Please find attached December's Bus Service Changes information giving details of forthcoming changes to bus services.

This information is also available at www.lancashire.gov.uk, just search for 'Bus Service Changes'.

Transportation Officer

Public & Integrated Transport

Lancashire County Council

www.lancashire.gov.uk

BUS SERVICE CHANGES FOR DECEMBER 2022

LANCASTER SERVICES

Service 5 Overton – Heysham – Morecambe – Carnforth

From 27 November 2022 Lancashire County Council, in partnership with Stagecoach, will revise the timetable to introduce an hourly Monday to Saturday evening service throughout the whole route.

Service 42 Lancaster – Garstang – Poulton – Blackpool

From 27 November 2022 Lancashire County Council, in partnership with Stagecoach, will revise the timetable to introduce a Monday to Saturday evening service throughout the whole route.

RIBBLE VALLEY SERVICES

Service 22 Clitheroe – Whalley – Blackburn – Royal Blackburn Hospital – Shadsworth

From 27 November 2022 Lancashire County Council, in partnership with The Blackburn Bus Company, will revise the timetable to introduce an hourly Monday to Saturday evening service throughout the whole route. Additional Sunday daytime journeys from Blackburn to Shadsworth and Clitheroe will also be introduced extending operation through to approximately 1830.

Transdev will also make changes to some Monday to Saturday morning and early evening journeys and some minor changes on Sundays.

FYLDE SERVICES

Service 1 Fleetwood – Cleveleys – Blackpool

From 19 December Blackpool Transport will revise the timetable, adjusting the service to operate an hourly daily daytime service.

Service 20 Blackpool – Staining

From 19 December 2022 Blackpool Transport will withdraw all journeys on the service. Lancashire County Council has stepped in to provide a replacement – see Service 72 below.

Service 72 Staining – Victoria Hospital – Layton Square – Blackpool

From 19 December 2022 Lancashire County Council will introduce this new temporary replacement service to maintain the bus service link between Staining and Blackpool Town Centre. This will allow time to evaluate how best to maintain access to a local bus service to Blackpool for residents of Staining.

New Service 72 will operate every hour during Monday to Saturday daytime between Staining and Blackpool Town Centre, via Victoria Hospital and Layton Square. The service will be operated by Transpora (previously Coastliner) on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Single fares will be unchanged and whilst Blackpool Transport's range of tickets will no longer be available, the County Council's range of daily and weekly tickets will be available for regular travellers.

CHORLEY SERVICES

Service 2 Chorley – Brinscall – Abbey Village – Blackburn (previously 2A)

From 27 November 2022 Lancashire County Council, in partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Chorley Borough Council, will revise the route and timetable of the Monday to Saturday evening and Sunday daytime service, extending it to operate hourly throughout the whole route between Chorley and Blackburn.

The route on all journeys between Feniscowles and Blackburn will be revised to operate via Livesey Branch Road and Ewood. Stagecoach will continue to operate these journeys on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

There are no changes to the Monday to Saturday daytime service operated by The Blackburn Bus Company on a commercial basis.

Service 119 Chorley – Astley Village – Chorley

From 27 November 2022 Lancashire County Council, in partnership with Chorley Borough Council, will revise the route and timetable of the Monday to Saturday evening and Sunday daytime service to operate hourly.

The Sunday service journeys will operate direct to Astley Village, no longer serving the Euxton Tesco car park, which can still be accessed along with other services at the bus stops on Southport Road.

Stagecoach will continue to operate these journeys on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

There are no changes to the Monday to Saturday daytime service operated by RS Tyrer Ltd on behalf of the county council.

Bus Services revised over Christmas & New Year

Please note that bus and rail services will be revised over the Christmas & New Year period.

For further information contact Traveline 0871 200 22 33 (calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge) or visit www.traveline.info

Opening times over the Christmas & New Year period for Traveline 0871 200 22 33:

Friday 23^rd 0700-2000

Christmas Eve 24th 0700-1800

Christmas Day 25th Closed

Boxing Day 26th 1000-1600

Tuesday 27th 0700-2000

Wednesday 28th 0700-2000

Thursday 29th 0700-2000

Friday 30th 0700-2000

New Years Eve 31st 0700-2000

New Years Day 1st 0800-2000

Normal Traveline hours resume 2nd January 2023

(0700-2000, 7 days a week).