{"id":17851,"date":"2026-10-04T14:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/bus-route-172-manchester"},"modified":"2026-10-04T14:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:19:19","slug":"bus-route-172-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-172-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Bus route 172 in Manchester: Newton Heath Terminus \u2194 Southern Cemetery Bus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 172 in Manchester links \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d and \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only.<\/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-6ac776e11e48a\" 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-6ac776e11e48a\"  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-172-manchester\/#Where_bus_172_goes\" >Where bus 172 goes<\/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-172-manchester\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/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-172-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-172-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-172-manchester\/#Does_bus_172_go_to_%E2%80%9CParkhouse_Street%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus 172 go to \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-172-manchester\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_172_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus 172 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_bus_172_goes\"><\/span>Where bus 172 goes<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-172-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.imanchester.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-manchester-bus-172-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Bus route 172 in Manchester on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d: 69 stops. After \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cGreat Newton Street\u201d, \u201cAll Saints School\u201d, \u201cDaisy Bank\u201d, \u201cAssheton Road\u201d, \u201cThe Bay Horse\u201d, \u201cChatsworth Road\u201d, \u201cNorth Road\u201d, \u201cEdge Lane\u201d, \u201cFolkestone Road\u201d, \u201cCanberra Street\u201d. Then \u201cSchofield Street\u201d, \u201cClayton Hall Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cEmily Beaven Close\u201d, \u201cBob Massey Close\u201d, \u201cMeech Street\u201d, \u201cParkhouse Street\u201d, \u201cWestlake Street\u201d, \u201cVictoria Street\u201d, \u201cLees Street\u201d, \u201cLime Square\u201d. Then \u201cCornwall Street\u201d, \u201cReed Street\u201d, \u201cPinnington Road\u201d, \u201cCarberry Road\u201d, \u201cCarfax Street\u201d, \u201cGorton Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cBeckett Street\u201d, \u201cToft Road\u201d, \u201cSacred Heart Church\u201d, \u201cRyder Brow Station\u201d. Then \u201cSouthcross Road\u201d, \u201cHemsworth Road\u201d, \u201cSandown Crescent\u201d, \u201cHarlow Drive\u201d, \u201cWembley Road\u201d, \u201cBalmain Avenue\u201d, \u201cMelland Road\u201d, \u201cMatthews Lane\u201d, \u201cManor Road\u201d, \u201cBroom Lane\u201d. Then \u201cCardus Street\u201d, \u201cLevenshulme Station\u201d, \u201cAlma Road\u201d, \u201cMilwain Road\u201d, \u201cCrompton Road\u201d, \u201cCrossley Road\u201d, \u201cAvon Road\u201d, \u201cShawbrook Road\u201d, \u201cWestdean Crescent\u201d, \u201cCarrgreen Close\u201d. Then \u201cBarcicroft Road\u201d, \u201cLane End Road\u201d, \u201cLavister Avenue\u201d, \u201cBerwick Avenue\u201d, \u201cSchool Lane\u201d, \u201cWillow Way\u201d, \u201cParrs Wood Road\u201d, \u201cFog Lane Park\u201d, \u201cClayton Avenue\u201d, \u201cWilmslow Road\u201d. Before \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d: \u201cWest Didsbury Metrolink Stop\u201d, \u201cClyde Road\u201d, \u201cThe Metropolitan\u201d, \u201cWithington Community Hosp\u201d, \u201cDidsbury Mosque\u201d, \u201cMoorfield Road\u201d, \u201cWinster Avenue\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back, from \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d to \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d: 65 stops. After \u201cEdge Lane\u201d, the bus runs a loop via \u201cNorth Road\u201d and \u201cChatsworth Road\u201d and returns to \u201cEdge Lane\u201d. Only in this direction does it call at, among others, \u201cSouthern Cemetery\u201d, \u201cFog Lane\u201d, \u201cLevenshulme Library\u201d, \u201cMelland School\u201d, \u201cBrookhurst Road\u201d and \u201cLouisa Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cThe Bay Horse\u201d, \u201cSchofield Street\u201d, \u201cEmily Beaven Close\u201d, \u201cWestlake Street\u201d, \u201cCarberry Road\u201d and \u201cToft Road\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cSchofield Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cCanberra Street\u201d (150 m), \u201cEmily Beaven Close\u201d \u2192 \u201cGreenside Street\u201d (100 m), \u201cWestlake Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cVictoria Street\u201d (200 m) and \u201cCarberry Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cCarfax Street\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cSouthern Cemetery\u201d \u2192 \u201cWinster Avenue\u201d (150 m), \u201cFog Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cWillow Way\u201d (300 m), \u201cLevenshulme Library\u201d \u2192 \u201cBroom Lane\u201d (150 m) and \u201cMelland School\u201d \u2192 \u201cHarlow Drive\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d and \u201cSacred Heart Church\u201d it shares the road with route 171; between \u201cThe Metropolitan\u201d and \u201cWinster Avenue\u201d it shares the road with routes 87 and 111.