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St Helens will be the first area to see buses return to public control, with more frequent services, a direct airport route and an updated network from September. The Combined Authority says the changes are the start of wider transport improvements across the region.
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00:00Passengers in St Helens will be the first to use Liverpool's city region's publicly
00:05controlled bus network when franchising begins on the 6th of September.
00:10The changes include a new direct service to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, more evening
00:15and weekend buses, and improved links to hospitals, colleges and railway stations.
00:21Some routes running every two hours will become hourly, while duplicate service numbers will
00:26be removed.
00:27Metro Mayor Steve Rotherham says the changes mark a historic milestone after decades of
00:32deregulation.
00:34The Combined Authority says the programme is designed to deliver simpler, more reliable
00:38public transport.
00:40The new timetable can be found on the Mersey Travel website.
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