 0955 1002 1032 1102 1132
1202 1232 1302 1332 1402
Rusholme, Platt Lane
0611 0649 0737 0811 0827 0850 0916 0920 0928 1012 1019 1049 1119
1149 1219
1249 1319 1349 1419
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0617 0655 0743 0818 0834 0857 0923 0927 0935 1019 1026 1056 1126 1156 1226 1256 1326 1356 1426
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0627 0705 0753 0830 0836 0909 0935 0939 0947 1031 1038 1108 1138 1208 1238 1308 1338 1408 1438
42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B
a
a
Woodford, Church Lane
1350
1450
1600
1707
1807
1907
1955
Woodford, Garden Village
1351
1451
1601
1708
1808
1908
1956
Bramhall, Moss Lane
1356
1457
1607
1714
1813
1912
2000
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
1401
1502
1612
1719
1817
1916
2004
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
1408
1509
1621
1727
1823
1922
2009
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
1431
1531
1635
1735
1835
1935
Heald Green, Griffin
1443
1545
1649
1747
1846
1946
Cheadle, High Street
1419 1451 1523 1555 1635 1659 1739 1756 1832 1853 1930 1953 2017
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
1423 1456 1528 1600 1640 1704 1744 1801 1837 1858 1934 1957 2021
Didsbury, School Lane
1430 1504 1536 1608 1648 1712
1752 1809 1845 1906 1941 2004 2028
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1449 1524 1556 1628 1708 1730 1810 1824 1901 1921
1956 2019 2043
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1456 1531
1603 1635 1715
1737
1817
1831 1908 1928 2003 2026 2050
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1508 1545 1617
1649 1729 1751
1831 1845 1919 1939 2014 2037 2101
a – On Fridays runs via Platt Lane, Lloyd Street South, Upper Lloyd Street and Moss Lane East instead of Rusholme town centre. Times are 3 minutes later than shown from
Manchester Royal Infirmary onwards
W– All bus 42B and 42C journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details
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East Didsbury
Didsbury
East Didsbury
42C
Cheadle Hulme
Bramhall
Handforth
42B
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Royal Eye Hospital
St Mary's
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
University of
Manchester
O
xford RoadHathersage
Road
Dicke
nson
Road
Upper Brook
Street
Anson
Road
Plat
t La
ne
Lloyd Street South
Upper Lloyd Street
Moss Lane East
Journeys towards
Manchester only
Journeys towards Woodford
and Handforth Dean only
Boo
th
Stre
et W
est
Boo
th
Stre
et E
ast
Whitworth Park
Rusholme
Wilbraham Road
Moseley Road
Platt
Fields
Park
Fallowfield
Friendship Inn
Sainsbury’s
Library
Mauldeth Road West
Mauldeth Road
Pa
lat
in
e
Ro
ad
The Christie
Wilmslow
Road
W
ilm
slow
Road
Barlow Moor Road
School Lane
Trams to
Manchester
Co-op
42B 42C
42
B
42
C
Fog La ne
Withington
42
B
42
C
Trains to
Airport and
WIlmslow
Trains to
Manchester
Didsbury
Albert Hill
Street
Wilmslow
Road
Ki
ng
sw
ay
M
anchester Road
Parrs
Wood
Alexandra
Gatley Road
Hig
h
Stre
et
Stockpo r t R
oad
Post
Office
42B 42C
W
ilm
slow
Road
Kingsway
Sc
ho
ol
s
Hi
ll
42
C
Finn
ey Lan
e
Cheadle Royal
Cheadle
Heald
Green
Cheadle Road
Cheadle
College
42B
W
ilm
sl
ow
R
o
ad
4
2
C
Stanley Roa d
42C
Stanley Green
Industrial Estate
Epsom
Avenue
Earl
Road
Epsom
Avenue
Pointing
Dog
Handforth
Dean
Tur
ves
Road
Alb
ert
Ro
ad
Trains to
Wilmslow
Trains to Stockport
and Manchester
Station Road
Hulme
Hall
Road
Ra
ve
no
ak
Ro
ad
Churc
h
Road
Gi
llb
en
t
Ro
ad
Grove
Lane
Acre L
an
e
Moss
Lane
Ack
Lane
East
Cheadle
Hulme
Gillbent
Bramhall
Trains to
Macclesfield
W
oodford Road
Garden
Centre
Che
ste
r
Roa
d
42
B
42B
Woodford
42B 42C
Key
Bus route
Friday and Saturday nights
from 2000 until 0100
Train line
Tram line
Direction of travel
Bus station/connection point
Train station
Metrolink stop
H Hospital
Terminus
42B
42B
Piccadilly Gardens
St Peters
Square
Oxford Road
42C
Trams to Bury
Trams to
Oldham and
Rochdale
Princess Street
Po
rtla
nd
St
ree
t
Wh
itw
ort
h S
tre
et
Trains to
Piccadilly
train station
Trams to
Piccadilly train station
and Ashton-under-Lyne
Trams to
Eccles,
East Didsbury
and
Altrincham
Trains to
Bolton and
Liverpool
Manchester
42B
42C
42B
42C
Routes in Manchester city centre
Woodford — Bramhall — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester
42B
Handforth Dean — Heald Green — Cheadle — Didsbury — Manchester
42C
Saturdays
42B 42B 42B 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C
Woodford, Church Lane
