From 28 January Bus 540 Times are changed. Buses are also rerouted in Bolton town centre 540

Wigan Bus Station Easy access on all buses Wigan Bus Station closed for redevelopment on 31 July 2017. While Wigan the bus station is closed, bus services will be maintained from stops in the Ince town centre. Further information will Hindley be available at bus stops in the town Castle Hill centre or as follows: Daisy Hill Westhoughton Email: Hunger Hill [email protected] Deane Phone: Bolton 0161 244 1000 Website: www.tfgm.com/interchanges/wigan From 28 January 2018

For public transport information phone 0161 244 1000

7am – 8pm Mon to Fri 8am – 8pm Sat, Sun & public holidays

This timetable is available online at Operated by www.tfgm.com Stagecoach PO Box 429, Manchester, M60 1HX ©Transport for Greater Manchester 17–1870–G540–7500–1217 Additional information Alternative format Operator details To ask for leaflets to be sent to you, or to request Stagecoach large print, Braille or recorded information Head Office, Hyde Road, Ardwick, Manchester phone 0161 244 1000 or visit www.tfgm.com M12 6JS Telephone 0161 273 3377 Easy access on buses Journeys run with low floor buses have no Travelshops steps at the entrance, making getting on Bolton Interchange and off easier. Where shown, low floor Mon to Fri 7am to 5.30pm buses have a ramp for access and a dedicated Saturday 8am to 5.30pm space for wheelchairs and pushchairs inside the Sunday* Closed bus. The bus operator will always try to provide Wigan Bus Station easy access services where these services are Mon to Sat 8.30am to 1.15pm and 2pm to 4pm scheduled to run. Sunday* Closed *Including public holidays Using this timetable Timetables show the direction of travel, bus numbers and the days of the week. Main stops on the route are listed on the left. Where no time is shown against a particular stop, the bus does not stop there on that journey. Check any letters which are shown in the timetable against the key at the bottom of the page.

Where to find information about service changes www.tfgm.com Bus station posters Leaflets from outlets.

Tickets and information Bus companies offer a range of tickets for use on their own buses. For travel on any service in the County, use System One tickets, including DaySaver. Travelshops provide tickets, information and journey planning advice on buses, trains and trams for work and pleasure.

Using the 24 hour clock Times are shown in four figures. The first two are the hour and the last two are the minutes.

0753 is 53 minutes past 7am Printed on coated recycled paper made using 50% recycled fibre from 1953 is 53 minutes past 7pm post consumer sources and 50% virgin fibre from sustainable forests. Wigan — Hindley — Westhoughton — Bolton 540 Mondays to Fridays Wigan, Bus Station 0513 0544 0606 0631 0651 0718 0735 0755 0810 0830 0850 0910 0930 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 0506a 0525 0540a 0556 0606a 0618 0632a 0643 0654a 0707 0722a 0734 0751 0812 0830 0851 0911 0927 0946 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 0515 0534 0549 0605 0617 0632 0646 0657 0708 0721 0736 0748 0805 0826 0844 0905 0925 0941 1000 Westhoughton, Birch Avenue 0520 0539 0554 0610 0622 0637 0652 0703 0714 0727 0742 0757 0815 0836 0855 0914 0933 0947 1006 Chequerbent, Mercury 0528 0548 0603 0619 0632 0647 0702 0713 0726 0741 0756 0812 0830 0852 0910 0927 0944 0958 1017 Deane, Callis Road 0535 0554 0609 0625 0638 0653 0708 0722 0738 0753 0808 0825 0842 0906 0921 0936 0952 1006 1025 Bolton, Interchange 0548 0608 0623 0637 0650 0705 0720 0734 0750 0805 0820 0839 0856 0920 0935 0948 1003 1018 1037

Wigan, Bus Station 0945 1145 1200 1215 1230 1245 1300 1313 1328 1343 1358 1413 1426 1443 1458 1513 1528 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 1000 and 1200 1216 1231 1246 1301 1315 1328 1343 1358 1415 1432 1445 1456a 1506 1526 1543 1556 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 1014 every 1214 1230 1245 1300 1315 1329 1342 1357 1412 1429 1446 1459 1510 1520 1540 1557 1610 Westhoughton, Birch Avenue 1020 15 1220 1236 1251 1306 1321 1335 1348 1403 1418 1432 1449 1502 1516 1526 1547 1602 1615 Chequerbent, Mercury 1031 mins 1231 1247 1302 1317 1332 1347 1400 1415 1430 1444 1501 1516 1529 1541 1601 1616 1629 Deane, Callis Road 1039 until 1239 1255 1310 1325 1340 1355 1408 1423 1438 1452 1509 1527 1538 1552 1610 1625 1638 Bolton, Interchange 1051 1251 1307 1322 1337 1352 1407 1420 1435 1450 1504 1521 1539 1550 1604 1622 1637 1650

