Bus Service Review – Proposals for Implementation
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Appendix 1 – Summary of Proposals OFFICIAL Appendix 1 - Summary of Proposals Plan showing indicative routes outlined within the Recommended Network. 1. Summary of Changes for Final Proposals – Ordered by Consulted Upon Routes Proposed Route Current Route Consulted Network Changes from Consulted Network Proposed Routes A - Macclesfield – 19 Macclesfield – Prestbury Hourly weekday and Saturday Timetable adjusted to retain 12:00pm-13:00pm Prestbury service (except 12-1pm) using service with drivers break incorporated during off route of current 19 service. peak periods. Route unchanged. B – Nantwich – 39 – Nantwich – Wybunbury - Retention of existing 39 service Utilising of downtime on service to provide part of Wybunbury - Crewe Crewe with no timetable changes. Nantwich Town Service (to Nantwich Trade Park) to accommodate other proposals for Route G. Service remains two-hourly with minor adjustment to timetable. C - Crewe – Middlewich - 42 – Crewe – Middlewich – Retention of existing 42 service Re-routing of service via Frank Webb Avenue instead Congleton Congleton except diverting via Minshull of Minshull New Road. 85A – Crewe Bus Station – New Road instead of Frank The costs for evening services will be obtained as part Morrisons and onwards to Webb Avenue and passing of procurement of the Recommended Network. Nantwich (known as 1B Crewe Bus Eagle Bridge Medical Centre Station to Morrisons and onwards instead of Victoria Avenue. to Nantwich until September 2017) Service would operate hourly on weekdays and every 90 minutes on a Saturday, finishing earlier. D1 - Macclesfield – Forest 58 – Macclesfield – Forest Cottage Retention of existing 58 and 60 No changes proposed. Cottage – Burbage - – Burbage – Buxton services with no timetable Buxton 60 - Macclesfield – Hayfield changes. D2 - Macclesfield - Hayfield E1 - Altrincham – 27, 27A, 27B – Macclesfield – Retention of 88 (Altrincham – Route retained. Wilmslow – Knutsford - Chelford – Knutsford Knutsford) with frequency Timetable and frequencies remain as consulted upon Macclesfield 88 – Altrincham – Wilmslow – reduced to hourly. Services but with the following changes: E2 - Altrincham – Knutsford then extend to Macclesfield Proposed Route Current Route Consulted Network Changes from Consulted Network Wilmslow – Knutsford - 289 – Northwich – Knutsford – (following 27 service) and - Retiming of first bus of the day to arrive into Northwich Mere – High Legh – Little Northwich (following 289 Altrincham for 07:10am. Bollington – Altrincham (Northwich service between Knutsford and - First service of the day from Knutsford to – Knutsford retained) Northwich). Altrincham retimed to allow passengers to arrive at Altrincham for 08:20am. - Retiming of the last bus of the day to leave Macclesfield at 17:45pm. - Extending the last bus from Altrincham through to Knutsford. - Larger capacity vehicles to be considered for peak hour journeys. F1 - Macclesfield – 11 – Macclesfield - Kerridge Amalgamation of 11, 392 and Continuation of service to Stepping Hill and Bollington – Poynton – 392 – Macclesfield – Poynton - part of P1 service between Stockport. Hazel Grove (now Stockport Macclesfield and Hazel Grove. Re-routing of service via Western Poynton (Chester Stockport) Services alternate via Kerridge Road, Woodford Road) instead of A523 London Road. F2 - Macclesfield – and Bollington every 2 hours. Timings of peak hour journeys changed to run slightly Kerridge – Poynton – Hazel Service would go within eastern later. Grove (now Stockport) Poynton but would not serve western Poynton. Service would terminate at Hazel Grove instead of Stockport. G1 – Wrenbury - Nantwich 71 – Wrenbury - Nantwich Retain services 51, 52, 53 and Extension of route G3 (Nantwich to Audlem) to G2 - Nantwich – Wrenbury 72 – Nantwich – Wrenbury - 71 with timetable changes. Whitchurch. Circular Whitchurch Services 72 and 73 would Retiming of route G2 (Nantwich to Wrenbury) to G3 - Nantwich – Audlem 73 – Nantwich – Audlem - terminate at Wrenbury and allow connection to rail services to Whitchurch from Circular Whitchurch Audlem respectively instead of Wrenbury Railway Station. G4 – Nantwich - 51-53 – Nantwich Town Services79 Whitchurch. Absorption of G4 and G6 Nantwich town services into Cronkinson Oak (circular) – Nantwich – Hanley routes G2 (Nantwich – Wrenbury) and G3 (Nantwich G5 – Nantwich – – Audlem). Sainsbury’s (circular) Incorporation of four times a day diversion of G3 G6 – Nantwich – Millfields Nantwich to Wrenbury to serve Marbury and Proposed Route Current Route Consulted Network Changes from Consulted Network (circular) Norbury. Provision of twice a day service on Tuesdays between Nantwich, Bunbury and Bulkeley. Provision of