0740 0810 0840 0910
0950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
Woodford, Garden Village
0741 0811 0841 0911
0951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1451
1551
Bramhall, Moss Lane
0746 0816 0846 0916
0956
1056
1156
1256
1356
1456
1556
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
0750 0820 0850 0920
1001
1102
1202
1302
1402
1502
1602
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
0756 0826 0856 0926
1008
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
0929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
Heald Green, Griffin
0941
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
Cheadle, High Street
0805 0835 0905 0935 0948 1018 1050 1121
1151
1221
1251
1321
1351
1421 1451 1521
1550 1621
1649
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
0809 0839 0909 0939 0952 1022 1054 1125
1155
1225 1255 1325 1355 1425 1455 1525 1554 1625 1653
Didsbury, School Lane
0814 0844 0914 0946 0959 1029 1101
1132
1202 1232 1302 1332 1402 1432 1502 1532 1601 1632 1700
Rusholme, Platt Lane
0829 0859 0929 1001 1014 1044 1118
1149 1219
1249 1319 1349 1419 1449 1519 1549 1618 1649 1717
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0834 0904 0934 1006 1019 1049 1125
1156 1226 1256 1326 1356 1426 1456 1526 1556 1625 1656 1724
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0844 0914 0944 1018 1031 1101
1137
1208 1238 1308 1338 1408 1438 1508 1538 1608 1637 1708 1736
Sundays and public holidays c
42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42B
42B 42B 42B 42B
42B 42B 42B 42B 42B
b
Woodford, Church Lane
1650
1750
1850 1950
0733 0833 0933 1033
1533 1633 1733 1833 1910
Woodford, Garden Village
1651
1751
1851 1951
0734 0834 0934 1034
1534 1634 1734 1834 1911
Bramhall, Moss Lane
1656
1756
1856 1955
0738 0838 0939 1039
1539 1639 1739 1838 1915
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
1701
1801
1901 1959
0742 0842 0944 1044
1544 1644 1744 1842 1919
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
1708
1808
1908 2005
0748 0848 0950 1050 and
1550 1650 1750 1848 1924
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
1729
1839
every
Heald Green, Griffin
1741
1850
hour
Cheadle, High Street
1717
1748 1817
1857 1916 2012
0757 0857 0959 1100 until
1600 1659 1758 1856 1932
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
1721
1752 1821
1901 1920 2016
0802 0902 1004 1105
1605 1704 1803 1901 1936
Didsbury, School Lane
1728 1759 1828 1906 1925 2021
0807 0907 1010 1112
1612
1710 1809 1907
Rusholme, Platt Lane
1745 1816 1844 1922 1941 2037
0822 0922 1027 1128
1628 1726 1825 1923
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1753 1824 1852 1935 1954 2050
0828 0928 1033 1137
1637 1735 1834 1932
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1805 1836 1904 1947 2006 2102
0838 0938 1043 1148
1648 1746 1845 1942
Bus 42C does not run on Sundays or public holidays. For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
b – Runs via Platt Lane, Lloyd Street South, Upper Lloyd Street and Moss Lane East instead of Rusholme town centre. c – Except Christmas and New Year period
W– All bus 42B and 42C journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details
Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Bramhall — Woodford
42B
Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Heald Green — Handforth Dean
42C
Mondays to Fridays
42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0600 0610 0644 0710 0725 0800 0811 0854 0924 0954 1024 1054 1124 1154 1224 1254 1324 1354 1424
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0610 0620 0654 0721 0736 0812 0823 0906 0936 1006 1036 1106 1136 1206 1236 1306 1336 1406 1436
The Christie Hospital
0624 0634 0711 0738 0753 0831 0842 0923 0953 1023 1053 1123
1153
1223 1253 1323 1355 1426 1456
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
0633 0643 0724 0751 0806 0844 0855 0936 1005 1035 1105 1135
1205 1235 1305 1335 1407 1438 1511
Cheadle, Post Office
0638 0648 0730 0759 0814 0852 0903 0942 1011
1041 1111
1141
1211
1241 1311
1341 1415 1446 1520
Heald Green, Griffin
0655
0807
0900
0949
1048
1148
1248
1348
1453
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
0706
0819
0912
1001
1100
1200
1300
1400
1505
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
0648
0740
0827
0916
1022
1122
1222
1322
1426
1534
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
0653
0747
0837
0922
1028
1128
1228
1328
1433
1542
Bramhall, Moss Lane
