Milton Keynes Bus Service changes
Bus Service Change from 25th April 2010 including new timetables
Arriva (Previously MK Metro) have been carrying out a detailed review of their commercial local bus services in Milton Keynes and will be introducing the new network on 25 April 2010.
It is intended that the end result will be a more effective bus network for the borough with improved early morning and evening services to/from Central Rail Station, improved frequencies on the main services, improved frequencies on Sundays, and consistent routes for services across the day. Arriva and Milton Keynes Council have been working together to ensure that there is consistency, as far as possible, between the subsidised and commercial services.
Please see the tables below to download the timetables, travel guides and maps for the new routes. Please click route number or blue description to download.
Individual Timetables For Download
Route
Route Description
Valid From
1/1A/1B/1C
Central Milton Keynes – Newport Pagnell – Olney – Bedford
25/04/2010
1/1B
Newton Longville – Bletchley – Central Milton Keynes – Newport Pagnell
25/04/2010
2
Westcroft – Kingsmead – Central Milton Keynes – Willen – Newport Pagnell
25/04/2010
3
Bradville – Oldbrook – Central Milton Keynes – Kingston – Woburn Sands
25/04/2010
4/4A
Two Mile Ash [4] / Shenley Church End [4A] – Central Milton Keynes – Bletchley
25/04/2010
5/5A
Wolverton – Bradville [5A] – Stony Stratford [5] – Central Milton Keynes – Bletchley – Lakes Estate
25/04/2010
7/7A
Bletchley – Central Milton Keynes – Wolverton – Greenleys
25/04/2010
8/8A
Bletchley [8] – Walnut Tree – Central Milton Keynes – Westcroft
25/04/2010
18
Central Milton Keynes – Bletchley – Woburn Sands – Kingston
25/04/2010
20
Open University – Fyfield Barrow
25/04/2010
23/24/25
Bletchley / Heelands – Central Milton Keynes – Great Linford / Bletchley
25/04/2010
29
Central Milton Keynes – Hospital – Furzton – Bletchley
25/04/2010
33
Central Milton Keynes – Wolverton – Hanslope – Roade – Northampton
25/04/2010
44/44A
Lakes Estate – Bletchley – Central Milton Keynes – Stony Stratford – Wolverton
25/04/2010
X34
Central Milton Keynes – Ampthill – Flitwick
25/04/2010
Travel guide and bus maps to download
A5 Guide
A5 Milton Keynes Travel Guide
25/04/2010
A4 Guide
A4 Milton Keynes Travel Guide
25/04/2010
Urban Map
Urban Bus Map
25/04/2010
Rural Map
Rural Bus Map
25/04/2010
CMK Map
CMK Boarding Point Map
25/04/2010
For all other routes and current timetables please goto Current bus information including timetables
See below for information of the new and the current routes that will be affected:
1/1B/1C
Revised route and timetable replacing part of the old 7 and 17B.
2
Route revised and timetable to operate via Brickhill Street.
2E
Withdrawn and replaced in part by routes 2 and 5/5A.
3
New route from Bradville to Woburn Sands via CMK, OU and Kingston.
3E
Withdrawn and replaced in part by routes 4A, 7/7A and 8.
4/4A
Revised timetable and revised route north of CMK. No longer serves Stony Stratford.
4E
Withdrawn and replaced by routes 4/4A.
5/5A/5E
Revised route and timetable. 5E withdrawn and replaced by routes 5/5A.
6/6A
Withdrawn and replaced in part by routes 3, 7/7A and 29.
7/7A
Revised route and timetable. No longer serves St Ledger Drive.
8/8A
Revised route and timetable. No longer serves Woburn Sands.
11
Withdrawn and replaced in part by revised route 18.
12
Withdrawn and replaced in part by routes 3, 5/5A, 7/7A and 8/8A.
13
Withdrawn and replaced in part by routes 5 and 7/7A.
16
Withdrawn and replaced by route 24/25 and revised 29.
17B
Withdrawn and replace by journeys on route 1 and 24/25.
18
Revised route and timetable replacing section of route 11.
20
Revised route and timetable.
20A/21
Withdrawn and replaced by routes 8/8A and 24/25.
23
New route replacing part of the old 6 and 7/7A.
24/25
New route replacing part of the old 7, 17B, 20/21, 25 and 26.
26E
Withdrawn and replaced in part by routes 7/7A and route 8.
29
Withdrawn and replaced by new route 29 with revised route and timetable.
33
Revised timetable.
39
Withdrawn and replaced in part by route 4/4A.
44/44A
Revised route and timetable.
160/165
Revised timetable.
900
New route and timetable.
X34
Revised timetable
640/641/642/643
Routes withdrawn
To find out more detailed journey information contact Traveline public transport info on 0871 200 22 33 or visit Traveline Journey Planner or www.arrivabus.co.uk/mkstar/
Aylesbury Bus Station to close on EDL protest day from midday on Sat May 1st
All services will operate AS NORMAL until 12:00
The last departures from the bus station will be 12:15 300 to High Wycombe
12:10 50 to Halton Camp
12:15 150 to Leighton Buzzard
AFTER THIS TIME THE BUS STATION IS CLOSED AND NO AVAILABLE ACCESS – it will remain closed until Sunday am.
