53 Liverpool, Queen Square - Crosby, Islington

A bus service operated by Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire

Merton Road/Stanley Road (Inbound only) (Bootle) *Update 3*
Monday 6 – Wednesday 29 April 2026

Merton Road and Stanley Road (Inbound only) will be closed from Tuesday 7 April 2026 for approximately 3 weeks.

Services 47, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 54A, 55, 55D, 62 and X2

• From Destinations will be as normal routes to Stanley Road, then via Marsh Lane, Washington Parade, Bootle Bus Station (Stand 4), Washington Parade, Merton Road, Stanley Road, then as normal routes to Liverpool/Penny Lane. (Omits a section of Stanley Road).
Alternative bus stop: Stanley Road/Linacre Lane and Bootle Bus Station/stand 4 and Stanley Road/Trinity Road.

• From Liverpool will be unaffected.

Queen Square Bus Station - Crosby Islington

Liverpool Queen Square Bus Station (Stand 11) 09:2710:0210:3211:0211:2911:5312:1712:4413:1013:3413:5814:2214:4615:1015:3415:5816:2516:4617:1217:3718:0718:3719:0719:3720:0720:3721:0721:37
Everton, nr Great Richmond Street 09:3010:0510:3511:0511:3211:5612:2012:4713:1313:3714:0114:2514:4915:1315:3716:0116:2816:4917:1517:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:4021:1021:40
Kirkdale, adj Virgil Street 09:3210:0710:3711:0711:3411:5812:2212:4913:1513:3914:0314:2714:5115:1515:3916:0316:3016:5117:1717:4218:1218:4219:1219:4220:1220:4221:1221:42
Everton, adj Wilbraham Street 09:3310:0810:3811:0811:3511:5912:2312:5013:1613:4014:0414:2814:5215:1615:4016:0416:3116:5217:1817:4318:1318:4319:1319:4320:1320:4321:1321:43
Everton, opp Buckingham Street 09:3310:0810:3811:0811:3511:5912:2312:5013:1613:4014:0414:2814:5215:1615:4016:0416:3116:5217:1817:4318:1318:4319:1319:4320:1320:4321:1321:43
Everton, adj Boundary Street East 09:3410:0910:3911:0911:3612:0012:2412:5113:1713:4114:0514:2914:5315:1715:4116:0516:3216:5317:1917:4418:1418:4419:1419:4420:1420:4421:1421:44
Kirkdale, adj Sterling Way 09:3510:1010:4011:1011:3712:0112:2512:5213:1813:4214:0614:3014:5415:1815:4216:0616:3316:5417:2017:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4521:1521:45
Kirkdale, adj Leison Street 09:3510:1010:4011:1011:3712:0112:2512:5213:1813:4214:0614:3014:5415:1815:4216:0616:3316:5417:2017:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:4521:1521:45
Kirkdale, adj Sharpeville Close 09:3610:1110:4111:1111:3812:0212:2612:5313:1913:4314:0714:3114:5515:1915:4316:0716:3416:5517:2117:4618:1618:4619:1619:4620:1620:4621:1621:46
Kirkdale, adj Pansy Street 09:3710:1210:4211:1211:3912:0312:2712:5413:2013:4414:0814:3214:5615:2015:4416:0816:3516:5617:2217:4718:1718:4719:1719:4720:1720:4721:1721:47
