Service 3 - Barthomley Road

Services are expected to be delayed for up to 14 weeks due to works in the area.

Please allow extra time for your journey on this date. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Barthomley Road in Oakhanger will be closed Tuesday 13th August until Thursday 15th August.

This is an expansive closure and delays are expected. During this time, we will be unable to serve bus stops between Radway Green and Slaughter Hill in both directions.

Please allow extra time for your journey on this date. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Smallthorne roundabouts will be closed Tuesday 13th August until Friday 16th August between the hours of 19:00 and 06:00.

Buses will be diverting via Community Drive, Brownley Road, Norton Drive and Leek New Road.

Please allow extra time for your journey on this date. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Weston Road in Meir will be closed Monday 29th July until Friday 13th September.

Services will operate via Caverswall Road, looping around Coalville.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Goal Square will be closed from Monday 22nd July until Monday 19th August, 20:30 until 06:00 (Mon to Fri only). This closure is expected to only affect 1 bus in each direction.

During this time there will be no service around Stafford Town Centre, with buses diverting via Kingsway, Martin Drive, Unicorn Way, Doxey Road and Panns Road.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The next phase of the Station roadworks will begin 13th August until 30th September. Station road will open one way heading outbound for services.

Outbound 25 will continue using Litchfield Street & Leek Road A52, with a temporary bus stop in place opposite the Royal Mail sorting office. From here, service will turn onto Manor Link Road. 

Inbound 25 and 6C will continue to use Leek Road and the temporary bus stop outside the Royal Mail sorting office, then turning left onto Lichfield Street and into Hanley bus station.

Services 21 and 23 will continue to use the below until 19th August due to works on Glebe Street:

Outbound will be using Stoke Road and then continuing down the road and under the railway bridge at the bottom of Stoke Road. From here, they will operate over the A500 and onto Copeland Street, via the Civic Centre and then normal return to normal route.

Inbound will operate to Stoke Town Centre as normal, then via Hartshill Road, Shelton Old Road, over the A500 and then onto Stoke Road. There will be no service on Station Road heading towards Hanley.

After 19th August: Same diversion as 24 service.

Passengers are advise to allow for extra time on their journeys while these diversions are in place. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

From the 21st of July, we’ll be introducing some minor timetables changes to improve reliability, as well as introducing a new route serving the Saxonfields area!

Please view the new timetables here:

• Service 6, 6a & 6 Update from 5/8/24:
  - Service 6, Mon - Fri will now operate at 19:00 and 20:00 (formerly 19:30 & 20:30). This is to ensure a more even spread of services alongside our 36a.
  - Service 6, Saturday will now operate at 19:40 (formerly 19:30) to ensure a more even spread of services alongside our 36a.
• Service 7 & 7a
• Service 18
• Service 101
• Service 11 - From 5/8/24 we have reinstated the 05:24 journey from Cowley Way – Hanley.

Please note: Timetables have been amended to help keep buses run to time, please check the new timetables before travelling as some journeys may start earlier or later than previous.

And introducing your new Saxonfields 11 service!

We'll be...

• Linking you to Longton, Newcastle and Hanley
• Operating at off peak times (click here for timetables)
• Providing £2 maximum single fares & FREE travel for concessionary bus pass holders (after 9:30)
   

Please note: Anchor Road will not be served between 9:30 - 15:20.

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Newcastle Street, Middleport, has been closed due to a building fire.

Service 98 will be diverting via Westport Road.

During this closure, we will be unable to serve the following stops:

Ellgreave Street – Inbound and outbound stops

Reid Street – Inbound Stop

Dale street – Outbound Stop

Lyndhurst Street – Inbound Stop

Burslem Market Place – Outbound stop