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d: buses 52, 83, 84, 151 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreat Newton Street\u201d: buses 52, 76, 83, 84, 151 and 182<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAll Saints School\u201d: buses 52, 76, 76A, 76B and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDaisy Bank\u201d: buses 52, 76, 76A, 76B and 151<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAssheton Road\u201d: buses 52, 76, 76A and 76B<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCanberra Street\u201d: bus 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSchofield Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d): bus 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClayton Hall Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 53 and 231<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEmily Beaven Close\u201d (only towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d): bus 53<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cBob Massey Close\u201d to \u201cParkhouse Street\u201d: bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWestlake Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d): bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLees Street\u201d: bus 7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLime Square\u201d: bus 7<\/li>\n<li>\u201cReed Street\u201d: buses 53 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPinnington Road\u201d: buses 7, 53, 150 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCarberry Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d): buses 7, 53, 150 and 205<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCarfax Street\u201d to \u201cBeckett Street\u201d: buses 7, 53, 150, 203 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cToft Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d): buses 7, 53, 150, 203 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWembley Road\u201d: bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBalmain Avenue\u201d: bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMelland Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d): bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMatthews Lane\u201d: bus 150<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManor Road\u201d: bus 150<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cCardus Street\u201d to \u201cAlma Road\u201d: buses 150, 191, 192 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMilwain Road\u201d: buses 191 and 192<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cAvon Road\u201d to \u201cCarrgreen Close\u201d: buses 25 and 197<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBarcicroft Road\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLane End Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d): bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLavister Avenue\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBerwick Avenue\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSchool Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d): bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWillow Way\u201d: bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClayton Avenue\u201d: buses 42, 42A, 42B and 142<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWilmslow Road\u201d: buses 42, 42A, 42B and 142<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Didsbury Metrolink Stop\u201d: buses 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 142, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClyde Road\u201d: buses 41, 43, 143 and 147<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDidsbury Mosque\u201d (only towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d): bus 23<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMoorfield Road\u201d: bus 23<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWinster Avenue\u201d: buses 23 and 103<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthern Cemetery\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): buses 23, 86 and 103<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFog Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): bus 50<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBrookhurst Road\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): buses 7, 203 and 205<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreenside Street\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): bus 53<\/li>\n<li>\u201cVale Street\u201d (only towards \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d): bus 231<\/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-23-manchester\">bus 23<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-25-manchester\">bus 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-41-manchester\">bus 41<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/bus-route-42-manchester\">bus 42<\/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-53-manchester\">bus 53<\/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-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-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-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-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-171-manchester\">bus 171<\/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>.<\/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_172_go_to_%E2%80%9CParkhouse_Street%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus 172 go to \u201cParkhouse Street\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_172_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus 172 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cGreat Newton Street\u201d (52, 76, 83, 84, 151 and 182) and \u201cWest Didsbury Metrolink Stop\u201d (41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 142, 143 and 147). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 4 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route 172 in Manchester links \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d and \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d. One stop is served in one direction only. All routes in Manchester \u2192 Where bus 172 goes Towards \u201cSouthern Cemetery Bus Station\u201d: 69 stops. After \u201cNewton Heath Terminus\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cGreat Newton Street\u201d, \u201cAll Saints School\u201d, \u201cDaisy Bank\u201d, \u201cAssheton [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":17852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7161],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-17851","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\/17851","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=17851"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18364,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17851\/revisions\/18364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17851"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=17851"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=17851"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imanchester.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=17851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}