Changes to Hinckley's bus services
From 16 April 2023
On Sunday 16th April 2023, Arriva is making changes to some of the services in Hinckley.
As part of the Warwickshire Enhanced Bus Partnership we’ve worked with Stagecoach to introduce a simpler, more coordinated, more reliable timetable for buses between Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester. Together, routes 148 (formerly Stagecoach 48L) and 158 will give a bus every 15 minutes between Nuneaton and Leicester Monday to Saturday daytimes, and up to every 30 minutes evenings and Sundays.
In Leicester both routes will now call at St Margaret's Bus Station rather than Haymarket Bus Station, as well as stopping at Causeway Lane (for Highcross Shopping Centre) and St Nicholas Circle (for Jubilee Square and the High Street).
You can view the complete timetable showing both routes 148 and 158 here.
You’ll be able to use any valid Arriva Adult or Child Day, Week, or 4-Week ticket for travel on Stagecoach route 148, simply show your ticket to the driver as you board.
Leicester Flexi tickets continue to be accepted across both bus companies as normal within the Leicester Flexi area
We're pleased to be increasing the frequency of this popular service, which will now run up to every hour through the day.
The route in Leicester will change following customer feedback. The University of Leicester and Leicester Railway Station remain within easy walking distance from the new stops and the service will offer quicker and more punctual journeys into the city. Buses will now be stopping at:
To Leicester - Fosse Park M&S, Narborough Road/Jaguar Garage, Windermere Street, Aylestone Road/Walnut Street (for Leicester Royal Infirmary and University of Leicester), Bonners Lane (for De Montfort University), Horsefair Street/Town Hall Square, St Margaret's Bus Station
To Coventry - St Margaret's Bus Station Stand SU, Rutland Street Stand EK, Welford Place Stand EP (for De Montfort University), Nelson Mandela Park Stand A (for Leicester Royal Infirmary and University of Leicester), Windermere Street, Narborough Road/Rowley Fields Avenue, Fosse Park M&S
Within Coventry X6 will now be a 'limited stop' service calling only at:
To Leicester: Pool Meadow Bus Station Stand D, Gosford Street CU1 (for Coventry University), Sky Blue Way/Gosford Green, Ball Hill/Clements Green, Walsgrave Road/Burns Road, Ansty Road/The New Pippin, UHCW Stand UH9 (peak hours only), Ansty Road/Walsgrave Church (outside The Red Lion)
To Coventry: Ansty Road/Walsgrave Church (outside The Red Lion), UHCW Stand UH8 (peak hours only), Ansty Road/The New Pippin, Walsgrave Road/Burns Road, Ball Hill/Clements Green, Sky Blue Way/Gosford Green, Gosford Street CU2 (for Coventry University), Pool Meadow Bus Station
University Hospital will continue to be served Monday to Friday at times coinciding with principal shift changes. At other times customers travelling to/from UHCW should use the Ansty Road/Walsgrave Church bus stop and the hospital's Hall Lane pedestrian access.
There'll be some small changes to the timetable in the early mornings before 0800, and after 1800 weekdays / 1700 Saturdays.