The bus operator is making timetable changes from September 1 to improve reliability and add extra journeys on some routes. In addition, there are some significant improvements to services, made possible in partnership with Lancashire County Council utilising funding from the Government through the Bus Service Improvement Plan. Improvements include new evening services to the Ridge and Marsh estates, doubling the Sunday service on the 100 from the University to Heysham to run every half hour, additional journeys from Lancaster to Blackpool and a new evening service to Halton, Caton and Hornby.
Advertisement Advertisement Sign up to our daily newsletter Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Lancaster Guardian, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Separately, Stagecoach’s busiest route, the 1/1A between the University and Heysham, sees timetable changes to improve reliability, mainly during the afternoon peak, plus an earlier journey from Overton and an additional late evening service to the University during term time. “We monitor our operations constantly to identify punctuality issues and respond to changing customer demand,” said Tom Waterhouse, managing director of Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire.
"The changes we are making will ensure our buses are as reliable as possible, particularly during peak times when the road network becomes congested.” Other changes affect the 7 to the Vale estate, which will no longer serve Geo.