Kirkdale, adj Commercial Road 09:3810:1310:4311:1311:4012:0412:2812:5513:2113:4514:0914:3314:5715:2115:4516:0916:3616:5717:2317:4818:1818:4819:1819:4820:1820:4821:1821:48
Kirkdale Bank Hall Station (Stop A) 09:3910:1410:4411:1411:4112:0512:2912:5713:2213:4614:1014:3414:5815:2215:4616:1116:3816:5917:2517:5018:2018:4919:1919:4920:1920:4921:1921:49
Kirkdale, adj Wolsey Street 09:3910:1410:4411:1411:4112:0512:2912:5713:2313:4714:1114:3514:5915:2315:4716:1116:3816:5917:2517:5018:2018:4919:1919:4920:1920:4921:1921:49
Bootle, adj Keble Road 09:4010:1510:4511:1511:4212:0612:3012:5813:2413:4814:1214:3615:0015:2415:4816:1216:3917:0017:2617:5118:2118:5019:2019:5020:2020:5021:2021:50
Bootle, adj Balliol Road 09:4110:1610:4611:1611:4312:0712:3112:5913:2513:4914:1314:3715:0115:2515:4916:1316:4017:0117:2717:5218:2218:5119:2119:5120:2120:5121:2121:51
Bootle, adj Trinity Road 09:4210:1710:4711:1711:4412:0812:3213:0013:2613:5014:1414:3815:0215:2615:5016:1416:4117:0217:2817:5318:2318:5219:2219:5220:2220:5221:2221:52
Bootle Strand Shopping Centre (Stop A) 09:4310:1810:4811:1811:4512:0912:3313:0113:2713:5114:1514:3915:0315:2715:5116:1516:4217:0317:2917:5418:2418:5319:2319:5320:2320:5321:2321:53
Bootle, adj Marsh Lane 09:4710:2210:5211:2211:4912:1312:3713:0513:3113:5514:1914:4315:0715:3115:5516:1916:4617:0717:3317:5818:2818:5719:2719:5720:2720:5721:2721:57
Bootle, adj Melling Road 09:4810:2310:5311:2311:5012:1412:3813:0613:3213:5614:2014:4415:0815:3215:5616:2016:4717:0817:3417:5918:2918:5819:2819:5820:2820:5821:2821:58
Linacre, adj Alpha Street 09:4910:2410:5411:2411:5112:1512:3913:0713:3413:5814:2214:4615:1015:3415:5816:2216:4917:1017:3618:0118:3118:5919:2919:5920:2920:5921:2921:59
Linacre, opp Bowden Street 09:5010:2510:5511:2511:5212:1612:4013:0913:3513:5914:2314:4715:1115:3515:5916:2316:5017:1117:3718:0218:3219:0019:3020:0020:3021:0021:3022:00
Linacre, adj Scarisbrick Avenue 09:5110:2610:5611:2611:5312:1712:4113:1013:3614:0014:2414:4815:1215:3616:0016:2416:5117:1217:3818:0318:3319:0119:3120:0120:3121:0121:3122:01
Linacre, adj Penryhn Avenue 09:5210:2710:5711:2711:5412:1812:4213:1113:3714:0114:2514:4915:1315:3716:0116:2516:5217:1317:3918:0418:3419:0219:3220:0220:3221:0221:3222:02
Seaforth Station (Stop A) 09:5310:2810:5811:2811:5512:1912:4313:1213:3814:0214:2614:5015:1415:3816:0216:2616:5317:1417:4018:0518:3519:0319:3320:0320:3321:0321:3322:03
Seaforth, adj Lime Grove 09:5310:2810:5811:2811:5512:1912:4313:1213:3914:0314:2714:5115:1515:3916:0316:2716:5417:1517:4118:0618:3619:0319:3320:0320:3321:0321:3322:03
Seaforth, opp Woolfall Terrace 09:5410:2910:5911:2911:5612:2012:4413:1413:4014:0414:2814:5215:1615:4016:0416:2816:5517:1617:4218:0718:3719:0419:3420:0420:3421:0421:3422:04
