A review of bus routes comes into force on the region’s network on 1st September, with changes in Bath including a new Odd Down to Twerton service.
First West of England says the 58 will operate in the early mornings from Monday to Saturday between Odd Down Park & Ride and Twerton Mill via the city centre.
Late night and early morning trips on service 19 (Bath city centre to Bristol Parkway Station via Bitton) will now terminate and start from Station Road in Warmley.
Journeys from Bristol Parkway Station towards Bath will now operate from the University of the West of England (UWE) at Frenchay via the A4174 Ring Road. They will no longer serve Stoke Lane or Frenchay village due to the increased journey times by having to double back on the Ring Road via the M32 junction in this direction.
Passengers are being advised that they can use the new Bristol service 50 serving Frenchay which connects with the 17, 24, 46, 47x, 48/48x and 49/49x in Eastville.
The frequency of Service 1 (Bath city centre to Southdown) will be increased to provide additional journey opportunities and capacity.
Service 2 (city centre to Mulberry Park) will also be increased to run up to every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday. The route will be amended to serve more of Foxhill.
Service 3 (city centre to Bathford) will be extended to the Royal United Hospital and Weston (operating the same route as service 4 over this section).
The frequency of Service 5 (city centre to Whiteway) will be increased and the timetable of services 6, 6A and 7 (city centre to Fairfield Park) will be revised to improve punctuality.
Service 13 (city centre to Elmhurst) will be extended beyond the city centre to Foxhill via Bear Flat and Odd Down Corner, replacing service 4a over this section.
The full timetable will be revised on all days of operation to improve punctuality. One morning journey will operate beyond Foxhill to Ralph Allen School.
The 39 and X39 Bath to Bristol service will have a revised timetable to improve punctuality.
The morning journey on service X39 that runs to Hayesfield School will be replaced by a journey on service 39, which will run on schooldays only from Bristol Temple Meads Station along the usual service 39 route (via Keynsham) as far as the Weston stop, then run over Windsor Bridge to Hayesfield School.
The 41 Odd Down Park & Ride to Bath will operate at a slightly reduced frequency at peak times to allow buses more time to complete their journeys to improve punctuality.
Timetables will be revised on the 171, 172, 173 and 174 (Wells/Bristol-Bath services). Additional journeys will run on Sundays on the 171 but there will be a reduction of journeys in the morning on a Sunday on the 174.
On the 522 (Bristol to Bath via Keynsham and Midsomer Norton) there will be new early morning journeys running towards Bristol from Midsomer Norton. The last departure from Bristol Monday to Saturday will now terminate at Midsomer Norton. The last bus from Bath will run earlier, departing at 8.36pm.
For the full list of changes visit this page.
