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Kyle Fitzpatrick & Viktor Kayed & Tom Houghton & Nick Tyrrell

Which Liverpool bus services are being cancelled and which are changing in full

This is exactly how the huge changes to buses in Liverpool will affect you.

A total of 31 of 67 routes running through the city centre are to be altered in a radical move that will affect thousands of commuters, shoppers and families.

A consultation into the major new proposals, announced by Merseytravel, began on Tuesday, and are set to come into force early next year.

More information on the proposals - as well as what it will mean for different parts of the city, including huge changes to the Lime Street and Strand areas - are available here.

It's part of major improvements under the council's Liverpool City Centre Connectivity Scheme, aiming to make it a cleaner, greener place.

The transport body says the changes to infrastructure and road layout will mean significant changes to how some buses travel around the city centre, meaning where many get on and off their bus will change.

Big changes on the way for Liverpool's buses:

Here is a list to check if your service is affected by the changes, or scrapped:

These services will operate a revised route under the plans

7, 10B, 12/13, 14/14A/14B/14X, 14/14A (Halton), 15, 17, 18, 19, 20/20X, 21, 61, 75, 76, 78, 79/79C/79D, 80/80A, 82.

These services will be scrapped:

55D (will operate as route 55), 82C (will operate as route 82), 82D (will operate as route 82), 86D (will operate as route 86).

These services will remain unchanged:

1/2, 4/4A, 8/9, 10, 26/27, 47, 52/52A, 53, 54/54A, 55, 56, 58/58A, 86/86A/86C, 300, 310, 345, 407, 423, 432/433, 437, 464, 471/472, 487, 500, 699, X1, X2, X3, X5, X8.

If your service is one of those affected by the changes, this is exactly how:

London Road services

10B revised city centre route

This service will no longer travel beyond Queen Square bus station in the city centre. They will terminate and start from Queen Square bus station, travelling in and out of the city via London Road.

Changes for passengers: this service will no longer serve Dale Street, Lord Street, James Street, Victoria Street, Liverpool One Bus Station.

The current 10B route...

(Merseytravel)

... and the revised route...

The revised 10B route (Merseytravel)

12/13/15/18 city centre routes

These services will no longer travel beyond Queen Square bus station in the city centre. They will terminate and start from Queen Square bus station, travelling in and out of the city via London Road.

Changes for Passengers: These services will no longer serve Dale Street, Water Street, James Street, Lord Street or Victoria Street. Some services also no longer serve Liverpool ONE bus station on evenings and weekends.

The current 12/13/15/18 routes...

and the revised 12/13/15/18 routes...

14/14A/14B city centre routes

These services will no longer serve Dale Street, Lord Street, James Street, Mann Island and Victoria Street.

The current 14/14A/14B routes...

(Merseytravel)

And the revised 14/14A/14B routes...

(Merseytravel)

17 city centre route

This service will no longer travel beyond Queen Square bus station in the city centre. It will terminate and start from Queen Square bus station, travelling in and out of the city via London Road.

Changes for passengers: The service will no longer serve Dale Street, Lord Street or Victoria Street.

19 city centre route

This service will no longer travel beyond Queen Square bus station in the city centre. It will terminate and start from Queen Square bus station, travelling in and out of the city via London Road.

Changes for Passengers: The service will no longer serve Dale Street, Victoria Street, Lord Street, James Street or Mann Island.

21 city centre route

This service will no longer travel beyond Queen Square bus station in the city centre. It will terminate and start from Queen Square bus station, travelling in and out of the city via London Road.

Changes for passengers: The service will no longer serve Dale Street, Water Street, Victoria Street, Lord Street or James Street.

76 city centre route

Outbound: Queen Square Bus Station, St George’s Place, Lime Street, London Road and out of town via existing route.

Inbound: Existing route until Lime Street, then St George’s Place to Queen Square Bus Station.

Changes for Passengers: The service will now start and end in Queen Square Bus Station to maintain a link from areas in the south of the City to the Royal Hospital, the Dental Hospital, and to London Road.

