Route 34
Route: Leigh - Lowton - Newton-le-Willows - Earlestown - St Helens (originally Liverpool)
Service changes and timetables
| Date | Change details |
|---|---|
| 19/06/1995 | MTL replaces withdrawn part of GMB 34 |
| 21/08/1995 | Returns to limited stop Liverpool-St Helens |
| 19/02/1996 | Most journeys w'drwn Liverpool-St Helens but still operating St Helens-Leigh |
| 02/04/1996 | times revised and extra stopping points added |
| 22/07/1996 | Rerouted via Prescot Rd with addtl 34A St Helens-NLW |
| 07/10/1996 | 34 rerouted via London Rd (I assume in Liverpool) and 34A rerouted in Parr |
| 24/02/1997 | 34A withdrawn, 34 times revised |
| 25/02/1997 | Reprint as 34A not withdrawn |
| 30/06/1997 | MPTE ttable available: 34A retimed |
| 07/01/1998 | Addtl schoolday 34 1510 / 1525. No other changes |
| 30/03/1998 | 1815 ex Leigh terminates Earlestown, some minor retimings |
| 07/09/1998 | MPTE ttable available: Minor retimings |
| 07/12/1998 | Change listed incorrect (see above): Times revised and two journeys from Liverpool withdrawn |
| 07/12/1998 | Curtailed to L'pool - LH. New timetables : ev30mins daytime plus new 34A NLW- STH ev30mins |
| Leigh - Lowton - Newton-le-Willows - Earlestown - St Helens | |
| 05/07/1999 | Curtailed to Leigh - St Helens. All 34A run as 34 but remain NLW-StH |
| 03/01/2000 | times changed |
| 25/04/2000 | Route in Earlestown revised. Timetable changed now run by A-Merseyside. Commercial ev30mins full route. NESu |
| 25/04/2000 | Route in Earlestown revised. Timetable changed now run by A-Merseyside. Commercial ev30mins full route. NESu. Services 34 and 51 combined to ev15min StH - NleW. 51 151 NOT IN GM. |
| 07/05/2001 | Times revised |
| 01/10/2001 | Morning times changed |
| 01/10/2001 | Times revised (extra Merseytravel leaflet) |
| 21/10/2001 | Late E 151 jnys renumbered 134. Times unchanged |
| 23/02/2003 | 31 34A 134 StH-NLW: outside GM. Service 34 ev30mins NESu. 34A Su commercial revised times. Connecting GMPTE supported 360 SuPH Wigan-Newton hrly. Connects with 34A to St H |
| 23/02/2005 | 31 34A 134 StH-NLW: outside GM. Service 34 ev30mins NESu. 34A Su commercial revised times. Connecting GMPTE supported 360 SuPH Wigan-Newton hrly. Connects with 34A to St H |
| 01/05/2005 | 31 34A 134 StH-NLW: outside GM. Service 34 ev30mins NESu. GMPTE supported 360 SuPH Wigan-Newton hrly. Connects with 34A to St H |
| 01/05/2006 | 31 34A 134 StH-NLW: outside GM. Service 34 ev30mins NESu. GMPTE supported 360 SuPH Wigan-Newton hrly. Connects with 34A to St H |
| 23/07/2006 | 34 daytime frequency increased to every 20 mins |
| 23/07/2006 | All 31 34 34A 134 now run as 34 StH-LH or 34A St H - Earlestown - Acorn St. |
| 02/09/2007 | Two journeys retimed by 5 minutes |
| 30/03/2008 | E reduced to hrly. 34A unchanged as are all other times |
| 02/09/2012 | 34 34A ev20mins MS daytime. |
| 02/09/2012 | No change to 34, 34A rerouted |
| 27/01/2013 | Minor route change in Earlestown. 34A rerouted. Times unchanged |
| 31/01/2013 | NO CHANGE LISTED |
| 31/08/2014 | Now 34 34A each ev20mins MS daytime. Hrly 34 ESu StH to NLW. |
| 30/08/2015 | 34 34A no change listed. Some times changed 34A StH-NLW. 31 34A 134 StH-NLW: outside GM. Service 34 ev30mins NESu. GMPTE supported 360 SuPH Wigan-Newton hrly. Connects with 34A to St H |
| 24/04/2016 | 31 34A 134 StH-NLW: outside GM. Service 34 ev30mins NESu. GMPTE supported 360 SuPH Wigan-Newton hrly. Connects with 34A to St H. 1745 from St H now 1749 |
| 04/09/2016 | MS E increased: hrly 34A added. Su daytime now alternate 34 34A. |
| 04/09/2016 | no change listed |
| 21/01/2018 | some journeys retimed |
| 22/07/2018 | Extra ttable (you have it listed under X34). No change to 26/34 |
| 28/10/2018 | 34 34A no change listed: each ev20mins daytime Esu each hrly |
| 17/02/2019 | routes of service 34 and 360 divert to serve the new Interchange at Newton-le-Willows rail station. |
| 28/04/2019 | M-F peak period and early morning times changed. |
| 23/03/2020 | Covid: Saturday times apply on weekdays |
| 30/03/2020 | M-S 0600 - 2100 hrly . Su hrly 0830-2100 |
| 26/04/2020 | There will also be additional late E and early morning journeys on the 19, 34, 245, 320, 362 and 575. |
| 31/05/2020 | 34 34A Daily each hrly : combined ev30mins daytime E 34 hrly |
| 21/06/2020 | No ttable but believe both increased to half-hourly during day |
| 30/08/2020 | 34 34A: Combined S frequency decreased from ev10 mins to ev 15 mins: combined Ev10 min M-F and ev30mins on Su. |
| 30/08/2020 | ANW TT PRINT |
| 04/10/2020 | Times changed with some jnys temporarily withdrawn. ev10mins M-F, ev15mins on S and ev30mins on Su. |
| 24/01/2021 | Covid reduction: combined 34 34A ev15 mins M-S, ev30mins on ESu |
| 11/04/2021 | current covid reduction |
| 05/09/2021 | M-S times changed Su unchanged. |
| 05/09/2021 | 34 Timetable - 21-SC-0679 |
| 23/01/2022 | M-S times changed. Frequency reduced. Generally running ev40mins Su no change |
| 23/01/2022 | 34 Timetable - 22-SC-0005 |
| 16/04/2023 | 34 34A Merseytravel Timetable |
| 16/04/2023 | 34 Timetable - 23-SC-0051 |
| 02/01/2024 to 04/09/2024 | 34 34A Arriva Timetable |
| 21/07/2024 to 13/01/2025 | 34 34A Arriva Timetable |
| 21/07/2024 | 34 34A Merseytravel Timetable |
| 21/07/2024 | 34 Timetable - 24-SC-0338 |
| 18/05/2025 to 24/05/2025 | 34 34A Arriva Timetable |
| 18/05/2025 | 34 34A Merseytravel Timetable |