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Overview of changes to the Wirral Bus Network from 4^th September 2022

Improved links between Mount Road and wider Wirral network. Mount Road now has a bus service.
New links to Arrowe Park Hospital from Woodchurch, Bromborough New Ferry, Rock Ferry, Mill Park, Birkenhead and Prenton
Network coverage remains.
Service 16/17 now enter Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge internal grounds.
Earlier trips on the 80,81,82 now fit around hospital shift times in the morning peaks. 81 re-routed via Greendale Road.

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Detailed changes:

Service	Current Provision	Overview of Proposed Change	Proposed Provision	Alternative services for areas no longer served	Council Ward
106/107	Liscard Circular Via New Brighton and Wallasey Village Every 90 minutes (Monday – Saturday	Route amended to serve Mount Road and provide links to key areas and connections on the network.	Monday – Saturday: Frequency unchanged	N/A	New Brighton Liscard Wallasey
80/81/82	West Kirby Circulars 82 via Caldy (Monday – Saturday 2 hourly) 80 via Ennisdale Drive,Newton (Monday – Saturday 2 hourly) 81 via Newton, Greasby, Arrowe Park Hospital, Monday – Saturday: 81 remains 60 minutes.	Minor changes to early morning trips to accommodate hospital shift patterns. 81 re-routed via Greendale Road	Monday – Saturday: Frequency unchanged but route of service 81 revised.	N/A	West Kirby and Thurstaston Greasby Frankby and Irby Pensby, Thingwall& Barnston
16/17 Stagecoach	Eastham Rake – Moreton Cross 16 Every 30 minutes (Monday – Saturday 17 Every 30 minutes (Monday – Saturday	Route now enters the grounds of Arrowe Park Hospital grounds.	Monday – Saturday: Frequency unchanged	N/A	Leasowe and Moreton East Moreton West and Saughall Massie Upton Prenton Bebington Clatterbridge Eastham
38	West Kirby - New Ferry/Bromborough /Mill Park/Eastham Ferry. 38/38A combined Every 30 minutes (Monday – Saturday) Sunday: Every 60 minute	Frequency back to pre-covid levels	Monday – Saturday: frequency increases to every 30-minute Sunday: Frequency unchanged	N/A	Eastham Bromborough Rock Ferry Birkenhead and Tranmere Bidston and St. James Leasowe and Moreton
41/42 Stagecoach	Mill Park – Woodchurch via Arrowe Park Hospital Monday – Saturday: Frequency combined 15 minutes. 30 minutes for either service. Sunday: Frequency combined 30 minutes. 60 for either service.	ROUTE EXTENDED from Woodchurch Estate to Arrowe Park Hospital	New links created from the estate to the hospital and opens links to Woodchurch Road. Services will operate in both directions through Woodchurch Estate rather than in one direction. Monday – Saturday: Frequency remains a combined 15 minutes. 30 minute each for either service. Sunday: Frequency remains a combined 30 minutes. 60 minute each for either service.	N/A	Upton, Prenton Oxton Birkenhead and Tranmere Rock Ferry Bebington and Bromborough Eastham
216/217	Woodside – Woodside via Arrowe Park Hospital Monday – Saturday: Early morning journeys, every 30 minutes for either service.	Frequency reduction	Monday – Saturday: Early morning journeys, frequency reduced to every 60 minutes for either service.	N/A
410 Arriva	New Brighton – Clatterbridge Hospital 410 New Brighton – Birkenhead Every 30 minutes (Monday – Saturday) 410 New Brighton – Clatterbridge Every 30 minutes (Monday – Saturday) 410 New Brighton – Clatterbridge Every 30 minutes (Sunday) Previously a combined 10-minute frequency on the common sections. Now every 15 minutes.	Evening frequency reduced	From 22:00 service will have an hourly frequency.	N/A	New Brighton Liscard Seacombe Bidston and St. James Birkenhead and Tranmere Rock Ferry Bebington Clatterbridge
418 Arriva	New Ferry – Birkenhead New Ferry – Birkenhead Every 40 minutes (Monday – Saturday)	Frequency reduced Monday – Saturday and continually reviewed.	Monday – Saturday: Reduced to every 60 Minutes.	Frequency reduction on Hoylake Road – Birkenhead alternative provision 407 and 38/38A.	Bromborough Rock Ferry Prenton, Upton, Bidston and St. James Birkenhead and Tranmere
432/433 Arriva	New Brighton – Liverpool 432 – 20 minutes Monday – Saturday 433 – 20 minutes Monday – Saturday 432 – 30 minutes Sunday 433 – 30 minutes Sunday	Minor Evening frequency reduction	Frequency dropped to 40 minutes from 18:30 and hourly from 22:00, but evening 433 journeys introduced to give combined 20-minute frequency on common sections.	N/A	New Brighton Liscard Seacombe
437 Arriva	West Kirby – Liverpool Every 10 minutes (Monday – Saturday) Every 15 minutes (Sunday)	Minor Evening frequency reduction	Frequency dropped to 30 minutes from 22:00	N/A	West Kirby, Frankby, Greasby, Upton, Birkenhead
471/472 Stagecoach	Liverpool - Heswall Every 30 minutes (Monday – Friday) Every 30 minutes (Saturday) Every 30 minutes (Sunday)	Frequency back to pre-Covid levels	Monday – Friday: Increased to every 20 Minutes. Stagecoach enhancing timetable to provide a combined 10-minute service with the 471 on the common sections. 20-minute frequency via Irby reintroduced Saturday; No Change Sunday; No Change	N/A	Heswall Pensby, Thingwall& Barnston
492/495 Arriva	Birkenhead – Noctorum Circulars 492 – 30 minutes Monday - Saturday 495 – 30 minutes Monday – Saturday 492/495 combined 60-minute frequency - Sunday	Frequency reduced Monday – Saturday	Monday – Saturday: Frequency reduced from 30 minutes to 40-minute services. Sunday: Frequency unchanged	N/A	Birkenhead and Tranmere Oxton Upton Bidston and St. James, Claughton

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* If a bus service does not appear in this list, then there are no plans for it to change. However, there may be some revisions to timetables or operator. These will be confirmed by the beginning of August. Any changes to services to schools will be publicised via any affected schools.

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