All aboard the Rivington Rambler as it sets of to one of the region's most popular beauty spots.
The ‘Rivington Rambler’ 125R bus is back on the road this summer, to take people to Rivington.
The bus starts up again on May 26.
It will run every Sunday and bank holiday and this year the route has been extended to incorporate Chorley.
The Rivington bus will provide a direct link from the train at Horwich Parkway (Middlebrook) leaving hourly at ten minutes to the hour and will run via The Crown Hotel, Horwich to Rivington Village Hall.
From there it will go to Tesco in Adlington and end up at the Chorley Interchange.
On the journey from Chorley the bus will leave hourly on the hour from the Interchange Stand N, stop in Adlington at the Elephant and Castle, go on to Rivington Village Hall then to The Crown Hotel, Horwich and finally to Horwich Parkway Station at Middlebrook.
The journey each way takes just over 40 minutes arriving at Rivington Village Hall halfway through.
The bus, operated by Stagecoach will provide a convenient connection at Horwich Parkway and Chorley Railway Stations with the train and connect with trains back to Bolton and Manchester.
All normal concessions will be valid on the bus with the standard fare being £1 per person.
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The service is being funded by Community Rail Network, CrossCountry Trains, Lancashire County Council, Transport for Greater Manchester and HM Government via the Bus Service Improvement Plan initiative.
Horwich Town Council is also supporting the project.
Julie Levy, chair of the South-East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership which has co-ordinated the project, said: “We’re delighted to be able to run the Rivington Rambler once again, this time with even better links to both Horwich Parkway and Chorley stations.
“It will open up the beautiful Rivington Gardens and Pike to many more people who cannot travel there by car and help to reduce congestion and pollution as people with cars can now choose to travel by bus.”
Matt Davies, Managing Director of Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire said: “It’s great to see the return of the 125R service. With the route also being extended through to Chorley for 2024 we are confident that the service will encourage our customers to get out and about to explore all the fantastic activities which are available in the West Pennines area.
“We are delighted that Stagecoach will be working with South East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership to provide a special service once again to the beautiful area of Rivington.”
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