Route by route guide to the new Network

from 26 January 2008 FROM 26 JANUARY 2008, There are a number of area guides available which provide more detail on timetables and route maps. STAGECOACH WILL These are available on bus, in travel information BE OPERATING A centres and to download from www.stagecoachbus.com/yorkshire. NEW LOOK BUS NETWORK Plus don’t forget to pick up a new Dearne Valley ACROSS THE DEARNE VALLEY, network map!

EASILY IDENTIFIED BY THE BRAND Keep this leaflet handy and if you are in any doubt, NEW BUSES. or need more information please: • Pick up new timetables at Travel South is committed to improving your Yorkshire information centres in local bus service by simplifying bus routes, refining Interchange, Frenchgate and timetables and investing in more low-floor easy Interchange or your local travel access vehicles. information centre Following Stagecoach Yorkshire’s investment in 16 • Download new timetables at new low floor easy access buses last year, we are www.travelsouthyorkshire.com investing almost £1.5 million in a further 13 brand • Call Traveline on 01709 515151 new vehicles all for the Dearne Valley. Soon you’ll be able to take advantage of these new low floor easy • Pick up a new Dearne Valley network map on access buses, which will feature the eye catching your Stagecoach bus, at your local Travel livery. information centre or download at www.stagecoachbus.com/yorkshire This leaflet is designed to provide you with a route by route list of the changes being made.That way if Stagecoach Yorkshire is committed to delivering a you travel on a specific bus route you’ll be able to reliable, clean and affordable service to you.We hope find details of all the changes that affect you. that you find a huge improvement in your services. What our changes mean to you • Simplified bus routes • Refined timetables for improved reliability • New low floor easy access buses on some routes • Re-numbering of certain services • Improved 10 minutes frequency on the busiest bus routes into Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster THE NETWORK 74 Doncaster – Sprotbrough – – Harlington – This table lists all the changes to your local bus network from – Bolton – 26 January 2008.The Dearne Link network features a number • Service withdrawn, but replaced by new services 224 and 225. of improvements, including service renumbering, timetable enhancements and changes to routes.To see if your bus service X92 is changing, just look for the bus number on the following Doncaster – – Denaby – Mexborough – – pages, if your bus service is not mentioned, it hasn’t changed. Wath – – Parkgate – Rotherham – Meadowhall LOW FLOOR BUS Low floor easy access buses operate on the routes indicated. • Service withdrawn but replaced by new service 220 (except between We make every effort to provide easy access buses, however there may Rotherham and Meadowhall. Alternative bus and train services available be exceptional circumstances when we need to substitute another bus. between these points). New low floor buses are being introduced over the next few weeks. Changes to bus routes, timetables and service numbers: 108/109

LOW FLOOR BUS X19 Rotherham – Parkgate – Rawmarsh Circular Barnsley – Darfield – Goldthorpe – – LOW FLOOR BUS Doncaster – Robin Hood Airport • Revised timetable to improve reliability with extra journeys operating during the morning and afternoon peak. • Minor timetable changes • Both services combine to provide a 5 minute daytime frequency between • Additional early morning journeys Monday to Saturday Rotherham, Parkgate and Rawmarsh High Street. • 108 evening service increased from hourly to every 20 minutes. 49 • 108 and 109 Sunday service will be increased from hourly to every 30 minutes, to provide a combined 15 minute frequency between Rotherham, Parkgate and Doncaster – Sprotbrough Rawmarsh High Street. • Service withdrawn, but replaced by new services 224 and 225. 149 64A Doncaster – Sprotbrough – High Melton Doncaster – Bentley – Arksey • Service withdrawn, but replaced by new services 224 and 225. • Minor timetable change:The 0725 journey, Monday to Friday from Doncaster will run 5 minutes earlier throughout arriving back in Doncaster at 0805. 218

65 Barnsley – Darfield – Goldthorpe – Bolton – Manvers – LOW FLOOR BUS Barnsley – – – Darfield – Great Houghton Mexborough – – Rawmarsh – Parkgate – • Following consultation with Passenger Transport Executive the Rotherham evening and Sunday journeys on this route will be withdrawn.This is partially • All evening and Sunday journeys will now run 20 minutes earlier throughout to replaced by the extension on route 227. improve coordination with the new 221 service between Rotherham and Mexborough. 68/68A • Extra journey introduced to and from Rotherham on Saturday mornings. Barnsley – Aldham House – – Darfield – Great Houghton • Minor route and timetable changes to improve reliability. 220 • Journeys via will operate direct to Great Houghton via Rotherham – Parkgate – Rawmarsh – Wath – Manvers – LOW FLOOR BUS West Kirk Lane rather than Middlecliffe Lane, serving Middlecliffe on the return journey to Barnsley. Mexborough – Denaby – Conisbrough – Doncaster

