Lancashire County Council Service Changes

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
May's changes:

Lancaster Services

Service 83 Brookhouse – Caton – Morecambe

From 4 May 2026 Lonsdale Buses will revise the route and timetable to additionally serve Asda at Lancaster Salt Ayre. The timetable will be revised to facilitate the route diversion, with the frequency reduced to approximately every 90 minutes.
Preston, South Ribble and Chorley Services

Service 46 Preston – Woodplumpton – Broughton – Goosnargh – Longridge

From 31 May 2026, Lancashire County Council will revise the route, adjusting the service between Preston City Centre and Blackpool Road to operate via University of Lancashire and Brook Street, instead of Garstang Road. This follows customer requests to restore the direct link to the University. On Brook Street, only the bus stops adjacent to Blackpool Road will be served.

There are no changes to the overall timetable and Vision Bus will continue to operate the service on behalf of Lancashire County Council.

Service 111 Moss Side – Leyland – Lostock Hall – Preston – Cadley – Tanterton

From 31 May 2026 Stagecoach will revise the route and timetable, extending the service at both ends to additionally serve the new Centurian Village housing development, beyond Moss Side, and within Preston extending to Tanterton via University of Lancashire, Plungington Road, Cadley Causeway and Ingol.

Service 112 Preston – Bamber Bridge – Clayton Brook – Leyland – Midge Hall

From 31 May 2026 Lancashire County Council will revise the route and timetable, revising the service to operate through the new Centurian Village housing development at Midge Hall, serving Titan Way and Steer Street, instead of Reiver Way, between Comet Road and Roadtrain Avenue. There will be minor timing adjustments at Midge Hall to accommodate the diverted route.

Service 125 Bolton – Horwich – Chorley – Bamber Bridge – Preston – Royal Preston Hospital

From 31 May 2026 Stagecoach will revise the timetable, providing additional early morning and later evening Monday to Friday journeys serving Royal Preston Hospital.

Service 125R Chorley – Adlington – Rivington circular

From 3 May 2026 Lancashire County Council, utilising Bus Grant funding from HM Government, will reintroduce this seasonal service linking Chorley, Adlington and Rivington. The route in Adlington will be revised to serve Adlington Railway Station, where train connections can be made, in addition to Chorley Interchange.

The service will operate every hour daytime Sundays and Bank Holidays from 3 May 2026 until 1 November 2026.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
June's changes:

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre services

Resort Rider Service 1 Fleetwood – Cleveleys – Blackpool – St.Annes
From 20 June 2026, Blackpool Transport will revise the route and timetable extending the service through to St.Annes. The service will operate in conjunction with new Service 2 between Fleetwood and Blackpool.

Resort Rider Service 2 Fleetwood – Cala Gran – Cleveleys – Blackpool – Blackpool Zoo
From 20 June 2026, Blackpool Transport will introduce this new seasonal service. Running in conjunction with Service 1, between Fleetwood and Blackpool, and additionally serving Cala Gran Holiday Park, continuing to Blackpool Zoo. This new service will operate daily daytime up to every hour.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Lancashire County Council Service Changes
July's Changes:

Lancaster Services
Service L1 Lancaster Caton Road Park & Ride – City Centre – Royal Infirmary

From 6 July 2026 Lancashire County Council will revise the timetable, adjusting the frequency to operate up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime. The times of the first and last buses will be unchanged and there will be no changes to the route.

The adjustment of the timetable follows the cessation of the agreement with the NHS to provide the second vehicle required to enhance service frequency.

The flat fares will also be revised as follows:

Adult Day Return – from £2.00 to £2.50

Child Day Return – from £1.00 to £1.25

Weekly Ticket – from £8.00 to £10.00

Group Day Ticket – from £5.00 to £6.50
Service 85 Lancaster – Morecambe – Carnforth

From 6 July 2026 Lonsdale Buses will revise the route and timetable, extending the service from Morecambe through to Lancaster, direct via Morecambe Road. In Carnforth, the service will be extended to additionally serve the Windermere Road Estate.

The timetable will be revised to operate every two hours Monday to Saturday daytime.
Preston, South Ribble and Chorley Services
Service P1 Preston – Walton-le-Dale Park & Ride

From 6 July 2026 Lancashire County Council will revise the flat fares as follows:

Adult Day Return – from £2.00 to £2.50

Child Day Return – from £1.00 to £1.25

Weekly Ticket – from £8.00 to £10.00

Group Day Ticket – from £5.00 to £6.50

There are no changes to the route or timetable.
Preston Bus Summer Holiday Revisions

From 20 July 2026 Preston Bus will introduce revised running times on Services 6, 8, 16, 19/19A, 23 & 35 during the school summer holiday period.
Service 115 Preston – Longton – Croston – Leyland – Buckshaw – Chorley

From 29 June 2026 Lancashire County Council will revise the route in Moss Side to serve Dunkirk Lane instead of Slater Lane. This minor route adjustment will maintain bus service access to those bus stops on Dunkirk Lane following Stagecoach's recent route revision to their Service 111.