The “abysmal” situation regarding students trying to get by bus to the University of Bath campus has been flagged up.
A parent of a third-year student contacted the Bath Echo to say the situation is worse than it has ever been.
She said: “Kids are waiting for hours and buses at each stop are just sailing past as they are all full.
“First Bus has had the brainwave of removing the stops in Oldfield Park to ‘speed things up’ without factoring in that all that has happened is that the stops further along now have everyone from Oldfield Park waiting there.
“It would be laughable had people not paid almost £500 for an annual pass.
“This is all over various social media groups and frankly is enough to put prospective students off Bath.
“Few other cities have such a limited way of actually physically accessing their own campus and let’s not forget that more students than ever are being housed in the city – each year they are taking over more city accommodation for first years.”
A spokesperson for First West of England said: “We have been experiencing busier morning buses at the start of the academic year as students head back to university.
“However, we expect this to calm down over the coming weeks as the number of students boarding buses spreads out during the day.
“To help manage these temporary capacity issues we have been monitoring busier periods and, where possible, we have provided additional buses.
“We’d like to pay tribute to our colleagues, including drivers, for their efforts in keeping customers moving.”
