Changes to services in Leicestershire
From Tuesday 3rd January 2023
We're making changes to some of our Leicestershire services from 3rd January 2023. We'll update our timetables as soon as possible. In the meantime, here's what we're changing:
5/5A/X5 Leicester to Melton Mowbray
As a result of customer feedback, the 0625 Monday to Friday departure from Leicester, arriving in Melton at 0720 will continue to Valley Road arriving at 0725.
The 6B, which runs on Monday afternoons during school term time, will have a route change in Hollycroft. Buses will now run along the A47 Perimeter Road, then along Wykin Road past Redmoor Academy and straight into town.
There are no changes to services 6, 6A or 7
There will be a change to the Saturday frequency of your bus service to better reflect changing customer demand, with buses now running up to every 60 minutes.
15 Ibstock to Coalville and Ravenstone
There will be a change to the Saturday frequency of your bus service to better reflect changing customer demand, with buses now running up to every 60 minutes.
16/16A/X16/126 Coalville to Loughborough
There will be a slight change to the times of schoolday morning journeys to Loughborough, with services X16 and 126 both leaving Coalville Memorial Square at 0730.
Students travelling to De Lisle College and Charnwood College should use service 126 to Schofield Road. Students travelling to Loughborough College and Loughborough University should use service X16 along Ashby Road.
There will be some small changes to the timetable to help keep your bus on time. Buses will run up to every 15 minutes Monday to Friday, every 20 minutes on Saturdays, and up to every 30 minutes on Sundays.
Between 0900 and 1500 Monday to Saturday one bus each hour will be numbered 31A and will run along Rosemead Drive and London Road between Briar Walk and Oadby Parade, on a trial basis following stakeholder feedback.
There will be a change to the Saturday frequency of your bus service to better reflect changing customer demand with buses now running up to every 30 minutes between Leicester City Centre and Wigston, continuing through to Fleckney up to every 60 minutes.
56 Leicester to Thurnby and Scraptoft
Following customer feedback, the route around Scraptoft and Thurnby is reversed - buses will run out of the City along Scraptoft Lane, then around Scraptoft Village, Pulford Drive, and back along Uppingham Road to the City Centre. There will also be a change to the frequency of your bus service, with buses now running up to every 60 minutes.
There will be a change to the frequency of this bus service to better reflect changing customer demand, with buses now running up to every 30 minutes. Sadly, the 86 will no longer run on a Sunday as there just aren’t enough people travelling to cover the cost of running the bus.
104 Leicester to Thorpe Astley
There'll be a change to the Saturday frequency of your bus service to better reflect changing customer demand, with buses now running up to every 20 minutes.
Sadly, we'll no longer be serving Thorpe Astley or Meridian Business Park as there just aren't enough people travelling on this part of the route to cover its cost. Thorpe Astley will continue to be served by the 40 Leicester Oribital, Novus Direct, and the Novus Flex demand responsive service. Leicester Flexi tickets, available to buy through the free Arriva UK Bus App, are valid on these services as well as Arriva services in the Leicester Flexi area.
For Centurion Way and Thorpe Astley customers may use services 50/104/X84 to Fosse Park for connections with Leicester Orbital service 40.
There will be a slight change to the times of school day morning journeys to Loughborough, with services X16 and 126 both leaving Coalville Memorial Square at 0730.
Students travelling to De Lisle College and Charnwood College should use service 126 to Schofield Road. Students travelling to Loughborough College and Loughborough University should use service X16 along Ashby Road.
152 Leicester to Desford
Sadly, service 152 will no longer operate as there are very few people using these journeys. Service 158 will continue to call at the end of Peckleton Lane for Neovia Logitics and Caterpillar.
153 Leicester to Market Bosworth
We're introducing a simpler 153 timetable giving an improved afternoon service for customers in Market Bosworth and Barlestone.