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Extra Capacity Durham Student Buses
Extra Capacity Durham Student Buses

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Extra Capacity for Durham Student Buses

To make your journeys to school and college smoother this term, we’re adding extra buses to several busy morning routes into Durham city centre, starting from 30 September 2024.

These changes come in response to a growing number of students using our services to travel to New College Durham, St Leonard's Catholic School, and other local schools.

What’s changing?

Service 16a: The 07:46 bus from Stanley will now depart earlier at 07:29 from Harelaw Bank Top, helping to reduce crowding on the following 16 service into Durham from Stanley and Sacriston.

Service 50: We’ve added an extra bus between Washington, Chester-le-Street, and Durham. It departs from Concord Bus Station at 07:18 and arrives in Durham at 08:20, giving you more room for the morning commute.

We’ve also made ongoing improvements during term-time on the following routes:

Service X15: An additional bus departs just before the 08:00 service from Consett to New College Durham (arriving 08:32) and Durham Bus Station (arriving 08:45).

Service X21: An extra bus leaves shortly before the 08:03 service from Spennymoor to Durham Bus Station (arriving 08:27) and New College Durham (arriving 08:35).

As Ben Maxfield, our Business Director, says: “We know how important reliable transport is for students. That’s why we listen to feedback and make changes wherever possible, particularly during peak times.”

Students are encouraged to check the updated timetables and take advantage of the extra services to make their journeys smoother.

27 SEPTEMBER 2024

NOTE TO EDITORS

Go North East runs a network of bus routes across the North East region including Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, and surrounding areas.

The Go-Ahead Group is one of the UK’s leading providers of public transport, enabling more than a billion passenger journeys each year on its bus and rail services. Go-Ahead places great importance on partnership, adopting a collaborative approach with governments, local communities and strategic partners; developing and operating services that create long-term value for all.

For more information about Go-Ahead Group visit www.go-ahead.com.

Press and media contacts:

Ben Maxfield

Business Director, Go North East

ben.maxfield@gonortheast.co.uk

Telephone: 07890 436531

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