Merseytravel Timetable Changes

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RE: Merseytravel Timetable Changes

(23/11/2019 19:04)Walton 46 Wrote:  According to the timetable, the Boxing and New Years Day 500 will be limited stop. Is this a mistake because I'm sure last year, the 500 was all stops?

Also, I don't understand the early finishes on those days. I think the bus companies sometimes forget some people (particularly those in retail) have to go to work on Boxing Day and may have difficulty getting home if the buses stop at 6pm

It's been like that for a few years, Merseytravel used to fund all Boxing Day/New Years Day services last buses were similar to a normal Sunday, maybe a little earlier finish, but Merseytravel withdrew funding a few years ago, they're mostly commercial now, i think they would operate buses late if there was enough custom to make it pay

A lot of the routes finish 7pm Boxing Day, main annoyance for me, my route 423 first bus is around 11am in both directions, when some others are starting 8am[the 1 starts 06.51], with no 38A either so half the day is gone if i do fancy a day out, or it's a hike to Upton village for the 437.

500 is not a mistake;
Only the 0505, 0535, 0605, 0635 and 0705 journeys from Liverpool ONE Bus Station will call at all stops, excluding the stop outside the Mersey Retail Park, when travelling to the airport. All other journeys will operate as a limited stop service.