Almost a fifth of buses in Greater Manchester do not run on time, according to data from earlier this year which shows the reliability of services is reducing. The reliability of bus services in the city-region has now slipped below national standards, having dropped to less than 96 pc this year, a report has revealed.
It comes less than a year before mayor Andy Burnham brings buses under public control with the first franchised services to launch in Wigan and Bolton. Currently, around 80 pc of buses run on time - defined as between one minute early and five minutes late - according to samples of the network this year.
The overall punctuality of bus services between February and July 2022 was 81.58 pc, down from 88.8 pc during the same period in the previous year. Transport bosses have described this reduction in reliability as 'concerning'.
