Greater Manchester bus route X50

X50
Diamond Bus North West Wright Streetlite at Piccadilly Gardens in October 2024
Overview
Operator	Diamond Bus North West
Garage	Eccles
Vehicle	Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0.530 Optare Versa V1100 Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Wright Streetlite
Route
Start	Piccadilly Gardens
Via	Deansgate Old Trafford Trafford Park
End	Trafford Centre
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	23-55 mins
Route map Piccadilly Gardens Deansgate Old Trafford Imperial War Museum tram stop for MediaCityUK Trafford Park Trafford Centre ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

Greater Manchester bus route X50 is a bus route runs between Piccadilly Gardens in the Manchester city centre and Trafford Centre. It runs parallel to the Trafford Park Line of Manchester Metrolink and River Irwell. It is operated by Diamond Bus North West.

History

Preston Bus Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 bodied Wright StreetDeck Micro Hybrid at Piccadilly Gardens in August 2024

The X50 has begun operation back in 2009 .It is initially operated by Stagecoach Manchester, which shares the same termini and operator with route 250, but providing less intermediate stops and a more straightforward route in comparison as it is parallel to the River Irwell. The Enviro400, the latest model at that time was deployed on the route. At 2022, the route was handed over to Diamond Bus North West(DNW). DNW introduced some ex-Your Bus Mercedes-Benz Citaro 0.530 on the route, dispatched from its Eccles garage, making the route is mostly operated by single deckered buses due to the reduced demand after COVID-19 on this route. In the same year, the route was extended to RHS Bridgewater, but the extension is withdrawn from 30 September 2024.

Route

Historical Full route

The route begins at Piccadilly Gardens, operate via Deansgate, Old Trafford, Trafford Park, Trafford Centre and Worsley before terminating at RHS Bridgewater. Full route operated between 9:45 and 15:57 from Piccadilly Gardens and 10:46 and 16:56 from RHS Bridgewater.

Historical part route (Current route)

Outside the full route operation hours, part route workings were provided between Piccadilly Gardens and Trafford Centre. On Sundays and bank holidays, the last bus would depart from both termini at 17:46 and 18:53 respectively. Since the withdrawn of the extension to RHS Bridgewater from 30 September 2024. All workings will terminate at Trafford Centre.

Destinations served by X50

The X50 serves the following primary locations:

• Deansgate
• Old Trafford
• Imperial War Museum tram stop for MediaCityUK
• Trafford Park
• Trafford Centre
• Worsley