From Sunday 5th January 2025, we're introducing some timetable changes following on from customer feedback received when the September changes went live. These timetable changes are to help keep buses to run on time and improve the service we provide on services 38 and 39.
The new timetables can be found here.
Services 7/7A City Centre - Kidsgrove/Biddulph
Minor timetable changes to timing points along the route.
Service 21: City Centre - Trentham
Changes are being made to the Monday to Friday timetable. There will be no changes to the Saturday or Sunday timetable.
Service 22: Newcastle - Longton
Changes are being made to the Monday to Friday timetable. There will be no changes to the Saturday or Sunday timetable.
Service 23: City Centre Newstead
Changes are being made to the Monday to Friday timetable. There will be no changes to the Saturday or Sunday timetable.
Service 37: Longton - Hanley - Lymedale Business Park
New timetable introduced Monday to Sunday
Services 98/99: Newcastle - Ball Green/Chell Heath
Changes are being made to the Monday to Friday timetable. There will be no changes to the Saturday timetable
Services 38/39, 38A/39A: Kidsgrove - Hanley - Newcastle - Kidsgrove/Waterhayes
New timetable introduced Monday to Sunday. Services 38A/39A will now serve Shelton Boulevard.
Service 101: Hanley - Stafford
new Monday to Friday and Saturday timetable
103: Hanley - Crewe
New timetable introduced Monday to Sunday
College Road is closed until further notice.
Services 21 and 23 will be impacted for the foreseeable future until closures have been resolved, the following diversions will be in place:
Outbound Services (to Stoke):
Diverting via Stoke Road, Copland Street back to normal routing.
Inbound Services (to Hanley):
Diverting via Hartshill Road, Shelton Old Road and Stoke Road back to normal routing.
From Monday 30th September, College Road will be closed to the 25 services until further notice.
25 services to Keele will divert via Stoke Road and Station Road.
25 services to Hanley will be the same as it is currently via Leek Road.
We'll be operating a revised service level over the Festive Season - you can see details below.
| Monday 23 December | Normal Monday service |
|---|---|
| Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24 December | Saturday service with buses finishing early (service 8 will operate the Monday to Friday timetable) |
|
Christmas Day, Wednesday 25 December |
No service |
| Boxing Day, Thursday 26 December | No service except for the Stoke City FC buses which will operate |
| Friday 27 December |
Saturday service (service 8 will operate the Monday to Friday timetable) |
| Saturday 28 December | Saturday service |
| Sunday 29 December | Normal Sunday service |
| Monday 30 December | Saturday service (service 8 will operate the Monday to Friday timetable) |
| New Year's Eve, Tuesday 31 December | Saturday service with buses finishing early (service 8 will operate the Monday to Friday timetable) |
| New Years Day, Wednesday 1 January | No service |
| Thursday 2 January | Normal service resumes |
Last buses on Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve
| Last bus from | Last bus from | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service 6 | Hanley | 1740 | Coalville 1746/ Parkhall 1643/ Blyth Bridge 1808 | |
| Service 6A | Hanley | 1800 | Blythe Bridge | 1808 |
| Service 6C | ||||
| Service 7 | Hanley | 1732 | Kidsgrove | 1816 |
| Service 7A | Hanley | 1700 | Biddulph | 1747 |
| Service 8 | Hanley | 1805 | Ball Green | 1725 |
| Service 11 | Hanley - Newcastle 1735/ Hanley - Dividy Rd | 1840 | Newcastle | 1720 |
| Service 11B | Hanley | 1720 | Cowley Way | 1739 |
| Service 18 | Hanley | 1747 | Leek | 1732 |
| Service 21 | Hanley | 1752 | Man in Space | 1748 |
|
Service 22 |
Newcastle | 1743 | Longton | 1756 |
| Service 23 | Hanley | 1802 | Wimbourne Avenue | 1802 |
| Service 25 | Hanley - Keele | 1751 | Keele to Hanley | 1747 |
| Service 25 | Hanley - Newcastle | 1807 | Newcastle - Hanley | 1818 |
| Service 38 | Butt Lane | 1634 | Butt Lane - Hanley | 1738 |
| Service 38A | Butt Lane - Audley Road | 1650 | Butt Lane - Hanley | 1723 |
| Service 39 | Kidsgrove - Hanley | 1723 | Kidsgrove - Newcastle | 1753 |
| Service 39A | Audley - Butt Lane | 1710 | Butt Lane - Hanley | 1742 |
| Service 98 | Newcastle | 1743 | Ball Green | 1740 |
| Service 99 | Newcastle | 1759 | Chell Health | 1720 |
| Service 101 | Hanley | 1707 | Stafford | 1734 |
| Service 103 | Hanley | 1718 | Crewe | 1727 |