Service Updates
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We’ve now reintroduced full timetables on almost all our services. Early morning key worker journeys also remain, as do the extra buses that are running for school and college students to help with social distancing.
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Closure at Dilston level crossing
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X-lines X85
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Tyne Valley Ten 10
The bus stop before the level crossing on journeys towards Newcastle will not be served while works are in place. Please use the previous or next stop.
Closure at A19 & A184, Boldon
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X-lines X9
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X-lines X10
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35
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35A
Buses & Coaches will be diverted between 20:00 on Friday 4th May until 06:00 on Monday 10th May while junction improvement works continue.
X-lines X9 & X10 will be unable to serve bus stops at Testo's roundabout on journeys towards Middlesbrough. Please catch your coach at Heworth Interchange.
Services 35 & 35A will be unable to serve bus stops between Cooper BMW & White Mare Pool on journeys in both directions. Please catch your bus at White Mare Pool services or Cooper BMW.
Services 50 will be unable to serve bus stops between Sulgrave and Boldon on journeys in both directions. Please use the Nightingale shuttle service and change to & from service 50 at Concord Bus Station.
Return of the Quayside Sunday Market
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QuayCity Q3
Buses on Quaycity Q3 will be unable to serve bus stops between The Swirle and the City Centre while the Quayside Sunday Market is open. Between the start of service and 17:00 each Sunday, buses will divert via City Road between St Ann's & Market Street, serving all stops on the diversion route.
Closure of Durham Bus Station from 15 February
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X-lines X5
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X-lines X15
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X-lines X20
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X-lines X21
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13
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Durham Diamond 16
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Durham Diamond 16A
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Prince Bishops 20
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Angel 21
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Durham's Cathedral Bus 40, 40B
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50
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indiGo 59
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indiGo 204
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indiGo 208
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indiGo 265
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X22
From Monday 15 February, Durham Bus Station will be closed to allow demolition and redevelopment work to begin, which is expected to last until Autumn 2022.
Whilst the bus station is closed, a range of new bus stops will be introduced on North Road and at Millburngate.
Closure of New Elvet Bridge in Durham
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Durham's Cathedral Bus 40, 40B
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indiGo 59
New Elvet Bridge in Durham will be closed from Monday 20 July 2020 for 14 months.
During this time, Cathderal Bus 40B and indiGo service 59 will be diverted while Durham County Council carry out major works on New Elvet Bridge. Buses will not serve bus stops between the bus station and the Whitechurch public house (New Inn).
Buses will stop at the bus stops near to the Whitechurch public house and Bow Durham School
These disruptions could affect future journeys
Closure at Sherburn Terrace, Consett
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X-lines X71
X-lines X71 buses will be unable to serve bus stops on Sherburn Terrace between Consett & Leadgate on Sunday 9th May & Sunday 16th May between 07:00 & 19:00 while Durham County Council, carry out essential maintenance. Please catch your bus at Consett Bus Station or Villa Real garage.
Bus Stop closed at Hollywood Avenue, Gosforth
The bus stops near to the junction of Cheswick Drive will be closed while Avonline carry out works between 09:00 & 15:30 on Sunday 9th & Monday 10th May. Temporary stops will be sited nearby.
Roadworks at Riding Mill
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Tyne Valley Ten 10
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Tyne Valley Ten 10X
Northern Gas Networks will be carrying out upgrades in Riding Mill from 10th May until 11th June. During the works, bus stops may be suspended to enable works to take place safely. When this is necessary, a temporary stop will be placed nearby and buses will only serve the temporary stop.