Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(21/07/2014 19:52)polarbear Wrote:  I note that Cheshire West & Chester website now mentions forthcoming changes in late August/early September.

Route 6 in Chester is being withdrawn altogether whilst the evening services on the Vicars Cross routes are being thinned out (service 8 will run instead of separate services 7 & 9 in the evenings).

On the plus side, evening services on routes 51 & 53 are to be enhanced and the new limited stop X8 introduced between Chester & Liverpool. This is listed on the website as routed via Hoole, them to Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, Bromborough, Birkenhead & Liverpool.

The routing via Hoole of the X8 sounds like a good idea as it will tap into another area of Chester & make good use of the M53 too.

The X8 will not be calling at Birkenhead. The last stop before Liverpool will be Bromborough as there are already plenty of services between Bromborough and Birkenhead. Could see this route being done in around 1 hour one way. Im sure it will be heavily used by those wishing to travel to Cheshire Oaks.