From Sunday 29th September, First’s bus network in York will see changes that are based on feedback from customers who took part in a major consultation exercise this summer.
A mini ‘transport hub’ in Acomb, better services to York University and the return of a half hourly service in Haxby are the headlines and many other bus customers in York will see positive changes as a result of their feedback.
The future of the number 24 – a York Council subsidised services – remains unclear.
The changes are available for customers online – click here
They include a change requested by ourselves a couple of months ago :
• Acomb – Services 4 and 5 will run into Acomb forming a mini transport hub and re-establishing links to Acomb Front Street
• The number 4 and 5 are being decoupled and will once again operate as independent services
• The number 4 will now always run to Acomb at a Mon-Fri daytime frequency of 7/8 minutes
• It will no longer serve the stretch of Gale Lane between Foxwood Lane and Cornlands Road (which was only introduced last October)
• The 4 will now run to Acomb Front Street and back via the following loop: Cornlands Road >Gale Lane>Front Street> Green Lane > Tudor Road > Cornlands Road
• The 5 will no longer go to Foxwood terminating in Acomb from the north
• Haxby – Services 13 and 13A – First has introduced a new Service 13A to create additional journeys between Haxby and York with four arrivals in the centre by 9am.
• University of York (Heslington) – Services 4 and 6 will now run to the University and will serve the Heslington East campus, creating direct link from the University to Tang Hall and the hospital.
Extra morning buses to York Railway Station (Station Avenue) – Service 2 will run three extra early morning buses from Clifton Moor, via Rawcliffe Bar, to York Railway Station.
Full list of service changes announced by First:
Service 1 Wigginton-Chapelfields via City Centre
At this stage we are undertaking a small number of changes to this service to address reliability and the evening service provided. On Monday to Friday journeys from Wigginton between 0755 and 0815 are retimed to depart up to 5 minutes earlier to improve reliability. On evenings the frequency is amended to operate every 30 minutes.
Service 2 Clifton Moor/Rawcliffe Bar-City Centre
The first three journeys from Rawcliffe Bar on Monday to Friday now start from Clifton Moor (Oakdale Road/Gouthwaite Close).
Service 4 University-Acomb via City Centre
This service will now operate between Acomb, York City Centre and the University of York Heslington East campus operating at frequent intervals (a bus at least every 10 minutes) Monday to Saturday daytime, a 15 minute frequency Sunday daytime and a 30 minute frequency on evenings.
Services 5 and 5A Strensall-Foxwood via City Centre
These services operate between Acomb, York and Strensall. Service 5 continues to operate via Danebury Drive every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime and new Service 5A operates every 30 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytime via Ridgeway and Beckfield Lane.
On Sunday daytime each service operates every hour combining to a 30 minute service over the common sections of route. On Evenings service 5 operates hourly from Strensall towards Acomb, returning as service 5A every hour back to Strensall – passengers for Ridgeway and Beckfield Lane, and from Danebury Drive can travel through on journeys across Acomb – this is also possible during the daytime when each service operates every 30 minutes (Monday to Saturday) and hourly (Sunday). Tudor Road is now served by service 13A for journeys towards Acomb and service 4 for journeys from Acomb.
Service 6 Clifton Moor-University via City Centre
This service now extends during the daytime to The University of York Heslington East campus – journeys from Clifton Moor operating via Tranby Avenue, those returning to Clifton Moor operating via Osbaldwick Link Road. Evening service continue to start and finish in Osbaldwick village. Three early morning journeys on service 2 now start from Clifton Moor (Oakdale Road/Gouthwaite Close) providing alternative ways to get to York City Centre at this time.
Service 9 Monks Cross Park and Ride-City Centre
An additional journey is provided Monday to Friday at 2010 from Monks Cross Aviva – omitting the park and ride site to York City Centre.
Services 10 and 10A Stamford Bridge-Poppleton via City Centre
The Monday to Friday timetable is amended to provide earlier journeys into York and improve reliability. On a Sunday the timetable is thoroughly revised to improve to reliability of the service.
Services 13 Haxby-Copmanthorpe and 13A Haxby-Acomb
Service 13 has an unchanged route and frequency, but the timetable is amended to improve reliability. Additional journeys between Haxby and York will be provided by new service 13A which will extend to Acomb via the present service 16 route and Tudor Road on outward journeys this gives two buses per hour Monday to Saturday daytime between Haxby and York, and vice-versa.
Service 14 York Sport Village-Acomb
This service is withdrawn, Hull Road continues to be served by services 8, 10 and 10A, Boroughbridge Road by services 10, 10A, Beckfield Lane and Ridgeway are served by new service 5A.
Service 16
This service is withdrawn and replaced by new service 13a operating every hour.