Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

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RE: Upcoming service changes in Merseyside

(11/04/2023 16:23)NathanR Wrote:  Arriva have published their LCR service changes that are coming into effect from this Sunday.
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/...s-april-23

Edit: Does anyone know if Bootle's 781 is being withdrawn? This is because St. Helens operates a 781 of their own.

Also Merseytravel's is out as well https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/travel-u...e-changes/
Most notable changes are:
17/17A/17X which will see the Knowsley Industrial Estate services be renumbered 17A.
20/21 which will see a Saturday reduction to every 20 minutes each.
17 which will see a Sunday/evening increased between St Helens & Widnes only. Chain Lane will remain seeing at 2 hour service.
28 which will see the route change around St Helens & Laffak, Increase to run every 30 minutes & no longer extends from St Helens to St Helens Hospital.
29 new service replacing the 39A.
37 Sunday service withdraw.
38A now run by Arriva & runs hourly instead of 2 hourly.
39 Sunday service introduced. With daytime services extending to Newton-le-Willows Station.
39A withdrawn
141 withdrawn
152 extended from Ormskirk to Southport replacing the 315.
153 times changes to run in-line with 152 service.
156 daytime service will be ran by HTL. Sunday/evenings increased hourly.
329 evenings introduced.
602 increased to hourly.
HTL will have to have more buses to run these services.