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Route 537

Route: Bolton - Breightmet - Darcy Lever circ

Service changes and timetables

Date Change details
03/08/1987 GMB MS daytime ev30mins daytime hrly E: no apparent change Reverse = 536
06/03/1989 GMB MS daytime ev30mins daytime hrly E: no apparent change Reverse = 536
06/08/1989 MS daytime ev30mins daytime hrly E, Su operator revised. ROS hrly . Reverse = 538
11/09/1989 Timetable revised: Supported ESu runs BN-Darcy Lever hrly out as 537/return as 536.
02/07/1990 Route in Bolton revised
25/02/1991 Route in Bolton revised
24/06/1991 Timetable and operator revised . Supported ESu hrly by GMB. Supported 1930 MS by RIB; S 2330 by SHR
12/08/1991 minor timetable revision
14/09/1992 No change listed
28/09/1992 ESu revised. SHR=TIM
15/03/1993 early E jnys revised. Some early jnys op by ROS. ESu by RIB
27/09/1993 Operator revised
28/11/1993 ESu revised 2145 2245 withdrawn: MS E by TIM, Su by RIB.
26/03/1994 Minor timetable and operator revision: ROS jnys withdrawn
01/05/1995 ESu revised Su by GMN. S0730 537 by BWC
28/05/1995 Timetables revised
16/10/1995 Timetables revised. Supported ROS now by GMN
26/04/1997 Operator revised
01/06/1997 Timetables revised: commercial M-S daytime ev30mins Supported Su hrly by GMN; supported E hrly ; supported S 0730 by SR.
05/10/1998 0625 from BN and MS E by Srib.
27/05/1999 1 Saturday AM & M-S Evenings now First Manchester
27/06/1999 replacement
27/06/1999 Su jnys now 4mins earlier. Srib jnys now by FM
13/09/1999 Times changed
03/09/2000 Addtl jnys: now ev20mins MS daytime
25/02/2001 MS E times changed - now commercial
24/06/2001 ESu times changed
29/03/2002 PH jnys added at Su times
30/06/2003 1203 reprint
30/06/2003 Early E times changed
05/11/2004 No change listed
03/04/2005 Rerouted 94 95 to serve Darcy Lever and Leverhulme Park (Replacing 536 and 537)
09/01/2006 New M-S daytime 537 538 each ev30mins. NESuPH
30/05/2006 daytime jnys withdrawn
30/08/2009 no apparent change
11/04/2010 commercial MS daytime hrly.
11/04/2010 no apparent change
18/07/2010 no changes made
13/03/2011 no apparent change
19/06/2011 no apparent change
30/10/2011 no apparent change
11/12/2011 no apparent change
27/01/2013 Times changed with some jnys withdrawn.
27/10/2013 Curtailed to Bolton - Bromley Cross. Times changed
27/10/2013 Minor time changes: commercial MS daytime hrly. NESuPH
28/10/2013 Curtailed BN-Bromley X: each ev30mins linked to 538. Times changed. Partly replaced by bus 37 between Edgworth and Bromley Cross.
28/10/2013 Darwen Coach Services 37 extended to run between Darwen and Bromley Cross replacing bus 537.
27/04/2014 MS daytime 537 538 curtailed to Bank Top - Bolton all running as 537: MS daytime ev15mins. NESuPH
26/10/2014 Times changed: MS daytime ev30mins. NESuPH
12/04/2015 No change listed
19/07/2015 MS times changed
19/07/2015 Times changed. M-S daytime hrly; NESuPH
30/08/2015 Times changed - all jnys by UKC: MS 0913 1055 1238 1355 SSH1540 1625 from BN
25/10/2015 Times changed with addtl jnys. MS 0923 1008 hrly 1408 S1508 MS1608 Sch ROS
03/04/2016 No change listed
30/10/2016 No change listed
30/01/2017 No change listed
03/09/2017 Rerouted in Bolton town centre to serve the new Interchange.
29/10/2017 Addtl MF 1508 from BN, 1527 from BT
08/04/2018 No change listed
28/10/2018 No change listed
06/04/2020 Departs Bolton 10.08am, 12.08pm, 2.08pm and 4.08pm.
14/04/2020 M-S departs Bolton at 10.08am, 12.08pm, 2.08pm and 4.08pm.
15/06/2020 M-S daytime hrly
30/08/2020 no change listed
31/01/2021 no change listed: M-S daytime hrly
11/04/2021 no change listed
29/08/2021 Addtl 0723 from Astley Bridge on schooldays.
24/04/2022 Supported hrly M-S daytime service with a morning peak service on schooldays only. Revised timetable: now ev2hrs daytime with route extended to Eagley Way turning circle and an improved span of operation on M-S daytime and diverted via Waters Meeting Rd t
30/10/2022 no change listed
Bee Network: Eagley - Bank Top - Astley Bridge - Bolton
24/09/2023 Route replaced by TfGM Franchising - operated by Diamond Bus North West
24/09/2023 Times of most M-S daytime jnys change. Addtl 2137 from Eagley on SuPH
24/09/2023 534 535 537 Timetable - 23-SC-0443
24/09/2023 534 535 537 Timetable - 23-SC-0443 (updated)
24/09/2023 534 535 537 Timetable - 24-SC-0443 (hail and ride added)
07/04/2024 534 535 537 Timetable - 24-SC-0223
01/09/2024 534 535 537 Timetable - 24-SC-0424
03/09/2024 537 928 School Timetable (Sharples School)
27/04/2025 534 535 537 Timetable - 25-SC-0096

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