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Christmas & New Year Bus Services 2015/16 Torfaen And local Stagecoach info 0871 200 22 33 in South Wales customer services Mark Tunstall Christmas & New Year Bus Servicesin SOUTH 2 015/16 WALES Operations Manager Torfaen and Monmouthshire areas Stagecoach in South Wales 1 St David’s Road Cwmbran in South Wales NP44 1PD Follow us: travel @Stagecoach shop _West Follow us: 1 St@StagecoachWales David’s Road Cwmbran Follow us: @Stagecoach_West Follow us: @StagecoachWales website www.stagecoachbus.com/southwalesoutlined versions ticket sales www.buymymegarider.com nationwide bus times www.traveline-cmyru.info * Calls cost 12p per minute plus your telephone company’s access charge in South Wales Christmas and New Year services in 24th & 31st December last journeys on the following services 26th December, service X24 only the Torfaen andin SOUTH Monmouthshire WALES areas in South Wales Cwmbran • Thornhill • Cwmbran 1 Blaenavon • Newport 24 December 2015 Cwmbran 1927 Blaenavon 0958 1103 1203 1303 1403 1503 1603 1703 1803 Up to and including Wednesday 23rd December all services will operate as normal. Thornhill 1937 Varteg Hill 1005 1110 1210 1310 1410 1510 1610 1710 1810 Thursday 24th Cwmbran 1945 Talywaun 1008 1113 1213 1313 1413 1513 1613 1713 1813 A normal service will operate, but there will be no late evening service after Abersychan 1011 1116 1216 1316 1416 1516 1616 1716 1816 20:00. For last buses on routes where we normally operate a late evening Pontnewynydd 1015 1120 1220 1320 1420 1520 1620 1720 1820 Cwmbran • Ty Canol Way • Cwmbran 6 service, please see the following timetables. Pontypool 0918 1018 1123 1223 1323 1423 1523 1623 1723 1823 Friday 25th Cwmbran 1835 Griffithstown 0923 1023 1128 1228 1328 1428 1528 1628 1728 1828 No service. Ty Canol Way 1846 Pontnewydd 0930 1030 1135 1235 1335 1435 1535 1635 1735 1835 Cwmbran 1902 Saturday 26th Cwmbran 0934 1034 1139 1239 1339 1439 1539 1639 1739 1839 No service except 24, please see following timetable. Cwmbran 0934 1034 1139 1239 1339 1439 1539 1639 Sunday 27th Blaenavon • Newport 24/X24 Old Cwmbran 0936 1036 1141 1241 1341 1441 1541 1641 Llantarnam 0944 1044 1149 1249 1349 1449 1549 1649 A normal Sunday service will operate. X24 X24 X24 24 X24 Malpas 0947 1047 1152 1252 1352 1452 1552 1652 Monday 28th Blaenavon 1815 1830 1845 1920 Newport 0950 1050 1155 1255 1355 1455 1555 1655 A Sunday service will operate. Varteg Hill 1820 1835 1850 1926 Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th Abersychan 1827 1842 1857 1933 Newport • Blaenavon 24 A Saturday service will operate. Pontypool 1838 1853 1908 1940 Newport 1005 1105 1205 1305 1405 1505 1610 1710 Thursday 31st Griffithstown 1845 1900 1915 1945 Malpas 1010 1110 1210 1310 1410 1510 1615 1715 A Saturday service will operate, but there will be no late evening service after Cwmbran 1855 1908 1915 1923 1954 Llantarnam 1015 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1620 1720 20:00. For last buses on routes where we normally operate a late evening Newport 1907 1930 Old Cwmbran 1021 1121 1221 1321 1421 1521 1626 1726 service, please see the following timetables. Cwmbran 1023 1123 1223 1323 1423 1523 1628 1728 January 2016 Newport • Blaenavon 24/X24 Cwmbran 0923 1023 1123 1223 1323 1423 1523 1628 1728 Friday 1st X24 24 X24 Pontnewydd 0925 1025 1125 1225 1325 1425 1525 1630 1730 No service. Newport 1832 1910 1932 Griffithstown 0933 1033 1133 1233 1333 1433 1533 1638 1738 Saturday 2nd Cwmbran 1845 1924 1944 Pontypool 0939 1039 1139 1239 1339 1439 1539 1644 1744 Normal service resumes. Griffithstown 1854 Pontnewynydd 0941 1041 1141 1241 1341 1441 1541 1646 1746 Pontypool 1900 Abersychan 0945 1045 1145 1245 1345 1445 1545 1650 1750 May we wish our customers a very merry Christmas Abersychan 1907 Talywaun 0948 1048 1148 1248 1348 1448 1548 1653 1753 Varteg Hill 1912 Varteg Hill 0951 1051 1151 1251 1351 1451 1551 1656 1756 and a prosperous New Year Blaenavon 1918 Blaenavon 0957 1057 1157 1257 1357 1457 1557 1702 1802.
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