About the data
The Bee Network Punctuality charts have three columns showing the average percentage of bus services running ‘on time’ each day in a 4-week period.
It shows:
• Pre-Bee Network punctuality: Results for the same period in 2023, before those bus services joined the Bee Network.
• Bee Network punctuality: Results for current Bee Network services.
This allows you to compare past and present performance. The Senior Traffic Commissioner (responsible for licensing and regulating bus services) classes services running between one minute early and five minutes late as ‘on time’. This allows for road traffic conditions which can affect bus running times.
Which districts are included in each 'tranche’
• Tranche 1 = Bolton, Wigan, and parts of Salford, Bury and Manchester - joined the Bee Network on 24 September 2023.
• Tranche 2 = Oldham, Rochdale, and parts of Bury, Salford and north Manchester - joined the Bee Network on 24 March 2024.
• Tranche 3 = Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and the remaining parts of Manchester and Salford - joining the Bee Network on 5 January 2025.
Bee Network daily bus punctuality - % on time
The chart below shows average daily punctuality data for all Bee Network services between 30th March and 26th April 2025.
The chart below shows average weekly punctuality data for all Bee Network services from the week ending 15th March to the week ending 29th April 2025.
The chart shows average daily punctuality data for T1 Bee Network services which joined the Bee Network on the 24 September 2023, between 30th March and 26th April 2025.
The chart shows daily punctuality data for T2 Bee Network services which joined the Bee Network on the 24 March 2024, between 30th March and 26th April 2025.
The chart shows daily punctuality data for T3 Bee Network services which joined the Bee Network on the 5 January 2025, between 30th March and 26th April 2025.
Bee Network daily operated kilometres
The below chart shows the actual volume of services delivered compared to what was scheduled (operated kilometres)*. Scheduled kilometres may not be met because journeys are fully or partially cancelled due to:
• Traffic congestion.
• Available staff.
• Engineering or fleet issues.
*Operated kilometres are provided by the bus operators.
Daily operated kilometres
The chart shows average daily percentage of operated kilometres for all Bee Network services between 30th March and 26th April 2025, based on data provided by the bus operators.
Weekly operated kilometres
The chart shows weekly % of operated KM for all Bee Network Services between the week ending the 15th March and 26th April 2025, based on data provided by the bus operators.
Cause of highway delays
The chart shows the estimated causes of unexpected delay on a sample of roads on Greater Manchester’s Key Route Network.
