Route 85
Route: Stockport - East Didsbury - Alexander Park - Piccadilly
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/10/1986 | |
| 26/10/1986 | MS daytime ev30mins, Esu ev30mins |
| 26/10/1986 | M-S ev30mins: Esu ev30mins |
| 05/04/1987 | Rerouted and extended from Cholton via Barlow Moor Rd , West Didsbury, East Didsbury, Didsbury Rd to STOCKPORT. MS daytime ev20mins, Esu ev30mins |
| 20/05/1987 | times changed |
| 10/01/1988 | no change listed |
| 11/01/1988 | Addtl supported MF0833 IN by RIB |
| 08/02/1988 | Additional Stockport to East Didsbury journeys introduced |
| 11/04/1988 | Supported RIB jny not shown |
| 21/08/1988 | Revised timetable |
| 11/02/1989 | |
| 12/03/1989 | Commercial MS daytime ev20mins. ESu ev30mins |
| 12/03/1989 | Revised timetable |
| 03/09/1989 | no apparent change |
| 03/09/1989 | Revised timetable |
| 27/10/1989 | RIBBLE Withdrawn |
| 26/01/1990 | Rerouted and extended from Cholton via BarIow Moor Rd, West Didsbury, East Didsbury, Didsbury Rd to STOCKPORT |
| 26/01/1990 | Rerouted possibly but not extended as already to Stockport |
| 31/03/1990 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANYservice withdrawn |
| 31/03/1990 | No mention of Bee Line on service prior |
| 21/07/1990 | From City now operates Whitworth St & Oxford St (Not Grosvenor St) Section between Stockport & ChoI1ton is |
| 29/07/1990 | From City now operates Whitworth Street & Oxford Street (Not Grosvenor Street) Section between Stockport & Cholton is withdrawn and replaced by Route No S20 |
| 03/12/1990 | as pte leaflet |
| 03/12/1990 | extended from Cholton Bus Stn to Hardy La. MS daytime ev20mins replacing 87. Esu unchanged |
| 13/01/1991 | no change listed |
| 24/03/1991 | early S corrections |
| 24/03/1991 | minor timetable revision |
| 21/04/1991 | BEELINE Supported journeys |
| 15/07/1991 | no change listed |
| 27/08/1991 | GMB ESu extended from Cholton Bus Station to Hardy Lane. BEE MS ESu extended to Chorton |
| 21/10/1991 | no change listed |
| 12/04/1992 | Some early jnys withdrawn |
| 24/08/1992 | no change listed |
| 20/09/1992 | S morning revised |
| 01/03/1993 | C-LINE MS Evening |
| 07/03/1993 | Addtl commercial NW daytime ev30mins Cholton BStn-Picc |
| 07/03/1993 | New Manchester to Cholton (NORTH WESTERN) NORTH WESTERN to BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY |
| 25/03/1993 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY New Manchester to Cholton MS |
| 01/06/1993 | NORTH WESTERN Manchester to Cholton route revised |
| 06/06/1993 | timetable revised |
| 26/07/1993 | Route revised |
| 04/09/1993 | timetable revised |
| 26/09/1993 | no change listed |
| 13/12/1993 | GMB BUSES to GMB SOUTH |
| 21/02/1994 | minor timetable revision. GMB = GMS, NW= BEE. |
| 18/04/1994 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY 14288) Cholton – Manchester MF |
| 08/07/1994 | no change listed |
| 22/08/1994 | new MTLM SERVICE |
| 19/09/1994 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY service withdrawn |
| 19/09/1994 | Timetables revised with addtl jnys: now ev15mins daytime. Esu ev30mins. No BEE jnys listed |
| 03/12/1994 | no change listed |
| 09/01/1995 | no change listed |
| 09/01/1995 | WITHDRAWN |
| 05/03/1995 | replacement |
| 05/03/1995 | timetable revised. Su ev30/20/30 mins |
| 29/09/1995 | no change listed |
| 03/03/1996 | minor timetable revision. S ev15mins daytime. Supported Early S by BEE |
| 09/03/1996 | BEELINE BUZZ COMPANY (18801) 3 Saturday AM ChoI1ton (Hardy Lane) to Manchester |
| 25/03/1996 | GM SOUTH to SM |
| 08/07/1996 | no change listed GMS=SM |
| 01/09/1996 | 297 reprint |
| 01/09/1996 | Timetable route and operator revision. Addtl supported S jnys by BUL |
| 27/05/1997 | 1197 reprint |
| 27/05/1997 | Timetable revised: Supported S now by SM |
| 02/05/1998 | Operator revised early Saturday |
| 01/09/1998 | GLOSSOPDALE (19041) Saturday Manchester- Cholton Green |
| 06/09/1998 | commercial ESu changed: ev30mins to/from Hardy La. Su daytime ev20mins. Supported S MS 0635 0735 0805 S 0905 by GLO |
| 02/11/1998 | no change listed |
| 15/02/1999 | SM (19979) Saturday's AM |
| 25/04/1999 | MS daytime jnys divert via ArrowfieId Rd - not Hardy La. Which is now served by 87. Ev 15mins daytime, ev30mins E from Hardy La, Su ev30/20/30 from Hardy La |
| 27/06/1999 | Some early S jnys now by AM not SM |
| 05/09/1999 | Minor changes to some MF morning jnys |
| 21/11/1999 | no change listed |
| 09/04/2000 | MF peak and Su times changed |
| 28/05/2000 | Minor changes to times |
| 26/06/2000 | Replacement |
| 26/06/2000 | times changed |
| 17/09/2000 | Minor timetable changes Buses to Arrowfield Rd run as 85A or 86A |
| 27/05/2001 | 85 Minor timetable changes: M-S daytime ev15mins. ESu ev20mins. Supported early S jnys by ANW |
| 27/05/2001 | 85A Minor timetable changes: M-S daytime ev15mins. NESu |
| 16/09/2001 | Route change to Hardy Lane - Mcr. 85A withdrawn. |
| 25/02/2002 | no change listed |
