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AI Powered Timetables Promise a Smoother Ride for Greater Glasgow

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Punctuality on Glasgow’s buses has improved by 8.5 per cent since First Bus started handing the timetable over to artificial intelligence. That figure covers more than 60 routes tweaked using AI-powered scheduling software, which analyses live traffic data and historical patterns to build timetables that reflect how the city actually moves — or crawls — during the day. It is an approach that appears to be working, and First is betting on it again.
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Trainlink 319 Bus Service Connects Skelmersdale to Kirkby Rail & Bus Station

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From Sunday 22nd January 2023, in partnership with Lancashire County Council, Stagecoach Merseyside will be operating a new daily express service between Skelmersdale and Kirkby Railway Station (Kirkby Row)/Town Centre to link into Liverpool and the wider Liverpool City Region transport network.

Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire

The express Trainlink 319 bus service will connect with onward rail journeys from Kirkby Train Station direct in to Liverpool City Centre (Liverpool Central Station).
  • Dedicated stylish and branded Alexander Dennis Enviro300 single deck buses with spacious legroom, comfortable seating, free Wi-Fi and USB charging ports
  • Fast, express bus service between Skelmersdale Concourse via the M58 motorway to Kirkby Train Station and then Kirkby Bus Station
  • Operating from every 30 minutes (Monday to Saturday daytime) hourly of an evening and Sundays
  • Bus times are synched with train times for quick connections from Kirkby Train Station to Liverpool Central Station
  • Great value range of tickets — adult singles at just £2 and unlimited weekly travel just £6
  • Operated in partnership with Lancashire County Council and funded by HM Government
The service will operate daily, up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime and every hour Monday to Saturday evening and Sunday daytime.

To see the 319 timetable as of 22nd January 2023, click here.

Check out the stagecoachbus.com website for up-to-date timetable and route information.

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