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Know Your Routes Produced independently by here to there public transport information in one place Spot anything wrong? E-mail [email protected] [v2.14] Changes to Dundee Bus Services From Sunday 13th September 2015 Services 1A, 1B City Centre to St Marys Revised timetable, with a new route in the City Centre – via Panmure Street, Albert Square, Ward Road, then turning via Constitution Road, West Bell Street, Courthouse Square, Ward Road, and Albert Square. Later last bus back from Tesco call centre in Baird Avenue. Evening service will be now operated by new Wright StreetLite Micro Hybrid buses. No changes to service level. Service 4 City Centre to Camperdown Leisure Park Revised timetable in the peak periods, with more running time at busy times. On Saturdays, the service will now start about 90 minutes later, with the 07.15 from Langshaw Read, 07.41 from Seagate, and 08.12 from Camperdown Leisure Park, all withdrawn. Monday to Saturday, the 17.40 and 18.10 from Seagate to Camperdown Leisure Park, and the returns at 18.10 and 18.40, are withdrawn. Service will be now operated by new Wright StreetLite Micro Hybrid buses. How to use the Route Descriptions in this guide Regular Text Most Journeys Underlined Hail & Ride Shaded Text Occasional Journeys Bold Text Headings, or useful notes Service 5, X5 Ninewells Hospital to Balgillo (and Outer Circle between these places) A revised timetable, with all buses running as Service 5. All buses will run to and from Ninewells Hospital via Perth Road and Tom McDonald Avenue. Technology Park to be served by the Outer Circle, with Gowrie Park served by the 29. The daytime service of every 7-8 minutes during the day (some as Outer Circle) Monday to Saturday continues, with buses doubled between the City Centre and Ninewells Hospital, as almost all buses will now run through. Sundays will have two buses an hour from Ninewells Hospital to City Centre, with four buses an hour from City to Balgillo. Evening service is part of revised Services 9A/10A. Services 9-12 Outer Circle Service much simplified, with buses now showing 9 Clockwise Mon-Sat daytimes, 9A Mon-Sat evenings and Sundays, 10 Anti-Clockwise Mon-Sat daytimes, 10A Mon-Sat evenings and Sundays. Two morning buses will continue to by-pass Douglas as Service 9C. Monday-Saturday services will be every half hour, with a Sunday half-hourly service between Ninewells and Balgillo, and hourly elsewhere on the route. Between City Centre and Ninewells Hospital, buses will operate direct along Perth Road and Tom McDonald Avenue. Blackness Avenue, Balgay Park, Pentland Avenue and City Road will now be served by Service 17, and also served by Services 51, 203 and 204. Glamis Road and Elmwood Road will still be covered by Services 204A and 205. Between Ninewells Hospital and Charleston, Services 9, 9C and 10 will run via Medipark and Dundee Technology Park during the day. Evening & Sunday Services 9A and 10A will run via Mallaig Avenue/Gowrie Park and Spey Drive. Buses via Arran Drive are provided on Services 30, 31, 51, 204/A, and 205. Between Charleston and Lochee, all buses will follow a standardised route, via Liff Road, Buttars Loan, and through Charleston. To replace the link from South Road to Ninewells Hospital, all journeys on Service 29 will be extended from South Road Park to Gowrie Park and Ninewells Hospital (not Asda Myrekirk, this will be served by 28 as now). Between Lochee and St Marys, again a standardised route will be followed – via Loons Road, Alpin Road, Stack Leisure Park, Kings Cross Road, then Macalpine Road, Turnberry Avenue/Ardler Village, Dalmahoy Drive, and Laird Street. Camperdown Leisure Park will be served by Service 4 still, and close to Service 203. Johnston Avenue will be still be served by Service 201, and Kingsway West Retail Park will be served by the 201, 202, and the 24 on Clepington Road. Dryburgh during the day is served by Services 4, 14, and 203. Services 1A, 1B, 202, and 203 will continue to serve… CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Services 9-12 Outer Circle … the remaining roads of St Marys and Ardler. The section of route to Ardler Village and Turnberry Avenue is replacing that of Service 24. Between St Mary’s and Claverhouse, there are no changes to the route. Between Claverhouse and Fintry, Evening & Sundays, Services 9A and 10A will serve every bus stop on Hebrides Drive, anti-clockwise, in both directions. The daytime buses on Service 9 and 9C continue to serve Mill O’ Mains, Hebrides Drive, at the Shops only (not Service 10 daytime at all). Some buses will continue to serve The Pensions Office at Jack Martin Way. Between Fintry and Drumgeith Park, all buses will follow a standardised route – Fintry Drive, Fintry Shops, Fintry Drive, Longhaugh Road, then via Lothian Crescent for The Crescent. In Douglas, Services 9/9A and 10/10A will follow a standardised half-hourly route. Buses will run via Balunie Drive, Ballindean Road, Balunie Avenue, Baldovie Road, Sainsbury’s car park, then Claypotts Junction and onwards from there. Balunie Drive (between Ballindean Road and Balmoral Avenue) will still be served by Service 201, with Balmoral Avenue still served by Services 14, 28, 29, and 201. Revised Service 29 will provide a direct bus from Balmoral Avenue to Ninewells Hospital. For changes between Balgillo and Ninewells, see under Service 5 details. Services 15, 17 Whitfield to Technology Park Between City Centre and The Friary, Service 17 is rerouted via Perth Road, Sinderins, Blackness Avenue, City Road, and onto Tullideph Road. This replaces the Outer Circle section between Sinderins & The Friary. Most daytime buses on the 17 will now terminate at Ninewells Hospital, with some peak time buses extended to Medipark and Technology Park. Gowrie Park will now be covered by Service 29 all day, while the off peak buses to the Technology Park will be provided by the Outer Circle. An improved timetable will run, with buses to Whitfield running up to every 10 minutes (Ninewells every 30 Minutes) Monday to Friday daytime. Saturday service levels more or less as now. Sunday service levels will be increased, with the introduction of Service 15 every half hour – providing four buses an hour from Whitfield to the City Centre, when combined with the 17. Service 17 will run every half hour on evenings and Sundays, as now, thus then providing more buses to Blackness Avenue and Pentland Avenue. Services 18, 19 City Centre to Kirkton New daytime route in the City Centre – via Panmure Street, Albert Square, Ward Road, then turning via Constitution Road, West Bell Street, Courthouse Square, Ward Road, and Albert Square. Evening routes slightly changed too. Service 19 will be removed, with Service 18 now operating up to every 10 minutes Monday – Saturday. Provost Road journeys will be covered by Service 24 instead (Monday – Saturday daytime only). Provost Road will still have the 137, 137A, 138, 139, and 208 services too, with 137, 137A, 138, 139 maintaining the link to/from Kirkton. The Sunday Service will now run as Service 18 all day, and will be increased from three to four buses an hour. At these times, and every evening, buses will be interworked with Services 32/33, as they currently are at night. Evening service will be now operated by new Wright StreetLite Micro Hybrid buses. Services 22, 22A, 22B Ninewells Hospital to Craigowl View Service will be gradually converted to double deck buses. Service 24 City Centre to St Marys New route in the City Centre – via Panmure Street, Albert Square, Ward Road, then turning via Constitution Road, West Bell Street, Courthouse Square, Ward Road, and Albert Square. Diverted via Provost Road, and serves Barnes Avenue both ways. Buses will now run a longer loop the same route in both directions, i.e. Clepington Road, Graham Street, Woodside Terrace, Woodside Avenue, Kerrsview Terrace, Graham, Street, Barnes Avenue, and Old Glamis Road. West of Clepington Road/Johnston Avenue, the route is changed. Buses will no longer run into Kingsway West Retail Park, at any time of the year. Passengers will be picked up and dropped off on the Clepington Road – outside B&Q Depot from City, and behind Toys R Us to the City. Buses then run down Kings Cross Road to terminate at the Stack Leisure Park. Ardler Village will be served by the Outer Circle instead, with evening and Sunday journeys now possibile. The area will remain served by Service 203. Points in St Marys will be covered by Services 1A, 1B, 203, and Outer Circle. Timetable revised, and will now run every 30 minutes once again. Service will be now operated by new Wright StreetLite Micro Hybrid buses. Services 28, 29 Douglas to Charleston Service 29 no longer serves Asda Myrekirk Road, Service 28 will continue to do so. Service 29 will then run via South Road, Mallaig Avenue, Spey Drive, Charleston Drive to Ninewells Hospital. This replaces Services 5/X5 and 17 in Gowrie Park, and maintaining the link from South Road to Ninewells Hospital all day, following changes to the Outer Circle… CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Services 28, 29 Douglas to Charleston …Service 29 no longer serves Asda Myrekirk Road, Service 28 will continue to do so. Service 29 will then run via South Road, Mallaig Avenue, Spey Drive, Charleston Drive to Ninewells Hospital. This replaces Services 5/X5 and 17 in Gowrie Park, and maintaining the link from South Road to Ninewells Hospital all day, following changes to the Outer Circle.