Bus Stops and Timetables

Over the last few days more new service changes for September have trickled through

First South West Ltd

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH0004983.202	900	Fraddon	Truro	01-Sep-2024	timetable vary
PH0004983.407	950	Boscastle	Wadebridge	01-Sep-2024	Revised timetable
PH0004983.427	L2	Coverack	Helston	01-Sep-2024	Revised timetable - No significant changes.
PH0004983.171	U4 (U4X)	Falmouth	Penzance	01-Sep-2024	Route and timetable variation - No significant changes.

Plymouth Citybus (Go Cornwall)

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH0000135.223	8	Long Rock	St Just	02-Sep-2024	Revise route for journeys serving Cape Cornwall School & revise timetable accordingly Journeys serving Cape Cornwall School are revised to operate via Newlyn and Lamorna Turn.
PH0000135.161	12 12A 178	Plymouth	Bude	01-Sep-2024	Revise times for Budehaven School and add 178 No significant changes other than to address reliability at peak times and accommodate revised timings at Budehaven School. 178 Route revised to start from Bude.  A revised timetable will be introduced.
PH0000135.275	15	Hayle	Penzance	02-Sep-2024	REvise route of journeys serving Hayle Academy & revise timetable accordingly TFC: No significant changes.
PH0000135.227	21	St Austell	Newquay	01-Sep-2024	Journeys serving school in St Austell operate via Whitemoor. Route and timetable adjusted accordingly
PH0000135.228	22	St Austell	Truro	01-Sep-2024	Significant timing changes at school times to accommodate revised session times at Brannel School.
PH0000135.230	25 24S	Newquay	Fowey	02-Sep-2024	The timetable generally revised by 5 minutes later to remove the potential of buses arriving at Middleway Level Crossing when the crossing is in operation.  Some more significant timing changes at school times to accommodate revised session times at Brannel School and provide a new link to Penrice School from St Stephen.
PH0000135.351	25	Newquay	Fowey	02-Sep-2024	The timetable generally revised by 5 minutes later to remove the potential of buses arriving at Middleway Level Crossing when the crossing is in operation.  Some more significant timing changes at school times to accommodate revised session times at Brannel School and provide a new link to Penrice School from St Stephen.
PH0000135.246	56	Padstow	Newquay	01-Sep-2024	No significant changes to Monday to Fridays. Saturday timetable returns to winter operation (reduced provision between Trevarian and Padstow)

Stagecoach Devon Ltd

Licence	Route	Start Point	End Point	Effective	Notes
PH1020951.433	21	Barnstaple	Bideford / Ilfracombe	02-Sep-2024	Addition of 00:00 Barnstaple to Bideford journey to replace 00:05 journey withdrawn for the winter season for the last day of operation on 7th September
PH1020951.326	87 (87A)	Tavistock	Bere Alston	01-Sep-2024	To amend the route Inbound ONLY at Gulworthy due to safety concerns on the A390 junction
PH1020951.383	301	Combe Martin	Barnstaple	01-Sep-2024	Addition of a 14:50 Friday School terms only journey from Ilfracombe academy to Combe Martin to match to align with Academy Friday end of day. Minor timetable changes to improve the reliability and punctuality of buses, including providing more robust connections with rail services at Barnstaple Railway Station. To provide additional capacity for students travelling to and from Ilfracombe Academy, the majority of journeys will be operated by double decker buses. To facilitate the earlier finish time at Ilfracombe Academy on a Friday an additional journey will operate on schooldays between Ilfracombe Academy and Combe Martin at 1450.
PH1020951.313	663S	Chulmleigh Health Centre	South Molton CC, NE-bound	01-Sep-2024	Change of terminus from Chulmleigh Leigh Cross to Chulmleigh Health Centre
PH1020951.074	B (21B 21C)	Science Park	Exminster	01-Sep-2024	The Monday to Friday peak daytime frequency will be increased to every 20 minutes, providing an additional journey opportunity each hour. Buses will now operate via Matford Park Road to avoid peak time congestion and no longer serve Hennock Road East, Silverton Road and Matford Way. The new timetable has been designed to offer better coordinated frequencies in both Marsh Barton (see below) and Whipton, where a 10 minute Monday to Friday (15 minute Saturday) frequency is offered in conjunction with Services I/J. SERVICE B - 21B/21C LOOKS LIKE AN ERROR ON THE REGISTRATION?
PH1020951.060	I (J)	Digby or Whipton Barton	Countess Wear, Digby	01-Sep-2024	Monday to Friday daytime frequency between approximately 0700 and 1700 will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes on both Services I and J, providing an additional journey opportunity each hour. The new timetable has been designed to offer a better coordinated frequency with Service B in Whipton, with buses operating up to every 10 minutes. Off peak journeys around Digby Drive, Clyst Halt Avenue and Russell Way on Monday to Saturday will be removed due to low passenger demand. Evening departures are revised to ensure better co-ordination with other services over common sections of route.

Derriford Hospital Bus Stops

New, more modern bus shelters will soon be installed at Derriford Hospital. The new shelters will have better lighting, improved seating and repositioned ‘real-time’ displays to make it easier for passengers to view information about the next services to arrive. Work will get under way on Monday 12 August and will be carried out in phases over four weeks. All buses will continue to serve the hospital but passengers will temporarily need to use a different stop in front of the hospital while their usual shelter is being replaced. Some buses will need to operate through the interchange in the opposite direction to their usual route while departing from their temporary stop.

It will be interesting to see what the new bus stops will be like, especially the claim to have better seats. The newly installed bus stop at the bottom of Keswick might be a nicer shelter but the seating is definitely a step down from what it was. More on that later in the week hopefully

Click here for the bus stop allocation while the works are in progress

Permanent stops from Sunday 8 September

There are seven shelters at Derriford Hospital but only six are currently used. These six will be replaced in time for when the schools reopen for the autumn term and the seventh will be replaced and brought back into use from Sunday 8 September, meaning some services will operate from a different stand.

• Stand 1
  1 (City Centre)
  1A (Sherford)
  42, 42A, 42B, 42C (City Centre)
• Stand 2
  14 (City Centre)
  28 (City Centre)
  34 (City Centre)
• Stand 3
  51 (City Centre via St Budeaux)
  71 (Saltash)
• Stand 4
  50 (City centre via Marsh Mills) 
• Stand 5
  42 (Southway)
  42A,
  42B (Tamerton Foliot)
  52 (Plympton)
• Stand 6
  1 (Tavistock)
  1A (George Park and Ride)
  34 (George Park and Ride)
  42C (Woolwell)
• Stand 7
  14 (Upland Drive)
  27 (City centre via Mainstone)
  28 (George Park and Ride)
  59 (George Park and Ride/Peverell)