Please find October's Bus Service Changes giving
details of forthcoming changes to bus services. This information is
also available at www.lancashire.gov.uk/publictransport .

BUS SERVICE CHANGES FOR OCTOBER 2023

LANCASTER SERVICES

Service 1A Morecambe – Lancaster – University (Stagecoach Leaflet)

From 1 October 2023, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, generally adjusting Sunday times to improve overall service reliability.

Service 2X Morecambe – Heysham – Lancaster – University (Stagecoach Leaflet)

From 1 October 2023, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting some journey times to improve overall service reliability.

SOUTH RIBBLE SERVICES

Service 111 Preston – Leyland – (Wigan)

From 29 October 2023, Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting some PM peak journey times to improve overall service reliability.

HYNDBURN SERVICES

Service 15 Accrington – Great Harwood – Whalley – Clitheroe (LCC Leaflet 6)

From 29 October 2023, Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the service to operate between Accrington and Clitheroe and increase the frequency of the Monday to Saturday service. The section of route between Accrington and Royal Blackburn Hospital will be operated by the extension of Stagecoach's Service 59 (see below).

The service will operate between Accrington and Clitheroe via Clayton-le-Moors, Rishton, Great Harwood, Whalley and Barrow Brook.

The Monday to Saturday daytime service frequency will be increased from every 90 minutes to operate approximately every hour.

Through travel and ticketing across Accrington Town Centre with Service 59, to/from Royal Blackburn Hospital, will continue to be available.

Holmeswood Coaches Ltd will continue to operate this service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service 59 Preston – Blackburn – Royal Blackburn Hospital – Accrington (Stagecoach Leaflet)

From 29 October 2023, Stagecoach in partnership with Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable to extend regular journeys through to Accrington.

The Monday to Saturday daytime service frequency will be increased from every 90 minutes to operate approximately every hour. A new Sunday & Bank Holiday hourly daytime service will also be introduced.

Through travel and ticketing across Accrington Town Centre with Service 15, to/from Clitheroe, will continue to be available.

ROSSENDALE SERVICES

Service 464 Accrington – Rawtenstall – Bacup – Rochdale (Rosso Leaflet)

From 29 October 2023, Rosso will revise the timetable, withdrawing the following early morning journeys:

0431 Monday to Saturday journey from Haslingden to Rochdale;

0528 Saturday journey from Rochdale to Haslingden.

This follows the withdrawal of funding provided by Transport for Greater Manchester to support these journeys. Alternative journeys are available within 30 minutes for most customers.