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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Amy Fenton & James McNeill

New bus service will 'open up' vital 'opportunities' for cut off town

A new bus service launched this week makes it easier to travel between Skelmersdale and Liverpool.

The 319 Trainlink service, operated by Stagecoach on behalf of Lancashire County Council, runs between Skelmersdale Concourse, Kirkby railway station, and Kirkby bus station. Reducing the travel time between Skelmersdale and Liverpool Central Station to under 50 minutes.

The express service, which launched on Sunday, January, 22, operates every 30 minutes throughout the day Monday to Saturday, and every hour in the evening. There is also an hourly service on Sundays and buses are timed to connect with Merseyrail train services. Lancs Live reports.

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