M M M Wigan, Bus Station 1545 1602 1618 1633 1648 1703 1723 1743 1813 1843 1915 2015 2115 2215 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 1612 1629 1643 1659 1715 1730 1751 1811 1831 1859 1930 2030 2130 2230 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 1626 1643 1657 1713 1729 1744 1805 1824 1842 1910 1939 2039 2139 2239 Westhoughton, Birch Avenue 1631 1648 1702 1718 1734 1749 1810 1829 1847 1914 1943 2043 2142 2242 Chequerbent, Mercury 1645 1702 1716 1732 1748 1801 1822 1840 1857 1923 1952 2052 2151 2251 Deane, Callis Road 1654 1711 1725 1741 1757 1810 1830 1847 1903 1929 1958 2058 2157 2257 Bolton, Interchange 1706 1723 1737 1753 1809 1822 1842 1859 1915 1941 2010 2110 2210 2310

M – Journey provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester a – Starts from Market Street not Bird i’ th’ Hand W– All bus 540 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this Bus Times leaflet for details

Summer times: Between mid July and early September some timetables will be different. Please check www.tfgm.com/info for details

Continues after route plan Wigan Bus Station Wigan Bus Station closed for 540 redevelopment on 31 July 2017. While the bus station is closed, bus services will be maintained from stops in the Key town centre. Further information will Bus route be available at bus stops in the town Train line centre or as follows: Evening journeys to Wigan Email: after 1900 only [email protected] Bolton Direction of travel Phone: Black Horse Great Moor Bus station/connection point 0161 244 1000 Trains to Street Preston and Street Website: Wigan 540 Trains to Train station Blackburn 540 Terminus www.tfgm.com/interchanges/wigan Deane

Callis Road Moor Lane Trinity Bolton Interchange Street Deane Road Trains to Hunger Manchester

Hulton Lane Hill Wigan Road New Market Mesnes Street Street Manchester M61 Bolton Road Crompton Punch Lane Wigan Street Road Market M61 Trains to School Westhoughton Preston Library Street Mercury Lane Wigan Street Snydale Way Darlington Street Road Park 540 Castle Hill Road East Manchester Southfield Washacre Chequerbent Trains to Road Ince Drive Southport Trains to King Leigh Road Wigan Sandy LaneWigan Street Ince Wigan Wallgate Road Bar Wakes Birch Avenue Trains to Hotel Grey Manchester Market Man Daisy Hill Street Wigan North Western Trains to Bird Hindley Road Church Manchester i’ th’ Trains to Hand Lancaster

St Helens Mill Road Long Lane Lane

Swan Daisy Hindley Lane Broadway Hill Crossdale Road

Hindley Green

Contains Ordnance Survey data ©Crown copyright and database right 2010 ©0100022610 Transport for Greater Manchester 2018 Transport for Greater Manchester uses reasonable endeavours to check the accuracy of information published and to publish changes to information in a timely manner. In no event will Transport for Greater Manchester be liable for any loss that may arise from this information being inaccurate. Wigan — Hindley — Westhoughton — Bolton 540 Saturdays Wigan, Bus Station 0600 0630 0700 0730 0800 0815 0830 0845 0900 1600 1620 1640 1700 1720 1745 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 0611 0641 0700a 0715 0730a 0745 0800a 0815 0830 0845 0900 0915 and 1615 1635 1655 1715 1735 1800 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 0621 0651 0713 0728 0743 0758 0813 0828 0843 0859 0914 0929 every 1629 1649 1709 1729 1749 1813 Westhoughton, Birch Avenue 0624 0654 0716 0731 0746 0801 0816 0831 0846 0902 0917 0934 15 1634 1654 1714 1734 1754 1817 Chequerbent, Mercury 0633 0703 0725 0740 0755 0810 0825 0840 0855 0912 0927 0945 mins 1645 1705 1725 1745 1805 1827 Deane, Callis Road 0640 0710 0733 0748 0803 0818 0833 0848 0903 0920 0935 0953 until 1653 1713 1733 1753 1813 1835 Bolton, Interchange 0655 0725 0748 0803 0818 0833 0848 0903 0918 0935 0950 1005 1705 1725 1745 1805 1825 1847

