Service Changes from 1st September

• Location

  Stoke-On-Trent
• Cause

  Service Changes
• Responsibility

  First Bus
• Effective

  01/09/2024 - 31/12/2024

From the 1st September we'll be introducing some changes to our services. These include cross-city links with our new 38 & 39 services, additional Sunday journeys on our 21, 22 and NEW 43 service as well as minor timetables changes to improve punctuality and reliability.

New timetables can be found HERE.

Service Changes:

• Service 3 has been renumbered to 103 bringing it in line with our 101 (long distance & out of the area). This will run as a standalone service from Hanley - Crewe.
   
• Services 3A / 4 / 4A will be replaced by the 38 clockwise (Newcastle - Kidsgrove - Hanley) and 39 anti-clockwise (Hanley - Kidsgrove - Newcastle). Service 3A, that currently terminates at Butt Lane and Service 4, currently operating between Hanley - Waterhayes, will be replaced by a new 38a operating from Kidsgrove to Waterhayes and a 39a service operating the return journey from Waterhayes - Kidsgrove.

Update 29/8/24 - We've added additional early journeys on our NEW 38 service from Talke Pits toward Butt Lane:

- 05:56

- 06:26

- 06:50

- 07:02

This new service pattern creates new cross-city links between the north of the city and Festival Park. We'll also be running some later journeys Monday - Saturday, creating evening links between Kidsgrove, Newcastle & Hanley.

(Please note: Service 38 will no longer serve Merrial Street in Newcastle due to the building work in the area. This aims to improve reliability, and will be revisited upon the completion of the work.)

• Service 6A will receive an additional journey Monday - Friday from Blythe Bridge at 6:03.
   
• Service 21 will introduce a new Sunday service between Hanley - Trentham, with the first journey from Hanley at 9:40 and from Trentham at 10:10. There will also be minor timetable changes Monday - Friday to improve punctuality.
   
• Service 22 will run with minor timetables changes to improve punctuality, with the last journey on Saturday continuing through to Longton from 1st September. A new Sunday service will operate starting at 9:30 from Newcastle & 10:07 from Longton.
   
• Service 23 will receive minor timetable changes to improve punctuality.
   
• Service 25 will receive timetable changes for the new university term.
   
• Service 43 will introduce a new Sunday service from Hanley - Milton starting from Adams Street in Milton at 9:32, with the first service of the day from Hanley bus station at 10:17.
   
• Service 98 & 99 will receive minor timetable changes to improve punctuality.

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If you have any questions, you can call us on 0345 646 0707,  pop into our Travel Shop in Hanley Bus Station or tweet us @potteriesbuses