Lancashire County Council Service Changes

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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
May's changes:

Lancaster Services

Service 83 Brookhouse – Caton – Morecambe

From 4 May 2026 Lonsdale Buses will revise the route and timetable to additionally serve Asda at Lancaster Salt Ayre. The timetable will be revised to facilitate the route diversion, with the frequency reduced to approximately every 90 minutes.
Preston, South Ribble and Chorley Services

Service 46 Preston – Woodplumpton – Broughton – Goosnargh – Longridge

From 31 May 2026, Lancashire County Council will revise the route, adjusting the service between Preston City Centre and Blackpool Road to operate via University of Lancashire and Brook Street, instead of Garstang Road. This follows customer requests to restore the direct link to the University. On Brook Street, only the bus stops adjacent to Blackpool Road will be served.

There are no changes to the overall timetable and Vision Bus will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service 111 Moss Side – Leyland – Lostock Hall – Preston – Cadley – Tanterton

From 31 May 2026 Stagecoach will revise the route and timetable, extending the service at both ends to additionally serve the new Centurian Village housing development, beyond Moss Side, and within Preston extending to Tanterton via University of Lancashire, Plungington Road, Cadley Causeway and Ingol.

Service 112 Preston – Bamber Bridge – Clayton Brook – Leyland – Midge Hall

From 31 May 2026 Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, revising the service to operate through the new Centurian Village housing development at Midge Hall, serving Titan Way and Steer Street, instead of Reiver Way, between Comet Road and Roadtrain Avenue. There will be minor timing adjustments at Midge Hall to accommodate the diverted route.

Service 125 Bolton – Horwich – Chorley – Bamber Bridge – Preston – Royal Preston Hospital

From 31 May 2026 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, providing additional early morning and later evening Monday to Friday journeys serving Royal Preston Hospital.

Service 125R Chorley – Adlington – Rivington circular

From 3 May 2026 Lancashire County Council, utilising Bus Grant funding from HM Government, will reintroduce this seasonal service linking Chorley, Adlington and Rivington. The route in Adlington will be revised to serve Adlington Railway Station, where train connections can be made, in addition to Chorley Interchange.

The service will operate every hour daytime Sundays and Bank Holidays from 3 May 2026 until 1 November 2026.

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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
June's changes:

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre services

Resort Rider Service 1 Fleetwood – Cleveleys – Blackpool – St.Annes
From 20 June 2026, Blackpool Transport will revise the route and timetable extending the service through to St.Annes. The service will operate in conjunction with new Service 2 between Fleetwood and Blackpool.

Resort Rider Service 2 Fleetwood – Cala Gran – Cleveleys – Blackpool – Blackpool Zoo
From 20 June 2026, Blackpool Transport will introduce this new seasonal service. Running in conjunction with Service 1, between Fleetwood and Blackpool, and additionally serving Cala Gran Holiday Park, continuing to Blackpool Zoo. This new service will operate daily daytime up to every hour.

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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
July's Changes:

Lancaster Services
Service L1 Lancaster Caton Road Park & Ride – City Centre – Royal Infirmary

From 6 July 2026 Lancashire County Council will revise the timetable, adjusting the frequency to operate up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime. The times of the first and last buses will be unchanged and there will be no changes to the route.

The adjustment of the timetable follows the cessation of the agreement with the NHS to provide the second vehicle required to enhance service frequency.

The flat fares will also be revised as follows:

Adult Day Return – from £2.00 to £2.50

Child Day Return – from £1.00 to £1.25

Weekly Ticket – from £8.00 to £10.00

Group Day Ticket – from £5.00 to £6.50
Service 85 Lancaster – Morecambe – Carnforth

From 6 July 2026 Lonsdale Buses will revise the route and timetable, extending the service from Morecambe through to Lancaster, direct via Morecambe Road. In Carnforth, the service will be extended to additionally serve the Windermere Road Estate.

