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Bus Services in Blackburn with Darwen
The majority of bus services in Blackburn with Darwen are operated commercially by independent bus operators. primarily Transdev operating as ‘The Blackburn Bus Company, but also smaller operators such as Moving People, Blackburn Private Hire, Travel Assist and some out of town operators such as Stagecoach or Vision Bus.
There are a small number of contracted or subsidised services/routes in the borough and these can be fully subsidised, such as the outer circle or the 33, Blackburn to Darwen services. Others are deminimis where by a subsidy is paid to operate an element or an add on to the commercial service, such as additional evening or Sunday journeys for example. there are also options to subsidise an add on to a commercial route to feed a housing estate or nursing home which isn’t part of the commercial route.
Enquiries about bus services, routes or timetables in the first instance, please contact the operator for that service.