ROAD CLOSURES IN WEST CUMBRIA
ROADWORKS/ DISRUPTIONS
The following road closures will take place during January across West Cumbria, which will unfortunately disrupt our services as follows:
Temporary Road Closure Bransty Toll Bar - Whitehaven
Services 1, 22, 86
Bransty Toll Bar in Whitehaven, will be closed to allow carriageway repairs.
Works are scheduled to start on Monday 10th January 2011 and are expected to last for up to 3 days resulting in the loss of all bus stops in the Bransty areas with no alternative temporary stops being provided by the contractors.
The nearest bus stop for customers wishing to utilise Services 1, 22 and 86 will be Parton A595 or Tangier Street for the duration of the works.
The Bransty to Whitehaven/St Benedicts school bus will operate from junction of Bransty Road/The Crescent
Temporary Road Closure Loweswater Avenue - Whitehaven
Service 2
The local authority will temporarily close Loweswater Avenue, commencing Monday 17th January 2011 for up to 3 weeks.
It will be necessary to divert the Service 2 to operate via High Road and Woodhouse Road in both directions for the duration of the works
Temporary Road Closure Chapel Brow
Service X5
Chapel Brow will be closed to allow carriageway repairs.
Works are scheduled to start on Monday 24th January 2011 and are expected to last for up to 2 weeks resulting in the loss of all bus stops in the Chapel Brow, Bridge Foot, Broughton Cross and Brigham areas with no alternative temporary stops being provided by the contractors, the service X5 will operate via A66 for the duration of the works.
Barrow area network changes 21st February 2011
Stagecoach is making major changes to local services in Barrow from the above date. We are constantly reviewing services to ensure that they meet the needs of our customers and make the best use of our resources.
These changes will be the biggest for seven years and feature a number of improvements, including:
- more frequent buses for West Shore and Biggar Bank
- new regular service to Furness College and Hollywood Park
- new links to Holker Street, for the Rail Station, ASDA supermarket and Barrow AFC
- better bus access to the Tesco supermarket
- simplified, more regular route around Holbeck estate
- simplified fare structure
- new Love Barrow identity on our buses, for a fresh new look
Full details are as follows:
1, 1A Furness Hospital Barrow town centre South Walney Biggar Bank
These services will be simplified to become:
1 Hawcoat Furness Hospital Barrow town centre South Walney Biggar Bank
All buses will follow one consistent route from Biggar Bank to Furness Hospital. On Walney Island, buses will no longer serve Long Bank and Westminster Avenue; they will operate direct to Biggar Bank via Ocean Road. At the Hawcoat end, buses will operate a clockwise route, serving Hawcoat estate first, then Furness Hospital grounds, then back to town. This is the same arrangement that currently applies in the evenings. The link to / from service 3 will no longer exist.
How often will these buses run?
Monday to Saturday daytime: every 12 minutes
Monday to Saturday evening: every 30 minutes until approx. 8.30pm, then buses every hour on Friday and Saturday evenings only, until approx. 11.30pm.
Sunday and Bank Holidays: every hour from approx. 10am until 8pm.
NEW 2 Barrow Tesco North Walney West Shore
This new service will replace the Barrow to West Shore section of services 4/4A. Buses will run to an improved frequency of every 15 minutes! The route will remain the same from West Shore to North Road, then will operate in an anti-clockwise loop via Cornmill Crossing, Town Hall, Ramsden Square, Tesco and back to West Shore. Early morning journeys will divert to serve BAE Systems.
How often will these buses run?
Monday to Saturday daytime: every 15 minutes
Monday to Saturday evening: every 30 minutes until approx. 8pm, then buses every hour on Friday and Saturday evenings only, until approx. 11pm.
Sunday and Bank Holidays: every hour from approx. 9.30am until 7.30pm.
3, 3A, 3C Furness Hospital Barrow town centre Salthouse Road Newbarns
These services will be simplified to become:
3 Ormsgill Holker Street Barrow town centre Salthouse Road Newbarns
All buses will follow one consistent route from Ormsgill (Sike Meadow terminus) to Newbarns. Buses will not operate north of Sike Meadow, meaning that the link to Hawcoat and Furness General Hospital will no longer be available. Customers should change buses in the town centre instead.
We are pleased to announce that service 3 will now serve Holker Street and Devonshire Road, following numerous customer requests. This means a new regular service for the Station, ASDA retail park and Barrow AFC, as well as the many residents of the area! Customers for Ainslie Street, should use service 1 instead. There are no changes to the route between Barrow Town Centre and Newbarns, except that the Sunday 3C variation will operate simply as route 3, via the established weekday route.
Early morning journeys will still divert to serve BAE Systems.
How often will these buses run?
Monday to Saturday daytime: every 12 minutes
Monday to Saturday evening: every 30 minutes until approx. 8pm, then buses every hour on Friday and Saturday evenings only, until approx. 11pm.
Sunday and Bank Holidays: every hour from approx. 10am until 8pm.
4, 4A, 4S Holbeck Barrow town centre West Shore
These services will be simplified to become:
4 Holbeck Roose Greengate Street Barrow town centre Hollywood Park Furness College
All buses will follow one consistent route between Holbeck estate and Barrow Town Centre. The loop in Holbeck will start at North Row, then run along Holbeck Park Avenue and back to Roose via Yarlside Road. We will take the direct route along Risedale Road between the Washington and Greengate Street Leisure Centre, no longer serving Brook Street, Jarrow Street or Cecil Street.
Buses on Monday to Saturdays will extend to serve Hollywood Park and Furness College ideal for students who do not currently have a frequent bus link to the College. Look out for some great value short-hop fares on service 4 too making bus travel even more attractive for customers on Greengate Street and to/from Furness College.
Early morning journeys will still divert to serve BAE Systems.
How often will these buses run?
Monday to Saturday daytime: every 20 minutes
Monday to Saturday evening: every 30 minutes until approx. 8pm, then buses every hour on Friday and Saturday evenings only, until approx. 10.30pm.
Sunday and Bank Holidays: every hour from approx. 10am until 8pm.
5 Barrow Vickerstown North Scale
We will be making some very minor timing tweaks to this service, with times from the Town Hall changing to be around one minute later than present.
(all info from Stagecoach website)
