Cheshire East public transport news and notices

On the 4 October 2023 it was announced that the Government has decided to extend the £2 cap on single bus fares through the National Bus Fare Cap (NBFC), rather than implement a £2.50 cap. The Department for Transport will be providing funding to operators to continue to implement a £2 fare cap on single tickets from 1 November 2023 to 31 December 2024.

19 July 836 D&G

• Service 836 will be withdrawn at the end of the 2023/24 academic year, with the last day of operation being 19 July 2024.
• D&G service 12 will continue to link the Coppenhall area to Shavington Academy, and D&G service 8 will continue to provide a link between Sydney and St Thomas More School.
• Passengers who are unable to make a direct journey may be able to change buses between services 8 and 12 at Crewe Bus Station.

14 July service 84X Sundays D&G

• From 14 July 2024 service 84X will no longer operate on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Weekday times will remain unchanged.

7 July Handforth Dean Free Buses D&G

• The Handforth Dean free bus services will cease to operate after 7 July 2024.
• For alternative buses from Wilmslow see D&G service 312, which runs hourly Monday to Saturday. D&G regret that there is no replacement service from Offerton, Bosden Farm, Hazel Grove, Poynton or Bramhall.

25 June Chester Road, Poynton

Chester Road, Poynton will be closed from Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 June, the 391, 392 will use the A555 as a diversion. 

17 June Flowers Lane closure, Leighton

Flowers Lane Leighton is closed from 17 June 2024 for approximately 5 weeks. This has resulted in access from Smithy Lane into Bradfield Road being restricted to one way, buses from the hospital are having to use Minshull New Road and West Street. Major delays and possible cancellations are to be expected. Affected services are 12, 12E, 31, 42 and indirectly the 37 and 317.

You can view all the roadworks and road closures in East Cheshire on the Cheshire East highways roadworks page.

Passengers and commuters are recommended to follow Cheshire East Highway's Twitter account to receive the latest information on Highway and Transport issues for East Cheshire:

• CECHighways on X (Twitter)

Passengers can find bus stop timetable displays at over 999 bus stops in Cheshire East maintained by Ansa Transport. We try to update displays at bus stops the day before a service change but this can be a few days either side. We put the date at the top of each display to show when it was last updated.

Across Cheshire East 622 stops have raised kerbs installed to make boarding and alighting easier for disabled passengers and passengers with pushchairs.

You can report any errors / queries using the contact us form. It will take 5 minutes to complete.

Contact us about bus stops and timetable displays

In certain circumstances bus service registrations may be granted with a shorter notice period than normally required. Bus services must normally be registered with between 42 and 70 days notice with bus operators giving the council up to 28 days notice before they submit a registration to give the council time to assess the changes. GOV.UK has more information about running local bus services and penalties for poor service.

In the UK bus routes are required to be registered under the Transport Act 1985. You can find details of registered routes at:

• VOSA's bus registration search
• Notices and Proceedings of the Traffic Commissioner
  
  

To find out how we use your information see our privacy notice (opens in a new window).

Or phone 0300 123 5500 (Monday to Friday 9:00 - 16:00).

Public transport information is now provided by Ansa Transport - a company owned and controlled by Cheshire East Council.

You can track your bus in real time with these operators:

• Aimee's Travel
• D&G Bus Tracker
• First-Potteries Tracker
• High Peak Bus tracker
  
• Hollinshead Coaches
• Stagecoach Tracker
• Warrington's Own Buses

During severe weather passengers and drivers are advised to check the weather forecast for Cheshire or visit the Met Office website for details of the latest weather forecast and weather warnings so they can make an informed decision before travelling.

For Bus and Train times call Traveline 0871 200 22 33 calls cost 12p per minute plus your phone company's access charge.

The English Traveline call centre opening hours are 7am to 8pm most days. You can find full details on Traveline's website.