Passengers urged to prepare for switch to publicly-controlled LCR bus network

Summary

Liverpool City Region bus services will start returning to public control this weekend for the first time in 40 years.

Launching in St Helens on Sunday (September 6), the historic switch will see a raft of immediate improvements including expanded weekend and evening timetables, more frequent services and a new express route to Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Passengers on services in and around St Helens will also benefit from an all-new bus fleet decked out in distinctive yellow and grey Metro livery.

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