Route 2
Route: Manchester City Centre circular (Metroshuttle / Free Bus)
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 22/09/2002 | FPIO: MS 0700-1900 ev10mins. 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 |
| 31/08/2003 | Rerouted to serve Chapel St & Victoria Bridge St |
| 01/10/2003 | no apparent change |
| 01/09/2005 | no apparent change |
| 25/09/2005 | Rerouted : VICTORIA Stn - Deansgate - Whitworth St - Albion St - Mancunian Way - Cambridge St - OXFORD Rd Stn - Whitworth St West - Liverpool Rd - Spinningfields - Deansgate - Arndale - Victoria Stn |
| 29/01/2006 | Route revised to serve Shudehill lnterchange |
| 23/07/2006 | Route revised at Victoria Stn & Shudehill lnterchange |
| 29/09/2006 | route change |
| 01/11/2010 | Times changed: MF 0700-1900 S 0800-1900, SuPH 1000-1800 ev10mins |
| 01/02/2011 | no apparent change |
| 01/12/2012 | no apparent change |
| 23/05/2013 | |
| 27/10/2013 | Temporary timetable introduced until 26 Jan 2014 |
| 26/01/2014 | Normal timetables reintroduced following the Christmas and New Year period. |
| 26/10/2014 | Times changed until January 2015. |
| 28/06/2015 | Rerouted to operate between Piccadilly Stn, Oxford Rd Stn, Deansgate Stn, Spinningfields, Victoria Stn and Shudehill lnterchange |
| 13/11/2016 | no change listed |
| 01/01/2017 | revert tafter christmas |
| 01/01/2018 | ??? |
| Piccadilly Train Station - Deansgate circular (Free Bus) | |
| 28/10/2018 | |
| 28/10/2018 | FreeBus replacement for Metroshuttle: new route: new look buses |
| 28/10/2018 | Replacement for Metroshuttle: MF 0630 S 0830 ev10mins 1830 ev15mins 2200; Su 0930 ev12mins 1800. addtl peak 0630-0910 1600 - 1830 revised route |
| 28/10/2018 | Free Bus 1 2 Free Bus Map - 18-1450 (A4 tear off map version 2) |
| 27/04/2019 | |
| 02/06/2019 | FREE BUS: 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 run from Piccadilly Station via Dale Street, Church Street, Shudehill Interchange, Victoria Station, Deansgate, Peter Street, Oxford Street and Whitworth Street to Piccadilly Station. Later MS evening jnys are also introduced running unti |
| 27/10/2019 | Route changed to run from Piccadilly Stn via Dale St, Church St, Shudehill Interchange, Victoria Stn, Deansgate, Peter St, Oxford St and Whitworth St to Piccadilly Stn. Later M-S E jnys running until approx midnight. M–F ev10mins: 0630-1910 ev20mins: 1910 |
| 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 ev12min 0954-1854 |
| 14/04/2020 | M-F ev20mins between 6.30am and 5pm. From 5pm it will operate ev30mins until at 10pm. On S ev10mins between 6.30am and 5pm. From 5pm it will operate ev30mins until 10pm. On Su, it will operate ev12mins between 6.30am and 5pm. From 5pm ev30mins until 6pm. |
| 16/05/2020 | From Saturday 16 May, free bus 2 will no longer stop at Deansgate (Barton Arcade) or Deansgate (John Rylands Library) and will instead divert via Parsonage, stopping at Bridge St, Gartside St and Quay St. (Deangate closed to enable social distancing) |
| 18/05/2020 | From Monday 18 May, free bus 2 will no longer stop at Piccadilly Station Approach and will instead stop on Aytoun St. |
| 20/05/2020 | services further diverted from Parsonage St to run via Chapel St ?? |
| 15/06/2020 | Daily inc BH: M-F: 20 min Sat:15 min SuBH:12min |
| 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 | 2 GNW Timetable |
| 14/06/2021 | |
| 14/06/2021 | Free Bus 1 2 3 Timetable (Partial) - 21-SC-0574 |
| 01/08/2021 | |
| 31/10/2021 | Rerouted to run direct via Deansgate instead of Bridge Street, Gartside Street and Quay Street. |
| 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 |
| 29/01/2023 | Free Bus 1 2 3 Timetable (Partial) - 23-SC-0081 |
| Piccadilly Train Station - Victoria 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 - Victoria 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 |