People in Kirkby, Merseyside, will have a new way to get to work at the Omega West Business Park starting February 1, 2026. The new 922 bus service will start in Rainhill and provide direct links from Thatto Heath, Clock Face and Sutton Manor to the business park, improving connections for residents who reach the route via rail stations such as Rainhill and Lea Green. The service is intended to make it easier for local residents to reach their shifts on time without needing a car.
The Merseytravel route is designed to match common work patterns, with buses timed for shifts starting at about 6:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 10:00 PM. The route will call at Thatto Heath, Clock Face and Sutton Manor on its way to Omega West. Omega West forms part of the wider Omega development — Omega West itself houses occupiers such as GXO (Iceland), TJ Morris (Home Bargains) and Regency Glass, while the wider Omega site includes companies such as Amazon and ASDA. For people living in Kirkby, taking the rail to Rainhill or Lea Green to join the new service is expected to cut journey times to the site by roughly 40% compared with previous routes into Liverpool and then out to Warrington.
The launch is part of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s broader bus franchising rollout, which returns route planning and standards to public control in 2026. The 922 was commissioned by Merseytravel in partnership with St Helens Borough Council and will be operated by Warrington’s Own Buses. Local leaders say the new link will help more residents take up roles at the warehousing and distribution sites around Omega West.
Commuters can find the full list of stops and the timetable on the Merseytravel website or in official travel apps; local reports from the Warrington Guardian and St Helens Star provide summaries and link to Merseytravel. The 922 will run seven days a week to support those working weekend shifts, and officials say the new connection is expected to widen access to the thousands of jobs at the Omega development for residents who previously struggled to reach the site without a personal vehicle.
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