We have mage big posting to clear all the planned changes currently up for discussion at Plymouth Citybus. Don't forget these are proposals so are subject to change. If you dont like them then please leave a comment here but dont forget to tell Citybus – its your last chance!
- Service 26/B/D
Service 26 has been retimed to improve reliability, evening Service 26B will be incorporated into the Service 26 along with the current journeys on the Service 26D becoming 26A. Evening Services on Sundays are being increased in frequency from hourly to every 30 minutes. More on PT Extra
- Service 27 and 28
Current Service 27 will split at the City Centre with buses between the Torpoint Ferry terminal and the City centre being renamed Service 33. The remainder of the timetable is subject to a route revision, see Service 33/28/A/B for information on how the section of route between City Centre and Deer Park is planned to change.
Service 27 is to operate every 30 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday and hourly evenings Sunday to Saturday and hourly during the day on Sundays. Service is to operate from the City Centre to Blandford Road then Eggbuckland Charfield drive to Crownhill terminating at Derriford Hospital
Service 28/A/B These Services are to be replaced by a new Service 27 and Service 28. Service 28 is to operate every 30 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday and hourly evenings Sunday to Saturday and hourly during the day on Sundays. Service is to operate from the City Centre to Eggbuckland Road then Deer Park, Eggbuckland Austin Crescent to Crownhill terminating at Derriford Hospital These Services from Derriford will connect Derriford and Eggbuckland via Crownhill Village. More on PT Extra
- Service 29
This service has been retimed to improve reliability with Services to Derriford operating via Crownhill Village. Due to increased journey times these services will operate 10 minutes later in the hour than current. Evening Services to operate hourly Sunday to Saturday. This will see the return of evening Sunday Services to this timetable. More on PT Extra
- Service 31
No Changes, Service 31 is provided with financial support from Plymouth City Council
- Service 33
This service replaces old Service 27 between the City Centre at Torpoint Ferry. Service to operate up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday. More PT Extra
- Service 34
Service 34 has been retimed to improve reliability Sunday to Saturday with additional evening services being provided hourly Sunday through to Saturday. More PT Extra
Note that the original plans were to extend the service to Estover Industrial Estate. This seems (sensibly) to be restricted to morning and evening peaks.
- Service 35
Service 35 has been retimed to improve reliability with additional evening services being provided on Sundays. There are also changes in the peaks to even out the timetable Monday to Saturday. More on PT Extra
- Service 36
From 3rd September the first and last journeys are to be withdrawn, however, there are no further changes for October. More on PT Extra
- Service 40/41
The route remains unchanged. However, these timetables have been re-timed to improve reliability. These Services together will continue to provide services every 10 minutes Monday to Saturday with evening services operating every 30 minutes Sunday to Saturday and every 30 minutes during the day on Sundays. These changes will see the return of evening Sunday services to Southway. Most journeys Monday to Saturday will continue to Milehouse for the new Life Centre as Service 43. More on PT Extra
- Service 42
Service 42 will split to become two separate hourly timetables with Services from Tamerton Foliot to the City Centre via Derriford operating hourly as Service 42 which operates Tamerton Folliot. looseleigh lane, Derriford hospital then to the City Centre via Mutley Plain. Service 42A will also depart hourly from Tamerton Folliot then operate via Southway to Tavistock Road then continue to the City Centre via Derriford Hospital and Mutley Plain. Evening Services are to operate as the Service 42 Sunday to Saturday.