M M M Wigan, Bus Station 1815 1915 2015 2115 2215 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 1830 1929 2029 2129 2229 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 1843 1938 2038 2138 2238 Westhoughton, Birch Avenue 1847 1941 2041 2141 2241 Chequerbent, Mercury 1856 1950 2050 2150 2250 Deane, Callis Road 1903 1957 2057 2157 2257 Bolton, Interchange 1915 2010 2110 2210 2310

Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) M M M M Wigan, Bus Station 0815 0915 1015 1615 1715 1815 1915 2015 2115 2215 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 0828 0928 1028 and 1628 1728 1828 1928 2028 2128 2228 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 0839 0939 1039 every 1639 1739 1839 1938 2038 2138 2238 Westhoughton, Birch Avenue 0845 0945 1045 30 1645 1745 1845 1943 2043 2143 2243 Chequerbent, Mercury 0855 0955 1055 mins 1655 1755 1855 1952 2052 2152 2252 Deane, Callis Road 0903 1003 1103 until 1703 1803 1903 2000 2100 2200 2300 Bolton, Interchange 0912 1012 1112 1712 1812 1912 2008 2108 2208 2308

For details of buses during Christmas and New Year, please phone 0161 244 1000 M – Journey provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester a – Starts from Market Street not Bird i’ th’ Hand W– All bus 540 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this Bus Times leaflet for details

Bolton — Westhoughton — Hindley — Wigan 540 Mondays to Fridays Bolton, Interchange 0600 0615 0630 0645 0700 0715 0730 0745 0800 0815 0830 0845 0900 0915 0930 0945 1000 Deane, Callis Road 0605 0620 0635 0650 0705 0720 0736 0751 0807 0822 0839 0854 0907 0922 0937 0952 1007 Chequerbent, Mercury 0513 0543 0615 0630 0645 0700 0717 0732 0748 0803 0822 0836 0851 0904 0917 0932 0947 1002 1017 Westhoughton, Washacre 0519 0550 0622 0637 0653 0710 0728 0744 0800 0815 0835 0847 0902 0915 0928 0943 0958 1013 1028 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 0524 0555 0627 0642 0658 0715 0733 0749 0807 0822 0842 0854 0909 0920 0933 0948 1003 1018 1033 Castle Hill, Borsdane Avenue 0532 0603 0636 0652 0708 0728 0746 0801 0819 0834 0854 0905 0920 0931 0944 0959 1014 1029 1044 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 0537 0608 0642 0659 0716 0736 0756 0811 0829 0842 0901 0911 0926 0937 0950 1005 1020 1035 1050 Wigan, Bus Station 0548 0619 0653 0713 0730 0751 0813 0831 0854 0906 0918 0928 0944 0954 1007 1022 1034 1049 1104

Bolton, Interchange 1015 1315 1330 1345 1400 1415 1430 1445 1500 1515 1530 1545 1600 1615 1630 1645 1700 1715 Deane, Callis Road 1022 and 1322 1337 1352 1407 1422 1437 1452 1509 1524 1539 1554 1609 1624 1639 1655 1711 1725 Chequerbent, Mercury 1032 every 1332 1347 1402 1417 1432 1447 1503 1520 1539 1554 1609 1624 1644 1659 1715 1732 1745 Westhoughton, Washacre 1043 15 1343 1358 1413 1428 1443 1458 1514 1532 1553 1608 1623 1638 1658 1713 1729 1746 1758 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 1048 mins 1348 1403 1418 1433 1448 1503 1519 1538 1559 1614 1628 1643 1703 1718 1735 1751 1803 Castle Hill, Borsdane Avenue 1059 until 1359 1414 1429 1444 1459 1514 1530 1549 1610 1625 1639 1654 1714 1729 1746 1800 1812 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 1105 1405 1420 1435 1450 1505 1520 1536 1555 1616 1631 1645 1700 1720 1735 1753 1806 1817 Wigan, Bus Station 1119 1419 1436 1451 1506 1521 1536 1552 1611 1632 1647 1701 1716 1736 1751 1808 1821 1832

