Greater Manchester bus route X50

Bus route in Manchester, England

X50

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Overview
Operator| Diamond Bus North West
Garage| Eccles
Vehicle| Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0.530
Optare Versa V1100
Route
Start| Piccadilly Gardens
Via| Deansgate
Old Trafford
Trafford Park
Trafford Centre
Worsley
End| RHS Bridgewater
Service
Level| Daily
Frequency| 23-55 mins

Greater Manchester bus route X50 is a bus route runs between Piccadilly Gardens in the Manchester city centre and RHS Bridgewater. It runs parallel to the Trafford Park Line of Manchester Metrolink and River Irwell. It is operated by Diamond Bus North West.

## History

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The X50 has begun operation back in 2009 [1] .It is initially operated by Stagecoach Manchester, which shares the same termini and operator with route 250, but providing less intermediate stops and a more straightforward route in comparison as it is parallel to the River Irwell. The Enviro400, the latest model at that time was deployed on the route. At 2023, with the Tranche 1 of Bee Network, the route was handed over to Diamond Bus North West(DNW) and the route being extended to RHS Bridgewater, but without the contract from Transport for Greater Manchester. DNW introduced some ex-Your Bus Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0.530 on the route, dispatched from its Eccles garage, making the route is mostly operated by single deckered buses due to the reduced demand after COVID-19 on this route.

## Route

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### Full route

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The route begins at Piccadilly Gardens, operate via Deansgate, Old Trafford, Trafford Park, Trafford Centre and Worsley before terminating at RHS Bridgewater. Full route only operates between 9:45 and 15:57 from Piccadilly Gardens and 10:46 and 16:56 from RHS Bridgewater.

### Part route

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Outside the full route operation hours, part route services are provided between Piccadilly Gardens and Trafford Centre. On Sundays and bank holidays, the last bus will depart from both termini at 17:46 and 18:53 respectively.

## Destinations served by X50

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The X50 serves the following primary locations:[2]

* Deansgate
* Old Trafford
* Imperial War Museum tram stop for MediaCityUK
* Trafford Park
* Trafford Centre
* Worsley

## References

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1. ^ "Stagecoach launches express Trafford Centre bus route". 23 October 2009.
2. ^ "X50 Piccadilly Gardens - Old Trafford - Trafford Park - Worsley". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

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