Four new bus routes will launch in the Bristol area next week as part of a big shake-up of the region's buses. While they won't be enough to cover the loss of more than 40 bus services in the last year, it will come as a silver lining to some passengers amid major cuts.
The West of England will see huge changes to the bus network from Sunday (April 2), with numerous timetable changes, some route changes and 30 buses completely wiped off the map. But as well as the services being axed, First Bus has announced it will be operating two new services and Stagecoach has also confirmed a new route. Transpora Bus South will be running two new buses - but one of them will be a shuttle bus service for Co-op employees only.
Some of the new buses are said to serve as partial replacements for a few of the many bus routes that will no longer be in operation. The 47 bus, which currently runs an hourly service from Yate to Broadmead, will be scrapped and replaced by the 525 and the 25 and the new 522 bus route will be introduced to replace the 178.
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List of the new bus routes:
Operated by First Bus
X8 - Nailsea – Backwell – Flax Bourton – Long Ashton – Hotwells – Centre – Bristol Bus Station
The X8 will operate hourly from Monday to Saturday.
522 - Bath Bus Station – Peasedown St. John – Radstock – Midsomer Norton – Paulton – Hallatrow – High Littleton – Farnborough – Timsbury – Marksbury – Burnet – Keynsham – Brislington – Bristol Bus Station
This bus will operate an hourly service from Bath to Bristol seven days a week and every 30 minutes between Keynsham and Bristol from Monday to Saturday.
Stagecoach
525 - Emersons Green – Shortwood – Pucklechurch – Westerleigh – Yate South – Westerleigh Road) – Yate Bus Station – North Yate (Church Road – Greenways Road – Eastfield Drive – Leechpool Way – Randolph Avenue – Wellington Road – Greenways – Cranleigh Court Road) – Station Road – Yate Bus Station
An hourly service, seven days a week.
Transpora Bus
25 - City Centre, St Pauls, Eastgate and Horfield Common with some journeys extended to Southmead Hospital.
CP2 - Operating between Bettws, Newport (South Wales) and Avonmouth - available to Co-op employees only.
Timetables are not yet available to view on the Transpora Bus website. Its two new services are due to commence from Monday (April 3).
A full list of all the bus cancellations, timetable and route alterations set to be implemented from April 2, 2023 (which are subject to change) can be found on the Travel West website.
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