In this next post, I visit the site of St John’s Bus Stands, the extension of Liverpool One Bus Station, which offers services heading all across Liverpool, including places like John Lennon Airport, Smithdown, and many more exciting destinations, including Penny Lane, one of the most famous streets in Liverpool, famously mentioned in a Beatles song.

As you can see, there are two main operators serving the area: Stagecoach and Arriva. In the past, services were also operated by Halton Transport, but the company ceased trading in 2013, leaving the network in the hands of the remaining operators. Despite this, the area continues to be well served, with a solid range of routes providing links to nearby towns, shopping areas, and key transport hubs.

In terms of vehicles, there is still a wide variety of buses in use across the network. These include Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMCs and Enviro 400s, along with Wright Gemini 2s and Hybrid Gemini 2s, all of which regularly appear on services. There are also various StreetDecks in operation, giving the bus services a modern and varied fleet that keeps things interesting while maintaining reliable day-to-day operations.

As you can see, we have various services operating through this small bus interchange, heading to places like Netherley, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Speke, Warrington, and many more routes. I really enjoy documenting the buses and routes around our city. With it now being 2026, we will be entering a new era of our bus network with our new publicly owned bus operator, the Liverpool City Region, led by the Mayor of Liverpool, Steve Rotheram.

You also have services operating to Liverpool South Parkway on the 82, for example, and the 86 also operates to Liverpool South Parkway, where you can access train services to and from Liverpool to Birmingham, Manchester, and even London with Avanti West Coast. This new mini-series features my visits to smaller bus stations or interchanges, such as those at Sir Thomas Street and Arrowe Park, as these are not large enough to be called bus stations.

It’s also a great spot for bus spotting, with plenty of services passing through as they travel to and from Liverpool One Bus Station, making their way out of the city centre and into the surrounding suburbs of Liverpool. This constant flow of buses means there’s almost always something interesting to see, whether it’s different operators, vehicle types, or services heading in all directions across the city region.

Looking ahead, this opens up plenty of ideas for future bus-focused posts. I’d like to explore more detailed route and journey reviews, taking a closer look at what it’s like to travel on specific services from start to finish. This could include how frequent the routes are, the types of buses used, key stops along the way, and how useful they are for everyday travel, as well as the experience from a passenger’s point of views.

And finally, I am hoping to visit Arrowe Park again in the near future to get some photo’s there and document the mini bus interchange as well as also reviewing the services that serve the bus interchange too. St John’s Shopping centre is merely an extension of that at Liverpool One Bus Station providing an alternative place to catch various buses to and from the City Centre. It’s also a short walk to Liverpool Central station on the Merseyrail network.