156 Ashton-in-Makerfield ↔ St Helens Town Centre
Operated by Huyton Travel. First bus 06:27, last bus 23:31. 34 journeys on weekdays.
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Timetable
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towards St Helens Town Centre · Monday to Friday towards St Helens Town Centre · Saturday towards St Helens Town Centre · Sunday
| The Gerard Centre (Stop D) | · | · | · | · | 08:31 | · | 09:31 | · | 10:31 | · | 11:31 | · | 12:31 | · | 13:31 | · | 14:31 | · | 15:31 | · | 16:31 | · | 17:31 | · | 18:31 | 19:31 | 19:31 | 20:31 | 20:31 | 21:31 | 21:31 | 22:31 | 22:31 | 23:31 |
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| Elm Avenue (nr) | · | · | · | · | 08:37 | · | 09:37 | · | 10:37 | · | 11:37 | · | 12:37 | · | 13:37 | · | 14:37 | · | 15:37 | · | 16:37 | · | 17:37 | · | 18:37 | 19:37 | 19:37 | 20:37 | 20:37 | 21:37 | 21:37 | 22:37 | 22:37 | 23:37 |
| Booths Brow Road (opp) | 06:33 | 07:33 | 08:36 | 08:33 | 09:36 | 09:33 | 10:36 | 10:33 | 11:36 | 11:33 | 12:36 | 12:33 | 13:36 | 13:33 | 14:36 | 14:33 | 15:36 | 15:33 | 16:36 | 16:33 | 17:36 | 17:33 | 18:36 | 18:33 | 19:36 | 20:36 | 20:36 | 21:36 | 21:36 | 22:36 | 22:36 | · | 23:36 | · |
| No. 197 (o/s) | 06:47 | 07:47 | · | 08:47 | · | 09:47 | · | 10:47 | · | 11:47 | · | 12:47 | · | 13:47 | · | 14:47 | · | 15:47 | · | 16:47 | · | 17:47 | · | 18:47 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Edward Street (opp) | 07:01 | 08:01 | · | 10:04 | · | 10:01 | · | 11:01 | · | 12:01 | · | 13:01 | · | 14:01 | · | 16:04 | · | 16:01 | · | 17:01 | · | 18:01 | · | 19:01 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| World of Glass (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| St Helens Hospital (Stop A) | 07:20 | 08:20 | · | 09:20 | · | 10:20 | · | 11:20 | · | 12:20 | · | 13:20 | · | 14:20 | · | 15:20 | · | 16:20 | · | 17:20 | · | 18:20 | · | 19:20 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Marylebone Avenue (adj) | 07:29 | 08:29 | · | 09:29 | · | 10:29 | · | 11:29 | · | 12:29 | · | 13:29 | · | 14:29 | · | 15:29 | · | 16:29 | · | 17:29 | · | 18:29 | · | 19:29 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Marshalls Cross Road (opp) | 07:33 | 08:33 | · | 09:33 | · | 10:33 | · | 11:33 | · | 12:33 | · | 13:33 | · | 14:33 | · | 15:33 | · | 16:33 | · | 17:33 | · | 18:33 | · | 19:33 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| World of Glass (o/s) | 07:13 | 08:13 | · | 09:13 | 09:07 | 10:13 | 10:07 | 11:13 | 11:07 | 12:13 | 12:07 | 13:13 | 13:07 | 14:13 | 14:07 | 15:13 | 15:07 | 16:13 | 16:07 | 17:13 | 17:07 | 18:13 | 18:07 | 19:13 | 19:07 | 20:07 | 20:07 | 21:05 | 21:07 | 22:07 | 22:07 | 23:08 | 23:05 | 00:06 |
| O' Sullivan Crescent (opp) | 07:58 | 08:58 | 08:14 | 09:58 | 09:14 | 10:58 | 10:14 | 11:58 | 11:14 | 12:58 | 12:14 | 13:58 | 13:14 | 14:58 | 14:14 | 15:58 | 15:14 | 16:58 | 16:14 | 17:58 | 17:14 | 18:58 | 18:14 | 19:58 | 19:14 | 20:14 | 20:14 | 21:14 | 21:14 | 22:14 | 22:14 | · | 23:14 | · |
| Bluebell Avenue (adj) | 08:14 | 09:14 | 08:21 | 10:14 | 09:21 | 11:14 | 10:21 | 12:14 | 11:21 | 13:14 | 12:21 | 14:14 | 13:21 | 15:14 | 14:21 | 16:14 | 15:21 | 17:14 | 16:21 | 18:14 | 17:21 | 19:14 | 18:21 | 20:14 | 19:21 | 20:21 | 20:21 | 21:21 | 21:21 | 22:21 | 22:21 | · | 23:21 | · |
| Medway Close (opp) | · | · | 08:40 | · | 09:40 | · | 10:40 | · | 11:40 | · | 12:40 | · | 13:40 | · | 14:40 | · | 15:40 | · | 16:40 | · | 17:40 | · | 18:40 | · | 19:40 | 20:40 | 20:40 | 21:40 | 21:40 | 22:40 | 22:40 | · | 23:40 | · |
