REPORT

COATBRIDGE LOCAL AREA PARTNERSHIP Subject: BUS ROUTES;

Date: 17 February 2009 Ref: C/TT/79/01

1. Purpose of Report

1.I The purpose of this report is to update the Partnership of the progress being made to reply to their request for information on bus services in and around Coatbridge and to investigate the need for a circular bus route linking Faraday Retail Park and the town centre.

2. Background

2.1 At the partnership meeting in 9 December 2008 a number of questions relating to bus routes and services were asked.

2.2 The provision of this information is a matter for SPT. SPT have supplied details of bus services on South Circular Road and these are detailed in Appendix 1.

2.3 SPT have also indicated that

0 Coatbridge is presently served by a number of bus stops on the A89 South Circular Road which offer access to the town centre and Faraday Retail Park and easy interchange between busses.

0 Diverting busses into the town centre is likely to make the area less attractive to shop in and the route available is not desirable for busses and would add time and distance to the journey that passengers would have to travel.

0 There would be little demand for a service between the retail park and the town centre and they consider it unlikely that any commercial operator could be found for such a service.

0 Support for a subsidised service would not be available as the request is for a service to stimulate economic activity rather than to meet an essential travel requirement.

bus routes coatbridge.doc 3. Recommendations

3.1 It is recommended that the Partnership note the content of this report.

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Graham MacKay HEAD OF ROADS & TRANSPORTATION 28 January 2009

Local Government Access to Information Act: for further information about this report, Alex Ramsay, on01236812368

bus routes coatbridge.doc APPENDIX 1 - BUS SERVICES ON SOUTH CIRCULAR ROAD, COATBRIDGE

FREQUENCY SERVICE ROUTE (Mon - Fri Daytime) Jan-09 (1 direction)

A Trip in Time 212 Coatbridge - Whifflet - Airdrie - Plains Every 30 rnins Coakley 201 Hamilton - Coatbridge - Airdrie Every 10 mins First 201 Hairmyres - Hamilton - Coatbridge - Petersburn Every 10 mins First 232 Moodiesbud Marnoch - Coatbridge Every 30 mins First 262 Caldercruix - Coatbridge - Every 20 mins Henderson 1 17 Townhead - Coatbridge (6 journeys per day)Peak only Subsidised Henderson 132 Coatbridge - - Evening only Subsidised Henderson 312 Coatbridge - Airdrie - Caldercruix Evening only Subsidised McCreadies 1 Coatbridge - Airdrie - Hourly McNairn 200 Coatbridge - Whifflet - Kirkshaws Every 30 mins Silverdale 16 - Coatbridge - Kirkwood 3 per hour Silverdale 32A Coatbridge - Gartcosh - Moodiesburn Hourly Silverdale 32C Coatbridge - - Marnoch Every 30 mins Stepend 6 Coatbridge - Whifflet - Shawhead Every 30 mins Stepend 7 Airdrie - Coatbride - Townhead Hourly Stepend 16 Carnbroe - Coatbridge - Kirkwood 4 per hour Stepend 017 Coatbridge - Blairhill - Townhead Every 20 mins Stepend 17 Coatbridge - Blairhill - Townhead Every 20 mins Stepend 77 Coatbride - Sunnyside - Townhead Every 20 mins Stepend 113 Coatbridge - Langloan - Every 30 mins Stepend 115 Coatbridge - Kirkwood Every 30 mins

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