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Transport in M2

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near M2, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
Manchester
Region
North West
Population
5,064 (2024)
Transport

How well connected M2 is

145 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 17 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of M2. Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
10.0/ 10

Excellent. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
145
Within 800m
Rail
5
Within a mile
Metro & tram
12
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    St Peter's Square (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 02
    St Peters Square (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 03
    Market Street (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.2 miles
  • 04
    Exchange Square (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 05
    Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.3 miles
  • 06
    Shudehill (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 07
    Victoria Station (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.4 miles
  • 08
    Manchester Victoria Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.4 miles
  • 09
    Manchester Oxford Road Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 10
    Deansgate-Castlefield (Manchester Metrolink)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 11
    Salford Central Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles
  • 12
    Deansgate Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.5 miles

Nearest bus stop: Manchester Town Hall, 53 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

53.5% of working residents in M2 mostly work from home, well above the England average of 31.5%. 9.3% drive to work.

M2England
Work from home53.5%31.5%
Drive9.3%44.5%
Car passenger0.9%3.9%
Bus or coach5.5%4.3%
Train4%2%
Underground, metro or tram4.2%1.9%
On foot19.1%7.6%
Bicycle2.1%2.1%
Other1.3%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

71.6% of households in M2 have no car or van, more than double the England average of 23.5%.

M2England
No car or van71.6%23.5%
125.3%41.3%
22.6%26.1%
3 or more0.4%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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