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Newcastle to Bishop Auckland and West Auckland via Gateshead, Low Fell, Chester-le-Street, Durham and Bishop Auckland
We're back, BETTER than ever.

10th Apr onwards

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. We’re back BETTER than ever – greener, cleaner, smarter... game-changing!

Closure of Durham Bus Station from 15 February

15th Feb - 30th Sep

  • Affected routes:
  • X-lines X5
  • X-lines X15
  • X-lines X20
  • X-lines X21
  • 13
  • Durham Diamond 16
  • Durham Diamond 16A
  • Prince Bishops 20
  • Angel 21
  • Durham's Cathedral Bus 40, 40B
  • 50
  • indiGo 59
  • indiGo 204
  • indiGo 208
  • indiGo 265
  • 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.

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Newcastle Eldon Square 'Stand F'
Gateshead Interchange 'Stand L'
Low Fell The Cannon
Chester-le-Street Red Lion 'Stop D'
Chester-le-Street Black Horse
Plawsworth Red Lion
Framwellgate Moor Salutation
University Hospital of North Durham
Durham North Road 'Stop H'
Durham North Road 'Stop G'
Neville's Cross Church
Croxdale Post Office
Tudhoe Post Office
Spennymoor Precinct 'Stop E'
Middlestone Moor Post Office
Bishop Auckland Bus Station 'Stand K'
Bishop Auckland Bus Station 'Stand C'
Bishop Auckland General Hospital
Proudfoot Drive Shops
Tindale Crescent Retail Park
West Auckland opp Eden Garage
Timetable for Newcastle - Gateshead - Low Fell - Chester-le-Street - Framwellgate Moor - Durham - Spennymoor - Bishop Auckland - Tindale Crescent - West Auckland
 
