Christmas Bus Services
Plus changes to Arriva services from 4th January 2025.
Changes to Arriva Bus Services from 4th January 2025.
From Saturday 4 January 2025, Arriva will be making changes to some of their services in Shropshire and Telford to help keep the buses running on time, to improve the service in some areas and to balance the cost of operation with the revenue received to protect the long-term viability of the bus network. Below is a summary of the changes they are making.
3/3A Telford to Stirchley and Brookside
The 1715 Route 3 from Telford Town Centre on Mondays to Saturdays will operate as a Route 3A at the same time, to provide a replacement journey for Hollinswood.
5/5A/B Telford to Newport and Stafford
The early morning journeys from Telford Bus Station to Newport and Stafford on Mondays to Fridays will be advanced to reflect the need for additional running time due to traffic delays during the morning peak:
The 0548 Route 5 will depart Telford Bus Station at 0533, the 0608 Route 5A will depart Telford Bus Station at 0553, the 0628 Route 5 will depart Telford Bus Station at 0613, the 0658 Route 5A will depart Telford Bus Station at 0643 and the 0718 Route 5A will depart Telford Bus Station at 0713.
From Stafford, the 0710 Route 5 will depart Earl Street at 0658, the 0740 Route 5A will depart Earl Street at 0733 and the 0800 Route 5 will depart Earl Street at 0748.
From Newport and Donnington to Telford, most morning peak journeys on Mondays to Fridays will run 5 minutes earlier.
For the rest of the day, on Mondays to Saturdays and Sundays most buses will depart from Telford Bus Station 5 minutes later than currently, and from Stafford Earl Street 3 minutes later than currently, with some adjustments to the running times throughout the journey.
Between Telford Town Centre and Donnington, the combined service on routes 5, 5A and 5B will provide a bus up to every 20 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays.
8/8A Telford to Lightmoor, Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock
The 0600 route 8 from Bridgnorth, will depart from Low Town at 0550, and High Town Sainsburys at 0555 and the 0700 route 8 from Bridgnorth, will depart from Low Town at 0650, and High Town Sainsburys at 0655.
On Mondays to Fridays, the 0655 route 8 from Lightmoor, will depart at 0645, the 0725 route 8 from Lightmoor, will depart at 0715 and will start from Madeley High Street at 0706, and the 0755 route 8 from Lightmoor, will depart at 0745.
On Mondays to Fridays, additional journeys will depart from Madeley High Street at 0806, Lightmoor at 0815, and Broseley at 0855.
On Saturday, additional journeys will depart from Madeley for Telford Town Centre at 0641and 0921.
On Route 8A, journeys from Much Wenlock will be re-timed to depart 2 minutes earlier than currently.
Journeys from Telford Bus Station to Lightmoor, Much Wenlock and Bridgnorth are unaffected.
X5 Shrewsbury to Oswestry
For the main part of the day on Mondays to Fridays, we are increasing the frequency to every 45 minutes to provide additional capacity and more journeys to Oswestry and Shrewsbury.
To increase capacity when Shrewsbury College is open, an additional journey will operate on College Days only, departing Oswestry Bus Station at 0710 and arriving in Shrewsbury Bus Station at 0815.
For the safety of our colleagues, passengers and other road users using the A5, and to provide more consistent running times, buses travelling between Shrewsbury and Oswestry will no longer make the right turn from Montford Bridge onto the A5. Instead, buses will turn left, travel along the A5 to Churncote Roundabout (A5/A458), before returning up the A5 to Nesscliffe.
9 Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton
Most of the daytime journeys are advanced by 15 minutes with some journeys withdrawn. This includes the withdrawal of the 0902 from Wolverhampton to Bridgnorth on Mondays to Fridays, and the withdrawal of the 0850 from Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton on Mondays to Saturdays. One lunchtime round trip is also removed on Mondays to Saturdays.
The schooldays only 0744 route 9 from Seisdon to Bridgnorth will be withdrawn and the 1547 route 9 from Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton will not divert through Upper Ludstone. Arriva route 114 will provide an alternative facility at these times for passengers travelling between Rudge Heath, Hilton, Wyken, Worfield, The Hobbins and Bridgnorth.
X10 Telford to Shrewsbury **fast and direct**
The 1635 journey from Shrewsbury Bus Station that runs when Shrewsbury College is open, will depart 10 minutes later at 1645, and will operate 10 minutes later throughout.
All other journeys on route X10, are unaffected and this service continues to provide customers with a reliable, fast and direct link between Shrewsbury and Telford.
13 Telford to Hollinswood
The 1505 and 1535 departures from Telford Town Centre on Mondays to Fridays, will be replaced with one journey departing Telford Bus Station at 1520.
The 1635 departure from Telford Town Centre on Mondays to Fridays, will be delayed by 10 minutes, departing at 1645.
The 1705 departure from Telford Town Centre on Mondays to Saturdays, will be replaced by a 1715 departure on Route 3A.
