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Route 5

Route: Warrington - Altrincham

Service changes

Date Change details
06/03/1995 Previously outside GM operating area
04/12/1995 Times revised with addtl jnys as 5A
18/03/1996 route revised
01/09/1996 route revised M-S daytime ev30mins.
01/09/1997 Commercial M-S daytime ev30mins. NESu
14/09/1998 Commercial Some jnys extended to Trafford Centre hrly MS daytime. Remaining hrly terminus at Warburton. NESuPH
13/12/1998 Addtl Su service 1030 1300 1600
01/03/1999 M-S daytime hrly to T/C; hrly to Warb then peak ev30mins to Warb. Some peak jnys to P/ton Greyhound. NE. SuPH 1030 1300 1600 round trips TC
17/07/1999 Late S afternoon jnys no longer serve Trafford Centre now hrly 0830-1330 S - 1630MF
25/07/1999 Su timetable changed: 1130 1400 1700
15/05/2000 Curtailed to operate Warrington to WARBURTON. M-S daytime ev30mins NESuPH
25/09/2006 Extended to Altrincham via Dunham. MS daytime ev30mins.
08/01/2007 1007 reprint
08/01/2007 308 reprint
08/01/2007 708 reprint
08/01/2007 minor changes to times
08/01/2007 no apparent change
19/11/2007 no change listed
12/02/2010 no change listed
02/05/2010 no change listed
27/06/2010 no changes listed
27/06/2010 replacement
01/05/2011 no change listed
06/06/2011 times changed
15/08/2011 1112 reprint
15/08/2011 no change listed
28/01/2013 Addtl college day jnys between Priestley College and Warrington. Addtl SuPH daytime hrly 5 jnys partly replacing WITHDRAWN 37A and 38.
04/08/2013 SuPH times changed with addtl early E jnys. WBT= Network Warrington NWN
02/09/2013 MS times changed with some journeys changed to run between Warburton and Warrington only.
22/09/2013 SuPH times changed with jnys WITHDRAWN after 1734 from ALT 1804 from Warburton. WBT= Network Warrington NWN
20/01/2014 no change listed
03/03/2014 College day only journeys between Wilderspool and Warrington are retimed.
02/06/2014 Rerouted to operate via Star La & Warrington Road in Statham . Some peak jnys avoid Warburton village due to congestion.
27/07/2014 914 reprint
27/07/2014 Times changed with addtl jnys to/from Altrincham. Daily daytime hrly. Partly supported by Cheshire East and TfGM
01/09/2014 914 reprint
01/09/2014 minor times changed: MF1435 from WARR takes 5mins longer to ALT. 1536 from ALT now 1540;
26/01/2015 Times changed. Addtl E jnys introduced Lymm - Warrington via Cobbs Estate, numbered 5E.
01/09/2015 116 reprint
01/09/2015 5: Times changed. 5E unchanged
04/09/2016 Times changed. Some MF peak jnys rerouted via Sinderland Ln, Partington and Lymm High School. Sch 0730 from ALT, 1440 from WARR.
18/09/2017 no change listed
09/04/2018 Times changed with alternate jnys to/from Altrincham via Partington as service CAT 5A. Daily daytime hrly. Daily hrly via Dunham run as CAT 5. 5E jnys run as CAT 5. All partly supported by Warrington BC and TfGM. All rerouted via Bank Quay Stn and Centre
29/04/2019 Some M-F early and peak jnys revised Also some MS E jnys
23/03/2020 services 5 & 5A are reduced to operate every 2 hrs. This means that services to Altrincham are now hrly instead of ev30mins.
30/03/2020 services 5 reduced to 3 round trips / day : exWarr at 0640 1040 1440; rtn ALT 0751 1151 1551
08/06/2020 services 5 & 5A now 3v 2hrly. This means that services to Altrincham are now hrly instead of half hrly.
22/06/2020 M-S daytime each hrly
07/09/2020 M-S daytime each hrly
07/09/2020 times changed
28/09/2020 no changes to CAT 5 5A
14/12/2020 CAT 5 services were diverted away from Dunham Massey due to “safety reasons on the highway”, thus no longer able to serve the section of Route from the Junction of Warburton La and Dunham Rd and Altrincham Town Centre. All CAT5 services operate to/from Wa
14/12/2020 Service no longer serves Bowdon or Dunham Town due to highway safety isses (thought to be height signage Dunham Canal over Bridge) Diverted via Sinderland and Broadheath - similar route to 5A
15/02/2021 minor change M-F 1631 5A becomes a 5 and 1645 5 becomes a 5A.
08/03/2021 Addtl sch jnys. M-F E jnys Warr - Lymm reintroduced
22/03/2021 Sch 1528 from Altrincham now 7 mins later
19/04/2021 Some M-F E short jnys withdrawn
30/10/2022 E and early mornings deregistered - direct award
Warrington - Stockton Heath - Lymm - Partington - Sale - Altrincham

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