In addition to the above Monday to Friday additional services will be provided in the off peak between Derriford Hospital and the City Centre creating a bus every 15 minutes from Derriford Hospital to the City Centre and increasing the number of direct buses from the City Centre to Derriford hospital from two buses an hour to four. More on PT Extra
- Service 43
Service retimed to improve reliability (Sundays have been extensively retimed) with most journeys to the City Centre continuing to Southway as Service 40 or 41 Monday to Saturday. Sunday evening services are to increase from hourly to every 30 minutes with Sunday day services to also operate every 30 minutes. Service 43 will continue to be the principle Service between St Budeaux Square and the City Centre which together with Services 43A/B and the Service 29 will continue to provide a bus every 5 minutes (10 on Sundays) for most of the day. More on PT Extra
- Service 43A
Service 43A has been retimed to improve its relationship with the retimed Services 29, 43/B most journeys on the Service 43A will continue to Ivybridge as the Service 45. Service 43A will also see the introduction of a Sunday day service also operating every 30 minutes for most of the day. More on PT Extra
- Service 43B
Service 43A has been retimed to improve its relationship with the retimed Services 29, and Service 43. Evening Services are being introduced on this service Sunday to Saturday to replace evening Service 16B and to improve the level of evening Services between St Budeaux and the City centre offsetting the withdrawal of the Service 26B. In addition Service 43B is to operate up to every 30 minutes during the day on Sundays which together with the Service 43/A and Service 29 will create a bus every 10 minutes during the day on Sundays between St Budeaux and the City Centre. More on PT Extra
- Service 44/A
Services have been retimed to improve reliability with both Services retimed in the peaks to create an even combined bus every 10 minutes from earlier in the day and will maintain this frequency until a little later in the day. Evening Services on Sundays have also been returned to compliment the retimed Sunday day timetable. More on PT Extra
- Service 45
This is a new service commencing from the 30th September. The changes to the Service 43A will enable journeys from Ivybridge to continue to the Life Centre, Plymouth Rail Station and Saltash on the Service 43A More on PT Extra
- Service 46
This is a new service designed to replace the recently withdrawn connections between Ernesttle Whitleigh Southway to Derriford Hospital. The Service is planned to operate hourly off peak Monday to Friday. More on PT Extra
- Service 49
This service operates under tender with Devon county and is not changing.
- Service 50
This Service has been retimed to improve reliability. Service 50 will continue to operate every 15 minutes although this new timetable will extend that frequency over more of the day. Evening Services have been increased in frequency from hourly to every 30 minutes Sunday to Saturday. However the ability to stay on the service 50 bus as a through link between Derriford and Transit Way on Service 61 and Service 62 will no longer be possible. More on PT Extra
- Service 61 and Service 62
These services has been re-timed and re-routed to improve reliability, the section of route between Transit Way and Derriford Hospital has been withdrawn with the current Service 61/62/A being replaced as follows.
Service 61 will operate every 20 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday, every 30 minutes daytime on Sundays and hourly in the evenings Sunday to Saturday. Service 61 will operate from the City Centre to Mutley Plain, Peverell, St Pancras, Honicknowle, West Park, Transit Way, Brake Farm, St Pancres, Peverell, Mutley, City Centre.
Service 62 will operate every 20 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday, every 30 minutes daytime on Sundays and hourly in the evenings Sunday to Saturday. Service 62 will operate from the City Centre to Mutley Plain, Peverell, Brake Farm, Transit Way, West Park, Honicknowle, St Pancres, Peverell, Mutley, City Centre.
New service 61 & 62 will provide a combined bus service every 10 minutes between City Centre and Peverell it also increases the number of buses operating in St Pancres to every 10 minutes and increases the number of buses operating between Mutley/Peverell to Transit Way to 6 buses an hour . More on PT Extra
- Service 152
This Service has been retimed with services generally after 09:00 operating 10 minutes later with services in the evening peak operate a fw minutes later. More on PT Extra
Phew!
I will have another post on this over the coming weekend with some of your comments on these changes as well as a few thoughts of my own.
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Nice to see the 44 is getting improved always my favorite service of all of them!
ReplyDeleteShame they don't put some of the double deckers to use on this heavily used service!
One question I'd like to pose on the 44/44A is would people prefer a one way loop around Whitleigh with all buses as 44's? The 44 is the sole service on Sundays and evenings it's never been split between 44s and 44As.
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