The timetable will be revised to operate every two hours Monday to Saturday daytime.
Preston, South Ribble and Chorley Services
Service P1 Preston – Walton-le-Dale Park & Ride

From 6 July 2026 Lancashire County Council will revise the flat fares as follows:

Adult Day Return – from £2.00 to £2.50

Child Day Return – from £1.00 to £1.25

Weekly Ticket – from £8.00 to £10.00

Group Day Ticket – from £5.00 to £6.50

There are no changes to the route or timetable.
Preston Bus Summer Holiday Revisions

From 20 July 2026 Preston Bus will introduce revised running times on Services 6, 8, 16, 19/19A, 23 & 35 during the school summer holiday period.
Service 115 Preston – Longton – Croston – Leyland – Buckshaw – Chorley

From 29 June 2026 Lancashire County Council will revise the route in Moss Side to serve Dunkirk Lane instead of Slater Lane. This minor route adjustment will maintain bus service access to those bus stops on Dunkirk Lane following Stagecoach's recent route revision to their Service 111.

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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
August and September changes:

Lancaster Services

Service 55 Lancaster – Carnforth From 30 August 2026 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, adjusting AM and PM peak time journeys around school times.

Service 555 Lancaster – Carnforth – Kendal – Windermere – Keswick From 19 September 2026 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, resuming normal service levels and removing the additional summer journeys.

Lancaster Bus Station Departure Stand Changes From 1 September 2026, there will be several revisions to the bus service departures. No changes to individual service timetables, a reallocation of stands.

Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Services

Service 3 Cleveleys – Bispham – Blackpool – Mereside From 30 August 2026 Blackpool Transport will revise the route and timetable, adjusting the service in the Bispham area to no longer serve Faraday Way, which will be covered by Service 18.

Service 4 Cleveleys Park – Cleveleys – Bispham – Blackpool – Mereside From 30 August 2026 Blackpool Transport will renumber the service from 3A and revise the route and timetable, adjusting the service between Norbreck and Cleveleys to operate via Fleetwood Road rather than Valeway, North Drive and Anchorsholme Lane East, which are largely covered by Service 3. The timetable will be adjusted to reflect the revised route.

Service 18 Poulton – Bispham – Victoria Hospital – Mereside – South Shore - Blackpool
From 30 August 2026 Blackpool Transport will revise the route and timetable, adjusting
service between Victoria Hospital and South Park Drive to operate all journeys via North Park Drive and West Park Drive, rather than East Park Drive. The timetable will be adjusted to reflect the revised route.

Preston, South Ribble and Chorley Services

Service 6 Penwortham Kingsfold – Preston – Brookfield – Longridge From 31 August 2026 Preston Bus will revise the route and timetable, extending the service at both ends west to Penwortham and east to Longridge. The new section route between Kingsfold and Preston will operate via Middleforth Green and Lower Penwortham and extension beyond Red Scar will operate through to Longridge via Grimsargh. James Hall & Co Ltd will be served on certain journeys only. The regular service frequency will be unchanged continuing to operate the same frequent service across the whole of new extended route.

Service 8 Preston – Moor Nook From 31 August 2026 Preston Bus will revise the timetable, introducing minor adjustments to improve service reliability.

Service 16 Preston – Faringdon Park
Service 23 Preston – Royal Preston Hospital – Fulwood Asda
Service 35 Preston – Tanterton From 31 August 2026 Preston Bus will revise the timetables of these routes, introducing minor adjustments to restore timings following the end of the summer holidays.

Service 19 Larches – Preston – Deepdale - Royal Preston Hospital From 31 August 2026 Preston Bus will revise the route and timetable, adjusting all Service 19/19A journeys to operate as Service 19 between Larches, Preston City Centre, Deepdale and Royal Preston Hospital, and no longer serving Lea. The regular service frequency will be unchanged continuing to operate the same frequent service across the new standardised route. Lea will continue to be served by their Services 31 & 48, as well as access on Blackpool Road to Stagecoach's Services 61 & 68.

Service 59/59C Preston – Blackburn – Royal Blackburn Hospital – Accrington
Service 61/61C Preston – Kirkham – Blackpool
Service 68/68C Preston – Lytham St.Annes – Blackpool From 1 September 2026 Stagecoach will revise these timetables, adjusting AM peak time college journeys in line with changes to college start times.

