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Route 85A

Route: Manchester - Cholton (Arrowfield Road)

Service changes

Date Change details
17/09/2000 Minor timetable changes Buses to Arrowfield Rd run as 85A or 86A
Chorlton - Alexandra Park - Manchester via Withington Road
Arrowfield Road - Chorlton - Alexandra Park - Manchester
27/01/2019 85 and 85A Times changed with addtl E journeys
21/07/2019 Summer service 85A MF changes until 31 August
01/09/2019 Times changed
28/03/2020 85/85A: hrly services between Arrowfield Rd and Manchester, ev30mins services between Cholton Bus Station and Manchester throughout the day and E
28/03/2020 85/85A: M-S hrly services between Arrowfield Rd and Manchester, ev30mins services between Cholton Bus Station and Manchester throughout the day and E
11/04/2020 85/85A: ev30mins services between Cholton bus station and Manchester with hrly extensions to/from Arrowfield Rd
12/04/2020 Easter SuPH: 85: ev 30mins no 85A services
19/04/2020 TfGM Bus Guide issued
01/06/2020 85/85A: ev10mins daytime services; ev30mins E services. 85A (Arrowfield Rd jnys): ev30mins daytime services; hrly E services
15/06/2020 85: ev10mins with ev30mins running as 85A. E: ev30mins; SuPH ev20mins: 85A: E hrly; Nsu
01/02/2021 M-F daytime reverts to combined ev10mins with 85A running ev30mins. No change SSuPH
20/02/2021 S timetables changed: 85/85A each ev30mins. M-F & Su services no change
08/03/2021 85A M-F reduced frequency due to covid. 85 from ev 10 mins to ev 30 mins, with 85A remaining ev30mins giving combined ev 15mins. No change SSu.
25/07/2021 Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021
24/07/2022 Summer timetables from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 M-S ev15mins
04/09/2022 Normal timetable reintroduced at the end of the Summer period with additional changes to some M-F peak times. M-S every 12 minutes
30/10/2022 Curtailed: , 85/85A/86 (Manchester to Cholton Only)
Bee Network: Arrowfield Road - Chorlton - Alexandra Park - Manchester

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