School Bus Services for… Bolton Schools SCHOOL SERVICE Leaflet: Sch04 SCH 2021 School bus services operated on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Service 480 Bolton Schools Bus Services 480 is Express service between this point and Turton High School Blackburn Service 975 Service 925/926 Service 981 Ewood (commercial) Cloughhead A666 Darwen Vale Pole Lane Blacksnape Darwen Tockholes Broadhead Road Wayoh Fold Moorside Rd Crowthorn Belmont Edgworth (White Horse) Belmont Road Belmont Astley Bridge Chapeltown Turton School Canon Slade School Representation: Not to scale Service: 480 Days of operation: School days Only Service Number 480 Notes Pole Lane (Junction with Sough Road) 8.00 Blacksnape Playing Fields 8.02 Whittlestone Head Crown & Thistle 8.07 Wayoh Fold 8.09 Turton High School 8.25 Service Number 480 Notes Turton High School (arr) 15.00 Turton High School (dep) 15.10 Wayoh Fold 15.23 Whittlestone Head Crown & Thistle 15.25 Blacksnape Playing Fields 15.30 Pole Lane (Junction with Sough Road) 15.32 This services serves all bus stops between Pole Lane and Wayoh Fold. Then operates as express to Turton High School. For alternative services in Edgworth, contact the transport team for further information. ROUTE DESCRIPTION: AM JOURNEY From: Pole Lane, Marsh House Lane, Sett End, Blacksnape Road, Roman Road, Blackburn Road, then express from Moorside Road via Blackburn Road, Bolton Road, Wellington Road, Chapeltown Road access road to school yard/car park to Turton High School. PM JOURNEY Return from: Turton High School, Express to Moorside Road via Chapeltown Road, Wellington Road, Bolton Road, Blackburn Road, then serving all bus stops as reverse of AM journey to Pole Lane. All timetable information provided by the School Transport Team is intended to be a guide to pupils and parents. While every effort is made to give accurate information, it is necessary at times to make changes at short notice for operational reasons. Some locations are served by more than one bus because of the high number of pupils travelling and the need for the School Transport Team to control pupils' allocation to buses in order to ensure buses are not overloaded. THIS TIMETABLE IS THEREFORE INTENDED AS A GUIDE ONLY. School Transport Team, Old Town Hall, King William Street, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Tel: 01254 585003 Service: 925/926 Days of operation: School days Only Service Number 925 Notes Darwen Vale HS (layby) 07.50 Black Bull / Bog Height Road 07.55 Tockholes, Royal Arms 08.02 Belmont, Turning Circle 08.12 Astley Bridge (Asda junction) 08.25 Canon Slade CE High School 08.30 Turton High School 08.45 Service Number 926 925 Notes Turton High School (Depart) 15.10 xxx Canon Slade CE High School - Stand B (Depart) xxx 15.50 Astley Bridge (Asda junction) 15.20 16.07 Horrocks Fold Avenue (Top Shop) 15.25 16.10 Belmont, Turning Circle 15.32 16.20 Tockholes, Rock Inn xxx 16.28 Black Bull / Bog Height Road xxx 16.32 Darwen Vale HS xxx 16.35 ROUTE DESCRIPTION: AM Journey (925) From: Darwen Vale HS (layby), Blackburn Road (A666), Bog Height Road, Tockholes Road, Crookfield Road, Belmont Road (A675), Belmont Turning Circle, Belmont Road (A675), Blackburn Road (A666), Crompton Way, Bradshaw Brow, (Canon Slade) Turton Road, Chapeltown Road (B6391) to Turton High School. PM Journey (926) From Turton HS, Chapeltown Road (B6391), Turton Road, Bradshaw Brow, Crompton Way, Blackburn Road (A666), Belmont Road (A675), Belmont Turning Circle. PM Journey (925) From Canon Slade only Reverse of outbound journey All timetable information provided by the School Transport Team is intended to be a guide to pupils and parents. While every effort is made to give accurate information, it is necessary at times to make changes at short notice for operational reasons. Some locations are served by more than one bus because of the high number of pupils travelling and the need for the School Transport Team to control pupils' allocation to buses in order to ensure buses are not overloaded. THIS TIMETABLE IS THEREFORE INTENDED AS A GUIDE ONLY. School Transport Team, Old Town Hall, King William Street, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Tel: 01254 585003 Service: 975 Days of operation: School days Only Service Number 975 Notes Broadhead Road, The Grange 08.07 Broadhead Road, Higher Giles 08.08 Edgworth, The Toby Inn 08.10 Edgworth, Crowthorn 08.15 Edgworth, Hob Lane 08.18 Edgworth, White Horse 08.22 Turton, Spread Eagle 08.26 Chapeltown, Wellington Road 08.29 Turton High School 08.35 Service Number 975 Notes Turton High School (Depart) 15.10 Chapeltown, Wellington Road 15.14 Turton, Spread Eagle 15.15 Edgworth, White Horse 15.17 Edgworth, Hob Lane 15.20 Edgworth, Crowthorn 15.24 Edgworth, The Toby Inn 15.28 