Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(08/09/2022 13:30)Valandil Wrote:  So the Chester to Runcorn 2 service was saved, including the one early evening X30 trip run by Stagecoach.

The changes to the 51 and 53 seem a little odd to me, but anyway I guess it will mostly just be a case of switching which of the two to catch.

It's an attempt to get rid of the 51. There isn't the demand around Dicksons Drive to cover a standalone route half hourly, everyone knows that. Even if there was the demand, it wouldn't pay as it's a pass heavy area. A very strange outcome though which has happened now with these changes is Whealstone Lane now has 5 buses per hour into Chester which is a huge increase (and one which won't be taken advantage of but it's there nevertheless)

The 51/53 changes are very negative for Kingsway (which interestingly, is a good bus area with plenty of paying passengers and normally fairly loaded buses). Anyone alighting in Kingsway now has to do a full tour of Plas Newton which isn't very good at all. Time will tell if it's good or if Kingsway patronage drops off as people don't fancy doing a full tour of the local area before alighting.