0658
0842
0927
1033
1133
1233
1333
1438
1547
Woodford, Garden Village
0703
0847
0932
1038
1138
1238
1338
1444
1553
Woodford, Church Lane
0705
0849
0934
1040
1140
1240
1340
1446
1555
42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42B 42B 42B
d
d
d
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1454 1524 1554 1624 1704 1734 1802 1837 1945 2045 2145
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1508 1538 1608 1638 1718
1748 1816 1851 1957 2057 2157
The Christie Hospital
1534 1604 1634 1704 1741
1811
1836 1911
2015 2113 2213
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
1549 1619 1649 1719
1756 1824 1849 1921 2024 2122 2221
Cheadle, Post Office
1558 1628 1658 1728 1805 1831 1856 1927 2030 2128 2227
Heald Green, Griffin
1606
1706
1812
1903
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 1618
1718
1823
1914
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
1642
1742
1842
1935
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
1649
1749
1847
1940
Bramhall, Moss Lane
1654
1754
1852
1944
Woodford, Garden Village
1700
1800
1858
1948
Woodford, Church Lane
1702
1802
1900
1950
d – On Fridays runs via Hathersage Road, Upper Brook Street, Anson Road and Dickenson Road instead of Rusholme town centre. Times are 4 minutes later than shown from
The Christie Hospital onwards
W– All bus 42B and 42C 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 beenetwork.com for details
Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Bramhall — Woodford
42B
Manchester — Didsbury — Cheadle — Heald Green — Handforth Dean
42C
Saturdays
42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C 42B 42C
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
0754 0814 0854 0924 0954 1024 1054 1124 1154 1224 1254 1324 1354 1424 1454 1524 1554 1624 1654
Manchester Royal Infirmary
0804 0824 0904 0934 1004 1034 1104 1134 1204 1234 1304 1336 1406 1436 1506 1536 1606 1636 1706
The Christie Hospital
0819 0839 0919 0949 1019 1049 1122
1152
1222 1252 1322 1354 1427 1457 1527 1557 1627 1657 1727
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
0829 0849 0929 0959 1031 1101
1134 1204 1234 1304 1334 1406 1439 1509 1539 1609 1639 1709 1739
Cheadle, Post Office
0835 0855 0935 1005 1037 1107
1140 1210 1240 1310 1340 1412 1445 1515
1545 1615 1645 1715
1745
Heald Green, Griffin
0842
0942
1044
1147
1247
1347
1452
1552
1652
1752
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre 0851
0953
1055
1158
1258
1358
1503
1602
1702
1802
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
0904
1014
1118
1221
1321
1423
1526
1626
1726
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
0909
1020
1124
1227
1327
1429
1532
1632
1732
Bramhall, Moss Lane
0914
1025
1129
1232
1332
1434
1537
1637
1737
Woodford, Garden Village
0919
1030
1134
1237
1337
1439
1542
1642
1742
Woodford, Church Lane
0921
1032
1136
1239
1339
1441
1544
1644
1744
Sundays and public holidays c
42B 42C 42B 42B 42B 42B
42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B 42B
e
e
e
Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens
1724 1754 1824 1945 2045 2145
0854 0954 1054 1154 1254 1354 1454 1554 1654 1754
Manchester Royal Infirmary
1736 1806 1836 1957 2057 2157
0904 1004 1104 1204 1304 1406 1506 1606 1706 1806
The Christie Hospital
1757
1827 1857 2018 2118 2216
0919 1019 1120 1220 1320 1422 1524 1625 1725 1827
East Didsbury, Parrs Wood
1809 1839 1909 2030 2127 2225
0927 1027 1131
1231
1331
1433 1535 1636 1736 1835
Cheadle, Post Office
1815 1845 1915 2035 2132 2230
0933 1033 1137
1237 1337 1439 1541 1642 1742 1841
Heald Green, Griffin
1852
Handforth Dean, Shopping Centre
1902
Cheadle Hulme, Train Station
1826
1926
0942 1042 1146 1246 1346 1448 1550 1651 1751
1850
Grove Lane, Pointing Dog
1831
1931
0947 1048 1152
1252 1352 1454 1556 1657 1757
1855
Bramhall, Moss Lane
1836
1935
0952 1053 1157
1257 1357 1459 1601 1702 1802 1900
Woodford, Garden Village
1841
1939
0957 1058 1202 1302 1402 1504 1606 1707 1807 1904
Woodford, Church Lane
1843
1941
0959 1100 1204 1304 1404 1506 1608 1709 1809 1906
Bus 42C does not run on Sundays or public holidays
For details of buses during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone 0161 244 1000
c – Except Christmas and New Year period. e – Runs via Hathersage Road, Upper Brook Street, Anson Road and Dickenson Road instead of Rusholme town centre
W– All bus 42B and 42C journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this leaflet for details