Greater Manchester bus route 103

103 Skyline
103 Skyline
	Stagecoach Manchester Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC in Wythenshawe in September 2024
Overview
Operator	Stagecoach Manchester
Garage	Sharston
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro400; Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC; Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
Night-time	Night Bus 103
Route
Start	Manchester Airport
Via	Woodhouse Park; Peel Hall; Wythenshawe; Benchill; Sharston; Northenden; Mersey Bank Estate; Withington; Moss Side; Hulme; Chorton-upon-Medlock; Manchester City Centre;
End	Piccadilly Gardens
Service
Frequency	30 minutes (Mon-Sat daytime); 60 minutes (evenings, Sundays)
Operates	24 hours
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Greater Manchester bus route 103 operates in Greater Manchester between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station. It shares the same termini with route 43, but providing a less frequent operation and serving totally different locations of southern part of Manchester comparing to the 43. The 103 also has a sister route, which is the 102 operating between Southern Cemetery and Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station.

History

Route 103 is one of many "Skyline" links that connect various places to Manchester Airport. Prior to 2007 it operates half-hourly during the day, but on 2 September 2007 a night service was introduced, with hourly operation due to popular demand for a night link.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Current route

Route 103 serves the following primary locations:

Manchester Airport for Manchester Airport station
Wythenshawe bus station for Wythenshawe Town Centre tram stop
Benchill for Benchill tram stop
Sharston
Northenden
Mersey Bank Estate
Withington
Moss Side
Hulme
Chorton-upon-Medlock
Oxford Road station
Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station for Piccadilly Gardens tram stop and Manchester Piccadilly station

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.

[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.

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