| 24/06/2002 | MS day journeys curtailed at Cholton (Bus Station) Bus 87 replaces bus 85 between Hardy Lane & Cholton Bus Station, Diverted via Whitworth St and Oxford rd both Ways. MS daytime jnys curtailed to Cholton BStn - Piccadilly. Times changed. Ev15/30mins MS. S |
| 12/08/2002 | no change listed |
| 22/09/2002 | Times changed: PH to Su times |
| 23/02/2003 | Most MS daytime curtailed at Cholton BStn. E service extended via Southern Cemetery to Withington Hosp |
| 14/09/2003 | no change listed |
| 03/10/2003 | 204 reprint |
| 14/06/2004 | MF times changed during summer to 4 Sept |
| 05/09/2004 | Some Su 85 jnys extended to Arrowfield Rd replacing 86 jnys. Times changed. |
| 13/06/2005 | MF times changed during summer to 2 Sept |
| 25/09/2005 | no change listed |
| West Didsbury - Chorlton - Alexandra Park - Manchester | |
| 29/01/2006 | times changed: Su daytime extended to ESR but not serve Arrowfield Rd |
| 29/01/2006 | 85 86 Timetable - 25259 (Includes night bus 86) |
| 12/06/2006 | MF daytime changes during summer to 1 Sept |
| 03/09/2006 | Normal MF times after Summer period |
| 11/09/2006 | Addtl new circular 85C jnys by GM2 ev10mins . out via Brooks Bar, return via Alexandra Pk, Reverse = 86C |
| 17/09/2006 | SM now ev10mins daytime: Su daytime ev20mins; E ev30mins, See also 86 SM plus MAGIC BUS ev5/10mins daytime and E; Su ev10mins daytime; SuE ev15mins |
| 28/01/2007 | GMB jnys withdrawn. Times changed. MS daytime from Cholton ev10/15 mins. Su daytime ev20mins to Cholton, hrly extn to ESR. Daily E ev30mins |
| 28/01/2007 | replacement: no change listed |
| 28/01/2007 | 85 86 Timetable - 25756 (Includes night bus 86) |
| 28/01/2007 | 85 Stagecoach web timetable |
| 02/07/2007 | MF times changed during summer to 31August |
| 21/01/2008 | Soma Su jnys extended to Elizabeth Slinger Rd (No longer Arrowfield Rd) |
| 21/03/2008 | Public Holiday jnys introduced to Su times |
| Chorlton - Alexandra Park - Manchester | |
| 30/03/2008 | Early morning, ESuPH times changed. All jnys now operate Cholton BStn-Mcr Replaced by Improved 23 & 23A between West Didsbury & Cholton. Ev10/15/30mins |
| 31/08/2008 | Early M-F jnys times changed: addtl 0545 from Cholton - Mcr |
| 31/08/2008 | 85 Stagecoach web timetable |
| 26/01/2009 | no change listed |
| 24/04/2009 | 410 reprint |
| 24/04/2009 | no change listed |
| 20/07/2009 to 28/08/2009 | 85 86 Timetable (Summer Times) (Includes night bus 86) |
| 26/07/2010 to 27/08/2010 | 85 86 Timetable (Summer Times) (Includes night bus 86) |
| 05/09/2010 | times changed: MS freq/ev15/ev30mins. Su ev30/20/30mins |
| 05/09/2010 | 85 86 Timetable - 28057 (Includes night bus 86) |
| 01/05/2011 | no change listed |
| 01/05/2011 | 85 86 Timetable - 28330 (Includes night bus 86 and early morning bus 86 journeys from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 24/07/2011 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2012 | no change listed |
| 29/01/2012 | 85 86 Timetable - 11-1245 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 02/09/2012 | 213 reprint |
| 02/09/2012 | no change listed |
| 02/09/2012 | 85 86 Timetable - 12-1297 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 01/09/2013 | times changed |
| 01/09/2013 | 85 86 Timetable - 13-1479 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 20/07/2014 | MF times changed during Summer to 30 August 2014. |
| 20/07/2014 to 30/08/2014 | 85 86 Timetable (Summer Times) - 14-0856 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 31/08/2014 | Normal timetable following the Summer period. |
| 26/10/2014 | no change listed |
| 26/10/2014 | 85 86 Timetable - 14-1757 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 26/07/2015 | MF times changed during Summer to 29 August 2015. |
| 30/08/2015 | S times changed: ev15mins/ freq/ev30mins |
| 30/08/2015 | 85 86 Timetable - 15-1216 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 25/10/2015 | Times changed. |
| 25/10/2015 | 85 86 Timetable - 15-1524 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 24/07/2016 | MF times changed during Summer to 3 September |
| 04/09/2016 | Times changed. |
| 04/09/2016 | 85 86 Timetable - 16-0997 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 30/10/2016 | Some MS daytime jnys rerouted via Withington Rd. renumbered 85A. |
| 30/10/2016 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 16-1212 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 29/01/2017 | Times changed. 85A extended to serve Hardy Lane and Arrowfield Rd in Cholton replacing bus 84. |
| 29/01/2017 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 17-0046 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 23/04/2017 | Times changed. MS evening jnys are extended to Arrowfield Rd via Hardy Lane. |
| 23/04/2017 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 17-0461 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 23/07/2017 | Summer timetable M-F until 2/9/2017 |
