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St Helens Service Changes - April 2023

Following a short period of consultation, we can now confirm the changes to the St Helens network, which will take place on Sunday 16 April 2023.

Please see below for details of changes and any relevant information on alternative options. Links to timetables will be added as they are completed. 

 

Service  Operator  To - From  Overview of Confirmed Change 
12 Huyton Travel  St Helens – Ravenhead Retail Park  Operator Change (Sundays) 
17 Arriva (daytime) & Huyton Travel (eve & Sundays)  Chain Lane - St Helens - Widnes  Evenings & Sundays revised to match Arriva commercial registration to serve Locketts Road, Widnes & operate via Chalon Way West & Chalon Way East 
Eves & Sun frequency Chain Lane to St Helens Town Centre – 120 mins 
St Helens Town Centre – Widnes- Hourly 
Timetables revised 
28 Hattons  St Helens Circular via Blackbrook & St Helens Hospital  Working with operator to improve service & possibly re-route to enable more patronage 
29 Huyton Travel  St Helens Town Centre – Rainhill Station  New service introduced to replace withdrawn 39A 
Evening & Sunday link between Rainhill Station, Clock Face Road, St Helens Hospital, Jackson Street and St Helens Town Centre. 
33 Huyton Travel  St Helens – Sutton Heath Circular  Operator Change (evenings only) 
35/35A Huyton Travel  St Helens – Gillars Green  Operator Change (evenings & Sundays) 
37 Huyton Travel  St Helens – Eccleston Circular  Sunday Service withdrawn 
38A Arriva  St Helens – Rainford Circular  Operator Change. Evenings & Sundays frequency increased to every 60 minutes 
39 Huyton Travel  St Helens – Newton-le-Willows  Extended to terminate at Newton-le-Willows Rail Station (previously terminated at Newton Hospital). 
Operates of an evening & Sunday – replacing withdrawn 141 service. 
Evening & Sunday service will not serve Jackson & Gaskell Street – new 29 route will serve Jackson Street 
39A Huyton Travel  St Helens – Rainhill Station  Withdrawn – replaced by 29 
60 Huyton Travel  St Helens Circular  Revision to timetable 
137 Huyton Travel  St Helens - Billinge  15:04 trip rerouted to assist with school patronage from St Augustine’s High School.  
Implemented from January 2023 and will replace withdrawn 748 service. 
141 Huyton Travel  St Helens - Earlestown  Withdrawn – replaced by 39 
152 & 315  Huyton Travel  St Helens – Southport via Ormskirk  Revised 152 service to operate from St Helens to Rainford, Ormskirk and terminate at Southport. 
Joint service with Lancashire that will replace withdrawn 315 service. 
153 Huyton Travel  St Helens – Eccleston Circular  Operator change 
152 & 157 Peoples Bus  Rainford - Ashton  Operator Change 
156 Huyton Travel  Garswood – St Helens  Operator Change 
0758 journey from Garswood withdrawn. Frequency improved to hourly. 
289 Huyton Travel  St Helens - Prescot  Operator Change 
315 Lancashire CC  Southport - Ormskirk  Service merged with 152. 
329 Arriva  St Helens - Warrington  Evening service introduced 
602 Huyton Travel  Newton - Ashton  Frequency increased to every 60 minutes 
360 Arriva Warrington - Wigan Times changed throughout
654  Peoples  Newton-le-Willows – St Edmund Arrowsmith & Byrchall  Operator Change 
654  MD Bus & Coach  St Edmund Arrowsmith & Byrchall - Wargrave  Introduce new afternoon service to mirror morning service. 
700  Hattons  Prescot – Rainhill High School  Operator Change 
708  Stagecoach  Prescot Bus Station – Rainhill High School  Operator Change 
713  Arriva  Queen’s Park Primary School  Withdrawn – no patronage 
705  Ogdens  Parish Primary School  Withdrawn – no patronage 
757  Stagecoach  Cowley High – Longridge  Revised to depart at 15:30 and extend to terminate at Merton Bank Road 
706  Stagecoach  Merton Bank – Cowley College  Operator Change 
706  Peoples Bus  Longridge – Cowley College  Operator Change 
706  Peoples Bus  Cowley College – Merton Bank Road  Operator Change & retimed to depart at 1530 
708  Stagecoach  Rainhill High School – Prescot Bus Station  Operator Change 
