Route 320
Route: Wigan - Platt Bridge - Ashton - StHelens - Prescott - Knotty Ash - Liverpool
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 26/01/1986 | Commercial ev30mins MS daytime plus hrly ESuPH |
| 16/03/1987 | no change listed |
| 11/05/1987 | Divert via Kensington and London Rd to Liverpool |
| 03/08/1987 | times changed |
| 07/12/1987 | times changed |
| 06/08/1988 | check year: extended Pier Head: M-S daytime ev20mins; ESu hrly |
| 05/09/1988 | times changed |
| 24/04/1989 | times changed |
| 23/10/1989 | times changed |
| 15/01/1990 | Increased frequency: ev20mins MS daytime. Hrly ESuPH |
| 14/05/1990 | slight changes to times |
| 06/08/1990 | Extended to terminate in Liverpool at Pier Head, day return fares introduced |
| 07/01/1991 | Now ev30mins MS daytime, hrly ESu |
| 18/03/1991 | Now ev30mins MS daytime, hrly ESu |
| 03/06/1991 | Service rerouted in Liverpool to Central Bus Stn not Pier Head |
| 23/09/1991 | no apparent change |
| 30/03/1992 | From 120492 Su service curtailed to Wigan to Ashton hrly |
| 30/03/1992 | Stopping places revised |
| 28/09/1992 | Addtl supported SuE jnys Wigan-Ashton hrly by Timeline. Addtl commercial MS E jnys Wigan - Ashton hrly by GMB, 2350 supported Heatons Travel. |
| 25/10/1992 | Su service revised. |
| 14/12/1992 | Timetable revised - stopping places revised |
| 15/03/1993 | Timetable revised. |
| 06/09/1993 | Replacement |
| 06/09/1993 | Timetable revised. |
| 10/04/1994 | Operator revised: All jnys now by GMN |
| 15/08/1994 | Timetable revised - now all stops |
| 26/09/1994 | Minor timetable and route revision |
| 20/02/1995 | Addtl jnys Wigan - Golborne ev30mins by Wigan Bus Co |
| 06/05/1995 | Route revised |
| St Helens - Ashton-in-Makerfield - Platt Bridge - Wigan | |
| 19/06/1995 | Wigan bus service curtailed Wigan to Ashton - not serving Golborne. GMN Service curtailed to operate Wigan to St Helens only. Addtl GMN Wigan to Ashton hrly 5mins ahead of Wigan Bus hrly service Wigan - Ashton. ESu hrly service unchanged |
| 09/10/1995 | Competing GMN hrly Wigan-Ashton service withdrawn leaving hrly Wigan Bus service |
| 15/04/1996 | All jnys now by WIG. Ev30mins full route plus hrly E Wigan - Ashton and Supported SuE hrly |
| 23/03/1997 | timetable revised |
| 23/04/1997 | timetable revised |
| 26/07/1997 | 299 reprint but operator shown as A-Merseyside |
| 26/07/1997 | MF peak jny withdrawn: |
| 25/04/2000 | Addtl jnys Ashton in Makerfield to St Helens replacing withdrawn service 1. Commercial ev30mins full route plus ev30mins AS-StH. ESu hrly full route plus hrly shorts AS-StH. (supported SuE Hrly full route). First jny of each day runs as 102 Ash-StH by Lan |
| 28/05/2000 | Late E jnys added St Helens - Ashton supported by MER |
| 06/05/2001 | Minor timetable changes. S 0630 0845 Ashton to StHelens; 0818 Ashton to St Helens. |
| 21/10/2001 | no change listed - early 102 jnys now run by merseytravel |
| 06/01/2002 | MS daytime jnys split in Ashton. Times changed. Ev15mins MS daytime. ESu hrly full route and hrly StH-ASH. |
| 27/02/2005 | minor changes to times |
| 05/09/2005 | 0740 from StH extended to Wigan. |
| 08/01/2006 | minor timetable changes |
| 31/08/2008 | Addtl jnys on 320 partly replacing withdrawn service 620. Now ev30mins full route plus 3bph Ash-StH. Combined service Ev 5 mins 20/320 on common section of route St Helens to Haydock. |
| 12/10/2008 | one 320 jny per hour diverted to run St Helens - Ashton - Hindley Green as service 620 |
| 30/08/2009 | times changed? |
| 04/07/2010 | times changed? |
| 24/07/2011 | times changed? |
| 02/09/2012 | Minor timetable change. |
| 26/01/2014 | Times changed with additional journeys introduced. |
| 31/08/2014 | Times changed. |
| 08/06/2015 | Sch 0800 from St Helens retimed to 0755 |
| 26/07/2015 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 30/08/2015 | Times changed.: M-F daytime ev10mins StH-AS; ev20mins extn to Wigan; S daytime ev30mins full rte; 3/hr StH-AS. E hrlySt H AS; StH - Wigan. Su daytime ev30mins full rte. |
| 27/09/2015 | Minor timetable changes. |
| 25/01/2016 | Sch 1440 from St Helens and 1507 return is withdrawn. Service 20 1445 from St Helens Sch Hols now operates Schdays as well. |
| 23/04/2017 | Times changed. |
| 21/01/2018 | no change listed |
| 28/10/2018 | no change listed |
| 20/01/2019 | Revised timetable |
| 01/09/2019 | M-S daytime ev10mins ESu ev30mins |
| 23/03/2020 | M-S 0530 - 2250 ev15mins; Su 0735 - 2300 ev30mins |
| 29/03/2020 | M-S 0600 - 2100 hrly . Su hrly 0700-2100 |
| 26/04/2020 | 1945 M-S from St Helens to Wigan is retimed to run 20 mins later at 2005. 2050 M-S from Wigan to St Helens is retimed to run 5 mins later at 2055. Addtl M-S 0520 from St Helens to Ashton-in-Makerfield. |
| 31/05/2020 | Daily ev30mins |
| 15/06/2020 | Su E hrly |
| 31/08/2020 | |
| 14/02/2021 | ev15mins M-S, ev30mins on Su |
| 24/02/2021 | ev15mins M-S, ev30mins on Su |
| 05/09/2021 | M-S 0727 from Ashton-in-Makerfield to St Helens is extended to start from Wigan. |
| 05/09/2021 | 320 Timetable - 21-SC-0681 |
| 23/01/2022 | Times changed throughout: first M-F from St Helens to Ashton now 0510 and from Ashton to St Helens at 0540. |
| 23/01/2022 | Times changed throughout: first M-F from St Helens to Ashton now 0510 and from Ashton to St Helens at 0540. REPLACEMENT S daytime service is reduced to ev 20 mins, now operating btwn St Helens and Wigan. |
| 23/01/2022 | 320 Timetable - 21-SC-0792 |
| 23/01/2022 | 320 Timetable (Replacement) - 22-SC-0032 |
| 22/01/2023 | M-F times change. |
| 22/01/2023 | 20 320 Merseytravel Timetable |
| 22/01/2023 | 320 Timetable - 22-SC-0715 |
| 23/01/2023 | M-F times are changed. SSu services unchanged. |
| 02/01/2024 to 16/07/2024 | 320 Arriva Timetable |
| 21/07/2024 to 13/01/2025 | 320 Arriva Timetable |
| 21/07/2024 | 20 320 Merseytravel Timetable |
| 21/07/2024 | 320 Timetable - 24-SC-0322 |
| 13/04/2025 | 20 320 Merseytravel Timetable |
| 13/04/2025 | 320 Timetable - 25-SC-0044 |
| 18/05/2025 to 18/08/2025 | 320 Arriva Timetable |
| 18/05/2025 | 20 320 Merseytravel Timetable |