A County Council Rural Transport Initiative 59 Timetable Grafty Green - - Kingswood - Chart Sutton - to Morrisons Supermarket, Sutton Road Mondays to Saturdays Timetable includes the 89 schoolday journeys that operate to and from via Linton Corner

Valid from 17th February 2020 Version 2 59 February 2020

Background opportunities. Like a normal bus service, a feeder bus will charge individual fares, accept During 2018, KCC conducted a Countywide bus passes and serve all marked stops along consultation process regarding the future of the line of route at the request of passengers. rural transport in Kent. The ‘Big Conversation’ Through ticketing arrangements have been was conducted to help us understand how we agreed with operators so passengers can still get better value out of the subsidy that we use buy a ticket from where they board all the way to provide bus services and understand if our to Maidstone Town Centre. residents and bus users were open to using different forms of transport. Where will the 59 Feeder Bus As part of this process, KCC allocated funding to operate? provide a series of year-long pilot routes. In the The 59 Feeder bus will continue to serve the Summer of 2019, we launched 4 new schemes same villages as the current 59 bus (Grafty in Dover, Sevenoaks, Tenterden and West Green, Ulcombe, Kingswood, Chart Sutton, Malling. We hope that the new routes prove Boughton Monchelsea) but will terminate at popular and are more sustainable. If they are, we the Morrisons superstore on the Sutton Road, can look to use them as the basis on which to rather than continuing to Maidstone Town provide rural transport in the future. Centre. School journeys are not affected, What is a Feeder Bus? which are numbered 89, and will operate all the way to and from Maidstone Town Centre The Feeder Bus is a new KCC Rural Transport as currently. Arriva services 12 and 82 provide Initiative. For some rural communities, it is regular connections to Maidstone Town possible to provide feeder services using Centre, and service 12 also enables passengers smaller buses, which would connect the rural to travel to Tenterden and . The 59 communities with other regular bus services for service will no longer operate via the Linton onward journeys into Town Centres. The Feeder Crossroads or Loose Road, with the exception service is timetabled with an interchange point, of the school journeys that are not affected in this instance the Maidstone bound stop is and will operate all the way to Maidstone located on the A274 Sutton Road, just before the Morrisons superstore, known as Sutton Where do I transfer buses? Woods. To return home from Maidstone Passengers can choose to change buses at or for connecting buses to Headcorn and any stop along the line of route that is served Tenterden, the bus stop located opposite the by a different bus service that operates Morrisons superstore will be used. Reliable to their end destination. It is suggested connections can be made at both these stops that passengers travelling to Maidstone with commercial bus services operating to and change buses at the bus stop located just from Maidstone and Tenterden. In converting before the Morrisons Superstore, known as the current 59 to a Feeder bus service, we Sutton Woods, located on the A274 Sutton are able to increase the frequency for the Road. For return journeys or connecting villages served which offer additional journey buses to Tenterden, it is suggested that passengers change buses at the bus stop due to the presence of bus shelters and located opposite the Morrisons Superstore real time information. Passengers can also on the A274 Sutton Road. Any passenger help, in particular on the way home, by wanting to access the Morrisons Superstore catching a bus (i.e. 12/82) that leaves plenty can do so by either walking from the of time between the timed arrival at the Sutton Woods stop, or they can remain on interchange point and the departure of the the bus and alight at the bus stop