Service Updates

Marple Bridge Christmas Wonderland

On Saturday 4th December, Town Street in Marple Bridge will be closed for the annual Christmas Wonderland event in the village.

The 375 will run up to Shiloh Road as normla until the 10:30 trip, then from 11:00, journeys will be diverting as follows:

Services will observce all stops along the diversion route.

Affected Services:

• 375

Service 391 & 392 Emergancy Timetable Changes

Due to the ongoing struggles faced by the public transport industry, Local Authorities are looking at ways of working with Operators to help with any shortages, whilst keeping services running as best they can.

Unfortunately, we are one of many companies who are facing difficulties in terms of driver numbers, and as such, we are speaking with Cheshire East Council/ TSS & Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to agree on ways that we can keep services moving, whilst also making sure there is a suitable level of service for you, our customers.

With this in mind, we have agreed with Cheshire East & TSS to reduce the frequency of the 391 & 392 services to match the current Saturday service, with each service operating every 3 hours, alternating every 90 minutes. There will be an extra journey at 17:50 both from Macclesfield & Stockport, which will terminate at Poynton and Middlewood respectively. The morning 391 journey from Middlewood to Stockport at 06:48 has been retimed to start from Hockley Post Office at 06:34, with the first journey from both Macclesfield & Stockport at 07:20.

Current journeys on Saturdays are unaffected.

These changes are hoped not to be permanent, and when the current situation finds us in a better position, the normal level of service will be reinstated.

We would like to apologise for any inconvenience this is likely to cause, but we hope that you will understand the situation we find ourselves in.

The Little Gem Team

Affected Services:

• 391
• 392

Stockport Bus Station refurbishment

From late August/ early September, Stockport Bus Station will be closed for around 2 years while it has a £50million refurbishment.

While the works are ongoing, services 375, 391, 392 and X5 will be departing from locations around the town centre. There will also be slight devaitions to routes taking into Stockport town centre as well.

Services 391 & 392 will be leaving Stockport from the bus stop on Wellington Road South, Stand BB. Stops on Mersey Square and St. Petersgate will not be served.

Service 375 will be using Stand G, situated outside Graylaw House on the continuation of Mersey Square, towards St. Petersgate.

Service X5 will be leaving from Stand H4 on the temporary bus station on Heaton Lane.

Departure times on all services will remain the same.

Affected Services:

• 375
• 391
• 392
• X5