Changes on the way for several city bus routes
A NUMBER of Nottingham City Transport bus services will be changed from the end of the month.
The new timetables for the Brown, Pink, Orange and Turquoise lines will be in place from Sunday, March 31.
A Nottingham City Transport spokesperson said: “These new timetables are being introduced to improve reliability, reflecting current traffic levels and also build in additional time for our Pink, Orange and Turquoise line services while major junction works take place at Maid Marian Way/upper Parliament Street.”
BROWN 15, 16, 17
There will be minor timetable changes in the afternoon and early evening on all days for buses between City Hospital and Rise Park or Bulwell.
PINK 30
There will be a revised timetable on all days, but no change to core frequencies.
ORANGE 35, 36
There will be a revised timetable on all days, but no change to core frequencies.
TURQUOISE 77, 78, 79
There will be a revised timetable on all days, but no change to core frequencies.
Most buses towards the city will operate slightly earlier than they do currently.
The spokesperson added:
“Behind the scenes, we are changing how we operate these services on Monday to Saturday daytimes.
“Buses currently alternate between the routes with the buses operating as a 35 then a 36, then another 35, etc. throughout the day.
“This has led to delays across both routes when there have been issues, such as roadworks or road closures, with customers on the 36 affected by an issue on the 35 (and vice versa).
“As part of these timetable changes, buses will now stay on the 35 or 36 for the majority of the day on Mondays to Saturdays.
“Late evening and Sunday buses will continue to alternate between routes.”