Service changes from Sunday 28 January

8 months ago Mon 8th Jan 2024

Service changes from 28 January

Service changes from Sunday 28 January 2024

We are pleased to announce that in partnership with Nexus, with financial support from the Government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan, services 27, 93 and 94 will now run more frequently on an evening, service 682 will run through the week and service X20 will be reintroduced. We will also be implementing some minor timetable changes to improve reliability to several services across the region.

Service 6

Service 12

Prince Bishops 20/20A

  • Prince Bishops 20 will no longer operate to/from Langley Park, but will be replaced by a new Xlines X20 service. Prince Bishops 20 will, however, continue to serve the University Hospital of North Durham every 30 minutes during the day, with a slightly revised route providing better links for St Leonard’s School and County Hall.
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Crusader 27

  • Minor timetable changes to improve reliability. We are pleased to announce that in partnership with Nexus, with financial support from the Government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan, Crusader 27 will now run every 30 minutes on an evening.
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Red Kite Ranger 47

  • Minor timetable changes to improve reliability, with some Sunday journeys running up to 5 minutes earlier to better co-ordinate with Xlines X45 to provide a bus every 20 minutes between Consett and Newcastle.
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Prince Bishops 65

Tynedale Links 74

  • Minor changes to stopping arrangements in Newcastle City Centre. Service 74 will now operate via Barras Bridge and Claremont Road in both directions, serving stops at Barras Bridge.
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Services 93/94

  • Minor timetable changes to improve reliability. We are pleased to announce that in partnership with Nexus, with financial support from the Government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan, services 93 and 94 will now run every 30 minutes on an evening, additionally serving The Glasshouse between Gateshead and Saltmeadows Road.
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Tynedale Links 682

  • We are pleased to announce that in partnership with Northumberland County Council, with financial support from the Government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan, Tynedale Links 682 will now operate 3 return journeys Monday to Friday, with one journey extending to/from Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham.
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Tynedale Links 689

Xlines X20

  • We are pleased to announce the reintroduction of Xlines X20 between Sunderland and Langley Park providing faster journeys between Sunderland and Durham and a regular daytime bus service to Belmont Industrial Estate. With financial support from Nexus, Durham County Council and the Government’s Bus Service Improvement Plan, service X20 will run up to every 30 minutes.
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Xlines X30/X31

Xlines X45

  • Minor timetable changes to improve reliability. Service X45 will now run twice an hour on Sundays, combining to provide a bus every 20 minutes between Newcastle, Metrocentre, Winlaton Mill, Rowlands Gill and Consett.
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Xlines X71/X72