Easter Bus Services April 2019
We would like to advise the following over the Easter holiday period:-
Good Friday, Friday 19th April - A Saturday service on all services, plus the Friday service on routes 413, 489 and 507.
Saturday 20th April - A normal Saturday Service will operate.
Sunday 21st April - A normal Sunday Service will operate.
Bank Holiday Monday 22nd April - A normal Sunday service will operate.
Service changes from Monday 29th April 2019
Yeomans Travel Bus services
Service 71 - Hereford - Credenhill
08:45 Monday to Friday departure from City Bus Station to Credenhill is withdrawn.
A number of journeys are retimed by a few minutes.
Service 72 - Hereford - Moor Farm - Bobblestock
08:10 Monday to Friday departure from City Bus Station will not serve Moor Farm Lane & Sheridan Road bus stops, but will travel direct along Yazor Road.
08:45 Monday to Friday departure from City Bus Station is retimed to depart at 08:50 and will not serve Moor Farm Lane & Sheridan Road bus stops, but will travel direct along Yazor Road.
08:47 Saturday departure from City Bus Station is retimed to depart at 08:50 and will not serve Moor Farm Lane & Sheridan Road bus stops, but will travel driect along Yazor Road.
17:35 Monday to Friday departure from City Bus Station is retimed to depart at 17:40 and travel 5 minutes later throughout.
17:53 Monday to Friday departure from Bobblestock Coop Store to depart at 17:58 and operate 5 minutes later throughout.
Service 74 - Hereford - Newton Farm
From 14:00 on Saturdays the frequency of buses will be every 15 minutes to match passenger usage until 17:45.
Between 16:00 and 17:00 on Monday to Friday the buses will depart at 16:00, 16:15, 16:30, 16:45, 17:00 this will help the buses keep to a regular timetable due to traffic delays experienced on the Greyfriars bridge at this time.
Service 75 Belmont - City Centre - Hampton Park
06:45 Monday to Friday departure from Hampton Park to City Bus Station is withdrawn.
06:48 Saturday departure from Hampton Park to City Bus Station is withdrawn.
18:45 Monday to Friday departure from Hampton Park to Hereford Shire Hall is withdrawn.
NEW journey at 07:15 on Saturdays from Hampton Park to the City Bus Station, operating via Tupsley (07:20) and the County Hospital (07:30) arriving at the City Bus Station at 07:38.
Service 77/77a/77c - Hereford - Holmer & Bobblestock
No Changes
Service 78/78a/78x - Hereford - Rotherwas & Skylon Park
No Changes
Service 79/79a/79b - Hereford - Putson & Redhill
Changes are being made to these services to meet passenger demand.
Service 79 is withdrawn and replaced by route 88 & 88a serving bus stops along Ross Road & Marlbrook Road with a revised timetable.
Service 79a Monday to Friday route and times unchanged. The Saturday route is also unchanged but will run to a revised timetable.
Service 79b is withdrawn and the section of route along Stanberrow Road, Holme Lane and Walnut Tree Avenue will not be served.
Service 81/81a - Hereford - College Green, Victoria Park & Venns Lane
08:15 Monday to Friday (Schooldays) Service 81a from College Green to City Bus Station is withdrawn.
08:22 Monday to Friday (School Holidays) Service 81a from College green to City Bus Station is withdrawn.
An alternative service on Monday to Friday for Centurion Way, Victoria Park and Venns lane passengers would be to catch the 502 service to the City Bus Station and the times are as follows, Dep College Road/Centurion Way 08:07, College Road/Victoria Park 08:08, Venns Lane Point 4 08:10, Venns lane/Churchill Gardens 08:11 arriving Commercial Road/Wetherspoons at 08:15, Maylord Shopping Centre 08:16 and City Bus Station at 08:17.
Service 88/88a - Hereford - Hinton - Putson (Saxon Gate or The Pastures)
Changes are being made to these services to meet passenger demand, therefore we will no longer be travelling around the Saxon Gate development. The closest alternative bus stops passengers can use would be in Hoarwithy Road close to the junction of Orchard Avenue or the bus stop outside the flats on Ross road.
There will be a revised timetable on Monday to Friday travelling via Redhill (Marlbrook Road) to replace services 79/79b which are withdrawn from the Redhill area. A revised timetable will also operate on Saturdays in connection with the 79a.
Combining the 78/78a/78x and the 79a/88/88a routes, these routes will provide a bus approximately every 15 minutes between Putson Tesco on Holme Lacy Road and the City Bus Station, Monday to Friday between 10:00 and 17:00.
Lugg Valley Travel Bus services
Service 492 Leominster - Hereford
Due to traffic delays travelling into Hereford the 07:45 departure from Leominster to Hereford will operate at the following times:-
07:45 depart Leominster Bus Station on Monday to Friday Schooldays, arriving Hereford Railway Station at 08:34.
07:55 depart Leominster Bus Station on Monday to Friday School Holidays, arriving Hereford Railway Station at 08:37.
08:00 depart Leominster Bus Station on Saturdays, arriving Hereford Railway Station at 08:38.
There is also a route change in Hereford to help run the service on time due to the increase of traffic in Hereford city centre.
Buses departing Leominster Bus Station on Monday to Saturday at 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00 will follow the normal route to the Old Market (Next Store) Bus stop and then travel in a loop travelling along Widemarsh Street (North), Station Approach and stopping at the Railway Station (Stop 1) followed by the Country Bus Station (Stand 6) and Maylord Shopping Centre (Stop 1). Passengers will be able to board or alight at any of these bus stops on the loop to complete their journey.
The buses departing at 07:05 (Monday to Friday), 07:45 (M-F Schooldays), 07:55 (M-F School holidays), 08:00 (Saturdays) and the 17:15 (Monday to Saturday) from Leominster Bus Station will follow its original route and after the Old Market Bus Stop will stop at Commercial Road (Merton Hotel) on their way to the Railway Station.
Service 502 Leominster - Hereford
07:20 departure from Leominster the route into Hereford will be changed from Holmer (Starting Gate) and travel along Roman Road, College Road and then into Venns Lane. It will no longer serve the bus stops in Old School Lane.
Service 802 Leintwardine - Hereford
17:15 College day service departure from Hereford Country Bus Station will now serve all bus stops along its route to Leintwardine. There will be no longer any request stops.