TRAVELLING TO ST JOHN RIGBY COLLEGE INFORMATION & GUIDELINES There are 3 main ways to travel by bus: 1. St John Rigby (SJR) Private Buses 2. Greater Manchester Buses (Commercial/Contracted) 3. Public Buses Please see below suggested services for specific areas. 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St John Rigby College (SJR) Private Buses ( Red Timetables ) These buses are provided by St John Rigby College. You will need to show your Valid SJR Student ID to use these services in addition to your valid bus pass. Students wishing to use these services will be required to purchase a Bus Pass from St John Rigby College. This Pass can be purchased termly, the approximate cost per term is £120, less than the equivalent to £10 per week. The exact cost of the pass will be shared with students via communication prior to the start of the academic year. Some students may be eligible for a Bursary to help with Travel costs, to apply visit http://sjr.ac.uk ‘Financial help for students’ as soon as possible. Buses will stop at any bus stop on the route that the bus travels down providing the student puts out their hand to stop the bus. We advise students to get to the bus stop 10 minutes before the scheduled time and to continue to do this throughout the year. Occasionally the appearance of the bus may change at some point in the year, however the number of the bus is clearly visible either in the window or on a digital display on the front of the bus. Please see the RED timetables and routes of these buses. 2. Greater Manchester Buses (Blue Timetables) These services are contracted/commercial services provided by Finches Bus Company and Tyrers Coaches via Transport for Greater Manchester and are for St John Rigby College and Winstanley College Students only. St John Rigby College has no control over these buses. Timetables and routes are set by the provider and regulated by Transport for Greater Manchester. If you have any comments, suggestions or enquiries, please contact the service providers directly, details of which are provided at the end of this booklet. Please see the BLUE timetables and routes of these buses. 3. Public Transport If you choose this method of transport and you live in Greater Manchester, you will need to travel from your local area into Wigan Town Centre and use the Warrington’s 640 or 641 service from the bus station. These 2 services stop outside St John Rigby College in the bus bay. Please visit https://tfgm.com/bus/timetables for their timetable and route. Arriva also provide a service from areas outside Greater Manchester to Wigan, which all stop at Orrell Post, then it is just a 15-20-minute walk to St John Rigby College. Please visit www.arrivabus.co.uk for timetables and routes. e.g. 395 Skelmersdale, 352 St Helens, 38 Rainford, 662 Billinge. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Transport for Greater Manchester OURPASS For an administrative cost of approximately £10, students who live in the Greater Manchester area and are aged 16-18 years old are entitled to apply for an ‘Ourpass’ which provides free bus travel on any Greater Manchester transport provider. All students living in Greater Manchester should apply for their ‘OurPass’ by visiting www.ourpass.co.uk before the start of the academic year. If you find that you are not eligible for an ‘Our Pass’, Bus Fares or the purchase of alternative permits will apply. Please contact the bus provider for more details. Private Service - St John Rigby College - 762 SKELMERSDALE – BIRCH GREEN - TANHOUSE 762 These buses are provided by St John Rigby College. To use this bus Students must first register with the Transport Officer using the link provided to them by email, which will generate an SJR bus pass. SJR Bus Passes can be purchased via ParentPay https://www.parentpay.com/ following enrolment. The cost of the Bus Pass will be communicated to students/parents/carers by email. Students may also be eligible for a travel bursary, to apply please visit our website. For all enquiries regarding Transport or travel passes please email [email protected] 762 ROUTE & SCHEDULE – Click here to see the map of the 762 route Route Estimated Time Estimated Time INBOUND OUTBOUND Start at Kingsbury Special School 0800 School Lane 0801 Kiln Lane 0802 Church Road 0803 High Street 0804 Winstanley Road 0804 Railway Road 0805 Glenburn Road No stops Houghtons Road No stops