More alterations to Stagecoach timetables in Warwickshire

More alterations have been made to the Stagecoach services in Warwickshire.

Stagecoach had introduced changes on March 30 and then again last week.

New timetables were introduced on Saturday (April 4).

A spokesperson from Stagecoach said: "We would like to thank everyone for the feedback they provided on the timetables we introduced on March 30.

"Our commercial team have been busy working through the responses to see how we can help.

"We will be introducing new timetables on Saturday April 4.

"These changes are aimed at helping key workers by putting on additional journeys for them.

"We would continue to ask our customers to only travel if essential for them to do so."

Timetable changes

Leamington and Stratford

Route 1 - on Mondays to Saturdays, a Sunday service will run with additional morning and evening journeys. On Sundays a normal service will run.

Route 15 - the section between Leamington to Warwick will not run all week, however route 1, X17 & X18 will continue to run an alternative route between these points.

The section between Warwick and Stratford will run a Sunday service all week, with additional morning journeys on Mondays to Saturdays

The section between Stratford and West Green Drive will not run all week, however route X19 along Alcester Rd will continue to run every two hours

Route 16 - a Saturday service will run Mondays to Saturdays.

Route 50 - a special service will run Mondays to Saturdays.

Route 63/64 - a Sunday service will run all week, with some additional morning journeys to arrive in Rugby and Leamington before 9am on Mondays to Saturdays.

Route 67/67A - a Sunday service will run all week. On Monday to Saturday the following journeys will be added for NHS workers travelling to / from Warwick Hospital:

0633 Parish Church to Cubbington

0659 Cubbington to Upper Parade

0642 Upper Parade to Green Farm

0703 Green Farm to Upper Parade

The 1925 and 2005 Upper Parade to Green Farm and 1942 and 2022 Green Farm to Upper Parade journeys are replaced by a 2040 opposite Parish Church to Cubbington and 2040 Upper Parade to Green Farm journeys

Route 501/502 - No change.

Route 664/665 - A Saturday service will run Mondays to Saturdays, with some minor re-timings for afternoon journeys on route 665.

Route U1 - A special hourly service will run between Leamington and University all week. A special 40 minute service will run between Warwick Gates and Leamington all week.

(The 2101 Warwick Gates loop, the 2020 Leamington town centre to University and 2050 University to Leamington town centre will no longer run).

Route U2 - No service

Route U12 - This route will no longer run during this period.

X17 - A special service will run Mondays to Saturdays. On Sundays, a normal timetable will run.

X18 - A Sunday service will run all week, with additional morning journeys on Mondays to Saturdays.

X19 - A Sunday service will run all week, with the first trip each way running slightly earlier Mondays to Saturdays.

TOUR - This route will not run at the present time.

Rugby

Route 1/2 - Buses will run every 2 hour on each route, providing a combined hourly service between Rugby and Coton Park.

(The 1354 route 2 from Rugby town centre to Gateway will now run 15 minutes earlier to arrive before 1400 for a shift change.)

Route 3/3A - An hourly route 3A service will run between Newbold, town centre and Overslade.

A half hourly Route 3 service will run between town centre and Hillmorton.

(The 1720 Route 3 from Rugby town centre to DIRFT will finish in Hillmorton – alternative journeys to DIRFT available on D1

Also, the 0950 Rugby town centre to Hillmorton will not run).

Route 4 - A Sunday service will run all week with some additional morning journeys:

Mondays to Friday

0642 North Street to Lawford Lane,

0654 Lawford Lane to Brownsover

0731 Brownsover to Rugby Town Centre

Saturdays

0627 North Street to Lawford Lane

0639 Lawford Lane to Brownsover

0716 Brownsover to Rugby Town Centre

Route 63 - A Sunday service will run all week, with some additional morning journeys to arrive in Rugby and Leamington before 9am on Mondays to Saturdays.

Route 86 - A Sunday service will run all week with an additional morning journey to arrive in Rugby before 9am on Mondays to Saturdays.

Route 96 - A special timetable will run on Mondays to Saturdays, with buses running around every 3 hours.

Route D1 - A Sunday service will run all week, with additional journeys around every hour between Rugby and DIRFT on Mondays to Saturdays.

A few extra trips have been added to help shift workers at DIRFT:

0624 Rugby town centre to DIRFT

0715 DIRFT to Rugby town centre

1920 DIRFT to Rugby town centre

Also, some journeys will not run where there are alternative journeys close to the same times:

0834 Rugby town centre to DIRFT

0905 DIRFT to Rugby town centre

1330 Rugby town centre to Gateway

1420 Rugby Gateway to Rugby town centre.

Route D2 - Between Rugby and Daventry, a special timetable will run for route D2 on Mondays to Saturdays.

Between Daventry & Northampton, a normal Sunday timetable will run all week.

Route D4 - On Mondays to Fridays, a normal service will run however the 1311 Daventry to Long Buckby will not run.

For more information go to: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/midlands/government-coronavirus-measures--changes-to-bus-services-warks