located Feeder service. opposite the Morrisons Superstore. Please Will I have to pay twice? note that due to the feeder bus needing to access Nottingham Avenue to turn No. A lot of people will be travelling using round, it will no longer be possible to serve their bus pass and these are accepted on the bus stop located directly outside the all services. For passengers paying a fare, it Morrisons Superstore. has been agreed with operators that they will accept each other’s tickets and that Are the connections guaranteed and the operator of the feeder service can still what if buses run late? sell tickets all the way to Maidstone Town Drivers on the Feeder service will try to wait Centre. In this instance therefore, passengers until they know that a connecting bus has can still buy a ticket to Maidstone on the arrived, however this might not always be 59 service and Arriva will accept this on possible and therefore a connection cannot the buses to and from Maidstone. This be guaranteed. Interchange points have also applies for journeys that commence been chosen in areas where the connecting in Maidstone Town Centre for travel to service has a high frequency and there is villages served by the 59 bus. There will be a suitable shelter for passengers to wait. no change to the current fare structure on That way if passengers miss one bus, they the 59 service operated by Arriva. shouldn’t have to wait too long for the next one. These stops have been identified Timetables Grafty Green - Kingswood - Chart Sutton - Park Wood, Morrisons 59 Mondays to Friday SDO 89 NSD Grafty Green, Kings Head 0643 0711 0925 110 4 1243 1422 1710 Ulcombe, School, adj 0650 0718 0932 1111 1250 1429 1717 Kingswood, Village Hall, adj 0656 0723 0937 1116 1255 1434 1722 Kingswood, Chestnut Drive, adj 0700 0725 0939 1118 1257 1436 1724 Warmlake Crossroads, W-bound 0707 0730 0944 1123 1302 1441 1729 Chart Sutton, Chart Corner, opp 0712 0733 0947 1126 1305 1444 1732 Boughton Monchelsea, 0717 0737 0951 1130 1309 1448 1736 Cock Inn, opp Boughton Monchelsea, 0720 0739 0953 1132 1311 1450 1738 The Albion, adj Langley, The Potting Shed, opp - - 1001 1140 1319 1458 1746 Langley, Edmett Way, adj (for Aldi) - - 1004 1143 1322 1501 1749 Sutton Road, Sutton Woods, adj Change here for buses - - 1007 1146 1325 1504 1752 to Maidstone Buses into Maidstone (Arriva 12) - - 1008/1018 1148/1158 1328/1338 1508/1518 1758/1808 Buses into Maidstone (Arriva 82) 1511 nsd - - 1017 1211 1341 1819 /1516 sdo Sutton Road, Morrisons, opp Change here for buses to - - 1008 1147 1326 1505 1753 Tenterden Buses to Tenterden (Arriva 12) - - 1032 1202 1332 1545 1821 , Park Way, N-bound 0730 ------Linton Corner, N-bound 0738 0744 - - - - - Loose, Old Loose Hill, adj 0744 0748 - - - - - The Wheatsheaf, N-bound 0752 0754 - - - - - Maidstone, The Cannon 0804 ------Maidstone, King Street - 0804 - - - - - Maidstone, Somerfield Hospital 0815 ------Maidstone, Oakwood Park, adj 0826 ------Grafty Green - Kingswood - Chart Sutton - Park Wood, Morrisons 59 Saturdays Grafty Green, Kings Head, 0720 0930 1115 1310 1455 1640 Ulcombe, School, adj 0727 0937 1122 1317 1502 1647 Kingswood, Village Hall, adj 0732 0942 1127 1322 1507 1652 Kingswood, Chestnut Drive, adj 0734 0944 1129 1324 1509 1654 Warmlake Crossroads, W-bound 0739 0949 1134 1329 1514 1659 Chart Sutton, Chart Corner, opp 0742 0952 1137 1332 1517 1702 Boughton Monchelsea, Cock Inn, opp 0746 0956 1141 1336 1521 1706 Boughton Monchelsea, The Albion, adj 0748 0958 1143 1338 1523 1708 Langley, The Potting Shed, opp 0757 1007 1152 1347 1523 1718 Langley, Edmett Way, adj (for Aldi) 0759 1009 1154 1349 1534 1719 Sutton Road, Sutton Woods, adj 0803 1013 1158 1353 1538 1723 Change here for buses to Maidstone Buses to Maidstone (Arriva 82) 0818 1020 1208 1356/1408 1544/1556 1732/1744 Buses to Maidstone (Arriva 12) - - 1211 1411 1611 - Sutton Road, Morrisons, opp 0804 1014 1159 1354 1539 1724 Change here for buses to Tenterden Buses to Tenterden (Arriva 12) 0823*/0832 1032 1232 1432 - 1747

