Service Changes from 5 January 2025

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.

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We'll be operating a revised service level over the Festive Season - you can see details below.

Last buses on Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve