TRAVELLING TO ST HELENS COLLEGE
A GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AGED 16-18
0800 99 66 99 GETTING TO ST HELENS COLLEGE IS EASIER THAN EVER
This travel guide is designed to give you detailed information on public transport options in and around the St Helens and the wider Merseyside region, which will make your journey to and from St Helens College quicker, easier and more accessible.
Inside this guide, you will find important information about our free dedicated St Helens College bus service including key routes and timetables (see page 3), and our free Arriva bus pass (see page 7).
We have fantastic public transport links right on our doorstep. Our Town Centre Campus and STEM Centre, Technology Campus is less than a 10-minute walk from the central bus station and train station, linking to routes across Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
1 ST HELENS COLLEGE FREE BUS SERVICE
St Helens College has a dedicated bus service, operating across four main routes, every weekday during term time. The free buses cover Maghull, Kirkby, Leigh, Lowton, Golborne, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Warrington and Penketh. Route A Route B Maghull Westleigh Melling Mount Leigh Kirkby Train Station Lowton Kirkby Town Centre Knowsley Ashton-in-Makerfield Fazakerley Community Golborne College
Honey’s Green Lane Alder Road St Helens College Queens Drive, Fiveways The STEM Centre
St Helens College Calderstones Park Town Centre Campus Bold Heath
Woolton Penketh Warrington Bank Quay Halewood Sankey Bridges Latchford Village
Route C Kingsway North
The free bus will be easy to spot. Just look for a St Helens College bus or coach, which will be clearly marked ‘Free College Bus’ with route A, B or C. To access the free bus service, you will need to show your free College bus pass to the driver when boarding.
For those travelling via the Penketh/Kingsway route, look for a Maynes bus or coach, which will be clearly marked with ‘Route 1 Kingsway’.
If you will be travelling on our free College bus in September, then you’ll need to reserve your seat for the academic year.
Please visit www.sthelens.ac.uk/freebus to register and for regular updated information regarding timings and routes.
2 FREE BUS SERVICE ROUTES
Route A: Maghull, Melling Mount, Kirkby and Knowsley Morning Afternoon
St Helens College, STEM Centre, Maghull North Train Station 7.30am Technology Campus 4.40pm (Pick up from Atlas Street)
St Helens College, Town Centre Melling Mount Bus Stop, Bank Lane 7.33am Campus (Pick up from Chalon Way 4.45pm bus stop – Outside The Range)
Shevington’s Lane Knowsley Community College, 7.35am 5.00pm (Outside ‘The Barn’) Stockbridge Lane
Knowsley Community College, Pingwood Lane (Near Pats Café) 7.38am 5.05pm IAMT Campus, Princess Drive
Headbolt Lane Bus Stop Longmoor Lane Bus Stop 7.40am 5.10pm (Near the bridge) (Outside Fazakerley Legion Club)
Kirkby Train Station 7.45am The Falcon Pub, Bewley Drive 5.15pm
Kirkby Town Centre, Bus Station 7.50am Kirkby Town Centre 5.20pm (Stand 4)
The Falcon Pub, Bewley Drive 7.55am Kirkby Train Station 5.27pm
Longmoor Lane Bus Stop Headbolt Lane Bus Stop 8.00am 5.30pm (Outside Fazakerley Legion Club) (Near Langton Rd)
Knowsley Community College, 8.10am Pingwood Lane (Near Pats Café) 5.33pm IAMT Campus, Princess Drive
Knowsley Community College, Shevington’s Lane 8.15am 5.35pm Stockbridge Lane (Opposite ‘The Barn’)
St Helens College, Town Centre 8.35am Melling Mount, Bank Lane 5.40pm Campus
St Helens College, STEM Centre, 8.40am Maghull North Train Station 5.45pm Technology Campus
3 FREE BUS SERVICE ROUTES
Route B: Westleigh, Leigh, Lowton, Golborne and Ashton-in-Makerfield Morning Afternoon
St Helens College, Town Centre Kirkhall Lane, Leigh Campus 7.30am 4.40pm (Near Cavendish Street) (Pick up from Chalon Way bus stop - Outside The Range)
St Helens College, STEM Centre, Leigh Road 7.31am Technology Campus 4.45pm (Near Community Café) (Pick up from Atlas Street)
Guess Street* (No bus stops, so just Park Road, Blackbrook hail the driver to stop anywhere 7.33am 4.47pm (Near St Augustines) along the road)
Tesco Extra/Sports Direct Bolton Road 7.35am 5.07pm (Opposite shopping centre) (Near Tesco Express)
St Helens Road 7.47am Ashton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield 5.09pm (Near Pennington Hall Park)
Lowton Road Church Lane, Lowton 7.58am 5.12pm (Near Golborne High School)
Lowton Road 8.02am Church Lane, Lowton 5.16pm (Near Golborne High School)
St Helens Road Ashton Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield 8.05am 5.27pm (Near Pennington Hall Park)
Bolton Road Tesco Extra/Sports Direct 8.07am 5.39pm (Near Tesco Express) (Opposite shopping centre)
Park Road, Blackbrook 8.20am Guess Street 5.41pm (Near St Augustines)
St Helens College, STEM Centre, Leigh Road 8.22am 5.42pm Technology Campus (Near Community Café)
St Helens College, Town Centre Kirkhall Lane, Leigh 8.30am 5.50pm Campus (Near Cavendish Street)
4 FREE BUS SERVICE ROUTES
Route C: Halewood, Woolton, Allerton, Mossley Hill, Childwall, Broadgreen, West Derby and Stockbridge Village Morning Afternoon
St Helens College, STEM Centre, Leather's Lane, Halewood 7.25am Technology Campus 4.40pm (Outside Subway) (Pick up from Atlas Street)
St Helens College, Town Centre Campus Higher Road, Woolton 7.27am 4.45pm (Pick up from Chalon Way bus stop - Outside The Range)
Macket's Lane Knowsley Community College, 7.31am 5.00pm (Near Holy Family Church) Stockbridge Lane
Kings Drive, Woolton Knowsley Community College, 7.38am 5.05pm (Halewood Drive bus stop) IAMT Campus, Princess Drive
Menlove Avenue Yew Tree Lane (Near Entrance to Calderstones 7.43am 5.10pm (Opposite West Derby Golf Club) Park on Calderstones Road)
Queens Drive Honey’s Green Lane 7.48am 5.15pm (Near Fiveways, Elif Restaurant) (Near Lifestyles Gym)
Queens Drive (Nr Broadgreen Alder Road 7.53am 5.20pm Hospital, Oakhill Rd Bus Stop) (Near Ronald McDonald House)
Queens Drive Queens Drive 7.56am 5.25pm (Near The Navigator Pub) (Opposite The Navigator Pub)
Alder Road Queens Drive 8.00am 5.30pm (Near Ronald McDonald House) (Opposite Broadgreen Hospital)
Honey’s Green Lane (Blackmoor Queens Drive 8.05am 5.35pm Drive, near Lifestyles Gym) (Opposite Medical Centre)
Menlove Ave Yew Tree Lane 8.07am (Near Entrance to Calderstones 5.40pm (Near West Derby Golf Club) Park on Calderstones Road)
Knowsley Community College, 8.12am Kings Drive, Woolton 5.45pm IAMT Campus, Princess Drive
Knowsley Community College, Macket's Lane 8.15am 5.55pm Stockbridge Lane (Opposite Holy Family Church)
St Helens College, Town Centre 8.30am Higher Road, Woolton 6.00pm Campus
St Helens College, STEM Centre, Leathers Lane, Halewood 8.36am 6.05pm Technology Campus (Outside Subway)
5 FREE BUS SERVICE ROUTES
NEW Route: Kingsway North to Carmel College Morning Afternoon
Kingsway North, (Warrington Motor Parts shop, Bennett Avenue 7.25am Carmel College 4.15pm bus stop)
Latchford Village St Helens College 7.31am 4.25pm (Bus stop outside Co-op) (Chalon Way - Near The Range)
Warrington Road/Mill Lane (A57) Warrington Bank Quay Railway 7.40am stop at Fayre & Square Pub 4.35pm Station (Opposite Patten Arms) (Griffin Pub)
Sankey Bridges (Sloop Inn/Paul Penketh, St Mary’s Road 7.45am 4.40pm Hart Car Sales) (Bus stop both ways)
Penketh Lane Ends (Bus stop both Dorchester Road Shops (Great 7.47am 4.45pm ways) Sankey Health Centre)
Dorchester Road Shops Penketh Lane Ends 7.52am 4.48pm (Great Sankey Health Centre) (Bus stop both ways)
Penketh, St Mary’s Road (Bus stop Sankey Bridges (Sloop Inn/Paul 8.03am 4.52pm both ways) Hart Car Sales)
Warrington Road/Mill Lane (A57) Warrington Bank Quay Railway stop at Fayre & Square Pub 8.08am 4.56pm Station (Opposite Patten Arms) (Griffin Pub)
Latchford Village Carmel College 8.30am 5.02pm (Bus stop outside Co-op)
