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Preston Bus announce changes to most services

Posted on - 2nd August, 2017 - 10:02am | Author - | Posted in - Transport
A Preston Bus service leaving the Bus Station Pic: Paul Melling
A Preston Bus service leaving the Bus Station Pic: Paul Melling

Preston Bus has announced changes to most of its services.

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The changes will be in place by September 4, 2017.

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It is not yet known what the exact timetable changes will be but a number of changes to routes have been outlined.

You can see the information Preston Bus has released below.

Service 6/6A Bus Station – Red Scar

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Slightly revised timetable to improve reliability. Buses will now operate every 10 minutes on Saturday daytimes.

Service 8 Bus Station – Moor Nook

Minor changes to the times of some journeys to improve reliability.

Service 12 Preston (Lune Street) – Longton

In response to passenger requests, the service will now operate via Millbrook Way in Penwortham to serve the Booths store, instead of Pope Lane. The 2230hrs return journey on Fridays and Saturdays is withdrawn due to low ridership, and other minor timetable changes are made to the daytime service.

Service 16 Bus Station – Farringdon Park

Minor timetable changes to improve reliability of the service. The late-night journeys after 2300 on Fridays and Saturdays are withdrawn due to very low ridership.

Service 23 Bus Station – Asda

The time of the first bus towards Asda during the week will now be 0520, providing an earlier link to the employment area in response to passenger requests. Buses will continue to operate frequently, at intervals of up to 5 minutes at the busiest times of day, and will operate more frequently during the early evening. The midnight and 0100hrs journeys on Fridays and Saturdays will be withdrawn due to low ridership.

Service 31 Bus Station – Savick

In order to improve the reliability of the service, the route around the Savick estate has been changed to no longer operate via Lea Road, but instead to operate via the current route to Ainsdale Drive, then Ashford Road, Birkdale Drive and West Park Avenue. In response to passenger requests, buses will return to operating via West Park Avenue on both the outbound and inbound journey.

More: Direct Fulwood to Preston bus kept and expanded

Minor timetable changes will be introduced to improve the reliability of the service. Late night journeys at midnight and 0100 will be introduced, operating via the normal 31 route to Lane Ends then direct to Lea, Aldfield Avenue via Blackpool Road.

Service 35 Bus Station – Tanterton

Minor timetable changes to improve reliability of the service. Buses will operate more frequently during the weekday evening peak period and every 30 minutes on Sunday evenings.

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Service 89 Bus Station – Lea/Larches

Minor timetable changes to improve reliability of the service, particularly at evening peak time during the week.

Service X80/280 Preston – Skipton

Minor timetable changes to improve reliability of the service.

There are no changes to the following services: 1(P+R), 2(P+R), 5, 13, 14/14A, 19/19A, 44, 74, 75, 75A, 80, 88, 112, 114.

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