A significant number of bus services in Bolton are set to return to normal next week, with others soon to follow.
Bus services in the borough and around Greater Manchester have been reduced since the early weeks of lockdown, but will soon return to business as usual.
Routes were scaled back in late March, with a lot of hourly services pushed back to one bus every two hours, or stopped entirely.
With the next stage of lockdown to be lifted such as non-essential shops opening on Monday June 15, regional transport bosses have agreed to reinstate pre-coronavirus timetables.
In a report to the combined authority Alison Chew, interim head of bus services at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: “It is essential that service frequencies are restored in a coordinated and consistent manner with regard for wider considerations.
“Although the Government guidance has not changed, social distancing measures will mean that the capacity available across the network will be significantly reduced.”
The changes were signed off by Eamonn Boylan, chief executive of the Greater Manchester combined authority, this week.
Here are all the bus routes which are being reinstated by operators and when the changes come into effect:
June 15 (next Monday)
- 500 - Bolton Metroshuttle
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510 - Bolton - Ainsworth - Walshaw - Bury
- 516 - Horwich - Westhoughton - Atherton - Leigh
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525/527/534 - Bolton - Halliwell - Hall I'th Wood Circular Oldhams Estate - Astley Bridge – Bolton
- 526 - Barrow Bridge - Halliwell - Bolton
- 527 - Bolton - Hall I'th Wood - Halliwell Circular
- 533 - Egerton - Bromley Cross - Tonge Moor - Bolton
- 534 - Oldhams Estate - Astley Bridge - Bolton
- 535 - Belmont - Astley Bridge – Bolton
- 536 - Bolton - Darcy Lever - Bradley Fold Circular
- 537 - Bolton - Bank Top circular
- 544 - Bolton - Darcy Lever - Little Lever Circular
- 551 - Leigh - Boothstown - Walkden - Bolton
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553 - Higher Green - Boothstown - Walkden - Bolton
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559 - Ashton - Hindley - Westhoughton - Bolton
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570 - Sutton Estate - Lever Edge - Bolton
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577 - Blackrod - Horwich - Brazley - Middlebrook - Bolton
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571/572 - Bolton - Great Lever - Lever Edge Circular
June 22
- 715 - Wigan - Aspull - Ladybridge - Deane - Bolton