Ashurst Opposite Toby Inn 0808 Ashmead Road 0809 Birch Green Road 0812 Northway, Skem Bus Station 0815 Southway 0817 Grimshaw Road 0819 Tanhouse Road 0824 Windmill Road 0826 Newgate Road 0827 Ormskirk Road 0828 Dingle Road 0829 Grove Road 0831 Parliament Street 0832 School Lane 0834 Orrell Road to St John Rigby College 0845 1605 Private Service - St John Rigby College - 964 AUGHTON / ORMSKIRK / BURSCOUGH / DALTON / UPHOLLAND 964 These buses are provided by St John Rigby College. To use this bus Students must first register with the Transport Officer using the link provided to them by email, which will generate an SJR bus pass. SJR Bus Passes can be purchased via ParentPay https://www.parentpay.com/ following enrolment. The cost of the Bus Pass will be communicated to students/parents/carers by email. Students may also be eligible for a travel bursary, to apply please visit our website. For all enquiries regarding Transport or travel passes please email [email protected] 964 ROUTE & SCHEDULE – Click here to see the map of the 964 route Route Estimated Time Estimated Time INBOUND OUTBOUND Start - Town Green Rail Station 0800 Town Green lane 0802 Prescot road 0804 St Anne's road 0806 County road 0807 High lane 0813 Liverpool Road South (Lordsgate drive Bus Stop) 0817 Junction Lane (War memorial Bus Stop) 0820 Briars Lane 0823 Lowry Hill Lane 0825 Course Lane 0827 Cobbs brow lane 0829 Beacon lane 0831 Whalleys road 0832 Ashurst road 0833 Stannanought road 0836 Windmill road 0837 Newgate road 0838 Ormskirk road 0839 Dingle road 0840 Parliament Street 0841 School lane 0842 Orrell road 0845 Gathurst Road, St John Rigby College 0850 1605 Private Service - St John Rigby College - 965 NEWTON LE WILLOWS/ HAYDOCK /BILLINGE 965 These buses are provided by St John Rigby College. To use this bus Students must first register with the Transport Officer using the link provided to them by email, which will generate an SJR bus pass. SJR Bus Passes can be purchased via ParentPay https://www.parentpay.com/ following enrolment. The cost of the Bus Pass will be communicated to students/parents/carers by email. Students may also be eligible for a travel bursary, to apply please visit our website. For all enquiries regarding Transport or travel passes please email [email protected] 964 ROUTE & SCHEDULE – Click here to see the map of the 965 route Schedule Estimated Time Estimated Time INBOUND OUTBOUND Newton-Le-Willows Station 0745 Church Street High Street Crow Lane East 0755 Cross Lane Market Street Vista Road 0758 Penny Lane Church Road Haydock High School 0802 Clipsey Lane (A599) A58 across the East Lancs Garswood Road (outbound only) -------- Garswood Station (inbound only) 0810 Victoria Road (inbound only) Billinge Road (inbound only) Newton Road 0820 Mains Street The Billinge Arms Turning round at Broad Lane and back up through 0827 Billinge Up Holland Road, 0835 Gathurst road, St John Rigby College 0850 1610 Private Service - St John Rigby College - 966 HORWICH – COPPULL - WRIGHTINGTON – APPLEY BRIDGE 966 These buses are provided by St John Rigby College. To use this service Students must have their Student ID and a St John Rigby College Bus pass. SJR Bus Passes can be purchased via ParentPay https://www.parentpay.com/ following enrolment. The cost of the Bus Pass will be communicated to students/parents/carers during the Summer Break. Students may also be eligible for a travel bursary, to apply please visit For more information on Bus Fares and Travel Passes please visit For enquiries regarding Transport please email [email protected] 966 ROUTE & SCHEDULE – Click here to see the map of the 966 route Route Estimated Time Estimated Time INBOUND OUTBOUND Chorley New Rd/Carlton Grove bus stop 0750 Sterling Ind Estate bus stop Chorley new road ALDI 0753 Tesco Express Chorley Rd, Adlington 0755 Bolton Rd/Worcestar Place bus stop 0758 New Road/Clancutt Lane 0805 Spendmore lane/Park Road 0810 Spenmore Lane/Tansey Ave 0813 Preston Rd/Oak Tree bus stop 0815 Wrightington Bar 0817 Church Lane 0819 Togood Lane 0821 Courage Low Lane 0823 Moss Lane leading to Robin Hood Lane 0826 Dicconson Arms 0833 Appley Lane (North) 0835 Skull House lane 0838 Miles lane 0840 Gathurst lane 0845 Gathurst road, St John Rigby College 0850 1610 Private Service - St John Rigby College - 969 BICKERSHAW / ABRAM / SPRING VIEW / GOOSE GREEN 969 These buses are provided by St John Rigby College.