Broadhead Road, Higher Giles 15.30 Broadhead Road, The Grange 15.31 ROUTE DESCRIPTION: AM Journey From: (via Grey Mare – Grane Road) Broadhead Road, The Grange, Higher Giles Farm, The Toby Inn, then via Broadhead Road, Crowthorn, Moorside Road, Blackburn Road, Bolton Road, Wellington Road, Chapeltown Road to Turton High School. PM Journey Returning From: Turton High School via Chapeltown Road, Wellington Road, Bolton Road, Blackburn Road, Moorside Road, Broadhead Road, Crowthorn, The Toby Inn, Higher Giles Farm to The Grange (Broadhead Road). All timetable information provided by the School Transport Team is intended to be a guide to pupils and parents. While every effort is made to give accurate information, it is necessary at times to make changes at short notice for operational reasons. Some locations are served by more than one bus because of the high number of pupils travelling and the need for the School Transport Team to control pupils' allocation to buses in order to ensure buses are not overloaded. THIS TIMETABLE IS THEREFORE INTENDED AS A GUIDE ONLY. School Transport Team, Old Town Hall, King William Street, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Tel: 01254 585003 Service: 981 Days of operation: School days Only Service Number 981 Notes Ewood Hub 07.25 Darwen Vale HS 07.30 Darwen Bus Station 07.40 Blacksnape 07.47 Crown & Thistle 07.52 Edgworth, White Horse 08.00 Turton Bottoms 08.04 High Street 08.08 Bromley Cross Rd/Turton HS 08.11 Canon Slade High School 08.19 Service Number 981 Notes Canon Slade High School (Depart) 15.45 Turton High School 15.52 High Street 15.56 Wellington Mews 15.57 Edgworth, White Horse 16.00 Crown & Thistle 16.05 Blacksnape 16.10 Darwen Circus 16.19 Boundary 16.26 Ewood Hub 16.34 Blackburn Interchange 16.40 Please Note: This service is operated commercially by Blackburn Private Hire and not supported by either Blackburn with Darwen, TFGM, Turton High School or Canon Slade School. Service is available for pupils of Darwen Vale or DACA along A666 to access their own schools in Darwen. For more information please contact the operator direct. All timetable information provided by the School Transport Team is intended to be a guide to pupils and parents. While every effort is made to give accurate information, it is necessary at times to make changes at short notice for operational reasons. Some locations are served by more than one bus because of the high number of pupils travelling and the need for the School Transport Team to control pupils' allocation to buses in order to ensure buses are not overloaded. THIS TIMETABLE IS THEREFORE INTENDED AS A GUIDE ONLY. School Transport Team, Old Town Hall, King William Street, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Tel: 01254 585003 Fare Payment Options Following the recent Covid-19 pandemic, schools, operators and the authority are looking at ways to move towards a cashless payment system on school buses. Due to the different types of ticket machines and back-office setups used by different operators, it is not possible to arrange a ‘smart card’ type option at this time. We have two options available at this time and hopefully one will suit your needs. SEASON TICKETS: A season ticket is ideal for pupils who travel regularly on school transport. Tickets can be bought for a term or for the whole school year. This offers peace of mind to parents and hassle free for pupils boarding the bus. This ticket also offers a 10% discount on normal fares. The cost is based on the daily fare times the number of school days, less 10% discount. EXAMPLE: (Note, fares are based on Blackburn local schools. Out of borough schools may be charged at a higher fare rate). There are 190 school days per year, the daily fare is £2.50 (£1.25 single) 190 days X £2.50 = £475.00 For the termly season ticket, this is divided in to three equal parts = £158.33 per term. With the discount applied, the yearly season ticket is £427.50, the termly season ticket being £142.50. The termly season ticket runs from September to Christmas, Christmas to Easter and Easter to July, with renewal forms sent out prior to the new term starting. Some terms may be slightly longer than others but the fee is averaged out over the academic year. PRE-PAID TRAVEL VOUCHER: School This voucher has been introduced to offer a more flexible option to pupils who may not travel on school services regularly, such as sixth form pupils, pupils who may walk or cycle but occasionally use the bus or for those whose parents may pick them up/drop them off from time to time. It also offers more flexibility to those on tight budgets. These vouchers come in books of 20 or 50 and are priced at face value, which will be the pupils regular single fare of £1.25 or £1.75, depending on their location.