709  Huyton Travel  Rainhill High School – Toll Bar  Operator Change 
710  Huyton Travel  Toll Bar – Rainhill High  Operator Change 
710  Huyton Travel  Rainhill High School – Toll Bar  Operator Change 
715  Stagecoach  Allanson Street – Berrys Lane  Operator Change 
716/726  Stagecoach  Lowfield Lane - Cowley High School  Operator Change 
717  Stagecoach  Clinkham Wood – Holy Cross Primary  Operator Change 
719  Stagecoach  Thatto Heath – St Cuthbert’s High  Operator Change 
719  Stagecoach  St Cuthbert’s High School – Elephant Lane  Afternoon route extended to Elephant Lane to mirror morning service and at request of school. 
Operator Change 
720  Stagecoach  Clock Face Road – St Cuthbert’s High School  Operator Change 
720  Stagecoach  St Cuthbert’s High – Clock Face  Operator Change 
720  Stagecoach  St Cuthbert’s High – New Street  Operator Change 
722  Peoples  Hope Academy – West End Road  Operator Change 
725  Peoples  Newton-le-Willows – Hope Academy  Operator Change 
716/726  Stagecoach  Cowley High – Elton Head Road  Rerouted to mirror morning service and renumbered to 726 
Operator Change 
733  Stagecoach  Thatto Heath – Sutton Academy  Operator Change 
733  Stagecoach  Sutton Academy – Thatto Heath  Operator Change 
741  Peoples  Carmel College – Newton Station  Operator Change 
742  Huyton Travel  Platt Bridge – Carmel College  Operator Change 
742  Peoples Bus  Carmel College – Platt Bridge  Operator Change 
743  Huyton Travel  News Lane – De La Salle / Carmel College  Operator Change 
743  Huyton Travel  Carmel College – Ormskirk Road  Operator Change 
743  Stagecoach  De La Salle High – News Lane  Operator Change 
748  Hattons  Trent Road – St Augustine’s High  Operator Change 
750  Huyton Travel  Rainhill Stoops – De La Salle High  Operator Change 
751  Stagecoach  Delph Lane – De La Salle High  Operator Change 
751  Huyton Travel  De La Salle High – Warrington Road  Operator Change 
752  Huyton Travel  Lunt Heath – De La Salle High  Operator Change 
752  Huyton Travel  De La Salle High – Rainhill Stoops  Operator Change 
753  Stagecoach  Rainhill Stoops – De La Salle High  Operator Change 
753  Stagecoach  De La Salle High – Scholes Lane  Operator Change 
754  Stagecoach  Sutton Manor – De La Salle / Rainford High  Operator Change 
754  Stagecoach  De La Salle High / Rainford High – Sutton Manor  Operator Change 
755  Stagecoach  Bold, The Pastures – De La Salle High  Operator Change 
757  Hattons  Alfred Street – Cowley College  Operator Change 
757  CumfyBus  Cowley College – St Helens Town Centre  Will not be renewed from April 2023 – a 706 renumbered to 757 and will terminate at Merton Bank Road 
760  Hattons  Clinkham Wood – Cowley College  Operator Change 
760  Stagecoach  Cowley College – Clinkham Wood  Operator Change 
774  Peoples  Thatto Heath – Hope Academy  Operator Change 
774  Peoples  Outwood Academy – Thatto Heath  Operator Change 
781  Hattons  Billinge – Rainford High School  Operator Change 
781  Stagecoach  Rainford High - Billinge  Operator Change 
782  Huyton Travel  Rainford High School - Billinge  Operator Change 
783  Stagecoach  Moss Bank – Rainford High  Operator Change 
783  Stagecoach  Rainford High – Moss Bank  Operator Change 
784  Stagecoach  Merton Bank – Rainford High  Operator Change 
784  Stagecoach  Rainford High – Merton Bank  Operator Change 
786  Peoples  Bickerstaffe Street – Rainford High  Operator Change 
786  Peoples  Rainford High – Bickerstaffe Street  Operator Change 
787  Stagecoach  Hard Lane – Rainford High  Operator Change 
787  Stagecoach  Rainford High – Hard Lane  Operator Change 
791  Huyton Travel  Knowsley Road – Rainford High  Operator Change 
791  Stagecoach  Rainford High – Eccleston Park  Operator Change 
792  Stagecoach  Gillars Green – Rainford High  Operator Change 
792  Stagecoach  Rainford High – Gillars Green  Operator Change 
793  Stagecoach  Toll Bar – Rainford High  Operator Change 
794  Stagecoach  Dentons Green – Rainford High  Operator Change 
794  Stagecoach  Rainford High – Dentons Green  Operator Change