Kingsway North, (Warrington St Helens College 8.40am Motor Parts shop, Bennett Avenue 5.06pm (Chalon Way - Near The Range) bus stop)
*All information is correct at the time of print. Information including routes, bus stop locations and times may be subject to change without prior notice. The free bus service will operate subject to demand and is available to all full-time St Helens College students aged 16-18. Places are limited. 6 FREE ARRIVA BUS PASS
St Helens College offer a free Arriva bus pass for the whole academic year, which can be used every weekday during term time, including evenings. This bus pass is available to all 16-18 year old St Helens College students, on a full-time course. Your bus pass will be available to collect on the first day of term. To receive this please ensure you bring along your completed bursary form which will have been given to you at enrolment. If you live in an area that is covered by both Arriva buses and the new St Helens College bus service, you will need to decide whether you would like a free Arriva bus pass or a seat on our free St Helens College bus service. See page 3 for full route details of the St Helens College bus service and see below for Arriva bus services running in your area.
Bus Areas on route Schools on or around route
Eccleston, Cowley Hill, Denton’s Green, St Helens De La Salle, Cowley 37 Baldwin Street, St Helens Bus Station International College
Rainford Junction, Rainford, Windle, Eccleston, Rainford High Technology 38 Cowley Hill, Denton’s Green, St Helens Baldwin College, De La Salle, Cowley Street, St Helens Bus Station International College
St Peter’s High School Wigan Bus Station, Pemberton, Orrell, Billinge, (Orrell), Up Holland High Moss Bank, Carr Mill, Haresfinch, St Helens Ward 352 School, Deanery High School, Street, St Helens Baldwin Street, St Helens Bus Abraham Guest Academy, Station Cowley International College
Carr Mill, Moss Bank, Gerard’s Bridge, St Helens Cowley International College, Baldwin Street, St Helens Bus Station, Peasley St Cuthbert’s Catholic High 32/32A Cross, Sutton, Sutton Leach, Sutton Manor, Clock School, The Sutton Academy, Face Rainhill High School
Earlestown Bus Station, Haydock, Blackbrook, St Augustine of Canterbury, 20 Pocket Nook, Fingerpost, St Helens Central Train Haydock High School, Hope Station, St Helens Bus Station Academy, Penkford High School
St Cuthbert’s Catholic High Derbyshire Hill Road, Parr, Fingerpost, Pocket School, Lansbury Bridge 31 Nook, St Helens Central Train Station, St Helens School and Sports College, Mill Bus Station Green School
Leigh Bus Station, Lowton Common, Newton-le- Bedford High School, Willows, Crown Lane, Vulcan Village, Earlestown Lowton Church of England 34/34A Bus Station, Ashtons Green, Broad Oak, Parr Stocks, High School, Hope Academy, Fingerpost, Pocket Nook, St Helens Central Train Penkford High School, Station, St Helens Bus Station Westleigh High School 7 Bus Areas on route Schools on or around route
Deanery High School, Rose Bridge Academy, St Edmund Wigan Bus Station, Scholes, Lower Ince, Spring Arrowsmith (Wigan), Byrchall View, Platt Bridge, Bamfurlong, Stubshaw Cross, High School, Cansfield 320/360 Ashton-in-Makerfield, Haydock, Blackbrook, High School, Haydock High Pocket Nook, Fingerpost, St Helens Central Train School, Mill Green School, Station, St Helens Bus Station St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School, Lansbury Bridge School and Sports College
Wade Deacon School, Ormiston Chadwick Academy, St Helens Bickerstaffe Street, Peasley Cross, Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Sutton, Lea Green, Marshalls Cross, Clock Face, College, Rainhill High School, 17 Sutton Manor, Bold Heath, Upton Rocks, Victoria The Sutton Academy, Park, Appleton, Widnes Green Oaks, Simms St Cuthbert’s Catholic High Cross, Widnes Town Hall, Widnes Vicarage Road School, Lansbury Bridge School and Sports College, Mill Green School