M M M Bolton, Interchange 1730 1745 1800 1815 1830 1850 1910 1930 1950 2015 2115 2215 2315 Deane, Callis Road 1740 1752 1805 1820 1835 1855 1915 1935 1955 2020 2120 2220 2320 Chequerbent, Mercury 1800 1812 1823 1836 1849 1909 1927 1945 2005 2030 2130 2230 2330 Westhoughton, Washacre 1812 1824 1835 1848 1858 1917 1934 1954 2014 2039 2139 2239 2339 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 1817 1829 1840 1853 1903 1922 1939 1957 2017 2042 2142 2242 2342 Castle Hill, Borsdane Avenue 1826 1838 1849 1902 1912 1931 1948 2006 2026 2051 2151 2251 2351 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 1831 1843 1854 1907 1917 1936 1953 2011 2031 2056 2156 2256 2356 Wigan, Bus Station 1844 1856 1907 1920 1930 1946 2005 2025 2045 2110 2210 2310 0010

M – Journey provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester W– All bus 540 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this Bus Times leaflet for details

Summer times: Between mid July and early September some timetables will be different. Please check www.tfgm.com/info for details

Bolton — Westhoughton — Hindley — Wigan 540 Saturdays M M M Bolton, Interchange 0700 0730 0800 0815 0830 0845 1630 1650 1710 1730 1750 1815 1845 1915 2015 2115 2215 Deane, Callis Road 0707 0737 0807 0822 0837 0852 and 1637 1657 1717 1737 1757 1822 1850 1920 2020 2120 2220 Chequerbent, Mercury 0645 0717 0747 0817 0832 0847 0902 every 1647 1707 1727 1747 1807 1832 1900 1930 2030 2130 2230 Westhoughton, Washacre 0655 0726 0756 0826 0841 0856 0912 15 1657 1717 1737 1757 1817 1842 1910 1939 2039 2139 2239 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 0658 0729 0759 0831 0846 0901 0915 mins 1700 1720 1740 1800 1820 1845 1913 1942 2042 2142 2242 Castle Hill, Borsdane Avenue 0707 0738 0808 0840 0855 0910 0926 until 1711 1731 1751 1811 1831 1856 1922 1951 2051 2151 2251 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 0712 0743 0813 0845 0900 0915 0932 1717 1737 1756 1816 1836 1901 1927 1956 2056 2156 2256 Wigan, Bus Station 0727 0757 0827 0859 0914 0929 0946 1731 1751 1810 1830 1850 1915 1941 2010 2110 2210 2310

Bolton, Interchange 2315 Deane, Callis Road 2320 Chequerbent, Mercury 2330 Westhoughton, Washacre 2339 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 2342 Castle Hill, Borsdane Avenue 2351 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 2356 Wigan, Bus Station 0010

Sundays and public holidays (except Christmas and New Year period) M M M Bolton, Interchange 0817 0918 1017 1117 1147 1517 1547 1617 1647 1717 1817 1917 2017 2117 2217 2317 Deane, Callis Road 0824 0925 1024 1124 1154 and 1524 1554 1624 1654 1724 1824 1924 2024 2124 2224 2324 Chequerbent, Mercury 0832 0933 1032 1132 1202 every 1532 1602 1632 1702 1732 1832 1932 2032 2132 2232 2332 Westhoughton, Washacre 0842 0943 1042 1142 1212 30 1542 1612 1642 1712 1742 1842 1942 2042 2142 2242 2342 Daisy Hill, Mill Lane 0846 0947 1046 1146 1216 mins 1546 1616 1646 1716 1746 1846 1946 2046 2146 2246 2346 Castle Hill, Borsdane Avenue 0853 0954 1053 1153 1223 until 1553 1623 1653 1723 1753 1853 1953 2053 2153 2253 2353 Hindley, Bird i’ th’ Hand 0858 0959 1058 1158 1228 1558 1628 1658 1728 1758 1858 1958 2058 2158 2258 2358 Wigan, Bus Station 0910 1011 1113 1213 1243 1613 1640 1710 1740 1810 1910 2010 2110 2210 2310 0010

For details of buses during Christmas and New Year, please phone 0161 244 1000 M – Journey provided with the financial support of Transport for Greater Manchester a – Starts from Market Street not Bird I’th’Hand W– All bus 540 journeys are run using easy access buses. See inside front cover of this Bus Times leaflet for details