Service 111 Tanterton – Preston – Leyland – Moss Side – Centurian Village From 1 September 2026 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, introducing timing adjustments to maintain service reliability and revise the timing layover point in Moss Side.

Service Hotline 152 Preston – Hoghton – Preston – Padiham – Burnley From 30 August 2026 Blackburn Bus Company will revise the timetable, revising departure times to accommodate the long-term Walton-le-Dale route diversion for the Environment Agency Flood Defence Works.

West Lancs Services

Service 37/37A/X37 St Helens – Rainford – Ormskirk – Halsall – Southport From 6 September 2026 Merseytravel Metro will introduce new Services 37/37A/X37 to replace Service 152. The new service will be enhanced to generally operate every hour Monday to Saturday daytime between St.Helens and Ormskirk, continuing every two hours between Ormskirk and Southport. Journeys operating via Barrow Nook and Bickerstaffe will be numbered Service 37A and journeys operating direct via A570 Rainford Road will be numbered Service 37. A further limited stop direct journey from Southport to St.Helens via Ormskirk will be numbered X37.

Service 152 St Helens – Rainford – Ormskirk – Halsall – Southport From 6 September 2026 the service will be withdrawn and replaced by new service 37/37A/X37.

Services 640/641 Wrightington Hospital – Standish – Wigan From 30 August 2026 Bee Network will revise the route and timetable, revising the route in Standish and introducing several timing adjustments to improve service reliability.

Chorley Services

Services 2/2A Chorley – Brinscall – Feniscowles – Blackburn From 30 August 2026 Blackburn Bus Company will revise the timetable, revising Monday to Saturday times to improve overall service reliability. There will no changes to the evening and Sunday journeys operated by Stagecoach on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Hyndburn Services

Services 6/6A/7/7A Blackburn – Great Harwood – Accrington – Oswaldtwistle – Blackburn
From 30 August 2026 Blackburn Bus Company will revise the timetable, revising times to improve overall service reliability.
Ribble Valley, Burnley and Pendle Services

Service 22 Clitheroe – Whalley – Blackburn – Shadsworth – Royal Blackburn Hospital From 30 August 2026 Blackburn Bus Company will revise the timetable, introducing minor adjustments to improve service reliability.

Service M6 Burnley – Nelson – Colne – Skipton From 30 August 2026 Burnley Bus Company will revise the timetable, removing the 0750 Monday to Friday journey between Colne and Skipton to be replaced by new college Service C1.

Rossendale Services

Services 464 Accrington – Haslingden – Rawtenstall – Bacup – Rochdale From 30 August 2026 Blackburn Bus Company will revise the timetable, revising Monday to Saturday times to improve overall service reliability.

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RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
October and November's changes:

Lancaster Services

Service 555 Lancaster - Carnforth - Keswick
Service 755 Heysham - Morecambe - Carnforth - Windermere
From 2 November 2026, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire will revise the timetable, adjusting journeys for the winter period.

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Services

Service 1 Fleetwood - Cleveleys - Blackpool - St.Annes
Service 2 Fleetwood - Cleveleys - Blackpool Zoo
From 1 November 2026 Blackpool Transport Services will withdraw these services for the winter period.

Preston, South Ribble and Chorley Services

Service X8 Chorley - Preston - Lancaster - Windermere
From 1 November 2026, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire will withdraw the service for the winter period.

Service 1 Preston - Ribbleton - Grimsargh - Longridge
Service 1A Preston - Ribbleton - Red Scar
From 1 November 2026, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire will revise the route and timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability. There is a minor route change to Service 1A which will no longer serve Grange Avenue towards Red Scar and all journeys will serve Longridge Road instead in both directions.

Service 3 Preston - Penwortham - Kingsfold
From 1 November 2026, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.

Service 9 Preston - Moor Nook
From 1 November 2026, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire will revise the timetable, adjusting times to offer a more consistent frequency throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays.

Service 61 Preston - Kirkham - Blackpool
From 1 November 2026, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire will revise the timetable, adjusting Sunday times to improve overall service reliability.