| 23/07/2017 to 02/09/2017 | 85 85A 86 Timetable (Summer Times) - 17-0987 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 03/09/2017 | All jnys will run via the 85 route with buses no longer running via Withington Rd. |
| 03/09/2017 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 17-1287 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 08/04/2018 | Times changed on MF daytime jnys from Cholton |
| 08/04/2018 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 18-0389 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 22/07/2018 | Summer timetable M-F until 1/9/2018 |
| 22/07/2018 to 01/09/2008 | 85 85A 86 Timetable (Summer Times) - 18-0895 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 02/09/2018 | Times changed. jnys running to/from Arrowfield Rd renumbered 85A. |
| 02/09/2018 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 18-1109 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 28/10/2018 | 85 and 85A Times changed |
| 28/10/2018 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 18-1284 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 27/01/2019 | 85 and 85A Times changed with additional evening jnys introduced |
| 27/01/2019 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 18-1834 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 28/04/2019 | Times of some M-F 85 85A jnys changed. |
| 28/04/2019 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 19-0480 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 21/07/2019 | Summer service MF changes until 31 August |
| 21/07/2019 to 31/08/2019 | 85 85A 86 Timetable (Summer Times) - 19-SC-0102 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 01/09/2019 | Times changed |
| 01/09/2019 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 19-SC-0209 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 23/03/2020 | M-F ev10mins to Cholton extn Arrowfield Rd ev30mins. E ev15mins hrly to Ard |
| 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 |
| 19/04/2020 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 20-SC-0096 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 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 |
| 01/02/2021 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 21-SC-0037 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 20/02/2021 | S timetables changed: 85/85A each ev30mins. M-F & Su services no change |
| 20/02/2021 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 21-SC-0121 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 08/03/2021 | 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. |
| 08/03/2021 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 21-SC-0191 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 12/05/2021 | 85 85A 86A Timetable - 21-SC-0383 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 25/07/2021 | Summer timetables on M-F from 25 July to 4 Sept 2021 |
| 25/07/2021 | 85 85A 86 Timetable (Summer Times) - 21-SC-0448 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 05/09/2021 | M-F peak times changed: service revert to pre-summer 25/7/21 |
| 05/09/2021 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 21-SC-0733 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 17/01/2022 | During the day, M-S times revised to run ev12mins. Early morning, evening and Sunday journeys are not affected. |
| 17/01/2022 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 22-SC-0026 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 24/07/2022 | Summer timetables effective from 24 July to 3 Sept 2022 |
| 24/07/2022 to 03/09/2022 | 85 85A 86 Timetable (Summer Times) - 22-SC-0397 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 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 |
| 04/09/2022 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 22-SC-0460 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 30/10/2022 | Curtailed: , 85/85A/86 (Manchester to Cholton Only) |
| 29/01/2023 | Commercial 85/85A provide combined 12 min frequency M-S daytimes and 15/30 min frequencies M-S E. 85 operates ev20mins on Su daytimes and 30 mins Su mornings and evenings. (No 85A on Su) Su timetable towards Cholton amended to increase the Su morning serv |
| 29/01/2023 | no change listed 85A |
| 29/01/2023 | Times will change on SuPH.: now ev20mins |
| 29/01/2023 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 22-SC-0695 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |
| 23/07/2023 to 02/09/2023 | 85 85A 86 Timetable (Summer Times) - 23-SC-0307 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery) |
| 03/09/2023 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 23-SC-0437 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery) |
| 21/07/2024 to 31/08/2024 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 24-SC-0290 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery) |
| Bee Network: Chorlton - Alexandra Park - Manchester | |
| 05/01/2025 | 85 85A 86 Timetable - 24-SC-0652 (Includes night bus 86 and bus 86 journeys to/from Southern Cemetery and Chorlton Green) |