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Stagecoach launches bus timetable consultation with changes across the Highlands including Inverness


By Andrew Dixon

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Stagecoach is planning changes to timetables.
Stagecoach is planning changes to timetables.

FEEDBACK is being sought on bus timetable changes proposed by Stagecoach North Scotland.

People are invited to review the timetables ahead of them being finalised by the firm – with changes due to take effect from August 19.

Comments should be submitted by June 28.

David Liston, managing director for Stagecoach North Scotland said: “Our plans to revise our network in August follow a thorough analysis of the performance of our bus services and also take on board feedback from our customers, stakeholders and staff.

"We continually monitor our services and these revisions will allow us to improve our reliability and use all of our resources in the best way to meet the demand for bus travel across the region.

"All feedback received helps us to ensure we have optimised departure times and routes and would be grateful for all comments by June 28 either via email or in person at one of the events we will be hosting or attending.”

Stagecoach representatives will be available to discuss the proposals at Lochardil Hotel in Inverness from 2pm-3.30pm on June 27 and at Inverness Bus Station from 4pm-6pm on the same day.

Feedback can be sent to nscotmarketing@stagecoachbus.com

Proposed timetables for the Highlands are:

  • Service 1/1A/1B: Service 1B journeys will extend during the off peak to Milton of Leys – customers will be able to connect at Milton of Leys to Service 4 every hour for additional links to Raigmore Hospital.
  • Services in the evening will increase in frequency to every 30 minutes with hourly extensions through to Milton of Leys. This service improvement is partially supported by developer funding.
  • The 0755 journey from Tomatin Road will be withdrawn.
  • Revisions to the evening timetable on Sundays.
  • Service 2: Evening service withdrawn and replaced by journeys on services 3 and 5.
  • Service 2S: New service to operate 2 return journeys Monday-Friday from the city centre to serve Royal Northern Infirmary and Highland Hospice following customer feedback.
  • Service 2U: The 0815 journey from Westhill will now operate at 0810.
  • Service 3/3A/3B: Revised timetable.
  • South Kessock will now be served by new service 3B every 30 minutes Monday-Saturday and by service 3A every 30 minutes on Sundays.
  • Service 3U withdrawn.
  • Revised evening timetable.
  • Service 4: Revised timetable.
  • The 0812 journey from Milton of Leys will operate on School holidays only.
  • The 1710 journey from Union Street to Highfield will operate 2 minutes later.
  • The 1728 journey from Highfield to Queensgate will operate 2 minutes later.
  • The 1145 journey from Highfield will terminate at Queensgate at 1205.
  • The 1210 journey from Queensgate will not operate on Fridays during the school term.
  • The 1547 journey from Milton of Leys to Highfield will operate as two journeys, one from Milton of Leys to the city centre, followed by a journey from the city centre to Highfield.
  • Revised evening timetable, all journeys will operate as service 4.
  • Service 4F: No changes.
  • Service 4S: Revised route and timetable. This service will now serve Dunain Road.
  • Service 5/5A/5D/105: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality.
  • Several journeys will extend to Cawdor, Piperhill and Nairn on weekdays.
  • Revised evening timetable featuring hourly services between the city centre and Culloden and journeys every 2 hours to Ardersier (via Inverness Airport) and Croy and Tornagrain.
  • Service 6/7: Revised route, route numbers and timetable.
  • Services will operate as 7A (anti-clockwise) and 7C (clockwise) to offer hourly circular services, linking Locahardil with Holm Mains and Tesco. This follows feedback from customers in the Lochardil area.
  • These services will no longer serve South Kessock, which will be served by service 3A/3B.
  • Revised Sunday timetable to offer improved arrival times for customers travelling to church in Inverness city centre.
  • Service 8: Revised timetable.
  • The frequency of early morning journeys will be reduced to every 45 mins.
  • The service will operate hourly between 1200 and 1400 Monday-Friday.
  • Service 9: Revised timetable.
  • The first journey to Inverness Shopping Park will now depart Telford Retail Park at 0806, serving Scorguie at 0811, arriving at Inverness Campus at 0849 and Inverness Shopping Park at 0855. This improved journey will provide better links to customers commuting to the campus and shopping park.
  • Service 11/11A/11B/11D:Revised timetable.
  • Journeys have been retimed to improve service punctuality.
  • A limited number of journeys will be withdrawn.
  • Ardersier will be served in the evenings by service 5A.
  • Certain journeys which operated as services 110 and 120 will now operate as service 11D.
  • Service 14: Minor changes to timetable.
  • The 1140 journey from Inveness to Farr will now depart at 1130.
  • Service 16 and 17: No changes
