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When a bus operator tells us they are changing a service and the change has been agreed by The Traffic Commissioner, or when we are changing a Merseytravel supported bus service, we'll list it on this page.

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Liverpool

3 September 2023

 

Route Changes Timetable
Routes 1 and X1  Liverpool - Chester Many times are changed throughout. 1 and X1
Routes 3 and 3A  Huyton Industrial Estate - Halewood or John Lennon Airport Times are changed throughout. 3 and 3A
Routes 10, 10A and  10B  Liverpool - Huyton or St Helens Arriva route 10B: Monday to Friday daytime services are increased from about every 12 minutes to every 10 minutes. The 10S journeys are re-introduced. Times revert to pre-summer.
Saturday and Sundays are unchanged.
Arriva routes 10 and 10A are unchanged.
Stagecoach route 10A is unchanged.
10, 10A and 10B
Routes 12 and 13  Liverpool - Stockbridge Village circulars Routes 12 and 13: The Monday to Friday and Saturday daytime services return to pre-summer frequencies and times. The 0614 journey (route 12) that started from West Derby Road, Green Lane is now extended back to start from Lord Street, Castle Street at 0557. 12 and 13
Routes 14, 14A, 14B, 14C and 14X Liverpool - Croxteth or Kirkby Arriva: All services are unchanged.
Stagecoach: Services towards Kirkby are unchanged apart from Sunday services which now arrive at Tower Hill 2 minutes earlier, times at all other timing points are unchanged.
From Tower Hill the 0642 and 0722 Monday to Friday 14A journeys are retimed along the route. The Saturday service is unchanged. All Sunday 14A jurneys are retimed along the route.
14, 14A, 14B, 14C and 14X
Route 15  Liverpool - Huyton The timetable reverts to pre-summer frequencies and times.
There are two additional early morning Sunday journeys, a 0637 departure from Queen Square to Huyton and an 0615 journey from West Derby Road, Green Lane to Queen Square.
15
Routes 20 and 20X  Liverpool - Towerhill or Kirkby Admin   Headbolt Lane is added as a timing point on journeys from Liverpool to Kirkby, with some times altered through Kirkby. Additionally the 0810 and 0830 Mon-Fri journeys departing from Queen Square are re-timed and now leave 2 minutes earlier (0808 and 0828).
Towards Liverpool times are unchanged except for the 1913 (M-F), 1914 (Sat) and 1931 (Sun) journeys which are retimed by 1-2 minutes.
Route 20X is unchanged
20 and 20X
Route 26 and 27  Liverpool - Sheil Road circulars The Monday to Friday daytime services return to pre-summer frequencies and times.
Saturdays and Sundays remain unchanged except for the addition of an early Sunday morning 27, departing from Liverpool ONE at 0600.
26 and 27
31, 31A, 32, 32A and 33  Maghull circulars All services are now operated on behalf of Merseytravel by Stagecoach.
Times and routes are unchanged.
31, 31, 32, 32A and 33
52, 52A and 52E  Liverpool Netherton/Old Roan or Bootle The Mondays to Fridays daytime frequency is increased to pre-summer. Saturday & Sunday times are changed.
Some Monday to Friday runtimes have changed.
52, 52A and 52E
56  Liverpool - Netherton Timing point changed from Southport Road to Netherton Way. A few times have changed. 56
60  Bootle - Aigburth  Saturday times have changed in both directions.
Some Monday to Friday times have changed between Aigburth and Bootle.
60
61, 61A and 61B  Bootle - Aigburth Vale Mondays to Friday services revert to pre-summer frequencies and times with some amends to journeys from Aigburth to Bootle (0703 from Aigburth now leaves at 0658 and amends to times along the route for the 1859 and 1914 journeys). Saturday services remain as July timetable and Sundays are unchanged. 61, 61A and 61B
62  Bootle - Allerton This service returns to the pre-summer timetable. 62
68, 68A and 68E Bootle - Aigburth Vale Services return to the pre-summer timetable. 68, 68A and 68E
75  Liverpool - Halewood The service returns to the pre-summer timetable with the Monday to Friday daytime frequency increased to about every 12 minutes. 75
81 81A and 881 Bootle - Speke or John Lennon Airport or Jaguar Land Rover  

Route 81: The Western Avenue timepoint is replaced by South Parade.
Monday to Friday times revert to pre summer with some minor changes along the route. Two additional Mon-Fri journeys are added, one leaving Speke at 1909 the other from Bootle at 2030.
Some Saturday journeys are retimed along the route.
Sunday timings are unchanged.
Route 81A: Remains unchanged.
Route 881: Remains unchanged.

