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Changes to bus services in Salford from Monday 30 January




Posted by Tony Flynn on 13th January 2012 at 03:05 PM
Changes to bus services in Salford from Monday 30 January
Some bus services are being changed in Salford to make the network simpler and easier to use, Transport for Greater Manchester say there will be two new services running in the area replacing existing services for parts of their route.

The new services are;

Bus 66
New Monday to Saturday daytime route:
Clifton Junction - Swinton - Worsley - Westwood Park - Patricroft - Eccles - Ellesmere Park - Salford Royal Hospital

This service replaces bus 55 between Irlams o' th' Height and Pendleton and bus 69 between Eccles, Ellesmere Park
and Salford.

Bus 79
New Monday to Saturday daytime route:
Swinton - Pendleton - Stretford

This service replaces bus 72 between Swinton and Pendleton and bus 69 between Pendleton and Stretford.

Buses 66 and 79 are run by Arriva North West with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester.

Other changes to services:

Bus 55, run by Arriva North West
Service withdrawn, replaced by bus 79.

Buses 61 and 62, run by Arriva North West
Times changed. Some journeys replaced by bus 66.

Buses 64 and 65, run by Arriva North West
Service withdrawn.

Bus 69, run by Arriva North West
Service withdrawn, replaced by buses 66 and 79.

Bus 70, run by Arriva North West
Monday to Saturday daytime journeys withdrawn, partly
replaced by bus 66.

Bus 72, run by Arriva North West
Service withdrawn, replaced by buses 66 and 79.

There are also minor timetable or operator changes to the following services: 10, 19, 22, 27, 31, 63, 71, 73, 74, 75, 95, 484.

Finding out more

There are several ways you can find out more about the that are changing.

You can use the Journey Planner to plan your journey.

You can see the timetables for the services by visiting the Bus Timetable Library.

You can also get timetables and advice about the best services for you from Travelshops (at bus stations in Greater Manchester) or by phoning Traveline 0871 200 22 33 7am - 8pm Mon to Fri, 8am - 8pm St, Sun and public holidays. Calls cost 10p a minute plus network extras.

Source: TFGM.


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