  • Service 18/118: Revised timetable. Most journeys which operate as service 18 or 118 will operate as service 28.
  • Service 20: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality.
  • Service 21/21A: Revised timetable. The late afternoon journey from Cromarty will now terminate at Culbokie, with the 1638 from Culbokie to Dingwall withdrawn.
  • Service 22/22A/22B:Minor changes to timetable. An additional journey will operate on Saturdays from Inverness to Culbokie at 1630, returning from Culbokie to Inverness at 1713.
  • Service 23: Revised Saturday timetable. The 1630 journey from Inverness will be withdrawn and replaced by a journey on service 22A.
  • Service 24: Revised timetable to take account of potential changes to class times at Tain Royal Academy.
  • Service 25: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality. The 1648 journey from Dingwall to Inverness will be withdrawn.
  • Service 25U: No changes.
  • Service 25X: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality, particularly at peak times. Certain journeys between Invergordon and Tain will be withdrawn and transferred to services 130 and 168.
  • Service 26/26A/26C: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality. Additional journeys will operate on Saturday evenings between Inverness and Fortrose.
  • On Sundays, the evening service will be withdrawn.
  • Service 27/27D: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality.
  • Service 28/28A/28X/128: Revised timetable. Regrettably, due to low levels of usage, services to Dingwall will operate every 2 hours, with Beauly and Muir of Ord served approximately every hour.
  • Service 29: Revised timetable to take account of potential changes to class times at Tain Royal Academy.
  • Service 30A/30B/30C: Revised timetable to take account of potential changes to class times at Tain Royal Academy. Route revised to improve service to Tain Medical Centre.
  • Service 61: Minor changes to timetable. The 1520 journey from Ullapool to Inverness will be adjusted to in order to improve service from Ullapool Primary School.
  • Service 62, 66, T20 and 104: No changes.
  • Service 73 Thurso – Reay: Minor timetable changes.
  • Service 74/274 Thurso – Bettyhill : Minor timetable changes.
  • Service 76 Wick Town Service: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality.
  • Service 77 Wick – John O' Groats – Gills Bay: Revised timetable and route. Services now operate twice per day directly to Gills Bay to connect with sailings to/from St Margarets Hope.
  • Service 78A/C Thurso Town Service: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality.
  • Service 80 Thurso – John O' Groats: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality.
  • Service 81 Thurso – Wick – Berriedale: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality. School buses between Wick and Berriedale will be incorporated into this service.
  • Service 82 Thurso – Wick: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality
  • Services 274 – 283 Services to Dounreay: Revised timetables will be introduced to improve service punctuality.
  • Service X98 Inverness – Thurso: Revised Monday-Friday timetable to improve service punctuality and to offer more balanced journeys with service X99.
  • Service X99 Inverness – Wick –Thurso: Following customer and stakeholder feedback, minor time changes will be made to the timetable to improve service punctuality. Additionally, following customer requests, a comfort break will be introduced at Dornoch.
  • Service 110: Minor changes to timetable.
  • Service 111: Revised timetable on Fridays to improve service from Culloden Academy.
  • Service 112: The additional journey on Fridays from Culloden Academy to Sunnyside at 1235 will be withdrawn. The journey at 1235 from Culloden Academy to Sunnyside, Croy, Tornargrain and Inverness will continue to operate.
  • Service 113: Service withdrawn and incorporated into service 5.
  • Service 114: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality.
  • Service 119: No changes.
  • Service 120: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality. The 0852 Lochloy-Auldearn and 1520 Audlearn-Lochloy journeys will be withdrawn.
  • Service 121: No changes.
  • Service 122: The 0756 journey from Culbokie will now depart at 0746 to improve service punctuality.
  • Service 129: No changes.
  • Service 130: An additional journey from Tain Royal Academy to Invergordon will operate at 0730 (previously operated as service 25X).
  • Service 134: The 0724 journey from Inverness and 1615 journey from Tomatin will be withdrawn.
  • Service 135: No changes.
  • Service 141: The 1240 journey on Fridays from Inverness Royal Academy will now additionally serve Croy.
  • Service 142: No changes.
  • Service 143: Revised route and timetable. This service will no longer serve Culcabock and Crown to improve service punctuality.
  • Service 144: Revised route and timetable. This service will no longer serve Inverness City Centre.
  • Service 145 and 146: No changes.
  • Service 148: Revised timetable on morning journeys to improve service punctuality.
  • Service 149, 163, 165, 167: No changes.
  • Service 168: Revised timetable to improve service punctuality.

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