A popular bus service that serves thousands of people in one Wirral town has been saved from plans to heavily cut the service.
The 492/495 line, or the Birkenhead and Nocturum Circular, was one service included in plans put forward by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) that would see a shakeup of bus services throughout Merseyside to deal with funding cuts. The proposed changes would see waiting times for buses increase by a third, from an every 30 minute service, to one bus every 40 minutes.
Now the LCRCA has announced the service, which they considered "vital," will retain its usual timetable after stepping in to provide funding for them. The decision came after pressure from various stakeholders, including the consulted public and Wirral Labour councillors.