| Garswood Station (Stop B) | 06:27 | 07:27 | 08:28 | 08:27 | 09:28 | 09:27 | 10:28 | 10:27 | 11:28 | 11:27 | 12:28 | 12:27 | 13:28 | 13:27 | 14:28 | 14:27 | 15:28 | 15:27 | 16:28 | 16:27 | 17:28 | 17:27 | 18:28 | 18:27 | 19:28 | 20:28 | 20:28 | 21:28 | 21:28 | 22:28 | 22:28 | · | 23:28 | · |
Route map
All stops on route 156
156 towards St Helens Town Centre
- The Gerard Centre (Stop D) Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Ashton View (Stop C) Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Ashton Library (o/s) Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Jubilee Park (o/s) Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Cansfield Grove (cnr) Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Old Road (nr) Bryn
- Bryn Rail Station (Stop A) Bryn
- Medway Close (nr) Bryn
- Dryden Avenue (opp) Bryn
- Meadowcroft (nr) Rose Hill
- Our Lady Immaculate Church (opp) North Ashton
- Brocstedes Avenue (opp) North Ashton
- Brocstedes Road (opp) North Ashton
- Elm Avenue (nr) Downall Green
- Rectory Road (SE-bound) Downall Green
- Garswood Station (Stop B) Garswood
- Langholm Road (nr) Garswood
- Smock Lane (opp) Seneley Green
- Garswood Road (adj) Simms Lane End
- Smock Lane (opp) Garswood
- Rectory Road (adj) Downall Green
- Rectory Road (NW-bound) Downall Green
- Booths Brow Road (opp) Downall Green
- Brocstedes Road (nr) North Ashton
- Fernlea Grove (opp) Downall Green
- Smock Lane (adj) Seneley Green
- Billinge Road (adj) Simms Lane End
- Smock Lane (adj) Seneley Green
- Langholm Road (adj) Garswood
- Garswood Interchange (Stop C) Garswood
- Garswood Road (nr) Garswood
- Tithebarn Road (adj) Garswood
- Gibbons Road (adj) Ashton Cross
- Liverpool Road (adj) Ashton Cross
- Liverpool Road (nr) Ashton Cross
- The Fairways (adj) Ashton Cross
- Pewfall Park (nr) Ashton Cross
- Garswood Road (opp) Pewfall
- No. 197 (o/s) Haydock
- Slag Lane (adj) Haydock
- Calday Grove (opp) Haydock
- Andover Road (opp) North Florida
- Hall Wood Avenue (nr) North Florida
- Bluebell Avenue (opp) New Boston
- Birch Road (adj) New Boston
- North Street (adj) New Boston
- Tesco (o/s) New Boston
- Grange Valley (nr) Haydock
- Ireland Road (nr) Blackbrook
- Gardiner Avenue (opp) Blackbrook
- White House Close (nr) Blackbrook
- Clipsley Lane (opp) Stanley Bank
- Burrows Street (adj) Blackbrook
- Wagon Lane (SW-bound) Haydock
- Whiteside Road (adj) Haydock
- Harty Road (adj) Haydock
- Edward Street (opp) Blackbrook
- School Street (adj) Blackbrook
- Waine Street (adj) Blackbrook
- West End Road (nr) Blackbrook
- MacDonald Avenue (opp) Blackbrook
- O'Sullivan Crescent (adj) Blackbrook
- Boardmans Lane (o/s) Blackbrook
- Mulcrow Close (opp) Finger Post
- Blackhorse Street (opp) Finger Post
- Vernon Street (adj) Pocket Nook
- Barber Street (adj) Pocket Nook
- Ardwick Street (adj) Pocket Nook
- Todd Road (adj) St Helens
- World of Glass (o/s) St Helens
- Chalon Way West (Stop C1) St Helens
- St Marys Market (o/s) St Helens
- Todd Road (opp) St Helens
- Parr Street (adj) Peasley Cross
- St Helens Retail Park (opp) Peasley Cross
- Hunter Street (adj) Peasley Cross
- Manville Street (adj) Peasley Cross
- St Helens Hospital (Stop A) Sutton
- Robins Lane (adj) Sutton
- Eaves Lane (adj) Sutton
- Lea Green Interchange (Stop E) Sutton
- Sherdley Bus Park (W-bound) Sutton
- Marylebone Avenue (adj) Sutton Heath
- Mere Grange (adj) Lea Green
- Lea Green Road (adj) Lea Green
