Friday 12 June 2015

Service Change Update

Details of the Blackpool Transport service changes from 28 June have now been released. Details are summarised below and also in the BTS guide which includes maps of the new 12/13 and 15/16.

1 Starr Gate to Fleetwood

  • Mon-Fri every 15 minutes 10 minutes 10 buses - reduces to 30 minutes from c1700
  • Saturday/Sundays every 15 minutes 11 buses. - reduces to 30 minutes from c1700
  • Evening service withdrawn after 2030 from Starr Gate, 2130 from Fleetwood
  • Early morning service starts at 0706 from Starr Gate (545 presently) and 0821 from Fleetwood (0655 now) (0736/0858 resp Sundays)

2C Blackpool to Knott End

  • Minor timetable change. Now interworks with 10/17 daytime (8 buses) and 12/13 evenings (4 buses)
  • 2 withdrawn (replaced by 12/13)
3 Cleveleys Park to Mereside
  • Minor timetable changes
4 Cleveleys to Meerside
  • No changes

5 Hospital to Halfway House
  • Minor timetable changes with additional bus on Sundays (4 v 3)
7 Cleveleys to Lytham
  • Evening and Sunday retimed -extra bus on 7/11 on Sundays
9 Cleveleys to Blackpool
  • Evening retimed 
10/17 Blackpool to St. Annes

  • Mon-Saturday day - hourly each, 8 buses shared with 2C
  • Sundays hourly 17 only (reduced from half hourly) - shared 4 buses with 2C

11 Grange Park to Lytham
  • Evening and Sunday retimed -extra bus on 7/11 on Sundays
12/13 Northern Circular

  • Mon-Sat Half hourly each way, 
  • Sunday - hourly each way, 
  • Every Evening hourly Poulton-Blackpool via Staining only
  • Daytime 13 buses interwork between 13, 12, 16 and 15 in that order.
  • Evening buses interwork with 2C and 12/13.
  • Sunday daytime 3 buses 12/13 only

14 Fleetwood to Mereside

  • Minor retiming

15/16 Southern Circular

  • Daily Half hourly each way, 
  • Evenings hourly Blackpool to Marton Mere via Zoo only
  • M-S Daytime 13 buses interwork between 13, 12, 16 and 15 in that order.
  • Evening 1 bus 15/16 only
  • Sunday daytime 6 buses 15/16 only

20 Marton Mere to Blackpool - withdrawn.