Post by busaholic on Aug 29, 2018 20:53:09 GMT
Stagecoach South West is making changes to some of its services in Exeter and Exmouth. The changes come into effect on Monday 3rd September.
Route 5 (Exeter-Crediton): 05.50 Exeter-Crediton and 06.30 Crediton-Exeter both advanced by 5 minutes, to allow the second journey to connect into a route 56 journey towards Exeter Airport.
Route 56 (Exeter St David's Station-Exeter Airport-Exmouth): will be rebranded "CONNexIONS" and will use five single-deckers (presumably refurbished Enviro200 MMCs as i am not aware of any new deliveries) in a dedicated livery and with free WiFi. Increased to run every 30 minutes Monday-Saturday between Exeter St David's and Exeter Airport, and additional early morning and late evening journeys added to connect with all flights and cater for airport shift workers. Rerouted via Clyst Honiton to serve the Science Park and the new Sky Park near the Airport. Buses to/from Exmouth will continue to run hourly (at revised times), in Exmouth buses will start/terminate at The parade and will no longer serve the Bus Station.
The improvements to route 56 are funded by a partnership of East Devon District Council, East Devon Growth Point and Devon County Council.
Route 56B (Exmouth Parade-Hulham-Byron Way): new route replacing part of route 97. Evening journeys operate as route 56E.
Route 58 (Exeter-Budleigh Salterton): revised timetable and route; in Exeter all journeys routed via Sowton Business Park and Honiton Road Park & Ride. Incorporates the Bicton College service 57C via Countess Wear; this will be renumbered 58C and will also operate between Budleigh and Exeter during college holidays.
Route 97 (Byron Way-Littleham): withdrawn, replaced by route 98 and new routes 56B and 98A.
Route 98 (Exmouth-Littleham): new timetable and route to replace parts of route 97. One bus an hour numbered 98A and rerouted in Littleham replacing part of route 97. To interwork with routes 157 (98A) and 357 (98).
Routes 157/357 (Exmouth-Budleigh Salterton/Sidmouth): revised timetables with extra running time to improve reliability. Will interwork with services 98/98A to provide links across Exmouth Town Centre and will no longer serve the Bus Station.
Route J (Exeter City service: Digby-City-Whipton Barton): funding from the Tithebarn housing development will allow this route to be extended between Whipton Barton and Digby to form a circular route; anti-clockwise journeys will be relettered I. Each route will continue to operate every 20 minutes (30 evenings & Sundays) and to co-ordinate with route K between Pinhoe and Countess Wear.
Route K (Exeter City service: Countess Wear-City-Whipton Barton): extended to Exeter Science Park.
Routes R/S (Exeter City service: City & Rifford Road circulars): each route reduced from every 12 to every 20 minutes, as there will be more buses on other routes serving Heavitree.
www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-west/changes-to-east-of-exeter-and-east-devon-timetables-from-3-sept-2018