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X3 Services
Monday 28th October – Sunday 1st December
Dale Road will be closed between the junctions of Low Road and Castle Street for gas main replacement work
Services towards Sheffield to operate as normal to Low Road at the junction with New Hill then divert via New Hill and High Street before resuming normal route on Church Street.
Services to Doncaster are unaffected and should operate as normal.
St Lawrence has been closed by unannounced Yorkshire Water works.
Services affected: 76a & 207
Diversions as follows, until further notice:
207 Service to divert via Bawtry Road to the roundabout, 5th Exit onto Sheffield Road.
Works due for completion by 27th November.
Attercliffe Common has been closed in one direction by unannounced Northern PowerGrid works.
Outbound services from The City diverted via Saville Street, Brightside Lane & Hawke Street.
Inbound services are unaffected.
Due to be in place until 27/11.
Monday 28th October – Sunday 1st December
Dale Road will be closed between the junctions of Low Road and Castle Street for gas main replacement work
Services towards Sheffield to operate as normal to Low Road at the junction with New Hill then divert via New Hill and High Street before resuming normal route on Church Street.
Services to Doncaster are unaffected and should operate as normal
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| Monday 23 December | A special Saturday service will operate, with extra morning journeys. 2300 on the 272 service to Castleton and the 359/360 to Epworth will not operate. |
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| Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24 December | Special Saturday service will run with extra morning journeys. Final departures will be around 1800, check individual timetables for details. |
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Christmas Day, Wednesday 25 December |
No service |
| Boxing Day, Thursday 26 December | A special Boxing Day service will operate in Sheffield only, please check individual services for details. |
| Friday 27 December |
A special service will run based on Saturday timetable with extra morning journeys. 2300 272 service to Castleton and the 359/360 will operate. |
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Saturday 28 December |
Normal Saturday timetable resumes. |
| Sunday 29 December | Normal Sunday timetable resumes. |
| Monday 30 December | A special service will run based on a Saturday service with extra morning journeys 2300 272 service to Castleton and the 359/360 will not operate. |
| New Year's Eve, Tuesday 31 December | A special service will run based on a Saturday service with extra morning journeys. Final departures will be around 1800, check individual timetables for details. |
| New Year's Day, Wednesday 1 January | A special New Year's Day service will operate in Sheffield only, check individual services for details. |
| Thursday 2nd January | A special Saturday service will run with extra morning journeys. the 2300 272 service to Castleton will not operate, but the 359/360 2300 to Epworth will operate. |
| Friday 3rd January | A special service will run based on a Saturday service with extra morning journeys. 2300 272 service to Castleton and the 359/360 to Epworth will operate. |
| Saturday 4th January | Normal service pattern resumes. |
Timetables can be viewed here
Monday 28th October – Sunday 1st December
Dale Road will be closed between the junctions of Low Road and Castle Street for gas main replacement work
Services towards Sheffield are diverting via Low Road, New Hill, High Street before resuming normal route on Church Street.
Services to Doncaster are unaffected and should operate as normal.
From Sunday 3 November, we will be introducing some minor timetable changes across Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield.
Why are we making these changes?
At First Bus, we're always looking at our routes and timetables to improve our network, and these changes will ensure we can continue to provide a reliable and punctual service throughout South Yorkshire.
Benefits you'll receive...
For more information, please see below.
To view timetables, please click >> here.
Doncaster
| Service number | Changes |
| 359 | Thursday, Friday and Saturday journeys at 1934 and 2134, will extend from Finningley to Epworth via Westwoodside and Haxey. |
| 360 | *New service number. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, new service will run from Epworth at 2035 and 2235 via Westwoodside and Haxey, then will follow the main road to The Dome and Doncaster. |
| 381/382 | Early Sunday journey will be introduce for workers to West Moor Park industrial estate. There will also be a daily 2141 journey timed to wait at West Moor park to pick up workers after 2200 |
Sheffield
| Service number | Changes |
| 75/75a/76/76a/76e and 207 |
Minor timetable change to include extra running time on weekends, mornings and afternoon peak, helping to improve punctuality on these services. |
Rotherham
| Service number | Changes |
| 115/116 (615 school service) | 1505 from Herringthorpe will operate as 615, serving St Bernards Catholic School on school weekdays (Mon-Fri) |