Seaforth, adj Claremont Road 09:5610:3111:0111:3111:5812:2212:4613:1613:4214:0614:3014:5415:1815:4216:0616:3016:5717:1817:4418:0918:3919:0619:3620:0620:3621:0621:3622:06
Seaforth, adj Dewlands Road 09:5710:3211:0211:3211:5912:2312:4713:1713:4314:0714:3114:5515:1915:4316:0716:3116:5817:1917:4518:1018:4019:0719:3720:0720:3721:0721:3722:07
Waterloo, opp Marlborough Road 09:5710:3211:0211:3211:5912:2312:4713:1713:4414:0814:3214:5615:2015:4416:0816:3216:5917:2017:4618:1118:4119:0719:3720:0720:3721:0721:3722:07
Waterloo, opp Bramhall Road 09:5810:3311:0311:3312:0012:2412:4813:1913:4514:0914:3314:5715:2115:4516:0916:3317:0017:2117:4718:1218:4219:0819:3820:0820:3821:0821:3822:08
Waterloo, adj Crosby Road North 09:5910:3411:0411:3412:0112:2512:4913:2013:4614:1014:3414:5815:2215:4616:1016:3417:0117:2217:4818:1318:4319:0919:3920:0920:3921:0921:3922:09
Waterloo Station (Stop A) 10:0010:3511:0511:3512:0212:2612:5013:2113:4714:1114:3514:5915:2315:4716:1116:3517:0217:2317:4918:1418:4419:1019:4020:1020:4021:1021:4022:10
Waterloo, adj Duke Street 10:0110:3611:0611:3612:0312:2712:5113:2213:4814:1214:3615:0015:2415:4816:1216:3617:0317:2417:5018:1518:4519:1119:4120:1120:4121:1121:4122:11
Waterloo, adj Blucher Street 10:0210:3711:0711:3712:0412:2812:5213:2313:4914:1314:3715:0115:2515:4916:1316:3717:0417:2517:5118:1618:4619:1219:4220:1220:4221:1221:4222:12
Sandheys Avenue (adj) 10:0210:3711:0711:3712:0412:2812:5213:2313:4914:1314:3715:0115:2515:4916:1316:3717:0417:2517:5118:1618:4619:1219:4220:1220:4221:1221:4222:12
Waterloo, adj Brooke Road West 10:0310:3811:0811:3812:0512:2912:5313:2413:5014:1414:3815:0215:2615:5016:1416:3817:0517:2617:5218:1718:4719:1319:4320:1320:4321:1321:4322:13
Waterloo, adj Holden Road 10:0310:3811:0811:3812:0512:2912:5313:2413:5014:1414:3815:0215:2615:5016:1416:3817:0517:2617:5218:1718:4719:1319:4320:1320:4321:1321:4322:13
Blundellsands and Crosby Station (Stop C) 10:0410:3911:0911:3912:0612:3012:5413:2513:5114:1514:3915:0315:2715:5116:1516:3917:0617:2717:5318:1818:4819:1419:4420:1420:4421:1421:4422:14
Crosby, adj Waverley Road 10:0510:4011:1011:4012:0712:3112:5513:2613:5214:1614:4015:0415:2815:5216:1616:4017:0717:2817:5418:1918:4919:1519:4520:1520:4521:1521:4522:15
Great Crosby, opp Carnegie Avenue 10:0610:4111:1111:4112:0812:3212:5613:2713:5314:1714:4115:0515:2915:5316:1716:4117:0817:2917:5518:2018:5019:1619:4620:1620:4621:1621:4622:16
Great Crosby, adj York Avenue 10:0610:4111:1111:4112:0812:3212:5613:2713:5314:1714:4115:0515:2915:5316:1716:4117:0817:2917:5518:2018:5019:1619:4620:1620:4621:1621:4622:16
Great Crosby Crosby Village (Stop B) 10:0810:4311:1311:4312:1012:3412:5813:2913:5514:1914:4315:0715:3115:5516:1916:4317:1017:3117:5718:2218:5219:1819:4820:1820:4821:1821:4822:18