We propose the following:
Service 4 will be suspended.
Service 2 will operate from Haydon Hill to SMH (like the old service 9), but via Gatehouse Road. The Loading point for T/C to Hayden Hill will be Gatehouse Rd at Big Hand Mo’s roundabout.
Service 9 will be split:
As above there will be a linked service between Haydon Hill and SMH. Service 9 to SMH will load at the TA centre on the Oxford Road.
Service 9 to and from Bedgrove will operate a 30 minute shuttle service from Tesco store on Tring Road.
Service 16 will operate via Gatehouse Road and terminate at Big Hand Mo’s.
Service 60 will operate via Elmhurst Road, Gatehouse Road and terminate at Big Hand Mo’s.
Service 280 will terminate and begin from the TA centre on the Oxford Road.
Service 500 will terminate and start from Tesco, Tring Rd
Service 61 will terminate and start from Tesco, Tring Road
Service 50 will terminate and start from The Gyratory
Service 300 will terminate and start from The Gyratory
Service 100/ 150 will terminate and start from The Weavers public House Bierton Rd/ Cambridge Street.
We hope to have supervisory staff at all 4 points and the depot.
Oxford High Street stop revised due to Roadwork’s
I am sorry for the short notice, but during the switch over of phases on the High Street roadwork’s today, it has become apparent to us that stop L1 cannot be reopened as planned without having a severe impact on the traffic in the High Street.
Red pin shows temp stop
Therefore we need to postpone the reopening until the end of the works in this area which is scheduled to be the 6th May 2010.
Therefore can you revert back to the following stops please.
280 & U1 – Use Bonn Square temporary arrangement.
Oxford roadwork’s update
From first bus, Friday 26th March, the section of High street re-construction between Turl Street and Oriel Street will be completed and the bus stops at Carfax will re-open meaning service 280 can return to normal, including stopping at High street stop L1, adjacent to Turl street, to pick up. The last section of High Street re-construction will then begin – the section between Oriel Street and Old bank Hotel will the begin, again single line working controlled by temporary traffic lights and this will last until 6th May, but the 280 stops will not be affected.
Luton Busway Plans
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Where will the Busway go?
The Busway will travel between Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis in both directions.
Map of route below, click on image to enlarge.
The main part of the Busway network will be the specially constructed guideway from Houghton Regis to Dunstable and Luton town centres and then will travel on roads to London Luton Airport, via Luton Airport Parkway Station.
Future extensions
Once the first phase of the Busway is up and running, we will carefully monitor the service to ensure that it meets the travel needs of local people. We will then consider other services.
Whilst an extension of the guideway to Leighton Buzzard is unlikely because some sections of the old railway line which ran on from Dunstable to Leighton Buzzard have been built over, existing express bus services to Leighton Buzzard and Milton Keynes will be able to use the Busway within Luton and Dunstable.
Much of the ability to deliver the new growth area (43,000 new houses and 26,000 new jobs) is based on the provision of the Busway. Major developments proposed as part of the emerging Core Strategy for the Luton and South Bedfordshire Growth Area can be served by public transport through potential extensions to the Busway infrastructure.
Downloads
LDB Core Route Plan.pdf ( 4 MB ) Contact Information
Luton Dunstable Busway team
Luton Borough Council, Town Hall, George Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2BQ
Tel: 01582 54 72 94
Fax: 01582 54 64 53 
busway@luton.gov.uk
Major roadwork’s in Aylesbury to finish on 14th March 2010
All,
With effect from Sunday 14th March, 2010, the suspended normal schedule for Aylesbury will re-commence operation and the emergency schedules in place since 10th January will cease.
The major road works at Elmhurst Road/Weedon Road/Horse & Jockey junction will conclude at 20:00 on Friday12th March but the emergency schedule will operate on Saturday 13th March just in case there is a slight overrun.
Thus the emergency contract with Bucks CC for the additional 2 buses on the 4 and 9 will finish with the last day being Saturday 13th March. The 4 and 9 will therefore resume the normal timetable with cross-town operation.
Richmond Road Aylesbury
On Friday 5th March, Richmond Road on service 9 will be closed for re-surfacing, thus RR9 will need to divert.
From first bus until 1530 ex Bus station and Welbeck Avenue, RR9 will operate direct via Tring Road in both directions, observing ALL bus stops.
Thus Richmond Road, Broughton Avenue, Narbeth Drive and Barnsbury avenue will not have any service that day until after 1530.
Can we please advertise this on the website? Lynne can you do a notice please and run about 12 off and we can put these on the RR9 buses on Monday night to give passengers due notice.
John/Jerry – I know there are a lot of bus stops involved [about 16 I think] but is there a possibility we can a get a notice on them as soon as possible?
Thanks
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