{"id":16987,"date":"2026-09-28T09:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-53-manchester"},"modified":"2026-09-28T09:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:09:09","slug":"bus-route-53-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-53-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 53 in Manchester: Cheetham Hill Shopping Centre \u2194 Salford Shopping Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 53 in Manchester runs between \u201cCheetham Hill Shopping Centre\u201d and \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 8 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey ends at \u201cArlington Street\u201d (250 m from \u201cCheetham Hill Shopping Centre\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-manchester#routes\">All routes in Manchester \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac769053a18f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac769053a18f\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-53-manchester\/#The_route_of_bus_53\" >The route of bus 53<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-53-manchester\/#Where_to_change\" >Where to change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-53-manchester\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-53-manchester\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-53-manchester\/#Does_bus_53_stop_at_%E2%80%9CParkhouse_Street%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 53 stop at \u201cParkhouse Street\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-53-manchester\/#Does_bus_53_go_to_%E2%80%9CNorth_Manchester_General_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 53 go to \u201cNorth Manchester General Hospital\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-53-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_53_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 53 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_53\"><\/span>The route of bus 53<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-53-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-53-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 53 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cCheetham Hill Shopping Centre\u201d to \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d: 81 stops. On the way: \u201cCravenwood Road\u201d, \u201cHumphrey Street\u201d, \u201cAbraham Moss Centre\u201d, \u201cAsh Tree Road\u201d, \u201cSaddlecote Close\u201d, \u201cNorth Manchester General Hospital\u201d, \u201cCrumpsall Vale\u201d, \u201cChapel Lane\u201d, \u201cPike Fold Primary School\u201d, \u201cLion Street\u201d. Then \u201cSandy Brow\u201d, \u201cCharlestown Road\u201d, \u201cOld Road\u201d, \u201cParkmount Road\u201d, \u201cFactory Lane\u201d, \u201cOak Bank\u201d, \u201cAsh Street\u201d, \u201cKingsbridge Road\u201d, \u201cLathbury Road\u201d, \u201cManchester Communication Academy\u201d. Then \u201cMonsall Street\u201d, \u201cSedgeford Road\u201d, \u201cOldham Road\u201d, \u201cVickers Street\u201d, \u201cLord North Street\u201d, \u201cBriscoe Lane\u201d, \u201cCoop Live\u201d, \u201cEtihad Campus\u201d, \u201cVelopark Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cSunny Lowry Road\u201d. Then \u201cAshton Old Road\u201d, \u201cGorton Road\u201d, \u201cGardner Street\u201d, \u201cGorton Monastery\u201d, \u201cPreston Street\u201d, \u201cPeacock Close\u201d, \u201cBorwell Street\u201d, \u201cGorton Post Office\u201d, \u201cGorton Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cSunny Brow Road\u201d. Then \u201cBelle Vue\u201d, \u201cFernhill Drive\u201d, \u201cPenketh Avenue\u201d, \u201cPink Bank Lane\u201d, \u201cAsda\u201d, \u201cLongsight Market\u201d, \u201cClarence Road\u201d, \u201cBirchfields Road\u201d, \u201cBirch Polygon\u201d, \u201cWilmslow Road\u201d. Then \u201cGrandale Street\u201d, \u201cDagenham Road\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s\u201d, \u201cManchester Royal Infirmary\u201d, \u201cUniversity of Manchester\u201d, \u201cUniversity Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cRoyal Northern College of Music\u201d, \u201cCambridge Street\u201d, \u201cEpping Street\u201d, \u201cRoyce Road\u201d. Then \u201cHulme Park\u201d, \u201cMallow Street\u201d, \u201cErskine Street\u201d, \u201cCornbrook Street\u201d, \u201cHenrietta Street\u201d, \u201cHenry Street\u201d, \u201cTrafford Bar\u201d, \u201cClippers Quay\u201d, \u201cMerchants Quay\u201d, \u201cOntario Basin\u201d. Before \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d: \u201cCentral Bay\u201d, \u201cThe Lowry\u201d, \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d, \u201cHarbour City Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cOasis Academy\u201d, \u201cGoodiers Drive\u201d, \u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Primary School\u201d, \u201cCross Lane\u201d, \u201cPaddington Close\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d to \u201cArlington Street\u201d (87 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cHuron Basin\u201d, \u201cWinnipeg Quay\u201d, \u201cExchange Quay\u201d, \u201cDickenson Road\u201d, \u201cAnson Road\u201d, \u201cElsham Gardens\u201d, \u201cBourton Drive\u201d, \u201cHampden Crescent\u201d, \u201cAshburys Station\u201d, \u201cAlan Turing Way\u201d, \u201cClayton Lane South\u201d, \u201cWood Street\u201d, \u201cGreenside Street\u201d, \u201cParkhouse Street\u201d, \u201cMeech Street\u201d, \u201cBob Massey Close\u201d, \u201cNorth Road\u201d, \u201cCity Football Academy\u201d, \u201cBradford Road\u201d, \u201cPark View\u201d, \u201cOld Market Street\u201d and \u201cCharminster Drive\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cCravenwood Road\u201d, \u201cSandy Brow\u201d, \u201cCharlestown Road\u201d, \u201cManchester Communication Academy\u201d, \u201cLord North Street\u201d and \u201cBriscoe Lane\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cCravenwood Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cArlington Street\u201d (50 m), \u201cSandy Brow\u201d \u2192 \u201cOld Market Street\u201d (100 m), \u201cCharlestown Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cOld Market Street\u201d (200 m) and \u201cManchester Communication Academy\u201d \u2192 \u201cPark View\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d, board nearby: \u201cHuron Basin\u201d \u2192 \u201cThe Lowry\u201d (100 m), \u201cWinnipeg Quay\u201d \u2192 \u201cCentral Bay\u201d (100 m), \u201cExchange Quay\u201d \u2192 \u201cClippers Quay\u201d (100 m) and \u201cDickenson Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cWilmslow Road\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<p>In practice: you can get to \u201cParkhouse Street\u201d on this bus only in the direction of \u201cArlington Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_change\"><\/span>Where to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cCharlestown Road\u201d and \u201cLathbury Road\u201d it shares the road with routes 17 and 18; between \u201cClippers Quay\u201d and \u201cOasis Academy\u201d it shares the road with route 79; between \u201cGardner Street\u201d and \u201cGorton Shopping Centre\u201d it shares the road with route 205.