Crosby Islington - Queen Square Bus Station

Great Crosby Crosby Village (Stop B) 08:4209:1709:4710:1210:3711:0111:2511:4912:1712:4013:0513:3013:5414:1814:4215:0615:3215:5416:2016:4517:1517:4518:2518:5519:2219:5220:2220:52
Great Crosby, adj Islington 08:4209:1709:4710:1210:3711:0111:2511:4912:1712:4013:0513:3013:5414:1814:4215:0615:3215:5416:2016:4517:1517:4518:2518:5519:2219:5220:2220:52
Crosby, adj Harrington Road 08:4309:1809:4810:1310:3811:0211:2611:5012:1812:4113:0613:3113:5514:1914:4315:0715:3315:5516:2116:4617:1617:4618:2618:5619:2319:5320:2320:53
Great Crosby, adj College Road 08:4409:1909:4910:1410:3911:0311:2711:5112:1912:4213:0713:3213:5614:2014:4415:0815:3415:5616:2216:4717:1717:4718:2718:5719:2419:5420:2420:54
Blundellsands and Crosby Station (Stop B) 08:4609:2109:5110:1610:4211:0611:3011:5412:2212:4513:1013:3513:5914:2314:4715:1115:3715:5916:2516:5017:2017:4918:2918:5919:2619:5620:2620:56
Waterloo, adj Brooke Road West 08:4709:2209:5210:1710:4311:0711:3111:5512:2312:4613:1113:3614:0014:2414:4815:1215:3816:0016:2616:5117:2117:5018:3019:0019:2719:5720:2720:57
Waterloo, adj Courtenay Road 08:4709:2209:5210:1710:4311:0711:3111:5512:2312:4613:1113:3614:0014:2414:4815:1215:3816:0016:2616:5117:2117:5018:3019:0019:2719:5720:2720:57
Waterloo, adj Wellington Street 08:4809:2309:5310:1810:4411:0811:3211:5612:2412:4713:1213:3714:0114:2514:4915:1315:3916:0116:2716:5217:2217:5118:3119:0119:2819:5820:2820:58
Waterloo, adj South Road 08:4909:2409:5410:1910:4511:0911:3311:5712:2512:4813:1313:3814:0214:2614:5015:1415:4016:0216:2816:5317:2317:5218:3219:0219:2919:5920:2920:59
Waterloo Station (Stop C) 08:5009:2509:5510:2010:4611:1011:3411:5812:2612:4913:1413:3914:0314:2714:5115:1515:4116:0316:2916:5417:2417:5318:3319:0319:3020:0020:3021:00
Waterloo Park, opp South Road 08:5109:2609:5610:2110:4711:1111:3511:5912:2712:5013:1513:4014:0414:2814:5215:1615:4216:0416:3016:5517:2517:5418:3419:0419:3120:0120:3121:01
Waterloo, adj Sandringham Road 08:5209:2709:5710:2210:4911:1311:3712:0112:2912:5213:1713:4214:0614:3014:5415:1815:4416:0616:3216:5717:2717:5518:3519:0519:3220:0220:3221:02
Seaforth, opp Dewlands Road 08:5309:2809:5810:2410:5011:1411:3812:0212:3012:5313:1813:4314:0714:3114:5515:1915:4516:0716:3316:5817:2817:5618:3619:0619:3320:0320:3321:03
Seaforth, opp Sandown Road 08:5409:2909:5910:2510:5111:1511:3912:0312:3112:5413:1913:4414:0814:3214:5615:2015:4616:0816:3416:5917:2917:5718:3719:0719:3420:0420:3421:04
Seaforth, adj Sandy Road 08:5509:3010:0010:2610:5311:1711:4112:0512:3312:5613:2113:4614:1014:3414:5815:2215:4816:1016:3617:0117:3117:5818:3819:0819:3520:0520:3521:05
Seaforth, adj Elm Road 08:5609:3110:0110:2710:5411:1811:4212:0612:3412:5713:2213:4714:1114:3514:5915:2315:4916:1116:3717:0217:3217:5918:3919:0919:3620:0620:3621:06
Seaforth, opp Hawarden Grove 08:5709:3210:0210:2910:5511:1911:4312:0712:3512:5813:2313:4814:1214:3615:0015:2415:5016:1216:3817:0317:3318:0118:4019:1019:3720:0720:3721:07
Seaforth Station (Stop B) 08:5809:3310:0310:3010:5611:2011:4412:0812:3612:5913:2413:4914:1314:3715:0115:2515:5116:1316:3917:0417:3418:0218:4119:1119:3820:0820:3821:08
Linacre Road (adj) 08:5909:3410:0410:3110:5811:2211:4612:1012:3813:0113:2613:5114:1514:3915:0315:2715:5316:1516:4117:0617:3618:0318:4219:1219:3920:0920:3921:09
Linacre, adj Hartwell Street 09:0109:3610:0610:3411:0011:2411:4812:1212:4013:0313:2813:5314:1714:4115:0515:2915:5516:1716:4317:0817:3818:0518:4419:1419:4120:1120:4121:11
Linacre, opp Croxteth Road 09:0209:3710:0710:3511:0211:2611:5012:1412:4213:0513:3013:5514:1914:4315:0715:3115:5716:1916:4517:1017:4018:0618:4519:1519:4220:1220:4221:12