* bus operates to Headcorn Station not Tenterden

Code SDO 89 - Operates on school days only SDO - Operates on schooldays only NSD - Operates non-school days only Adj - adjacent Opp - opposite Journey times from the Sutton Road Morrisons to Maidstone Town Centre take approximately 15-20 minutes. Please see the relevant Arriva timetable for more information on journey times. No Sunday Service No Service Bank Holidays A Saturday service operates on working days between Christmas and New Year Park Wood, Morrisons - Chart Sutton - Kingswood - Grafty Green 59 Mondays to Fridays SDO NSD Maidstone, Chequers, Stop J3 - - - 1612 - - The Wheatsheaf, S-bound - - - 1619 - - Linton, Old Loose Hill, opp - - - 1623 - - Linton Corner, E-bound - - - 1627 - - Sutton Road, Morrisons, opp Change here when travelling on 1014 1153 1332 - 1617 1750 buses from Maidstone or Tenterden Buses from Maidstone (Arriva 82) arrive 1001 1141 1321 - 1601/1611 1740 opposite Morrisons Buses from Tenterden (Arriva 12) 0954 1142 1312 - - 1728 arrive outside Morrisons Langley, Edmett Way, opp (for Aldi) 1017 1156 1335 - 1620 1753 Langley, The Potting Shed, opp 1019 1158 1337 - 1622 1802 Boughton Monchelsea, 1029 1208 1347 1632 1632 1805 The Albion, opp Boughton Monchelsea, Cock Inn, adj 1032 1211 1350 1635 1635 1808 Chart Sutton, Chart Corner, adj 1035 1214 1353 1638 1638 1811 Warmlake Crossroads, E-bound 1038 1217 1356 1641 1641 1814 Kingswood, Chestnut Drive, opp 1045 1224 1403 1648 1648 1821 Kingswood, Village Hall, opp 1047 1226 1405 1650 1650 1823 Ulcombe, School, opp 1052 1231 1410 1655 1655 1828 Grafty Green, Kings Head 1059 1238 1417 1702 1702 1835

Code SDO 89 - Operates on school days only SDO - Operates on schooldays only NSD - Operates non-school days only Adj - adjacent Opp - opposite Journey times to the Sutton Road Morrisons from Maidstone Town Centre take approximately 15-20 minutes. Please see the relevant Arriva timetable for more information on journey times. No Sunday Service No Service Bank Holidays A Saturday service operates on working days between Christmas and New Year Park Wood, Morrisons - Chart Sutton - Kingswood - Grafty Green 59 Saturdays Sutton Road, Morrisons, opp Change here when travelling on buses 0810 1020 1215 1400 1545 1820 from Maidstone or Tenterden Buses from Maidstone (Arriva 82) 0801 1003/1015 1151/1203 1351 1527/1539 1806 arrive opposite Morrisons Buses from Tenterden (Arriva 12) 0801 1012 1212 - 1512 1815 arrive outside Morrisons Langley, Edmett Way, opp (for Aldi) 0813 0901 1023 1218 1549 1824 Langley, The Potting Shed, adj 0815 0902 1025 1220 1550 1825 Boughton Monchelsea, 0825 1035 1230 1415 1600 1835 The Albion, opp Boughton Monchelsea, Cock Inn, adj 0828 1038 1233 1418 1603 1838 Chart Sutton, Chart Corner, adj 0831 1041 1236 1421 1606 1841 Warmlake Crossroads (E-bound) 0834 1044 1239 1424 1609 1844 Kingswood, Chestnut Drive, opp 0841 1051 1246 1431 1616 1851 Kingswood, Village Hall, opp 0843 1053 1248 1433 1618 1853 Ulcombe, School, opp 0848 1058 1253 1438 1623 1858 Grafty Green, Kings Head 0855 1105 1300 1445 1630 1905 The 59 Service is being provided in partnership by Kent County Council and Arriva

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