Some bus services in Stockport will be running more frequently and for more times in the day as part of the upcoming Bee Network rollout.

The Bee Network launches in Stockport and other parts of South Manchester from 5 January 2025 - it will bring buses in the area back under control.

The following services will see timetable changes:

• 201: On Sundays, buses will be every 20 minutes, as opposed to every 30 minutes.
• 313: All journeys currently terminating at Gilbent will run through to Manchester Airport.
• 314: A later journey will be added for Monday to Saturday night.
• 325: A later journey will be added for Monday to Saturday night. 
• 330: Monday to Saturday will see both an additional earlier service in the morning, and an additional later service in the evening.

As well as the aforementioned timetable changes, there will be lots of other changes for buses once the Bee Network launches in and around Stockport.

For one, 331 new yellow buses will be introduced to the network, to run the 250 or so services in the area. In total, Greater Manchester's bus fleet will comprise about 25% new electric vehicles by April 2025.

331 new yellow Bee Network buses will be introduced from 5 January 2025 (Image - TfGM)

There will also be a new annual Bee Network bus ticket (averaging at £2.20 per day), as well as hundreds of new jobs for the area.

The Bee Network is often labelled as an 'integrated, London-style' transport network, involving buses, trams, cycle routes, and - in the future - trains.

The aims is to make these travel options more viable and closely linked than they currently are. As the Bee Network proposal states: "By giving people a true alternative to the car, we will tackle many of our health, congestion and air quality issues in one go."

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said: "We're less than one month away from bringing all buses under local control, delivering a major part of our London-style public transport system on time and on budget by 5 January. It will be a worthy addition to Greater Manchester's long track record of firsts.

"We've today revealed some of the immediate changes we're making in January, with buses running earlier, later and more frequently to better connect with trams and trains. We're also planning to buy 100% renewable energy to power our trams, electrify our buses and bring in a simpler fare structure for passengers.

"Next year will be one of real change for Greater Manchester, as we encourage even more people onto public transport to build a low-cost, high patronage network."

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