
More than 100 regular bus services per day will not be running this week due to driver shortages in the Lancaster district.
Bus operator Stagecoach announced the reductions in services on its website. The company apologised for any inconvenience caused.
A spokesperson for the Lancaster District Bus Users Group said: "Local people have been suffering from cancellations for some time now and it's disappointing that it's about to get worse - whatever the reason.
"Worst hit is service 4 (University - Railway Station - Lancaster Bus Station). Services 1/1A (University to Heysham) are also badly affected as is service 100. Altogether, no fewer than 60 buses per day between Lancaster and Morecambe will not run next week.
"There are also cuts on services 2X, 6, 6A, 40, 41, 49 and 55."
A spokesperson for Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire said: “As with many industries across the country, we are continuing to face a short-term staffing situation that is out of our control due to the shortage of professional drivers.
"As a result, this is having an impact on our bus services in Lancaster.
"Our team are working incredibly hard given the current circumstances to ensure the vast majority of local services are running.
"We will continue to update passengers on services impacted via our website and social media channels with as much notice as possible.
"We are also taking proactive steps to introduce summer timetables for the 4 and 100 services from next week, to help give our customers certainty on the buses operating.”
The full list of bus services not operating in the Lancaster area during the week of July 18-July 22, is as follows:
Service 1
Lancaster Bus Station to Heysham 08:09, 09:53, 11:33, 12:13, 13:13, 13:53, 14:53, 16:33, 18:13, 20:39, 21:59, 23:19
Lancaster Bus Station to Overton 06:37
Heysham to Lancaster Bus Station 06:08, 08:55, 10:40, 12:20, 13:00, 14:00, 14:40, 15:40, 17:20, 19:00, 21:15, 22:35
Service 1A
Lancaster Bus Station to Heysham Towers 06:52, 08:43, 19:39, 20:59
Lancaster Bus Station to Lancaster University 11:17, 15:57
Lancaster University to Heysham 09:18,11:38, 16:18, 18:38
Heysham to Lancaster Bus Station 07:35, 09:30, 10:30, 12:50, 20:25, 21:35
Heysham Towers to Lancaster University 17:30
Overton to Lancaster University 07:40
Service 2X
Morecambe to Lancaster Bus Station 14:28
Morecambe to Combermere 17:28
Lancaster Bus Station to Morecambe 07:57, 14:35, 18:05
Combermere to Morecambe 17:55
Service 4
Lancaster Railway Station to Lancaster University 07:25, 08:45, 10:15, 12:15, 13:15, 15:15, 17:45, 18:15
Lancaster Railway Station to Lancaster Bus Station 11:15, 14:15, 16:45, 19:20
Lancaster University to Lancaster Railway Station 08:06, 09:41, 10:54, 11:54, 12:54, 13:54, 14:54, 16:11, 17:11, 17:41, 19:00
Lancaster Bus Station to Lancaster University 14:24, 16:24, 17:00
Service 4X
Lancaster Railway Station to Lancaster University 11:24
Service 6
Morecambe to Westgate 09:09
Westgate to Morecambe 09:37
Service 6A
Morecambe to Lancaster Bus Station 09:54
Service 40
Lancaster Bus Station to Preston 08:30
Preston to Lancaster Bus Station 10:05
Cattrell to Lancaster Bus Station 07:06
Service 41
Lancaster Bus Station to Morecambe 15:04
Morecambe to Preston 11:31, 15:31
Preston to Lancaster 13:35, 17:45
Service 49
Lancaster Bus Station to Warton 12:30
Warton to Lancaster Bus Station 13:20
Service 55
Carnforth to Ripley 07:47
Service 100
Lancaster Bus Station to South West Campus 06:43, 08:34, 12:48, 14:33,20:30
Lancaster Bus Station to Morecambe 12:15
Morecambe to South West Campus 08:17, 12:57, 15:12, 16:27, 18:42
Morecambe to Lancaster Bus Station 15:27, 18:12
South West Campus to Lancaster Bus Station 09:38, 09:53, 19:55, 20:55
South West Campus to Morecambe 07:12, 13:23, 14:08, 15:08, 16:23, 17:38