Changes to Stagecoach bus services in Lancaster from March 30

Further revised timetables will be in place from Monday March 30 and are now available at stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/cumbria-and-north-lancashire/government-coronavirus-measures-changes-to-bus-services.

These temporary timetables, which will operate across the region until further notice, are continuing to be revised to ensure that critical routes are maintained wherever possible.

LANCASTER

1/1A: One bus an hour on 1 and one on 1A between Heysham and the RLI. Service starts around 0600 continuing to 2200 Mon-Fri and 0700 to 2200 on a Sunday.

100/2X: Hourly University to Morecambe and then on to Heysham as 2X similar to Sunday with earlier journeys. Sunday short journeys withdrawn.

4: Every hour first bus 0715 from Lancaster Railway Station, 0754 from Alexandra Park. No Sunday service.

5: Every 2 hours 7 days a week but with slightly earlier journeys on a Mon-Sat.

6/6A: 6A every hour from Lancaster to Morecambe 7 days a week. Earlier journeys will run Mon-Sat.

7: Mon-Sat every hour first bus 0700 last bus 1900. No evening service. No Sunday service.

10: Mon-Sat every hour first bus 0658 last bus 1858. No Sunday service.

11: Mon-Sat every hour 0730 to 1930. No Sunday service.

18: Mon-Sat every hour first bus 0730 last bus 1830. No Sunday service.

40/41: Mon-Sat an enhanced Sunday timetable will run with buses every hour on service 40. Buses will run via the main drive at the University as the Hazelrigg Lane gates will be locked. Sunday will run normal service but will also use the main drive.

42: Mon-Sat an enhanced Sunday timetable will run with buses every two hours. Buses will run via the main drive at the University as the Hazelrigg Lane gates will be locked. Sunday will run normal service but will also use the main drive.

49: Mon-Sat runs Lancaster to Warton every two hours during the middle part of the day. No Sunday service.

55: Now every hours during the day with peak journeys to Warton check timetable for full details. Normal Sunday service.

80/81: one journey from Ingleton and one from Kirkby Lonsdale in a morning with return journeys in an evening Mon-Sat. There is an additional trip at 1840 running to Kirkby Lonsdale on request. No Sunday service.

755: Service withdrawn.

Rob Jones, Managing Director of Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire said: “We continue to play a crucial role in ensuring that key workers, such as NHS staff and the people vital to the food supply chain, can get into work.

“We have tried hard with our temporary timetables to ensure that we are continuing to serve critical routes. If our customers feel we haven’t got things quite right, then we’d really like to receive any comments through our dedicated feedback form which can be found at www.stagecoachbus.com/coronavirus.

“I’m extremely proud of the way in way our team in Cumbria & North Lancashire is pulling together to ensure that we can continue to deliver our services. They are key workers too and I would like to thank them for their continued support and resilience in these challenging times.”

In addition to enhanced cleaning regimes, Stagecoach has taken extensive action to protect the safety of its customers and staff with a number of additional measures in place.

Contactless payments are being encouraged wherever possible and social distancing guidelines are being displayed on buses.

In partnership with local authorities, Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire is accepting the use of free concessionary travel passes before the normal 09.30 threshold to enable elderly customers to make use of dedicated shopping hours in place at many supermarkets.

The bus and coach industry is continuing to engage with government on the additional support measures urgently needed to help keep vital public transport links running at this time, and also to protect them for the long term.

Customers can stay up to date with all the latest news from Stagecoach on Twitter @StagecoachCNL or by signing up to their email mailing list.

Full details are available at stagecoachbus.com.

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