Temporary COVID bus timetables from 16 January
News • Jan 12, 2021 13:34 GMT
From Saturday 16 January, we will be making some temporary changes to our services in light of the government’s latest COVID restrictions.
From Saturday 16 January, we will be making some temporary changes to our services in light of the government’s latest COVID restrictions.
Almost all our services are running to their normal timetables, so we’re here when you need us during the national lockdown. However, we are making minor changes to a small number of evening and seasonal services which are not required during the lockdown.
From Saturday 31 October, we'll be increasing some services further and making changes to a small number of others.
We'll be making further changes to help support local shops, businesses, leisure venues, schools and colleges.
From Saturday 4 July, we’ll be increasing our weekend services, whilst also maintaining the early morning key worker journeys we’ve been running, to help support the opening of more shops, pubs and some leisure businesses.
At these unprecedented times, the region’s largest bus company, Go North East, are working hard to maintain services but customer demand and available resources are significantly reducing, so from Monday 23 March the bus operator will still be running routes but to Sunday frequencies.
From 26 January, the X-lines X21 service will be improved to run every 15 minutes between Durham, Chester-le-Street and Newcastle.
There will be changes to some Go North East bus services from 26 January 2020. Big improvements to X-lines X21 with buses running every 15 minutes between Durham and Newcastle. A new 311 service will be introduced, running every 20 minutes between Hadrian Park, High Farm, Coast Road and Newcastle.
Durham County Council are working on partially closing Stanley Bus Station after 6pm to try and reduce anti-social behaviour.
We'll be making changes to a small number of services from Sunday 27 October.
Following feedback from customers regarding the times of journeys on an evening, journeys on services 6, 6A, X30 and X31 after approximately 7pm will change times, to provide improved connections with other services and better journeys home for shift workers.
There will be minor changes to a small number of services.
The current bus stops at Market Place, Chapter Row, Keppel Street and Denmark Centre will be closed. This means the route buses take in South Shields will change, along with the stops which are served.
There will be changes to a number of our services from 21 July 2019.
There will be changes to a number of our services from 19 May 2019.
From 7 April 2019, there will be changes to some services in Western Gateshead and Derwentside.
From 24 March 2019, there will be changes to some services in North Tyneside.
Minor changes to some services.