Click the graphic for full details. The main change is new late evening journeys to Marchwood. Currently the last bus on the 8 from the city to Marchwood departs at 2100 Mon-Sats (1740 Suns).
But from 4th September, as shown on Bluestar's well-designed timetable, the 9 journeys departing from Southampton at 2210 and 2310 are being diverted in off the A326 to serve Marchwood. A similar improvement will also occur on Sunday evenings:
Marchwood hasn't had buses running that late since the night buses stopped in February 2014. The last time Marchwood had a bus after 2100 but before midnight from the city was back in October 2011.
First also have some changes from the same weekend, but haven't yet put the new timetables on their website. See my last post for which routes are changing and direct links to the new timetables on Traveline.
And not forgetting the increase of the Sunday bluestar 9 frequency to half hourly, and improvements to peak and early morning journeys.
ReplyDeleteOn the less positive side, the Monday to Saturday off-peak bluestar 8 extras between Southampton and Hythe are withdrawn.
First can continue to try and poach customers from BS18,with just about every desperate change,but they can`t poach me after they stopped me posting anything on their Facebook page,after I disagreed with something!I`d rather walk three miles home say,than give this outfit a penny of my hard earned cash,after such appalling actions!
ReplyDeleteIf a high street store chain did that to me,I`d boycott them!
DeleteMade the mistake of catching First's number 9 from Vincent's Walk to Butts Road, felt like I went round the world and back again, taking over 40 minutes! Bluestar 7 for me all the time now!
ReplyDeletePH1098723/61 - XELABUS LIMITED, UNIT 10, BARTON PARK ESTATE, CHICKENHALL LANE, EASTLEIGH, SO50 6RR
ReplyDeleteVariation Accepted: Operating between Eastleigh Bus Station and Hedge End, Freegrounds given service number X4 effective from 31-Oct-2016. To amend Timetable.
Time Bluestar introduced a Sunday service on Bluestar 11!Surely there`s enough appetite for it.
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