Changes to Shropshire’s bus services
From 17 April 2023
On Monday 17th April 2023, Arriva is making changes to some of the services in Shropshire.
1 Shrewsbury – Monkmoor – Abbots Green
We’re introducing a slightly revised timetable on Mondays to Saturdays to improve punctuality.
Buses on Mondays to Fridays will run up to every 20 minutes for most of the day until 1540, and then up to every 30 minutes until the last departure from Shrewsbury Bus Station at 1840. Buses on Saturdays will run up to every 30 minutes for most of the day.
Unfortunately, the 1910, 1940 and 2010 departures on Mondays to Saturdays from Shrewsbury Bus Station will no longer run because there are very few passengers who use these journeys.
3A Shrewsbury – Monkmoor - Little Harlescott
This school day only service will be moved to depart from Stand C in Shrewsbury Bus Station. There is no change to the timetable.
9 Bridgnorth – Wyken - Wolverhampton
Buses from Bridgnorth High Town will start their journey from the bus lay by outside Sainsbury’s before continuing their journey through Bridgnorth High Street to Wolverhampton.
There will also be some minor adjustments to the timetable to improve punctuality.
10 Shrewsbury – Sutton Farm – Lawley - Telford
This is a NEW service that partially replaces the current route 17 between Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury College and Sutton Farm, and the x5 between Shrewsbury, Lawley and Telford.
Buses run up to every 60 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays, and there will be additional journeys between Shrewsbury Bus Station and Shrewsbury College running on College Days.
Most journeys to and from Telford will serve Shrewsbury Business Park.
Route 10 will be operated by larger capacity buses and their size means that we will no longer able to serve any bus stops situated on Springfield Way and Pool Rise. The nearest alternative bus stops are situated on Sutton Way and Wenlock Road. This service will depart from Stand L in Shrewsbury Bus Station.
11 Shrewsbury – Royal Shrewsbury Hospital – Gains Park
We’re making some minor adjustments to the timetable on Mondays to Saturdays to improve the punctuality, and to offer our customers a more regular service from Shrewsbury Town Centre to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in the morning peak.
Buses will run up to every 20 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Fridays, and up to every 30 minutes throughout the day on Saturdays.
17/17A Shrewsbury – Sutton Farm – Wellington
This service will be withdrawn, and partially replaced by a new route 10 operating between Shrewsbury Town Centre, Shrewsbury College, Sutton Farm, Shrewsbury Business Park and Telford Town Centre.
Unfortunately, we are no longer operating a direct service between Shrewsbury and Wellington, other than the College Day only service on route X7. Customers who wish to travel between Shrewsbury and Wellington would need to travel into Telford Town Centre and change buses in the Bus Station.
20 Shrewsbury – Radbrook Green
We’re making some minor adjustments to the timetable on Mondays to Saturdays to improve punctuality, but the service will be like the one we provide today.
23 Shrewsbury – Belvidere - Monkmoor
We’re making some minor adjustments to the timetable on Mondays to Saturdays to improve punctuality.
Buses will continue to run up to every 30 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays
24 Shrewsbury – Sundorne - Harlescott
We’re making some minor adjustments to the timetable on Mondays to Saturdays to improve punctuality.
Buses will continue to run up to every 30 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays
25 Shrewsbury – Mount Pleasant - Harlescott
We’re making some minor adjustments to the timetable on Mondays to Saturdays to improve punctuality.
Buses will continue to run up to every 30 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays
26 Shrewsbury – Meole Village
We’re making some minor adjustments to the timetable on Mondays to Saturdays to improve punctuality.
Buses will continue to run up to every 30 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays
27 Shrewsbury – Bayston Hill
We’re making some minor adjustments to the timetable on Mondays to Saturdays to improve punctuality.
Buses will continue to run up to every 30 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays
64 Shrewsbury – Market Drayton
The 0722 journey for Market Drayton to Shrewsbury, will finish at Shrewsbury Bus Station at 0830.
Students wishing to continue their journey to Shrewsbury College can stay on the bus as it will continue to Shrewsbury College as route 10.
436 Shrewsbury – Much Wenlock - Bridgnorth
Buses from Shrewsbury will finish their journey at the bus lay by outside Sainsbury’s in Bridgnorth High Town. Customers already on the bus at this point can continue their journey through to Bridgnorth High Street. They can stay on the bus without the need to pay an additional fare.
There will also be some minor adjustments to the timetable to improve punctuality, with revised departure times from Shrewsbury Bus Station.
449 Welshampton – Ellesmere - Oswestry
The 0802 journey from Welshampton will, upon arrival at Oswestry Bus Station, will be extended to serve North Shropshire College on College days only, arriving there at 0840. This will replace the journey that previously operated as service X5. The last day Arriva will be operating this service is Friday 14 April. From Monday 17 April this service will be operated by Lakeside Coaches.
511/512 Shrewsbury – Wem – Whitchurch via Yorton and Clive
We’re making some significant changes to the route and timetable to improve punctuality.
Buses will continue to run up to every 60 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays, but some off-peak journeys would no longer serve Clive or Yorton. Buses from Clive towards Whitchurch at 09:06, 11:06 and 13:06, and towards Shrewsbury at 12:03 and 14: 03 will no longer run on Mondays to Saturdays. There will still be eleven journeys in each direction from Clive at key times of the day.
Buses that do not run through Yorton and Clive will be re-numbered service 512. These buses will run direct along Shawbury Road (B5063) instead between Preston Brockhurst and Wem.
The timetable has also been simplified, with the same route operating around Wem on all journeys.
521 Shrewsbury – High Ercall - Newport
This school day only service will be moved to depart from Stand S from Shrewsbury Bus Station. There is no change to the timetable.
544 Shrewsbury – Little Lyth
This service will be moved to depart from Stand C from Shrewsbury Bus Station. There is no change to the timetable.
546 Shrewsbury – Pulverbatch
This service will be moved to depart from Stand C from Shrewsbury Bus Station. There is no change to the timetable.
X5 Shrewsbury – Nesscliffe – Whittington - Oswestry
This service will run between Shrewsbury and Oswestry only, with buses between Shrewsbury and Telford operated by new service 10/X10.
Buses run up to every 60 minutes throughout the day on Mondays to Saturdays, and there are additional journeys between Shrewsbury Bus Station and Oswestry at peak times on Mondays to Fridays.
The short journeys between Oswestry and Windsor Road will be withdrawn because of very few passengers are using these journeys.
X7 Shrewsbury – Wellington - Newport
The timetable will be adjusted slightly to meet the requirements of students attending Shrewsbury College. This service is still available to everyone.
The morning journey from Newport Interchange will leave at 0725, and from Wellington Bus Station at 0815 to ensure that students get to college on time. The afternoon journey will leave Shrewsbury Bus Station at 1625, from Stand S.
X10 Shrewsbury – Lawley – Telford Direct
Additional journeys will be operating direct between Shrewsbury and Telford. Whilst journeys are specifically timed to meet the requirements of students attending Shrewsbury College, this service is available to everyone.
The morning journey from Telford Bus Station will leave at 0755 to ensure that students get to college on time. This journey is scheduled to be operated by a double deck bus to ensure there is adequate capacity for students. The afternoon journey will leave Shrewsbury Bus Station at 1620, from Stand L.