Bootle, adj Linacre Lane 09:0309:3810:0810:3611:0311:2711:5112:1512:4313:0613:3113:5614:2014:4415:0815:3215:5816:2016:4617:1117:4118:0718:4619:1619:4320:1320:4321:13
Bootle, adj Marsh Lane 09:0409:3910:0910:3711:0411:2811:5212:1612:4413:0713:3213:5714:2114:4515:0915:3315:5916:2116:4717:1217:4218:0818:4719:1719:4420:1420:4421:14
Bootle Strand Shopping Centre (Stop C) 09:0509:4010:1010:3811:0511:2911:5312:1712:4513:0813:3313:5814:2214:4615:1015:3416:0016:2216:4817:1317:4318:0918:4819:1819:4520:1520:4521:15
Bootle, adj Park Street 09:0609:4110:1110:4011:0711:3111:5512:1912:4713:1013:3514:0014:2414:4815:1215:3616:0216:2416:5017:1517:4518:1118:4919:1919:4620:1620:4621:16
Bootle, adj Trinity Road 09:0709:4210:1210:4111:0811:3211:5612:2012:4813:1113:3614:0114:2514:4915:1315:3716:0316:2516:5117:1617:4618:1218:4919:1919:4620:1620:4621:16
Bootle, adj Balliol Road 09:0809:4310:1310:4211:0911:3311:5712:2112:4913:1213:3714:0214:2614:5015:1415:3816:0416:2616:5217:1717:4718:1318:5019:2019:4720:1720:4721:17
Bootle, adj Beatrice Street 09:0909:4410:1410:4311:1011:3411:5812:2212:5013:1313:3814:0314:2714:5115:1515:3916:0516:2716:5317:1817:4818:1418:5119:2119:4820:1820:4821:18
Kirkdale, adj Celia Street 09:1009:4510:1510:4411:1111:3511:5912:2312:5113:1413:3914:0414:2814:5215:1615:4016:0616:2816:5417:1917:4918:1518:5219:2219:4920:1920:4921:19
Kirkdale Bank Hall Station (Stop B) 09:1109:4610:1610:4611:1311:3712:0112:2512:5313:1613:4114:0614:3014:5415:1815:4216:0816:3016:5617:2117:5018:1618:5319:2319:5020:2020:5021:20
Kirkdale, adj Briar Street 09:1209:4710:1710:4711:1411:3812:0212:2612:5413:1713:4214:0714:3114:5515:1915:4316:0916:3116:5717:2217:5118:1718:5419:2419:5120:2120:5121:21
Sandhills, adj Easby Road 09:1209:4710:1710:4711:1411:3812:0212:2612:5413:1713:4214:0714:3114:5515:1915:4316:0916:3116:5717:2217:5118:1718:5419:2419:5120:2120:5121:21
Kirkdale, adj Maregreen Road 09:1309:4810:1810:4811:1511:3912:0312:2712:5513:1813:4314:0814:3214:5615:2015:4416:1016:3216:5817:2317:5218:1818:5519:2519:5220:2220:5221:22
Kirkdale, adj Whittle Street 09:1409:4910:1910:4911:1611:4012:0412:2812:5613:1913:4414:0914:3314:5715:2115:4516:1116:3316:5917:2417:5318:1918:5619:2619:5320:2320:5321:23
Everton, adj Kirkdale Road 09:1509:5010:2010:5011:1711:4112:0512:2912:5713:2013:4514:1014:3414:5815:2215:4616:1216:3417:0017:2517:5418:2018:5719:2719:5420:2420:5421:24
Everton, adj Buckingham Street 09:1609:5110:2110:5111:1811:4212:0612:3012:5813:2113:4614:1114:3514:5915:2315:4716:1316:3517:0117:2617:5518:2118:5819:2819:5520:2520:5521:25
Everton, opp Penrhyn Street 09:1709:5210:2210:5211:1911:4312:0712:3112:5913:2213:4714:1214:3615:0015:2415:4816:1416:3617:0217:2717:5618:2218:5919:2919:5620:2620:5621:26
Everton, opp Virgil Street 09:1809:5310:2310:5311:2011:4412:0812:3213:0013:2313:4814:1314:3715:0115:2515:4916:1516:3717:0317:2817:5718:2318:5919:2919:5620:2620:5621:26
Everton, adj Rose Place 09:1909:5410:2410:5411:2111:4512:0912:3313:0113:2413:4914:1414:3815:0215:2615:5016:1616:3817:0417:2917:5818:2419:0119:3119:5820:2820:5821:28
Everton, adj Mansfield Street 09:2009:5510:2510:5511:2211:4612:1012:3413:0213:2513:5014:1514:3915:0315:2715:5116:1716:3917:0517:3017:5918:2519:0219:3219:5920:2920:5921:29
Liverpool, adj Kempston Street 09:2109:5610:2610:5611:2311:4712:1112:3513:0313:2613:5114:1614:4015:0415:2815:5216:1816:4017:0617:3118:0018:2619:0319:3320:0020:3021:0021:30
Liverpool Queen Square Bus Station (Stop A) 09:2409:5910:2910:5911:2611:5012:1412:3813:0613:2913:5414:1914:4315:0715:3115:5516:2116:4317:0917:3418:0318:2919:0519:3520:0220:3221:0221:32

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