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Newcastle Eldon Square 'Stand F'-- 07:20 07:55 08:35 09:10 09:40 10:10 10:40 11:10 11:40 12:10 12:40 13:10 13:40 14:10 - 14:40 - 15:10 15:40 16:05 16:20 16:35 16:50 17:05 17:20 17:55 18:15 19:15 20:15 21:15
Gateshead Interchange 'Stand L'-- 07:30 08:05 08:45 09:20 09:50 10:20 10:50 11:20 11:50 12:20 12:50 13:20 13:50 14:20 - 14:50 - 15:20 15:50 16:15 16:30 16:45 17:00 17:15 17:30 18:05 18:25 19:25 20:25 21:25
Low Fell The Cannon-- 07:38 08:13 08:53 09:28 09:58 10:28 10:58 11:28 11:58 12:28 12:58 13:28 13:58 14:28 - 14:58 - 15:28 15:58 16:23 16:38 16:53 17:08 17:23 17:38 18:13 18:32 19:32 20:32 21:32
Chester-le-Street Red Lion 'Stop D' 07:06 07:36 07:57 08:30 09:10 09:43 10:13 10:43 11:13 11:43 12:13 12:43 13:13 13:43 14:13 14:43 - 15:13 - 15:45 16:15 16:42 16:57 17:12 17:27 17:42 17:57 18:30 18:47 19:47 20:47 21:47
Chester-le-Street Black Horse 07:08 07:38 07:59 08:32 09:12 09:45 10:15 10:45 11:15 11:45 12:15 12:45 13:15 13:45 14:15 14:45 - 15:15 - 15:47 16:17 16:44 16:59 17:14 17:29 17:44 17:59 18:32 18:49 19:49 20:49 21:49
Plawsworth Red Lion 07:13 07:43 08:05 08:38 09:18 09:51 10:21 10:51 11:21 11:51 12:21 12:51 13:21 13:51 14:21 14:51 - 15:21 - 15:53 16:23 16:50 17:05 17:20 17:35 17:50 18:05 18:37 18:54 19:54 20:54 21:54
Framwellgate Moor Salutation 07:18 07:48 08:11 08:46 09:24 09:57 10:27 10:57 11:27 11:57 12:27 12:57 13:27 13:57 14:27 14:57 15:26 15:27 15:58 15:59 16:29 16:56 17:11 17:26 17:41 17:56 18:11 18:43 18:59 19:59 20:59 21:59
University Hospital of North Durham 07:19 07:49 08:12 08:47 09:25 09:58 10:28 10:58 11:28 11:58 12:28 12:58 13:28 13:58 14:28 14:58 15:28 15:28 16:00 16:01 16:31 16:58 17:13 17:28 17:43 17:58 18:12 18:44 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00
Durham North Road 'Stop H'----------------------- 17:33 - 18:03 - 18:48 ----
Durham North Road 'Stop G' 07:27 07:57 08:22 08:59 09:31 10:05 10:35 11:05 11:35 12:05 12:35 13:05 13:35 14:05 14:35 15:05 15:37 15:38 - 16:10 16:40 17:08 17:23 - 17:52 - 18:19 - 19:08 20:08 21:08 22:08
Neville's Cross Church 07:30 08:00 08:26 09:03 09:35 10:09 10:39 11:09 11:39 12:09 12:39 13:09 13:39 14:09 14:39 15:09 15:43 15:44 16:09 16:16 16:46 17:13 17:28 - 17:56 - 18:23 - 19:11 20:11 21:11 22:11
Croxdale Post Office 07:37 08:07 08:33 09:10 09:42 10:16 10:46 11:16 11:46 12:16 12:46 13:16 13:46 14:16 14:46 15:16 15:50 15:51 16:16 16:23 16:53 17:20 17:35 - 18:03 - 18:30 - 19:18 20:18 21:18 22:18
Tudhoe Post Office 07:39 08:09 08:35 09:12 09:44 10:18 10:48 11:18 11:48 12:18 12:48 13:18 13:48 14:18 14:48 15:18 15:52 15:53 16:18 16:25 16:55 17:22 17:37 - 18:05 - 18:32 - 19:20 20:20 21:20 22:20
Spennymoor Precinct 'Stop E' 07:45 08:15 08:41 09:18 09:50 10:24 10:54 11:24 11:54 12:24 12:54 13:24 13:54 14:24 14:54 15:24 15:58 15:59 16:24 16:31 17:01 17:27 17:42 - 18:10 - 18:37 - 19:25 20:25 21:25 22:25
Middlestone Moor Post Office 07:50 08:21 08:46 09:23 09:55 10:29 10:59 11:29 11:59 12:29 12:59 13:29 13:59 14:29 14:59 15:29 16:04 16:05 16:30 16:37 17:07 17:32 17:47 - 18:15 - 18:42 - 19:30 20:30 21:30 22:30
Bishop Auckland Bus Station 'Stand K'---------------- 16:14 - 16:40 --- 17:57 --- 18:51 - 19:39 20:39 21:39 22:39
Bishop Auckland Bus Station 'Stand C' 08:03 08:36 09:06 09:39 10:09 10:43 11:13 11:43 12:13 12:43 13:13 13:43 14:13 14:43 15:13 15:43 - 16:19 - 16:51 17:21 17:45 -- 18:24 -------
Bishop Auckland General Hospital 08:07 08:40 09:10 09:43 10:13 10:47 11:17 11:47 12:17 12:47 13:17 13:47 14:17 14:47 15:17 15:47 - 16:23 - 16:55 17:25 17:49 ----------
Proudfoot Drive Shops 08:13 08:46 09:16 09:49 10:19 10:53 11:23 11:53 12:23 12:53 13:23 13:53 14:23 14:53 15:23 15:53 - 16:29 - 17:01 17:31 17:55 ----------
Tindale Crescent Retail Park 08:17 08:50 09:20 09:53 10:23 10:57 11:27 11:57 12:27 12:57 13:27 13:57 14:27 14:57 15:27 15:57 - 16:33 - 17:05 17:35 17:59 ----------
West Auckland opp Eden Garage 08:24 08:57 09:27 10:00 10:30 11:04 11:34 12:04 12:34 13:04 13:34 14:04 14:34 15:04 15:34 16:04 - 16:40 - 17:12 17:42 18:06 ----------
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