Greater Manchester bus route 192

192
Stagecoach Manchester Alexander Dennis Enviro400 at Piccadilly Gardens in February 2009
Overview
Operator	Stagecoach Manchester
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro400
Route
Start	Hazel Grove
Via	Heaton Norris Heaton Chapel Levenshulme Longsight
End	Piccadilly Gardens
Length	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Route map Hazel Grove, Rising Sun pub Stepping Hill Heaviley Levenshulme Longsight Ardwick Green Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens This diagram: ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

Greater Manchester bus route 192 runs between Hazel Grove and Piccadilly Gardens. It is operated by Stagecoach Manchester.

The history of route 192 dates back to the days of horse-drawn trams, when a service from Torkington Road, approximately half a mile from the Rising Sun in Hazel Grove, commenced in 1889. It was operated by Stockport Carriage and Tramway Co, with vehicles purchased from the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company. By 1905, the Council had purchased the line, and electrified it. By 1911 the line was completed to Hazel Grove, though still not a through service to Manchester. When the full route to Manchester commenced, it was initially numbered 35, with the Manchester terminus at Exchange.

It was numbered 92 on 10 January 1949, when tramway service was withdrawn, and the Manchester terminus moved to Piccadilly Gardens. It was owned and operated jointly by Manchester and Stockport Corporations. On 1 November 1969, following the Transport Act 1968, both municipal operations, along with others, merged to form SELNEC. Within a short space of time, the route was renumbred 192. Over the next 17 years, the operator's title changed form from SELNEC, to Greater Manchester Transport, to Greater Manchester Buses.

Following deregulation on 26 October 1986, the route was taken over by GM Buses, and other operators such as Finglands and Wall's Coaches introduced rival 192 services. On 31 December 1993, GM Buses was split in two, GM Buses North and GM South Buses, the latter of which became the main operator of route 192.

In February 1996, GM South Buses was bought by Stagecoach and rebranded as Stagecoach Manchester.

The service begins near the Rising Sun pub in Hazel Grove and operates via Stepping Hill, Heaviley, , Heaton Chapel, Levenshulme, Longsight and Ardwick to Piccadilly Gardens.