Service 68 Preston - Lytham St. Annes - Blackpool
From 1 November 2026, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire will revise the timetable, adjusting Sunday times to improve overall service reliability, along with a minor tweak to the 0800 Monday to Friday journey from Blackpool.

Service 125 Preston - Bamber Bridge - Chorley - Horwich - Bolton
From 1 November 2026, Stagecoach Cumbria and Lancashire will revise the timetable, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability.

West Lancs Services

Service 375/385 Southport - Ormskirk - Skelmersdale - Wigan
From 8 November 2026, Arriva North West will revise the timetable, reducing the general service frequency to operate every 30 minutes.

Ribble Valley, Burnley and Pendle Services

Lancashire Combined County Authority Local Bus Service Changes
Lancashire Combined County Authority, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, will utilise Bus Grant funding awarded from HM Government and housing developers to meet some existing requests for a bus service where none currently exists, and to run buses more often where there is demand.

The main aim is to connect communities sustainably, especially in rural areas where many people rely on public transport by making bus services better and more appealing for the future. While it is not possible to fund every bus service people ask for, there is a commitment to improve links to employment, education, healthcare and local services.

From 25 October 2026, Lancashire Combined County Authority will be changing some services to expand the local bus network in Ribble Valley, Pendle and Burnley. These changes will mainly increase how often buses run and help make routes and timetables work better together. The improvements will mean better connections at key locations, more reliable times, and coordinated bus departures with the rest of the local bus network.

Vision Bus Ltd will operate all these services on behalf of Lancashire Combined County Authority.

These changes are as follows:

Service C1/C2 Clitheroe - Low Moor Circular
The route and timetable will be revised, adjusting alternate journeys to serve Primrose Victoria Street. Numbered Service C1, these journeys will partially replace the withdrawn Service C4 in this area.

The services combine to retain the generally every 30 minutes frequency Monday to Saturday daytime.

Service C3 Clitheroe - Ribble Valley East Circular
This service will be withdrawn and be replaced by the introduction of the new Service 80, linking Clitheroe and Colne via Sawley.

Service C4 Clitheroe - Peel Park Circular
This service will be withdrawn. Adjustments to the routes of Services 5 and 25 will generally cover the Peel Park area and Service C1 serving Primrose Victoria Street.

Service 5 Clitheroe - Whalley - Longridge - Chipping
The route and timetable will be revised, adjusting times to improve overall service reliability. There will be a minor route adjustment in Clitheroe to serve Peel Park Bollard Prospect to partially replace the withdrawn Service C4. In Longridge, school time journeys will divert to additionally serve Longridge Secondary Schools, offering students with improved links.

Those couple of journeys currently operating as Service 5A will be revised to operate as the standard Service 5 route. Edisford Bridge will continue to be served by Service 11.

The service will continue to run generally every hour, Monday to Saturday daytime and two-hourly on Sundays.

Service 15 Clitheroe - Whalley - Great Harwood - Rishton - Accrington
The timetable will be revised, adjusting some peak journey times to improve overall service reliability. The duplicate am and pm journeys between Rishton and Clitheroe operating on Clitheroe Ribblesdale Schooldays will be incorporated within the timetable.

The service will continue to run generally every hour, Monday to Saturday daytime and two-hourly on Sundays.

Service 25 Clitheroe - Whalley - Mellor - Blackburn
The route and timetable will be revised, merging Service 25A and enhancing the overall service frequency to generally run hourly across the whole route. The route will be revised to additionally serve Pendleton village, following customer requests, and in the Clitheroe area to additionally serve Peel Park to partially replace the withdrawn Service C4.

The enhanced frequency will enable students travelling from Brockhall to Clitheroe Ribblesdale CHS to use Service 25 and will replace dedicated school Service 464.

A schooldays variation, numbered Service 25S, serving Sabden instead of Barrow Brook, will replace dedicated school Service 638 to Billington St.Augustine's RCHS.

The service will now run generally every hour, Monday to Saturday daytime and continue two-hourly on Sundays, between Blackburn, Mellor and Mellor Brook only.