twice a day service on Thursdays and Saturdays between Nantwich, Bunbury and Tiverton. H - Congleton (Beartown) 90, 91, 92 – Congleton (Beartown) Half hourly weekday and No changes proposed. Town Service Town Service Saturday Congleton town services using the present route of the 90, 91 and 92 services. Additional Route J1 – Leighton Hospital – 77 – Congleton – Mow Cop – Services 77, 315, 319 and SB1, Daytime part of service ceased operating Alsager – Rode Heath – Kidsgrove SB2 and SB3 were proposed for commercially during consultation. Congleton 78 – Nantwich – Rode withdrawal. Subsidy from evening and Saturday services used to J2 - Sandbach – Goostrey - Heath/Scholar Green maintain weekday daytime operation. Twemlow Green 315 – Congleton – Rode Heath For the 78, bus services from Recommended Network would maintain the weekday J3 - Sandbach Town 319 – Sandbach – Holmes Chapel - Scholar Green on weekday daytime operation on 78 service between Leighton Services Goostrey mornings will now operate Hospital and Rode Heath. SB1, SB2, SB3 – Sandbach Town from 07:20am. Weekday mid- The Leighton Hospital to Rode Heath service would be Services afternoon, evening and all extended to Congleton via Scholar Green, Kidsgrove Saturday services would be and Mow Cop to retain coverage to areas currently withdrawn. Scholar Green served by 77 and 315 services. would no longer be served by During off peak periods the service would operate at buses after 09:00am. a two hourly frequency between Congleton and Leighton Hospital. During this time the vehicles would Weekday: The first bus from be used to provide the current 319 Sandbach to Scholar Green to Nantwich Bus Goostrey service and SB1-3 Sandbach Town services. Station would operate from 08:55am. The first bus from Nantwich Bus Station to Scholar Green would operate from 07:10am. Proposed Route Current Route Consulted Network Changes from Consulted Network The last bus from Nantwich Bus Station to Rode Heath would be at 14:05pm, the last bus from Nantwich Bus Station to Coppenhall would be at 15:05pm and the last bus from Rode Heath to Nantwich Bus Station would be at 15:33pm. Saturday: All services would be withdrawn from this service. Routes proposed for withdrawal 32 Sandbach - Crewe Proposed for withdrawal No changes proposed 35 Altrincham - Warrington Proposed for withdrawal No changes proposed 47 High Legh - Warrington Proposed for withdrawal No changes proposed 56 Tiverton - Nantwich Proposed for withdrawal A twice a day service from Nantwich to Bunbury and Bulkeley (Tuesday only) and a twice a day Nantwich - Bunbury -Tiverton – Nantwich (Thursday and Saturday only) service. These services would retain bus access to all Cheshire East residents currently along this route. 75 Nantwich – Market Drayton Proposed for withdrawal Route G3 (Nantwich to Audlem) would be extended to Whitchurch which would retain bus access to all Cheshire East residents currently along this route. 77 Congleton – Mow Cop - Kidsgrove Proposed for withdrawal Proposed Route J services from Leighton Hospital to Rode Heath service would be extended to Congleton via Scholar Green, Kidsgrove and Mow Cop to retain coverage to areas currently served by 77 and 315 services. The service would operate every hour at peak times and every two hours at off peak times. 83 Nantwich - Chester Proposed for withdrawal A twice a day service from Nantwich to Bunbury and Proposed Route Current Route Consulted Network Changes from Consulted Network Bulkeley (Tuesday only) and a twice a day Nantwich - Bunbury -Tiverton – Nantwich (Thursday and Saturday only) service. These services would retain bus access to all Cheshire East residents currently along this route. 89 Nantwich - Wrexham Proposed for withdrawal A twice a day service from Nantwich to Bunbury and Bulkeley (Tuesday only) and a twice a day Nantwich - Bunbury -Tiverton – Nantwich (Thursday and Saturday only) service. These services would retain bus access to all Cheshire East residents currently along this route. 99 Congleton - Macclesfield Proposed for withdrawal No changes proposed 200 Wilmslow – Manchester Airport Proposed for withdrawal No changes proposed, hourly railway service from Styal Railway Station from May 2018. 315 Congleton – Rode Heath Proposed for withdrawal Proposed Route J1 services from Leighton Hospital to Rode Heath service would be extended to Congleton via Scholar Green, Kidsgrove and Mow Cop to retain coverage to areas currently served by 77 and 315 services. The service would operate every hour at peak times and every two hours at off peak times. 319 Sandbach – Holmes Chapel - Proposed for withdrawal Proposed Route J2 would provide the 319 service Goostrey twice a day using the current route. 378 Grove Lane - Bramhall - Stockport Commercial service at time of No proposals to