TRAVELLING TO KNOWSLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE A GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AGED 16-18 0151 477 5850 /knowsleycollege knowsleycollege.ac.uk GETTING TO KNOWSLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS NOW EASIER THAN EVER This travel guide is designed to give you information on public transport options in and around the Knowsley, Liverpool and the wider Merseyside region, which will make your journey to and from Knowsley Community College quicker, easier and more accessible. You will also find important information about our free, dedicated Knowsley Community College bus service including routes and timetables. We have fantastic bus transport links with our Main Campus and IAMTech campus being easily accessible, with routes from Liverpool City Centre and all Knowsley areas. FREE BUS SERVICE Knowsley Community College has a free dedicated bus service, operating across two main routes, every weekday during term time. The free buses will cover Maghull, Melling, Kirkby, Halewood, Woolton, Calderstones, Queens Drive, Fazakerley and West Derby. Route A Maghull Melling Mount Kirkby Train Station Kirkby Town Centre Fazakerley KCC IAMTech Campus KCC Main Campus Honey’s St Helens College Green Lane The STEM Centre Alder Road Queens Drive, Fiveways St Helens College Calderstones Park Town Centre Campus Woolton Route C Halewood The free bus will be easy to spot. Just look for the College Travel bus or coach, which will be clearly marked with route A or C, depending on where you live. The front of the bus will also display “St Helens and Knowsley College Free College Bus.” To access the free bus service, you will need to stand at the designated stop and put your hand out to make it clear to the bus driver that you would like them to stop. Once on the bus you will need to show your free College bus pass to the driver at the time of boarding. You will receive this bus pass on the first day of term. You should reserve you seat through our online registration form. Please visit knowsleycollege.ac.uk/freebus to register and for regular updated information regarding timings and routes. 1 FREE BUS SERVICE TIMETABLE 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 Fazakerley Royal British Legion 7.40am 5.10pm (Near the bridge) (Sports and Social 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 Fazakerley Royal British Legion Headbolt Lane Bus Stop 8.00am 5.30pm (Sports and Social 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 2 FREE BUS SERVICE TIMETABLE ROUTE C: HALEWOOD, WOOLTON, ALLERTON, MOSSLEY HILL, CHILDWALL, BROADGREEN AND WEST DERBY MORNING AFTERNOON Leather's Lane, Halewood Knowsley Community College, 7.25am 5.00pm (Outside Subway) Main Campus Knowsley Community College, Higher Road, Woolton 7.27am 5.05pm IAMTech Campus, Princess Drive Macket's Lane Yew Tree Lane 7.31am 5.10pm (Near Holy Family Church) (Opposite West Derby Golf Club) Kings Drive, Woolton Honey’s Green Lane 7.38am 5.15pm (Halewood Drive bus stop) (Near Lifestyles Gym) Menlove Avenue Alder Road (Near entrance to Calderstones 7.43am 5.20pm (Near Ronald McDonald House) Park on Calderstones Road) Queens Drive Queens Drive 7.48am 5.25pm (Near Fiveways, Elif Restaurant) (Opposite The Navigator Pub) Queens Drive (Nr Broadgreen Queens Drive 7.53am 5.30pm Hospital, Oakhill Rd Bus Stop) (Opposite Broadgreen Hospital) Queens Drive Queens Drive 7.56am 5.35pm (Near The Navigator Pub) (Opposite Medical Centre) Menlove Avenue Alder Road 8.00am (Near entrance to Calderstones 5.40pm (Near Ronald McDonald House) Park on Calderstones Road) Honey’s Green Lane (Blackmoor 8.05am Kings Drive, Woolton 5.45pm Drive, near Lifestyles Gym) Yew Tree Lane Macket's Lane 8.07am 5.55pm (Near West Derby Golf Club) (Opposite Holy Family Church) Knowsley Community College, 8.12am Higher Road, Woolton 6.00pm IAMTech Campus, Princess Drive Knowsley Community College, Leathers Lane, Halewood 8.15am 6.05pm Main Campus (Outside Subway) *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 Knowsley Community College students aged 16-18. Places are limited. 3 FREE BUS PASS Knowsley Community College offer a free 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 Knowsley Community 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. Bus Areas on route Schools on or around route Liverpool One Bus Station, Liverpool Mann Island, 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 Elizabeth Road, Meadow Drive, Manor Farm Road, Wilson Road, Huyton Hey Road, Huyton Bus Station, Lathom Road, Huyton Lane, Bluebell Lane, 10B Lord Derby Academy Page Moss, Liverpool Road, East Prescot Road, Prescot Road, Kensington, London Road, Lime Street, Queen Square Bus Station Enterprise South Liverpool Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Speke, Hunts Academy, Gateacre School, Cross, Woolton, Gateacre, Belle Vale, Netherley, Halewood Academy, 89 Huyton, Huyton Bus Station, Prescot, Eccleston Prescot School, St Edmund Park, Grange Park, Thatto Heath, Green Bank, Arrowsmith (Whiston), Lord St Helens Exchange Street, St Helens Bus Station Derby Academy, St Julie’s Catholic High School Liverpool City Centre, Tuebrook, Clubmoor, West West Derby School, Holly 12/13 Derby, West Derby Village, Deysbrook, Mab Lane, Lodge, Cardinal Heenan, Lordens Road, Stockbridge Village, Princess Drive Broughton Hall Fazakerley, Kirkby Bus Station, Northwood Old Halewood Academy, St Francis Rough Lane, Knowsley Village, Page Moss, Huyton 3A Xavier’s, St Julie’s, Gateacre Wilson Road, Huyton Bus Station, Belle Vale, School, Lord Derby Academy Halewood, Speke Halewood Shopping Centre, Mackets Lane, Higher Kirkby High, All Saints, Road, Belle Vale, Huyton Bus Station, Page Moss, Halewood Academy, St Francis 217/227 Knowsley Village, Southdene Broad Lane shops, Xavier’s, St Julie’s, Gateacre Northwood, Kirkby Bus Station School, Lord Derby Academy *For full route information and times, please visit www.merseytravel.gov.uk or call into Student Services and pick up a full timetable for your chosen route. 4 WALKING, CYCLING, DRIVING AND TRAIN TRAVEL CYCLING Knowsley Community College provides several sheltered cycle spaces across both the Main Campus and IAMTech Campus. Both campuses, less than 10 minutes apart, are easily accessible to those living within the Knowsley and Liverpool areas. 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 Knowsley Community College is a short bus ride from Huyton train station which is located in the heart of Huyton Town Centre, providing regular services to and from Liverpool and Knowsley. These services also stop at stations en route including Wavertree, Broadgreen, Prescot, Roby, Eccleston Park and Whiston. For connecting bus routes, please see page 4. To plan your train route to Knowsley Community College, visit www.nationalrail.co.uk WALKING Both of Knowsley Community College’s campuses are located within a residential area. Students living in surrounding areas, such as Stockbridge Village, Page Moss and Longview 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 available at Knowsley Community College’s Main Campus and IAMTech Campus. Parking is available on a first come, first served basis.* Disabled parking is available for blue badge holders at both campuses. *Knowsley Community College cannot accept any liability for vehicles, bicycles or contents left on the College premises and car park at either campus 5 0151 477 5850 /knowsleycollege knowsleycollege.ac.uk.