Service 60/60A Burnley - Lower Manor - General Hospital - Nelson - Marsden Park - Colne
The route and timetable will be revised, adjusting journey times to improve overall service reliability. The services in Colne will terminate at Colne Bus Station, no longer serving the Venables Avenue/Castle Road Circular, which will now be served by the extension of Service 68.

The services will continue to run up to every 30 minutes, Monday to Saturday daytime and hourly on Sundays.

Service 60B Nelson - Marsden Heights - Brierfield
This new service will be introduced, replacing Service 69 between Nelson and Brierfield.

The service will run up to every hour Monday to Saturday daytime.

Service 61 Nelson - Lomeshaye Industrial Estate
This new service will be introduced, linking Nelson Interchange with Lomeshaye Industrial Estate.

The service will run up to every hour Monday to Saturday daytime.

Service 64 Burnley - Padiham - Sabden - Whalley - Clitheroe
The timetable will be revised, with minor timing adjustments to the last two Monday to Saturday evening departures from Clitheroe.

The service will continue to combine with the enhanced Service 65 to run up to every half hour Monday to Saturday daytime and every hour Sunday daytime between Burnley and Sycamore Avenue.

Service 65 Burnley - Padiham - Fence - Carr Hall - Nelson
The route and timetable will be revised, utilising funding secured through the planning process, and supported by Bus Grant funding from HM Government, to increase the service frequency and adjust the route to serve the expanding Carr Hall Riverside Community and Business Park instead of serving Barrowford, which will continue to be served by Services 66, 67 and 68.

The timetable will be revised increasing the frequency to operate generally every hour Monday to Saturday daytime and the introduction of a new two-hourly Sunday daytime service.

The service will continue to combine with Service 64 to run up to every half hour Monday to Saturday daytime and every hour Sunday daytime between Burnley and Sycamore Avenue.

Services 66/67 Nelson - Barley - Chatburn - Waddington - Clitheroe
The route and timetable will be revised, adjusting departure times to combine with the amended Service 68 to run up to every half hour Monday to Saturday daytime between Nelson and Higherford. The Sunday Service will be enhanced to operate the standard Service 66/67 route, replacing Service 66S, with journeys on each service operating every two hours, combining to hourly across common sections.

Service 68 Nelson - Higherford - Alkincoats - Colne
The route and timetable will be revised, extending the service beyond Colne Town Centre to additionally serve the Venables Avenue/Castle Road Circular loop, replacing the revised Service 60/60A.

The timetable will continue to operate generally every hour daily daytime, with Monday to Saturday evening journeys between Nelson and Colne only.

The service will combine with the revised Services 66/67 to run up to every half hour Monday to Saturday daytime and every hour Sunday daytime between Nelson and Higherford.

Service 69 Nelson - Carr Hall - Lomeshaye - Nelson
The route and timetable will be revised, revising the service to operate a single loop between Nelson, Carr Hall and Lomeshaye Business Park.

Between Nelson and Brierfield the service will be replaced by new service 60B. The section between Brierfield and Burnley General Hospital is proposed to be withdrawn, however Service 60 and Burnley Bus Company Services 2, 2A, M3, M4, M5 and M6 provide alternative links from Nelson and Brierfield to Burnley General Hospital.

The service will run up to every hour Monday to Saturday daytime.

Service 80 Clitheroe - Bolton-by-Bowland - Barnoldswick - Colne
This new service will be introduced, creating a direct link between Clitheroe and Colne, serving additional rural communities in the east of Ribble Valley following customer requests.

The new service, replacing Service C3, will run between Clitheroe and Colne via Pimlico, West Bradford, Sawley, Bolton-by-Bowland, Gisburn, Barnoldswick and Foulridge.

The service will generally run every two hours Monday to Saturday daytime.

Service X43 Burnley - Rawtenstall - Manchester
From 1 November 2026, The Burnley Bus Company will revise the timetable, temporarily introducing additional journeys until 19th December inclusive to cater for additional customer demand in the run up to Christmas and covering the Manchester Christmas Markets event.