New Evening and Sunday Buses for Burnley & Bacup

Good news for public transport users in East Lancashire – bus operator Rosso is teaming up with a local authority to bring new evening and Sunday journeys to a popular local route.

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Working in partnership with Lancashire County Council, Rosso is to launch its bigger and better evening and Sunday timetables on route 8 linking Burnley with Bacup from this Sunday, 20th July 2025.

The new journeys will run on Monday to Saturday from Burnley Bus Station stand 5 at 7:40 pm, 8:40 pm, 9:40 pm and 10:40 pm – while the new Sunday daytime service will leave Burnley hourly from 9:40 am to 6:40 pm.

Monday to Saturday evening buses will leave Bacup’s St James Gardens stand C at 8:06 pm, 9:06 pm, 10:06 pm and 11:06 pm. On Sundays, buses will run from Bacup at 10:06 am and hourly until 7:06 pm.

The new journeys will follow the same route as the existing route 8, except that Pennine Road in Bacup will not be served in the evenings or on Sundays.

Rosso General Manager Tony Fiocca said:

“We’re delighted to be able to introduce evening and Sunday services on this important route linking Burnley and Bacup, in partnership with the county council.

“Our new timetable will improve access to Sunday shopping and leisure facilities for local residents along the route, and will also support the evening economy in both towns.”

All the current range of tickets and passes will be valid on the new journeys including the £1 single fare available after 7pm weekdays and all day on Sundays, supported by Lancashire County Council as part of the Government-funded Lancashire Bus Service Improvement Plan.

Full details of all the new journeys will be in a new route 8 timetable available closer to the launch date online at transdevbus.co.uk/rosso and on the free Transdev Go mobile app, with printed timetables also available from bus station enquiry offices.