Three buses serving Bolton will suffer disruption from Monday for four weeks.
Buses 8, 36 and 37, which call at Bolton Interchange, will be heavily impacted due to bus lane closures on Chapel Street in Salford.
Tweeting today, Friday, Diamond Bus NW said: “Services are expected to be heavily impacted by upcoming bus lane closures on Chapel Street in Salford.
“These are due to last around four weeks from the 25/04.”
This comes among other service changes to Diamond buses, which come in on Sunday.
On that date, the 471 from Bolton – Bury – Rochdale will change.
A Diamond spokesman said: “Early morning journeys on weekdays are changed slightly as a result of customer feedback, and the service will now depart from stand H at Bolton Interchange.
“This is a following of a review of departure stands at Bolton Interchange involving Transport for Greater Manchester and bus operators to ensure that services to similar destinations depart from stands that are closer together.”
Service 511 from Bolton – Darcy Lever – Bury will also change.
A Diamond spokesman added: “The service will now depart from stand D at Bolton Interchange.
"This is a following of a review of departure stands at Bolton Interchange involving Transport for Greater Manchester and Bus Operators to ensure that services to similar destinations depart from stands that are closer together.”
Service 520 circular route from Bolton – Westhoughton will also change.
The spokesman added: “There are minor timetable changes to improve punctuality, this is following a review of historical Operational/Bus tracking data.
“Times are revised to closer match the recent data as to where delays are, also to avoid occasions when timing point to timing point journey times exceed the requirement.
“We are also pleased to introduce new daily evening and Sunday journeys on behalf of Transport for Greater Manchester.
"The last journey every day will now be at 2238 hours from Bolton and 2300 from Westhoughton.
“On Sundays journeys will operate hourly, First journey from Bolton at 0938 hours and from Westhoughton at 0900 hours.”
Services 561/562 Bolton – Withins Circulars will also change.
The spokesman said: “There are minor timetable changes, and the service will now depart from stand D at Bolton Interchange.”
Service 583 from Leigh – Atherton – Tyldesley will also change.
The spokesman added: “The service will now operate via Westleigh Ln and Abbey Ln instead of Howe Bridge between Atherton and Leigh. The timetable is revised as a consequence.
“Sunday and Public Holiday journeys operated by Warrington’s Own Buses will continue to operate via Howe Bridge and will not serve Westleigh Lane or Abbey Lane.”
Services 584/588 from Leigh – Crankwood/Lowton will also change:
The Diamond spokesman added: “Following the withdrawal of service 588 by another operator, we are pleased to introduce an hourly service on this route. Service 584 will operate hourly.
“Services 584 and 588 will be co-ordinated to operate between Leigh and Plank Lane every 30 minutes Monday-Saturday daytimes.”
There will also be timetable changes for: 20, 21, 22, 132, 471, 516, 520, 561, 562, 571, 572, 575, 582, 584, 594, 635. Diamond Bus say to check the new timetables, as the times of some journeys may have changed.
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