Sutton Heath, Thatto Heath, West Park, The 33 Shires, Green Bank, St Helens Baldwin Street, The Sutton Academy St Helens Bickerstaffe Street
Sutton Oak, Sutton, St Helens Hospital, Peasley St Cuthbert’s Catholic High 35/35A Cross, St Helens Baldwin Street, St Helens Bus School, The Sutton Academy Station, Eccleston
Liverpool One Bus Station, Liverpool Mann Island, Rainhill High School, Liverpool Old Hall Street, Liverpool James Street St Edmund Arrowsmith Station, Liverpool Queens Square Bus Station, (Whiston), Prescot School, 10/10A Kensington, Old Swan, West Derby, Knotty Ash, Lord Derby Academy, Dovecot, Longview, Prescot, Eccleston Park, Broadgreen International Grange Park, Rainhill, Thatto Heath, West Park, School St Helens Baldwin Street, St Helens Hall Street
Enterprise South Liverpool Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Speke, Hunts Academy, Gateacre School, Cross, Woolton, Gateacre, Belle Vue, Netherley, Halewood Academy, 89/89A Huyton, Prescot, Eccleston Park, Grange Park, Prescot School, St Edmund Thatto Heath, Green Bank, St Helens Exchange Arrowsmith (Whiston), Lord Street, St Helens Bus Station Derby Academy, St Julie’s Catholic High School
Warrington Bus Interchange, Orford, Hulme, 329 Winwick, Burtonwood, Parr, Fingerpost, Pocket Beamont Collegiate Academy Nook, St Helens Bus Station
*For full route information and times, please visit www.arrivabus.co.uk or call into Student Services and pick up a full timetable for your chosen route. 8 WALKING, CYCLING, DRIVING AND TRAIN TRAVEL
Cycling
St Helens College provides several sheltered cycle spaces across both the Town Centre Campus and STEM Centre, Technology Campus. Both campuses, less than 10 minutes apart, are easily accessible to those living within the St Helens vicinity. Cycle lanes and cycle paths are also available in the area.
Please ensure that you bring a lock for your bicycle if you plan to cycle to College and only store your bicycle in the designated sheltered spaces.*
Train
St Helens Central train station is located approximately 10 minutes’ walk from the Town Centre Campus and less than 5 minutes’ walk away from the STEM Centre, Technology Campus. Located within the heart of the town centre, St Helens Central provides regular services to and from Liverpool, Wigan and Blackpool. These services also stop at popular stations en route, including Huyton, Prescot, Roby, Thatto Heath, Eccleston Park, Garswood and Bryn.
A taxi rank is located outside of the station and sheltered cycle storage facilities are available.
To plan your train route to St Helens College, visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
9 Walking
Both of St Helens College’s campuses are located within walking distance of the town centre. Students living in surrounding areas, such as West Park, Denton’s Green, Haresfinch, Merton Bank and Parr can enjoy a short walk to College, while those using the train or bus for part of their journey are only a short distance away from College.
Driving
Student parking is NOT available at St Helens College’s Town Centre Campus and a parking eye system is in operation. Those parking on the car park without a permit will receive a fine. The closest public car park is North John Street Car Park, a pay and display car park directly opposite the Town Centre Campus.
Students at the STEM Centre, Technology Campus can park on the main car park at the back of the campus, where parking is available on a first come, first served basis.*
Disabled parking is available for blue badge holders at both campuses. Students will need to see Student Services to obtain an additional permit before being able to park in disabled bays.
*St Helens College cannot accept any liability for vehicles, bicycles or contents left on the College premises and car park at either campus.
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