Route 1
Route: Manchester City Centre circular (Metroshuttle / Free Bus)
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 09/08/1993 | MS |
| 14/08/1993 | WITHDRAWN |
| 22/09/2002 | MS 0700-1900 about ev5mins. Su 1000-1800 ev10mins. Free Metroshuttle service. Funded by Mcr City Council, PTE, City Centre management company, Spinningfields , First , NCP. Replaces Centreline Route No 4. Branded as METRO SHUTTLE. |
| 01/10/2003 | no apparent change |
| 01/09/2005 | no apparent change |
| 29/09/2006 | Rerouted to operate via Spinningfields MF peaks 0700-0945, 1630-1910. |
| 20/07/2009 | MF E journeys Introduced |
| 01/11/2010 | Times changed: MF 0700-1800 S 0800-1900 ev6mins, MF 1800-2100 SuPH 1000-1800 ev10mins |
| 01/02/2011 | Times changed: MF 0700-1800 S 0800-1900 ev6mins, MF 1800-1900. Nov-Jan until 2100, SuPH 1000-1800 ev10mins |
| 01/12/2012 | no apparent change |
| 23/05/2013 | |
| 27/10/2013 | Temporary timetable introduced until 26 Jan 2014 with later E journeys also introduced. |
| 26/01/2014 | Normal timetable reintroduced following the Christmas and New Year period. |
| 26/10/2014 | Later MF E journeys until January 2015. |
| 26/01/2015 | Normal timetable reintroduced following the Christmas and New Year period. |
| 28/06/2015 | Route changed via Victoria St, High St, Church St & Dale St (Not St Mary's Gate, Cross St, King St, Spring Gardens, New York St and Chorlton St |
| 13/11/2016 | Addtl E jnys to 23/12/2016: ev12mins: MF to 2100; S to 2030; SuPH to1955. |
| 01/01/2017 | Revert to pre- Christmas services |
| 01/01/2018 | ??? |
| Piccadilly Train Station - Spinningfields circular (Free Bus) | |
| 28/10/2018 | FreeBus replacement for Metroshuttle: new route: new look buses |
| 28/10/2018 | Replacement for Metroshuttle: MF 0700 S 0830 ev10mins 1830 ev15mins 2200 Su 0930 ev12mins 1800 |
| 28/10/2018 | Free Bus 1 2 Free Bus Map - 18-1450 (A4 tear off map version 2) |
| 27/04/2019 | |
| 02/06/2019 | Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. No change to timetables or routes. All tickets mutually accepted. |
| 27/10/2019 | Route changed to serve Salford Central Station during M-F peak and MOSI at the weekend. E jnys replaced by bus 2 and new bus 3. Run by Go North West. Routes 1 and 2 are changed as below with a new E route 3 introduced. Route changed to run from Piccadilly |
| 27/10/2019 | Routes 1 and 2 are changed with a new E route 3 introduced. Route changed to serve Salford Central Station during MFpeak period and MOSI at the weekend. E jnys replaced by bus 2 and new bus 3. |
| 23/03/2020 | Free Bus 1,2 & 3 will operate as normal : may be subject to changes. |
| 29/03/2020 | Free Bus: continue Normal services |
| 10/04/2020 | Easter PH Timetable ev12mins 1059-1759 |
| 14/04/2020 | ev10mins daily from 7.05am from Piccadilly Station and finishing at 5pm. |
| 26/04/2020 | services suspended from Su 26 April. |
| 05/07/2020 | |
| 20/07/2020 | revised Times |
| 20/07/2020 | TfGM Timetable issued |
| 21/09/2020 | |
| 21/09/2020 | Times changed |
| 21/09/2020 | 1 GNW Timetable |
| 14/06/2021 | |
| 14/06/2021 | Free Bus 1 2 3 Timetable (Partial) - 21-SC-0574 |
| 01/08/2021 | |
| 31/10/2021 | Free Bus 1 2 3 Timetable (Partial) - 21-SC-0771 |
| 24/04/2022 | Times changed |
| 24/04/2022 | Free Bus 1 2 3 Timetable (Partial) - 22-SC-0287 |
| 13/10/2022 | Due to the one-way closure of Deansgate between Bridge St and Quay St. Buses now serve Quay St, Gartside St and Bridge St in the opposite direction. Also serve the section of Deansgate between Quay St and Bridge St in the opposite direction. S services no |
| 29/01/2023 | Free Bus 1 2 3 Timetable (Partial) - 23-SC-0081 |
| Piccadilly Train Station - Deansgate Train Station circular | |
| 16/04/2023 | Change in contract - route revised. Addtl E jnys |
| 16/04/2023 | Free Bus 1 2 Timetable (Partial) - 23-SC-0133 |
| 16/04/2023 | Free Bus 1 2 Timetable (Partial) - 23-SC-0133 (replacement version 2) |
| 21/05/2023 | Free Bus 1 2 Timetable (Partial) - 23-SC-0133 (reused) |
| 04/09/2023 | Free Bus 1 2 Timetable (Partial) - 23-SC-0323 |
| Bee Network: Piccadilly Train Station - Deansgate Train Station circular (Free Bus) | |
| 15/04/2024 | 1 2 Timetable (Partial) - 24-SC-0216 |
| 15/04/2024 | 1 2 Timetable (Partial) - 24-SC-0216 (amended) |
| 17/11/2024 | 1 2 Timetable (Partial) - 24-SC-0578 |