{"id":17419,"date":"2026-10-07T18:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-97-manchester"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:16:16","slug":"bus-route-97-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-97-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 97 in Manchester: Shudehill Interchange \u2194 Bury Interchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 97 in Manchester links \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cBury Interchange\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-6ac75a7f646d6\" 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-6ac75a7f646d6\"  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-97-manchester\/#The_route_of_bus_97\" >The route of bus 97<\/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-97-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-97-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-97-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-97-manchester\/#Does_bus_97_go_to_%E2%80%9CVictoria_Rail_Station%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 97 go to \u201cVictoria Rail Station\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-97-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_97_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 97 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_97\"><\/span>The route of bus 97<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-97-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-97-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 97 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d to \u201cBury Interchange\u201d: 57 stops. On the way: \u201cVictoria Rail Station\u201d, \u201cChapel Street\u201d, \u201cTrinity Church\u201d, \u201cGreengate West\u201d, \u201cSilk Street\u201d, \u201cLidl\u201d, \u201cLower Broughton Health Centre\u201d, \u201cBroughton Lane\u201d, \u201cCamp Street\u201d, \u201cGreat Cheetham Street West\u201d. Then \u201cMurray Street\u201d, \u201cDuncan Street\u201d, \u201cKnoll Street\u201d, \u201cNorthumberland Street\u201d, \u201cBroom Lane\u201d, \u201cPark Street\u201d, \u201cMoor Lane\u201d, \u201cKing&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cCrescent Avenue\u201d, \u201cWoodhill Drive\u201d. Then \u201cButterstile Lane\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s Park\u201d, \u201cRed Lion\u201d, \u201cLongfield Centre\u201d, \u201cStanhope Avenue\u201d, \u201cWillow Road\u201d, \u201cConway Avenue\u201d, \u201cBesses o&#8217;th&#8217; Barn Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cPrestfield Road\u201d, \u201cStanway Road\u201d. Then \u201cDerwent Avenue\u201d, \u201cKenmore Way\u201d, \u201cHindburn Close\u201d, \u201cOak Lane\u201d, \u201cLune Drive\u201d, \u201cStanley Road\u201d, \u201cLaburnum Drive\u201d, \u201cRandale Drive\u201d, \u201cMontgomery Drive\u201d, \u201cKennedy Drive\u201d. Then \u201cUnsworth Medical Centre\u201d, \u201cCastle Road\u201d, \u201cChurch Meadow\u201d, \u201cSykes Avenue\u201d, \u201cMelton Drive\u201d, \u201cCroft Lane\u201d, \u201cBlackford Bridge\u201d, \u201cNuttall Square\u201d, \u201cMount Zion Road\u201d, \u201cTennyson Avenue\u201d. Before \u201cBury Interchange\u201d: \u201cSwan &amp; Cemetery\u201d, \u201cRedvales Road\u201d, \u201cBrierley Street\u201d, \u201cParkhills Road\u201d, \u201cTrinity Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cBury Interchange\u201d to \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d (59 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cGigg Lane\u201d, \u201cDumers Lane\u201d, \u201cHollins Community Centre\u201d, \u201cUnsworth Academy\u201d, \u201cSunny Bank Road\u201d, \u201cWavell Drive\u201d, \u201cAlbert Road\u201d, \u201cBalmoral Avenue\u201d, \u201cMayfair Avenue\u201d, \u201cClyde Avenue\u201d, \u201cMayfield Road\u201d, \u201cPark Lane\u201d, \u201cMuriel Street\u201d, \u201cHealth Centre\u201d and \u201cPrintworks\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cBury Interchange\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cChapel Street\u201d, \u201cLower Broughton Health Centre\u201d, \u201cCamp Street\u201d, \u201cKnoll Street\u201d, \u201cPark Street\u201d and \u201cWillow Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cChapel Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPrintworks\u201d (250 m), \u201cLower Broughton Health Centre\u201d \u2192 \u201cHealth Centre\u201d (50 m), \u201cCamp Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cMuriel Street\u201d (50 m) and \u201cKnoll Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cDuncan Street\u201d (200 m). Towards \u201cBury Interchange\u201d, board nearby: \u201cGigg Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cRedvales Road\u201d (150 m), \u201cDumers Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cTennyson Avenue\u201d (200 m), \u201cHollins Community Centre\u201d \u2192 \u201cMelton Drive\u201d (200 m) and \u201cUnsworth Academy\u201d \u2192 \u201cCastle Road\u201d (50 m).<\/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 \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cStanhope Avenue\u201d it shares the road with route 99; between \u201cBlackford Bridge\u201d and \u201cBury Interchange\u201d it shares the road with route 95; between \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cSilk Street\u201d it shares the road with route 93.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d: buses 17, 18, 33, 41, 59, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVictoria Rail Station\u201d: buses 17, 18, 33, 41, 59, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119 and 156<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChapel Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBury Interchange\u201d): buses 41 and 59<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamp Street\u201d (only towards \u201cBury Interchange\u201d): bus 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreat Cheetham Street West\u201d: bus 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMurray Street\u201d: bus 52<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCrescent Avenue\u201d to \u201cLongfield Centre\u201d: bus 66<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrintworks\u201d (only towards \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d): buses 17, 18, 33, 41, 59, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119 and 156<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <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-33-manchester\">bus 33<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-41-manchester\">bus 41<\/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-66-manchester\">bus 66<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-81-manchester\">bus 81<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-93-manchester\">bus 93<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-95-manchester\">bus 95<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-99-manchester\">bus 99<\/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-156-manchester\">bus 156<\/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_97_go_to_%E2%80%9CVictoria_Rail_Station%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 97 go to \u201cVictoria Rail Station\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_97_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 97 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cVictoria Rail Station\u201d (17, 18, 33, 41, 59, 81, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119 and 156). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 7 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 97 in Manchester links \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cBury Interchange\u201d. All routes in Manchester \u2192 The route of bus 97 From \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d to \u201cBury Interchange\u201d: 57 stops. On the way: \u201cVictoria Rail Station\u201d, \u201cChapel Street\u201d, \u201cTrinity Church\u201d, \u201cGreengate West\u201d, \u201cSilk Street\u201d, \u201cLidl\u201d, \u201cLower Broughton Health Centre\u201d, \u201cBroughton Lane\u201d, \u201cCamp Street\u201d, \u201cGreat Cheetham Street [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":17420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7161],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17419"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18310,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17419\/revisions\/18310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17419"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17419"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17419"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}