This bus route is intended to serve all the estates around Offerton, and the majority of commuters are elderly, many of whom get off at Stepping Hill Hospital, so without this bus route they would be very cut off. I agree that travelling from Maple to Stockport is very time consuming. I can walk to Stockport in 40 mins or walk to Torkington Park in 20 mins, then get a 192 to Stockport, both of which are mush quicker than this bus route.