- Marshalls Cross Road (opp) Sutton
- Marshalls Cross Road (opp) Sutton
- Eaves Lane (opp) Sutton
- Robins Lane (opp) Sutton
- St Helens Hospital (Stop B) Sutton
- Emmett Street (adj) Peasley Cross
- Hunter Street (opp) Peasley Cross
- St Helens Retail Park (adj) Peasley Cross
- Todd Road (adj) St Helens
- World of Glass (o/s) St Helens
- Chalon Way West (Stop C2) St Helens
- St Marys Market (o/s) St Helens
- St Helens Central Station (opp) St Helens
- Phoenix Brow (opp) Pocket Nook
- Ardwick Street (opp) Pocket Nook
- Barber Street (opp) Pocket Nook
- Davies Street (adj) Pocket Nook
- Merton Bank Road (adj) Pocket Nook
- Mulcrow Close (adj) Pocket Nook
- Blackbrook Road (jct) Blackbrook
- Link Avenue (opp) Blackbrook
- Chain Lane (adj) Blackbrook
- O' Sullivan Crescent (opp) Blackbrook
- Waine Street (opp) Blackbrook
- Old Whint Road (opp) Blackbrook
- Sumner Street (adj) Blackbrook
- West End Road (opp) Stanley Bank
- Grosvenor Road (adj) Blackbrook
- Wagon Lane (SW-bound) Haydock
- Whiteside Road (adj) Haydock
- Harty Road (adj) Haydock
- Edward Street (opp) Blackbrook
- Old Whint Road (opp) Blackbrook
- Sumner Street (adj) Blackbrook
- West End Road (opp) Stanley Bank
- Grosvenor Road (adj) Blackbrook
- Squires Close (adj) Blackbrook
- O'Connell Close (adj) Haydock
- Stanton Close (nr) Blackbrook
- Grange Valley (opp) New Boston
- Bellerophon Way (opp) New Boston
- North Street (nr) New Boston
- Birch Road (opp) New Boston
- Bluebell Avenue (adj) New Boston
- Piele Road (nr) North Florida
- Andover Road (adj) North Florida
- Liverpool Road (nr) Ashton Cross
- Calday Grove (adj) Haydock
- Slag Lane (opp) Haydock
- No. 197 (opp) Haydock
- Garswood Road (adj) Pewfall
- Pewfall Park (opp) Ashton Cross
- The Fairways (opp) Ashton Cross
- Millfield Lane (nr) Ashton Cross
- Gibbons Road (opp) Ashton Cross
- Garswood Road (adj) Garswood
- School Lane (opp) Garswood
- Booths Brow Road (nr) North Ashton
- Our Lady Immaculate Church (o/s) North Ashton
- Meadowcroft (opp) Rose Hill
- Dryden Avenue (nr) Bryn
- Medway Close (opp) Bryn
- Bryn Rail Station (Stop B) Bryn
- Old Road (opp) Bryn
- Cansfield Grove (adj) Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Jubilee Park (opp) Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Ashton View (Stop A) Ashton-in-Makerfield
- The Gerard Centre (Stop E) Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Garswood Station (Stop B) Garswood
Service history & registered changes
- ❌ Withdrawn effective 6 Sept 2026 Operating between Garswood and Garswood given service number 156 effective from 06 September 2026.
- 🆕 Registered effective 31 Aug 2025 Operating between Garswood and Garswood given service number 156 effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Route and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
St HelensHaydockAshton-in-MakerfieldSuttonBlackbrookGarswoodBrynNew BostonSutton HeathPeasley CrossPocket NookFinger Post
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 156 bus?
The first 156 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:27 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 156 bus?
The last 156 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:31. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 156 bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Huyton Travel day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 156 bus?
The 156 is operated by Huyton Travel.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.