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VOLTRA 53
Disruptions affecting this line
12th May onwards
Some journey may be cancelled at short notice. We'll aim to provide as much notice as possible with our dedicated page updated around 6pm each evening ready for the following day. We recommend that you keep checking back for updates as we may manage to cover further journeys. You can view our cancellations by clicking on the title of this update. If you're using our app, please click on the link shown below.
Road closure at Hawks Road, Gateshead affecting services 53, 54, 93 & 94
20th Jun - 26th Oct
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VOLTRA 53
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VOLTRA 54
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East Gateshead Loop 93
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East Gateshead Loop 94
Buses on services 53, 54, 93 & 94 will be diverted from first bus on Monday 20th June while works connected to Gateshead Arena continue. Service 53 will operate from Mill Road via Quarryfield Road, Albany Road, Park Road to Jackson Street. The bus stops at Sage Gateshead and Gateshead High Street, although open, will be unserved due to the length of the diversion route. Service 54 will operate from Gateshead Interchange non stop via Jackson Street, Park Lane, Albany Road & Quarryfield Road, resuming normal route at Mill Road. The bus stop at Sage Gateshead, although open, will be unserved due to the length of the diversion route. Service 93 will operate non stop from Gateshead Interchange via Jackson Street, Park Lane, Albany Road & Quarryfield Road and join the existing diversion at Mill Road, continuing via South Shore Road and Deptford Road to rejoin normal route at Saltmeadows Road. Service 94 will follow the existing diversion via Deptford Road, South Shore Road, Mill Road then via Quarryfield Road, Albany Road, Park Lane to Jackson Street. The bus stop at Gateshead High Street, although open, will be unserved due to the length of the diversion route. An additional stop for all services will be sited on Quarryfield Road for customers travelling to Gateshead College.
5th - 26th Jul
Over the last couple of years, we’ve made various improvements to our range of fares and tickets based on your feedback, continuing to offer the best value for money that’s possible. In that time, we’ve introduced flexible tickets, promotional summer offers that became permanent, discounted evening tickets, and our recently launched DUO tickets to name but a few. Unfortunately, we are now at the point where we have carefully reviewed the cost of running our services, and we are reluctantly changing the prices of some fares and tickets from 24 July due to rising costs. This is not a decision we have taken lightly, and we have kept price rises as low as we possibly can. Some tickets, such as our singles and returns, will remain cheaper than they were prior to July 2021, and some monthly tickets will have their prices frozen on our app. You can view our full guide by clicking on the title of this update. If you're using our app, please click on the link shown below.
7th - 26th Jul
Following on from the consultation we held in May, we can now confirm final plans for our service changes which will come into effect from 24 July. You can view our full guide by clicking on the title of this update. If you're using our app, please click on the link shown below.