of Manchester city centre. Until 2009 Didsbury was the base for one of the Manchester Evening News subsidiaries, the South Manchester Reporter. Transport Roads Didsbury is close to junction 5 of Manchester's ring road, the M60 motorway. Air Manchester Airport, the busiest airport in the UK outside London, is situated about 4 miles (6.5 km) to the south. Bus Didsbury is served by bus routes on the Wilmslow Road bus corridor, said to be the busiest bus corridor in Europe. There are frequent bus services into Manchester city centre, The Trafford Centre, Northenden and other destinations. Services include: 23: Stockport – Didsbury – Chorlton-cum-Hardy – Stretford – Urmston – Trafford Centre. 42: Stockport – Didsbury – Withington – Manchester Royal Infirmary – Manchester. Railway The nearest commuter railway stations to Didsbury are and on the Styal Line, which runs between and . The stations were opened in 1909 by the London and North Western Railway. East Didsbury is served additionally by regional trains to destinations including , , and . Until the 1960s, the suburb was also served by two stations on the South District Line from : station on Lapwing Lane (closed in 1961) and Didsbury station (closed in 1967, during the Beeching Axe). Both stations have since been demolished, although new stops on Manchester's Metrolink have since risen in their place. Metrolink The area is served by the Manchester Metrolink light rail/tram with three tram stops at , and . The tram route uses a reopened section of the former Midland Railway line. Proposals were first announced in 1984 to reopen the disused line as part of the Project Light Rail scheme and the former Didsbury station was to reopen under the name of Didsbury Central or Didsbury Village. The first phase of the Manchester Metrolink light rail/tram system opened in 1992 but, due to funding problems, the old trackbed through Didsbury remained derelict for over 20 years until it was reopened in 2013. Rather than reopening the old Midland Railway station on Wilmslow Road, it was decided instead to locate the new Didsbury Village tram stop further down the line at School Lane. Education Didsbury has a non-selective education system, assessed by the SATs exam. There are seven primary schools and two state comprehensive secondary schools. The Barlow RC High School is one of those chosen by Manchester Council to benefit from funding made available in wave