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Route 23

Route: Stockport - Didsbury Rd - Parrs Wood La - East Didsbury - Wilmslow Rd - Didsbury -Barlow Moor Rd - SOUTHERN CEMETERY - Wilbraham Rd - Chorlton - Edge La -Stretford - Urmston La - Stretford Rd - Urmston - Station Rd - Crofts Bank Rd -Davyhulme (Nags Head) - Barton Rd - Redclyffe Rd - Barton Dock Rd - ASDA

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
Barton Dock Road - Davyhulme - Stretford - Stockport
23/10/1995 MS Day Also 23A via Urmston (check date ??)
05/11/1995 No change listed: Commercial MS daytime ev30mins.
25/02/1996 GMS to Stagecoach Manchester
14/04/1996 1096 reprint
14/04/1996 Commercial MS ev30mins. NESu
14/04/1996 No change listed
07/09/1997 minor timetable revisions
01/12/1997 Diverted to Trafford Centre
Trafford Centre - Davyhulme - Urmston - Stretford - Chorlton - Stockport
07/09/1998 399 reprint
07/09/1998 Curtailed at Trafford Centre, addtl jnys via Lostock run as 23A. 23 23A each ev30mins, Late E 23 supported BUL hrly ST-Chorlton. Su 23A commercial full route hrly.
07/09/1998 Replacement: BUL ESu unchanged operate as 20
05/09/1999 MF peak times changed
29/05/2000 1000 reprint
29/05/2000 800 reprint
29/05/2000 BH 23A jnys added: 0903 ev30mins 1833
26/02/2001 1001 reprint
26/02/2001 MF peak, MS early and E times changed
26/02/2001 Replacement
30/03/2001 Addtl jnys ST - Chorlton ??
30/08/2001 Journeys extendecl to/from The Trafford centre: Some SuPH journeys •• rerouted Route No 23
25/02/2002 MF peak, MS early E times changed
26/04/2003 Additional short jnys following ??? Of Route 20
25/05/2003 703 reprint
25/05/2003 Times changed. Addtl journeys following withdrawal of Route 20 . addtl E 23A jnys. Now each ev30mins MS daytime plus ESu hrly 23A . Late E and SuE jnys supported. Separate commercial PH ev30mins. NE. All by SM.
28/03/2004 times changed
14/06/2004 MF times changed during summer to 3 Sept
05/09/2004 Times changed
13/06/2005 MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept
13/06/2005 to 02/09/2005 23 23A Timetable (Summer Times) - 24892
29/08/2005 1105 reprint
29/08/2005 Addtl 1902 1932 PH jnys from TC
29/08/2005 23 23A Timetable - 25034
05/09/2005 MF times changed
03/09/2006 1006 reprint
03/09/2006 107 reprint
03/09/2006 Times changed
03/09/2006 23 23A Timetable - 25655
03/09/2006 23 23A Stagecoach web timetable
02/07/2007 BELMONT BRIDGE CLOSURE - Rerouted via Didsbury Rd & Moorside Rd (Route No 364 acts as part replacement)
02/07/2007 MF times changed during summer to 31 August
27/08/2007 existing route re-instated
02/09/2007 Times changed
21/03/2008 23A Times changed on PH
21/03/2008 Addtl jnys on PH
30/03/2008 0708 reprint
30/03/2008 0908 reprint
30/03/2008 Times changed: 23 Addtl E jnys ST-Chorlton; 23A increased to ev30mins Su daytime
25/01/2009 MF morning times changed.
25/01/2009 23 23A Stagecoach web timetable
20/07/2009 to 28/08/2009 23 23A Timetable (Summer Times)
30/08/2009 ESuPH times changed. Addtl jnys extended to/from TC. PH same as Su times. Each hrly SuPH. Some SuPH jnys now run as 23. Addtl E jnys shown as Supported
26/07/2010 to 03/09/2010 23 23A Timetable (Summer Times)
05/09/2010 1111 reprint
05/09/2010 212 reprint
05/09/2010 611 reprint
05/09/2010 times changed
05/09/2010 23 23A Timetable - 28053 (June 2010 reprint)
17/06/2012 to 01/09/2012 23 23A Timetable (Summer Edition)
02/09/2012 1013 reprint
02/09/2012 214 reprint
02/09/2012 413 reprint
02/09/2012 613 reprint
02/09/2012 MF times changed.
02/09/2012 23 23A Timetable - 12-1224
02/09/2012 23 23A Timetable - 13-0542 (April 2013 reprint)
21/07/2013 Times changed during the Summer period from 21 July to 31 August 2013
20/07/2014 MF times changed during the Summer period from 20 July to 30 August 2014.
20/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 23 23A Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-0987 (Web only)
31/08/2014 MF peak and early E jnys retimed. On journeys to Stockport rerouted via Heaton La & Mersey Square
