Public Rides Data

Part of the network This covers the Bee Network — TfGM's buses and Metrolink trams across Greater Manchester, published together as one schedule. National Rail trains (Northern and TransPennine Express), including the Manchester Airport–Piccadilly route the Manchester guide also describes, aren't included: Britain's national rail timetable is distributed as a licensed CIF feed rather than GTFS, with no anonymous bulk download to draw from.

Manchester transit, by the numbers

Frequent service reaches 38% of stops, and the typical midday wait is about 22 minutes. Weekend service holds up well, within 5% of a weekday. Service runs nearly around the clock.

Score 60/100 · sampled Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · how it's graded

Frequent service
38%
of 15,190 stops, every 15 min or better
Median headway
22 min
typical midday wait
Service span
30 hrs
first to last departure
Weekend change
-5%
Saturday vs weekday midday

Every stop, by frequency

15,190 stops on a weekday midday. Bigger dot, more service.

  • Very frequent ≤7 min 1,706
  • Frequent 8–15 min 4,048
  • Moderate 16–30 min 3,872
  • Infrequent 31–60 min 4,314
  • Sparse >60 min 1,250
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Transport for Greater Manchester (Bee Network — bus + Metrolink tram) GTFS B1BD169B-9BF3-487A-8B3A-BAE9D09FCF82 · sampled 2026-09-30 weekday midday · generated 2026-09-26 · methodology · raw JSON