Bus users in the Stoke Gifford and Little Stoke areas will see some significant changes to routes and service numbers from Sunday 6th September 2020, with the 3B and 77 being replaced by new services, the 625 being renumbered and the Y6 having its route altered to serve Hunts Ground Road.
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New express bus service links East Bristol with UWE, MOD and Aztec West
A new express bus service launched today (Wednesday 2nd January) links Kingswood and Emersons Green with major employment centres in the North Fringe of Bristol The X18 service, operated by First Group working in partnership with South Gloucestershire Council, provides five or six journeys in each direction during both the morning and afternoon rush hours, Monday to Friday only. First
Continue readingNew late night bus journeys between city centre and Bristol Parkway
First Group has introduced a number of new late night journeys on its number 73 Bristol City Centre to Cribbs Causeway route, thereby bringing a “night bus” service to Stoke Gifford for the first time in several years. Operating via Gloucester Road and Filton Avenue en route to and from Bristol City Centre and Bristol Parkway Station, the 73 is
Continue readingMixed news for Little Stoke bus users
Bus passengers in Little Stoke have received mixed news about the future of local services. The good news is that First Group has reversed its proposed withdrawal of the Council-subsidised number 18, which runs between Emersons Green and Southmead Hospital, via Frenchay Hospital. In Little Stoke, the number 18 runs along Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke Lane and Kingsway. The
Continue readingHospital bus service under threat from First
Another local bus service is under threat after First announced its intention to withdraw the Council-subsidised number 18, which runs between Emersons Green and Southmead Hospital, via Frenchay Hospital. The service, which calls at Parkway Station and runs along Hatchet Road, Little Stoke Lane, Kingsway and Gipsy Patch Lane, is operated with financial support from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). The
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