Greater Manchester bus route 43

43 Skyline
43 Skyline
	Stagecoach Manchester Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV on route 43 in Wythenshawe, April 2021
Overview
Operator	Stagecoach Manchester
Garage	Sharston
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro400; Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC; Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
Night-time	Night Bus 43
Route
Start	Piccadilly Gardens
Via	Manchester city centre ; Chorlton-on-Medlock ; Manchester Royal Infirmary ; Rusholme ; Owens Park ; Fallowfield ; Withington ; The Christie ; West Didsbury ; Didsbury ; Northenden ; Sharston ; Benchill ; Wythenshawe ; Woodhouse Park
End	Manchester Airport
Length	10.3 miles (16.6 km)
Service
Frequency	10 minutes (Mon-Sat daytime); 30 minutes (evenings, Sundays)
Journey time	44-72 minutes
Operates	24 hours
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Greater Manchester bus route 43 operates in Greater Manchester between Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station and Manchester Airport. It shares the same termini with route 103, but providing a more frequent operation and serving totally different locations of southern part of Manchester comparing to the 103.

History

Route 43 is one of many "Skyline" links that connect various places to Manchester Airport.^{[needs update]} Prior to 2007 it ran every 10 minutes during the day, but on 2 September 2007 a night service was introduced, with buses operating every 30 minutes due to popular demand for a night link.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Current route

Route 43 serves the busy Wilmslow Road bus corridor, which includes universities and hospitals. It is the only route in Greater Manchester to operate on Christmas Day.^[4] It operates via these primary locations:

References

^ Take the night bus This is Cheshire 6 September 2007
^ Greenaway, Graham (10 September 2007). "All-night bus links Manchester Airport to town". Flight Hotel Reservations. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
^ McGinty, Craig (12 September 2007). "All night bus service to Manchester Airport". Cheapflights. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
^ Christmas services 22 December 2014 to 2 January 2015 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Travel for Greater Manchester

[1] Take the night bus This is Cheshire 6 September 2007

[2] Greenaway, Graham (10 September 2007). "All-night bus links Manchester Airport to town". Flight Hotel Reservations. Retrieved 3 April 2010.

[3] McGinty, Craig (12 September 2007). "All night bus service to Manchester Airport". Cheapflights. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2010.

[4] Christmas services 22 December 2014 to 2 January 2015 Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Travel for Greater Manchester

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