First Manchester

[iMarkeh]

RE: First Manchester
I can see the new Route 1 being very popular especially around Christmas with the main market being Albert Square, route 1 is then a quick link to Piccadilly Rail Station. I am surprised they are still keeping the Salford Central area. In the time the bus has messed around getting people into Salford Central, they would be nearly at Victoria where a lot more trains run or they could have got off slightly earlier at Deansgate or Oxford Rd where again, the same trains or an alternative train is available. Rather than using up more resources on extending the route round Salford Central, they should use those resources on increasing the frequency. Many a time I have been on a full and standing Metroshuttle at peak time. That's all they need.

I think it's very clear looking at the stats on that page that the 2013 routes worked. Since the big route mess up, passenger numbers dropped significantly.