{"id":17779,"date":"2026-09-24T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-156-manchester"},"modified":"2026-09-24T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:00:00","slug":"bus-route-156-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-156-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 156 in Manchester: Shudehill Interchange \u2194 Middleton Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 156 in Manchester links \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\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-6ac76904aee0b\" 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-6ac76904aee0b\"  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-156-manchester\/#The_route_of_bus_156\" >The route of bus 156<\/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-156-manchester\/#Connections\" >Connections<\/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-156-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-156-manchester\/#Questions_about_bus_156\" >Questions about bus 156<\/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-156-manchester\/#Does_bus_156_go_to_%E2%80%9CNorth_Manchester_General_Hospital%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 156 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-6\" href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-156-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_156_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 156 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_156\"><\/span>The route of bus 156<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-156-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-156-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 156 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d: 43 stops. After \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cHanover Street\u201d, \u201cMarshall Street\u201d, \u201cClive Street\u201d, \u201cPeary Street\u201d, \u201cLivesey Street\u201d, \u201cOsborne Street\u201d, \u201cWhitley Road\u201d, \u201cPaget Street\u201d, \u201cRochdale Road\u201d, \u201cWythburn Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cRaja Close\u201d, \u201cAmwell Street\u201d, \u201cChataway Road\u201d, \u201cEtherstone Street\u201d, \u201cSlack Road\u201d, \u201cAndrew Road\u201d, \u201cWestgate Avenue\u201d, \u201cLion Street\u201d, \u201cPike Fold Primary School\u201d, \u201cChapel Lane\u201d. Then \u201cCrumpsall Vale\u201d, \u201cNorth Manchester General Hospital\u201d, \u201cBank House Road\u201d, \u201cCo-op Academy Manchester\u201d, \u201cMirfield Road\u201d, \u201cHeathbank Road\u201d, \u201cPlant Hill Road\u201d, \u201cHigher Blackley Community Centre\u201d, \u201cTweedle Hill Road\u201d, \u201cBroomhall Road\u201d. Then \u201cCaldecott Road\u201d, \u201cGlenbrook Road\u201d, \u201cHeaton Park Road West\u201d, \u201cOld Hall Lane\u201d, \u201cKelvin Avenue\u201d, \u201cBonny Brow Street\u201d, \u201cFoxton Street\u201d, \u201cBroad Street\u201d, \u201cCroft Gates Road\u201d, \u201cKings Drive\u201d. Before \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d: \u201cLimefield Park\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d to \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d: 41 stops. After \u201cChapel Lane\u201d, the bus runs a loop via \u201cCrumpsall Vale\u201d and \u201cNorth Manchester General Hospital\u201d and returns to \u201cChapel Lane\u201d. Only in this direction does it call at \u201cPeterloo Medical Centre\u201d and \u201cQueens Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d does it call at \u201cHanover Street\u201d, \u201cLivesey Street\u201d, \u201cLion Street\u201d and \u201cPlant Hill Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cHanover Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d (150 m), \u201cLivesey Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPeary Street\u201d (200 m), \u201cLion Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cWestgate Avenue\u201d (100 m) and \u201cPlant Hill Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cHeathbank Road\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cPeterloo Medical Centre\u201d \u2192 \u201cLimefield Park\u201d (50 m) and \u201cQueens Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cRochdale Road\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connections\"><\/span>Connections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cHeaton Park Road West\u201d and \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d it shares the road with route 59; between \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cPaget Street\u201d it shares the road with routes 17 and 18; between \u201cHanover Street\u201d and \u201cPaget Street\u201d it shares the road with routes 81, 112 and 117.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d: buses 33, 41, 93, 97, 99, 114, 118, 119 and 135<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHanover Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d): buses 33, 41, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 118, 119, 135, 182 and 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMarshall Street\u201d: buses 33, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 118, 119 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClive Street\u201d: buses 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 114, 118, 119 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeary Street\u201d: buses 114, 118 and 119<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLivesey Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d): buses 118 and 119<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOsborne Street\u201d: buses 118 and 119<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitley Road\u201d: buses 118 and 119<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPaget Street\u201d: buses 53, 114, 118, 119 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRochdale Road\u201d: buses 53, 118, 119 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWythburn Avenue\u201d: bus 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChataway Road\u201d: bus 52<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEtherstone Street\u201d: buses 52 and 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestgate Avenue\u201d: buses 53, 94 and 118<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLion Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d): buses 53, 94 and 118<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cPike Fold Primary School\u201d to \u201cCrumpsall Vale\u201d: buses 53, 94 and 118<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNorth Manchester General Hospital\u201d: buses 41, 52, 53, 94, 118 and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBank House Road\u201d: buses 41 and 94<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCo-op Academy Manchester\u201d: buses 41 and 94<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMirfield Road\u201d: bus 41<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHeathbank Road\u201d: bus 41<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPlant Hill Road\u201d (only towards \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d): bus 41<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cHigher Blackley Community Centre\u201d to \u201cBroomhall Road\u201d: bus 41<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d: buses 41, 159 and 415<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPeterloo Medical Centre\u201d (only towards \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d): buses 159 and 415<\/li>\n<li>\u201cQueens Road\u201d (only towards \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d): buses 53, 114, 118, 119 and 151<\/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-53-manchester\">bus 53<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-59-manchester\">bus 59<\/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-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-93-manchester\">bus 93<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-94-manchester\">bus 94<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-97-manchester\">bus 97<\/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-135-manchester\">bus 135<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-151-manchester\">bus 151<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-159-manchester\">bus 159<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-182-manchester\">bus 182<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-231-manchester\">bus 231<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-415-manchester\">bus 415<\/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>Tickets, passes and concessions are covered 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_about_bus_156\"><\/span>Questions about bus 156<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_156_go_to_%E2%80%9CNorth_Manchester_General_Hospital%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 156 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_156_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 156 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cHanover Street\u201d (only towards \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d; 33, 41, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 118, 119, 135, 182 and 231) and \u201cMarshall Street\u201d (33, 76, 76A, 76B, 83, 84, 93, 97, 99, 114, 118, 119 and 182). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 24 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 156 in Manchester links \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d and \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d. All routes in Manchester \u2192 The route of bus 156 Towards \u201cMiddleton Bus Station\u201d: 43 stops. After \u201cShudehill Interchange\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cHanover Street\u201d, \u201cMarshall Street\u201d, \u201cClive Street\u201d, \u201cPeary Street\u201d, \u201cLivesey Street\u201d, \u201cOsborne Street\u201d, \u201cWhitley Road\u201d, \u201cPaget Street\u201d, \u201cRochdale Road\u201d, \u201cWythburn Avenue\u201d. 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