81, 81A and 881
86, 86A and 86C Liverpool - Garston, Liverpool South Parkway, John Lennon Airport or Childwall Arriva services 86 and 86A: Times are changed throughout. Journeys on Fridays, from afternoon onwards, are timed separately from the Monday to Thursday services and coded accordingly.
Stagecoach services 86 and 86C: Monday to Friday and Saturday times are changed throughout. Journeys on Fridays, from afternoon onwards, are timed separately from the Monday to Thursday services and coded accordingly.
Sundays on Stagecoach route 86 are unchanged.
86, 86A and 86C
166 and 188  Belle Vale and Halewood circulars Routes 166 and 188 times are changed throughout. 166 and 188
204 Liverpool - Belle Vale  Times have changed 204
217 and 217A  Bootle or Towerhill or Kirkby Bus Station The 217 journey departing from Towerhill at 1855 on Saturdays is retimed along the route.
Times and routes are otherwise unchanged.
217 and 217A
310  Liverpool - Maghull - Skelmersdale Times changed along the route on 18:05 trip from Liverpool (Monday - Friday) 310
407  Liverpool - West Kirby . Times are changed throughout 407
413 and 423  Seacombe - Liverpool Route 413: Service is unchanged.
Route 423: The Sundays 0755 journey from Laird Street is now extended to start from Liverpool Sir Thomas Street at 0743
413 and 423
432 and 433 New Brighton - Liverpool  The Monday to Friday services are unchanged.
Saturday times are changed throughout.
Sunday times are unchanged but with additional jouneys on route 433 at 0810 from New Brighton and 0845 from Liverpool Cook Street.
432 and 433
437  Liverpool - West Kirby Saturday times have changed in both directions.
On Sundays, there is a new 0629 journey from Laird Street and a 0701 journey from Liverpool.
Previous Saturday trip that terminated at Birkenhead Bus Station is now extended to Liverpool.
437
464  Liverpool - New Ferry Times changed throughout. 464
471 and 472  Liverpool - Heswall Arriva and Stagecoach services: There are time changes throughout. 471 and 472

 

Southport

29 October 2023

 

Route Changes Timetable
Route 152 St Helens - Rainford - Ormskirk - Southport For journeys from St Helens times are changed along the route between Ormskirk and Southport on the 0743, 0943, 1143 and 1443 journeys from St Helens Bus Station. From Southport times are changed between Ormskirk and St Helens on the journeys leaving Lord Street at 0930, 1130 and 1330. 152

St Helens

29 October 2023

 

Route Changes Timetable
Route 152 St Helens - Rainford - Ormskirk - Southport For journeys from St Helens times are changed along the route between Ormskirk and Southport on the 0743, 0943, 1143 and 1443 journeys from St Helens Bus Station. From Southport times are changed between Ormskirk and St Helens on the journeys leaving Lord Street at 0930, 1130 and 1330. 152

 

Wirral

3 September 2023

Route Changes Timetable
Routes 1 and X1 Liverpool - Chester Many times are changed throughout. 1 and X1
16, 16A and 17  Moreton - Eastham Rake Various times are changed throughout. 16, 16A and 17
41 and 42  Eastham - Arrowe Park Hospital   Most journeys are now timed to start/finish at Eastham Rake Station (instead of Mill Park) to/from Arrowe Park Hospital. Passengers will however be able to travel through in both directions. The route is otherwise unchanged. Some journeys are retimed, including early morning and evening. 41 and 42
407  Liverpool - West Kirby    Times are changed throughout 407
413 and 423  Seacombe - Liverpool Route 413: Service is unchanged.
Route 423: The Sundays 0755 journey from Laird Street is now extended to start from Liverpool Sir Thomas Street at 0743
413 and 423
432 and 433 New Brighton - Liverpool  The Monday to Friday services are unchanged.
Saturday times are changed throughout.
Sunday times are unchanged but with additional jouneys on route 433 at 0810 from New Brighton and 0845 from Liverpool Cook Street.
432 and 433
437  Liverpool - West Kirby Saturday times have changed in both directions.
On Sundays, there is a new 0629 journey from Laird Street and a 0701 journey from Liverpool.
Previous Saturday trip that terminated at Birkenhead Bus Station is now extended to Liverpool.
437
464  Liverpool - New Ferry Times changed throughout. 464
471 and 472  Liverpool - Heswall Arriva and Stagecoach services: There are time changes throughout. 471 and 472

 

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