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCheetham Hill Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 52, 59, 94, 135 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCravenwood Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 52, 59, 94, 135 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHumphrey Street\u201d: buses 52, 59, 94, 135 and 151<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cAbraham Moss Centre\u201d to \u201cSaddlecote Close\u201d: buses 52, 94 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorth Manchester General Hospital\u201d: buses 52, 94, 118, 151 and 156<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCrumpsall Vale\u201d to \u201cLion Street\u201d: buses 94, 118 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSandy Brow\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 118 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharlestown Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): bus 118<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Road\u201d: bus 118<\/li>\n<li>\u201cParkmount Road\u201d: bus 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFactory Lane\u201d: buses 52, 81, 112, 117, 118, 119 and 151<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cOak Bank\u201d to \u201cKingsbridge Road\u201d: buses 52, 81, 112, 117, 118 and 119<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLathbury Road\u201d: buses 52, 81, 112, 117, 118, 119, 151 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManchester Communication Academy\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 151 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMonsall Street\u201d: buses 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119, 151 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSedgeford Road\u201d: buses 83, 84, 114, 151 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOldham Road\u201d: buses 83, 84, 114, 151 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVickers Street\u201d: buses 83, 84, 114 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLord North Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 76, 76A and 76B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBriscoe Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 76, 76A and 76B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCoop Live\u201d: buses 76, 76A and 76B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEtihad Campus\u201d: bus 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVelopark Metrolink Stop\u201d: bus 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBorwell Street\u201d: buses 7, 150, 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGorton Post Office\u201d: buses 7, 150, 171, 172 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGorton Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 7, 150, 171, 172 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSunny Brow Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 7, 150, 171, 172 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBelle Vue\u201d: buses 7, 150, 171, 172 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFernhill Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 150 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPink Bank Lane\u201d: bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAsda\u201d: buses 150, 191, 192 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLongsight Market\u201d: buses 150, 191, 192 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClarence Road\u201d: buses 43, 50, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirchfields Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 43, 50, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBirch Polygon\u201d: buses 43, 50, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWilmslow Road\u201d: buses 42A, 42B, 43, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrandale Street\u201d: buses 42A, 42B, 43, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDagenham Road\u201d: buses 42A, 42B, 43, 111, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Mary&#8217;s\u201d: buses 42A, 42B, 43, 87, 111, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManchester Royal Infirmary\u201d: buses 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 87, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUniversity of Manchester\u201d: buses 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 87, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUniversity Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoyal Northern College of Music\u201d: buses 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCambridge Street\u201d: buses 42A, 42B, 43, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEpping Street\u201d: buses 85, 85A, 86, 103 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRoyce Road\u201d: buses 86 and 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHulme Park\u201d: buses 86 and 256<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMallow Street\u201d to \u201cTrafford Bar\u201d: bus 256<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOntario Basin\u201d: buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCentral Bay\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Lowry\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cMediaCityUK\u201d to \u201cOasis Academy\u201d: buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoodiers Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d): bus 33<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCross Lane\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPaddington Close\u201d: buses 50, 52, 70 and 95<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d: buses 50, 52, 70 and 95<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHuron Basin\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWinnipeg Quay\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 29 and 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDickenson Road\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 42A, 42B, 43, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAnson