Greater Manchester bus route 103

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.

103 Skyline
Overview
OperatorStagecoach Manchester
GarageSharston
VehicleAlexander Dennis Enviro400
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
Night-timeNight Bus 103
Route
StartManchester Airport
Via
EndPiccadilly Gardens
Service
Frequency30 minutes (Mon-Sat daytime)
60 minutes (evenings, Sundays)
Operates24 hours
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History

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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

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Route 103 serves the following primary locations:

References

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  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.