78 city centre route

This service will no longer serve Liverpool One Bus Station. It will start and terminate at Queen Square bus station, travelling in and out of the city via London Road.

Changes for Passengers: The service will no longer serve Ranelagh Street, Hanover Street and Liverpool One Bus Station.

Brownlow Hill services

7 city centre route

The services will start and terminate from Liverpool One Bus Station.

Changes for Passengers: This service will no longer serve Queen Square Bus Station. Inbound will no longer serve Lime Street. Service will start and terminate from Liverpool One Bus Station via Hanover Street.

The current 7 route...

(Merseytravel)

And the revised 7 route...

(Merseytravel)

14 (Halton) city centre route

Services will no longer travel beyond Queen Square Bus Station.

Changes for Passengers: This service will no longer serve Brownlow Hill, Lime Street and Dale Street. It will start and terminate at Queen Square Bus Station travelling via Pembroke Place and London Road.

61 city centre route

Services will start and terminate from Liverpool One Bus Station.

Changes for Passengers: This service will no longer serve Queen Square Bus Station and Dale Street. Services will start and terminate from Liverpool One Bus Station via Hanover Street.

The current 61 route...

(Merseytravel)

And the revised 61 route...

(Merseytravel)

79 city centre route

Service will start and terminate at Liverpool One Bus Station.

Changes for Passengers: Outbound services will no longer serve James Street, Lord Street Victoria Street and Queen Square Bus Station. Services will start and terminate from Liverpool One Bus Station via Hanover Street.

79C city centre route

Service will no longer travel beyond Queen Square Bus Station.

Changes for Passengers: Services will no longer serve Brownlow Hill, Dale Street, Lord Street, James Street and Liverpool One Bus Station. Services will start and terminate at Queen Square Bus Station vis Pembroke Place and London Road.

79D city centre route

Service will start and terminate from Liverpool One Bus Station.

Changes for Passengers: Services will no longer serve Queen Square Bus Station, Dale Street, Lord Street and James Street. Service will start and terminate from Liverpool One Bus Station via Hanover Street.

Renshaw Street services

75, 80, 80A city centre routes

These services will start and terminate at Liverpool One Bus Station via Berry Street and Duke Street.

Changes for Passengers: These services will no longer serve Renshaw Street, Lime Street and Hanover Street.

The current 75, 80 and 80A services...

(Merseytravel)

And the revised 75, 80 and 80A services

(Merseytravel)

82 city centre route

These services will start and terminate at Liverpool One Bus Station via Park Lane.

Changes for Passengers: All services will follow the route via Park Lane, St James Street and Park Place inbound and outbound. Outbound services will no longer serve Hanover Street, Lime Street, Renshaw Street and Berry Street.

82C and 82D services

There will no longer be any 82C or 82D services. All journeys will be branded 82.

Changes for Passengers: All services will follow the route via Park Lane , St James Street and Park Place inbound and outbound. Outbound services will no longer serve Hanover Street, Lime Street, Renshaw Street and Berry Street.

86D service

There will no longer be an 86D service. All other 86 services remain unchanged.

Changes for Passengers: All services will follow the regular 86/86A/86C route and travel along Ranelagh Street and Hanover Street to Liverpool One Bus Station.

Other services

20 city centre service

This service will no longer travel beyond Queen Square bus station in the city centre. It will terminate and start from Queen Square bus station, travelling in and out of the city via Hunter Street and Scotland Road.

Changes for Passengers: The service will no longer serve Dale Street, Water Street, Victoria Street, Lord Street or James Street.

The current 20 city centre route...

(Merseytravel)

And the revised 20 route...

(Merseytravel)

New free cross-city bus

Merseytravel have emphasised that for those affected, a free, cross-city bus service will run every six minutes between Queen Square and Liverpool ONE bus stations.

It will operate via Victoria Street, Lord Street and James Street inbound, and James Street, Lord Street and Victoria Street outbound, with stops at key locations.

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