Road\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 43, 50, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cElsham Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBourton Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 150 and 203<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHampden Crescent\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 7, 150, 171, 172 and 203<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cWood Street\u201d to \u201cBob Massey Close\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 171 and 172<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorth Road\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 171, 172 and 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCity Football Academy\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): bus 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBradford Road\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 76, 76A and 76B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPark View\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 81, 112, 117, 118, 119, 151 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Market Street\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 118 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharminster Drive\u201d (only towards \u201cArlington Street\u201d): buses 52, 94 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cArlington Street\u201d: buses 52, 59, 94, 135 and 151<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-7-manchester\">bus 7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-17-manchester\">bus 17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-18-manchester\">bus 18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-29-manchester\">bus 29<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-33-manchester\">bus 33<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-42a-manchester\">bus 42A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-42b-manchester\">bus 42B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-43-manchester\">bus 43<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-50-manchester\">bus 50<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-52-manchester\">bus 52<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-59-manchester\">bus 59<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-70-manchester\">bus 70<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-76-manchester\">bus 76<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-76a-manchester\">bus 76A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-76b-manchester\">bus 76B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-79-manchester\">bus 79<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-81-manchester\">bus 81<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-83-manchester\">bus 83<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-84-manchester\">bus 84<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-85-manchester\">bus 85<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-85a-manchester\">bus 85A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-86-manchester\">bus 86<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-87-manchester\">bus 87<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-94-manchester\">bus 94<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-95-manchester\">bus 95<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-103-manchester\">bus 103<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-111-manchester\">bus 111<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-112-manchester\">bus 112<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-114-manchester\">bus 114<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-117-manchester\">bus 117<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-118-manchester\">bus 118<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-119-manchester\">bus 119<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-135-manchester\">bus 135<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-142-manchester\">bus 142<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-143-manchester\">bus 143<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-147-manchester\">bus 147<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-150-manchester\">bus 150<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-151-manchester\">bus 151<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-156-manchester\">bus 156<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-171-manchester\">bus 171<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-172-manchester\">bus 172<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-182-manchester\">bus 182<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-191-manchester\">bus 191<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-192-manchester\">bus 192<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-197-manchester\">bus 197<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-203-manchester\">bus 203<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-205-manchester\">bus 205<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-231-manchester\">bus 231<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-256-manchester\">bus 256<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-manchester\">how to pay for public transport in Manchester<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_53_stop_at_%E2%80%9CParkhouse_Street%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 53 stop at \u201cParkhouse Street\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Only in the direction of \u201cArlington Street\u201d: in the other direction it does not stop there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_53_go_to_%E2%80%9CNorth_Manchester_General_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 53 go to \u201cNorth Manchester General Hospital\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_53_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 53 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cUniversity Shopping Centre\u201d and \u201cRoyal Northern College of Music\u201d (42A, 42B, 43, 50, 85, 85A, 86, 87, 103, 111, 142, 143, 147, 191 and 197). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 28 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 53 in Manchester runs between \u201cCheetham Hill Shopping Centre\u201d and \u201cSalford Shopping Centre\u201d. In one direction or the other it serves 8 stops that it skips on the way back. The return journey ends at \u201cArlington Street\u201d (250 m from \u201cCheetham Hill Shopping Centre\u201d). 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