Service Changes Monday 3rd October 2022

From Monday 3rd October, we are making changes to some of our services. These changes are due to changing travel patterns. We’ve been working hard with our local authority partners to secure our long term network and save services.

Many of the changes are minor with several routes including the 1, 2, 20, 21 & 32 all having tweaks to better serve our customers and improve the punctuality of these services.

The CAT5 service is changed and will divert via the A56 between Thelwall & Lymm to improve journey times and avoid a low bridge. Customers who would catch the bus on Star Lane/Barsbank Lane should go to Booths Hill Road and use the stops at Barsbank Lane or Massey Brook Lane to catch the bus. Between Lymm and Altrincham, the service will now include Partington.

A new X5 service replaces the CAT5A service and operates a faster route between Bank Quay and Grappenhall via Knutsford Road and Latchford. There are faster journey times and Broomedge is connected to Altrincham as the service runs via the A56 fast between Lymm and Altrincham before going via Park Road and Barry Rise to Altrincham Interchange.

The 62/62A service has been saved thanks to Halton Borough Council and is revised to run hourly Monday to Friday between Warrington & Runcorn Bus Station only. Unfortunately the service is withdrawn between Runcorn & Halebank and passengers should our 32 service to travel between Widnes & Warrington and use the more frequent services that cover this section.

Evening services are improved with additional journeys on service 17 to Birchwood and the CAT5 to Stockton Heath, Grappenhall & Lymm.

Service	Changes
1 & 2	Revised timings off peak to improve reliability.
CAT5	Revised route in place and minor changes to some journey times.
5A	Service is withdrawn and replaced with service X5.
X5	New express service between Warrington, Grappenhall, Lymm, Broomedge & Altrincham. This service will run a quicker route from Bank Quay via Knutsford Road & Latchford and will not serve Stockton Heath.
17	Additional evening services to Birchwood.
25	Some morning journeys will run slightly earlier to enable connections from Gorse Covert to Birchwood High School at 08:25 Monday to Friday
19/28	Minor time changes to the first 28A to Leigh, the 13:56 from Warrington arrives slightly later to reflect traffic conditions and the evening service to Culcheth now leaves at 15 minutes past the hour.
CAT7/CAT8	Minor time changes to maintain frequencies between Warrington & Stockton Heath. Evening services on the CAT8 are retimed slightly.
CAT9/9A	Minor time changes to maintain frequencies between Warrington & Stockton Heath.

All other services remain on the same timetables that were introduced on Monday 5th September and you can view the full list of our timetables and maps on our website here.