Yorkshire changes February 2025
We are making some changes to our bus services across Yorkshire from 23 February 2025.
Key features of these changes include:
• There will be some minor timetable changes to services 51, 163, 255, 261 and 272. Some journeys will be retimed to account for the latest traffic levels.
• We have added a limited number of additional trips to services 163, 261 and 272 where we have been able to do so without increasing the number of drivers we need.
• Other bus operators will run WYCA tendered services 21/22 and 571 from 23 February. The contracts we hold for these services end on 23 February. As part of the usual process, WYCA have invited bids from bus operators to run these services and the successful bidders will provide the services from 23 February.
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The full list of service changes is as follows:
21/22 Seacroft - Cross Gates - Colton - Halton/Swillington - Woodlesford - Rothwell - Castleford
Another bus operator will be running these services from 23 February. More details will be made available by West Yorkshire Combined Authority when that operator is ready to announce the new timetable.
51 Whitley - Norton - Askern - Skellow - Carcroft - Adwick - Doncaster
The Saturday 07:32 trip from Whitley to Doncaster will no longer run.
163 Leeds - Cross Gates - Garforth - Kippax - Castleford
The following changes will be made to the timetable:
• The Monday to Friday 07:45 journey from Garforth Bridge to Castleford will now run 5 minutes later.
• The Monday to Friday 07:15 journey from Leeds to Castleford will be retimed following changes to traffic levels between Kippax and Allerton Bywater, arriving into Castleford 5 minutes later.
• An additional trip will be added to the timetable running Monday to Friday at 07:36 from Leeds to Castleford.
• The Monday to Friday 07:51 journey from Leeds to Castleford will now run 5-6 minutes later.
• The Monday to Friday 05:52, 06:17 and 06:30 journeys from Castleford to Leeds will be retimed throughout. These trips will now depart Castleford at 05:45, 06:15 and 06:30.
• An additional trip will be added to the timetable running Monday to Friday at 06:00 from Castleford to Leeds.
• The Monday to Friday 08:20 and 08:35 journeys from Castleford to Leeds will be retimed throughout, running up to 5 minutes later.
There are no changes to the Saturday or Sunday timetable.
The service will still operate up to every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime, up to every 30 minutes Sunday daytime, and up to every hour each evening.
255 Leeds - Drighlington - Gomersal - Cleckheaton - Scholes - Halifax
The following changes will be made to the timetable:
• The Monday to Friday 13:45 and 14:45 journeys from Leeds to Halifax will be retimed throughout, running up to 5 minutes earlier.
• The Monday to Friday 16:25 journey from Halifax to Leeds will be retimed throughout, running up to 5 minutes later. The trip will now depart Halifax at 16:30.
• The Monday to Friday 18:45 journey from Halifax to Cleckheaton will be retimed throughout, running up to 5 minutes earlier. The trip will now depart Halifax at 17:35.
There are no changes to the Saturday or Sunday timetable.
The service will still operate up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime, and up to every hour Sunday daytime. The combined 254/255 service between Cleckheaton and Leeds will still operate up to every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday daytime, up to every 30 minutes Sunday daytime, and up to every hour each evening.
261 Heckmondwike - Roberttown - Mirfield - Kirkheaton - Dalton - Huddersfield
The following changes will be made to the timetable:
• An additional trip will be added to the timetable running Monday to Saturday at 16:55 from Heckmondwike to Huddersfield.
• An additional trip will be added to the timetable running Monday to Saturday at 18:42 from Upper Heaton to Huddersfield.
• The Monday to Saturday 19:47 journey from Upper Heaton to Huddersfield will now run 5 minutes earlier.
• The Monday to Saturday 18:25, 19:25 and 20:25 journeys from Huddersfield to Upper Heaton will now run 10 minutes earlier.
272 Cleckheaton - Gomersal - Heckmondwike
The following changes will be made to the timetable:
• An additional trip will be added to the timetable running Monday to Friday at 08:30 from Heckmondwike to Cleckheaton.
• An additional trip will be added to the timetable running Monday to Friday at 14:52 from Cleckheaton to Heckmondwike.
571 Halifax - Southowram - Brighouse - Lightcliffe - Hipperholme - Shelf
Another bus operator will be running this service from 23 February. More details will be made available by West Yorkshire Combined Authority when that operator is ready to announce the new timetable.