31/08/2014 23 23A Timetable - 14-1236
25/01/2015 Some MF peak jnys from TC retimed
25/01/2015 23 23A Timetable - 14-1905
26/07/2015 MF times changed during Summer to 29 August.
30/08/2015 normal timetable at the end of the Summer period. MF 0720 1527 from Stockport retimed
30/08/2015 23 23A Timetable - 15-1205
24/07/2016 Times changed during the Summer to 3 September
04/09/2016 Times changed with addtl 24 service ev10mins on common section ST-Stretford.
04/09/2016 23 23A 24 Timetable - 16-0958 (web only)
04/09/2016 23 23A 24 Timetable - 17-0151 (January 2017 reprint)
23/07/2017 M-F revised for summer to 2 Sept
23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 23 23A 24 Timetable (Summer Times) - 17-0933
03/09/2017 23 23A Times changed on M-F, SuPH
03/09/2017 23 23A 24 Timetable - 17-1144
29/10/2017 Times changed following withdrawal of 24.
29/10/2017 23 23A Timetable - 17-1510
08/04/2018 Times of E jnys revised
08/04/2018 23 23A Timetable - 18-0335
22/07/2018 M-F revised for summer
22/07/2018 to 01/09/2018 23 23A Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0930
02/09/2018 Some MF peak jnys retimed
02/09/2018 23 23A Timetable - 18-1046
27/01/2019 23A Withdrawn Replaced by addtl 23 jnys and by bus 25 along Lostock Rd and Barton Rd
27/01/2019 23 Timetable - 18-1888
28/04/2019 Times of M-F peak journeys and daytime journeys on SuPH changed.
28/04/2019 23 Timetable - 19-0445
21/07/2019 Summer service MF changes until 31 August
21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 23 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0092
22/03/2020 M-F ev15mins E hrly
25/03/2020 services further cut from ev15mins to ev30mins M-F daytime
28/03/2020 ev30mins daytime services, hrly E services
05/04/2020 M-S hrly daytime; E ev2hrs
05/04/2020 Su: ev30mins daytime E hrly Version 1
05/04/2020 Su: hrly daytime E ev2 hrs Version2
19/04/2020 Some M-S times changed with addtl earl jnys: ev15 M-S day, 30 Sun day, hrly subsidised E
19/04/2020 23 Timetable - 20-SC-0091
01/06/2020 M-S ev30mins daytime ; ev2hrs E
15/06/2020 Daily daytime ev30mins: E hrly
29/11/2020 New entry (you have ttable): MF Peak times revised
29/11/2020 23 Timetable - 20-SC-0702
01/02/2021 M-F reduced frequency due to covid. From ev 15 mins to ev 30 mins No change SSu.
01/02/2021 23 Timetable - 21-SC-0014
20/02/2021 S timetables reduced to ev30mins from ev15mins. M-F & Su services no change. SM tt
20/02/2021 23 Timetable - 21-SC-0107
08/03/2021 Times changed M-F: revert to ev15mins; S no change: ev30mins: Su ev30mins: no change E hrly
08/03/2021 23 Timetable - 21-SC-0166
11/04/2021 S times changed
11/04/2021 23 Timetable - 21-SC-0254
25/07/2021 Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021
25/07/2021 to 04/09/2021 23 Timetable (Summer Times) - 21-SC-0427
29/08/2021 Service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21: M-F peak times changed. Terminus changed in Stockport town centre due to building new Interchange
29/08/2021 23 Timetable - 21-SC-0546
21/11/2021 Mon-Sat Daytime reduced from 15 to 20 mins.
21/11/2021 23 Timetable - 21-SC-0768
24/04/2022 M-S daytime times changed 
24/04/2022 23 Timetable - 22-SC-0035
24/04/2022 23 Timetable (Replacement) - 22-SC-0306
24/07/2022 Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022
24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 23 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0402
04/09/2022 Revert to times similar to those before the summer holidays:
30/10/2022 23 Timetable - 22-SC-0535
23/07/2023 to 02/09/2023 23 Timetable (Summer Times) - 23-SC-0320
03/09/2023 23 Timetable - 23-SC-0419
17/03/2024 23 Timetable - 24-SC-0102
17/03/2024 23 Timetable - 24-SC-0102 (amended)
21/07/2024 to 31/08/2024 23 Timetable (Summer Times) - 24-SC-0302
01/09/2024 23 Timetable - 24-SC-0373
Bee Network: Trafford Centre - Davyhulme - Urmston - Stretford - Chorlton - Stockport
05/01/2025 23 Timetable - 24-SC-0590

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