Greater Manchester bus route 18 (Stagecoach Manchester)
Greater Manchester Bus route 18 is a Bee Network bus route operating between Manchester Royal Infirmary and Langley. It is operated by Stagecoach Manchester on contract from Transport for Greater Manchester and shares the same intermediate stops between Shudehill Interchange and Middleton bus station with route 17.

History
thumb|First Greater Manchester Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B9TL at Shudehill Interchange in March 2011

The history of the 18 can be traced back into the 1930s, when SELNEC purchased the tram route from High Street to Middleton from Manchester Corporation Tramways and retained its route number 17.

In the 1980/90s it was run by GM Buses before First Greater Manchester took over the company. Meanwhile, this route, was introduced, sharing same intermediate stops between Shudehill Interchange and Middleton bus station with the 17.

Route 18 is one of the few Manchester routes still using its original number from the original 1914 numbering system.When buses were the only way to go for most people Manchester Evening News 20 April 2010 On 2 June 2019, it was taken over by Go North West,Timetables Go North West followed by Stagecoach Manchester in 2024 prior to Trenche 2 of Bee Network.

 Current route 
Full route
Full route operates half hourly throughout the day. It starts from Manchester Royal Infirmary, via Shudehill Interchange, Collyhurst, Harpurhey, Blackley and Middleton bus station before teminating at Langley.

Part routes
Along with the full route, there are 2-4 buses per hour operating between Shudehill Interchange and Langley, making the route operates every 10–15 minutes on this section throughout the daytime. There are also limited part services operating between Queens Park and Langley. At weekdays and Saturday midnight, there is also a service only operates one way between Langley and Middleton bus station.

Primary destinations
The 18 serves the following locations:
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Shudehill Interchange  
Sandhills
Queen's Park
Harpurhey
Blackley
Boggart Hole Clough
Alkrington
Middleton bus station 
Langley

Trivia
There's also a route operating between Manchester Airport and Eccles by Arriva North West which bears the same number with this route.

References

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