• New service replacing the old X92, running every 30 minutes. 69 • Revised timetable to improve reliability, no longer serving Meadowhall. Barnsley – Aldham House – Wombwell – Darfield • Extra early morning journeys introduced. • Combined with services 221 and 229, buses will operate up to every 10 • Minor route and timetable changes to improve reliability. minutes between Swinton (Woodman Roundabout) and Rotherham • In Darfield buses will operate in a new one way loop from Upperwood Road via Interchange. Barnsley Road, Saltersbrook Road, Bellbrooke Avenue, Rose Avenue, Edderthorpe • Combined with services 221 and 222, buses will operate up to every 10 Lane, Saltersbrook Road, Nanny Marr Road, Illsley Road, Morrison Road, Bly Road minutes between Denaby, Conisbrough and Doncaster. and Barnsley Road back to Upperwood Road. 221 226 Rotherham – Parkgate – Rawmarsh – Swinton – LOW FLOOR BUS Barnsley – Wombwell – Brampton – West Melton – LOW FLOOR BUS Mexborough – Windhill – Denaby – Conisbrough – Manvers – Bolton – Goldthorpe – Doncaster • Route and timetable changes. • New service replacing the old 288 and 289, running every 30 minutes. • Buses will now operate between Barnsley and Thurnscoe only, therefore no • Revised timetable to improve reliability. longer serving Great Houghton. • Additional journeys introduced during peak times to and from Doncaster. • In Thurnscoe buses will follow a one way loop from Shepherd Lane via • Extra early morning journeys introduced. Houghton Road, Merrill Road, Lingamore Leys, School Street and • Combined with services 220 and 229, buses will operate up to every 10 Houghton Road back to Shepherd Lane. minutes between Swinton (Woodman Roundabout) and Rotherham • Between Brampton and West Melton buses will operate via Pontefract Road, Interchange. Barnsley Road, Grove Road, Edward Road, Masefield Road, Christchurch Road, • Combined with services 220 and 222, buses will operate up to every 10 Brampton Road and Melton High Street, rather than via the length of minutes between Denaby, Conisbrough and Doncaster. Brampton Road which will be covered by service 229. • Evening and Sunday frequency reduced to hourly. • Up to every 30 minutes.

227 222 Rotherham – Greasbrough – Wentworth – – Hoyland

LOW FLOOR BUS Barnsley – Wombwell – Brampton – West Melton – • Evening and Sunday journeys will extend to Barnsley from Hoyland via Jump, Wath – Swinton – Mexborough – Denaby – Wombwell, Aldham House and Barnsley. Conisbrough – Doncaster • Revised timetable to improve reliability, now up to every 30 minutes. 228 • Now serves the Denaby and Conisbrough estates providing new links to Barnsley and more buses to Doncaster from these areas. Barnsley – Wombwell – Brampton – West Melton – Wath – • In Wath all journeys will operate via Newhill rather than Burman Road. Rawmarsh – Parkgate – Rotherham – Meadowhall • Combined with services 220 and 221, buses will operate up to every 10 • Service withdrawn but replaced by revised services 220, 222 and 229 (except minutes between Denaby, Conisbrough and Doncaster. between Rotherham and Meadowhall. Alternative bus and train services available • Evening and Sunday journeys no longer serve the Aldham House Estate, this will between these points). be replaced by the extension to route 227. 229 223 Barnsley – Wombwell – Brampton – West Melton – LOW FLOOR BUS Wath – Rawmarsh – Parkgate – Rotherham Barnsley – Wombwell – Brampton – West Melton – Wath – Swinton – Mexborough – Denaby – Conisbrough – Doncaster • Route and timetable changes to improve reliability, no longer serving Meadowhall. • Service withdrawn, but replaced by improved service 222 and revised 229. • Between Brampton and West Melton buses will operate direct via Brampton Road.The Masefield Road area will be covered by service 226. • Combined with services 220 and 221, buses will operate up to every 10 224 minutes between Swinton (Woodman Roundabout) and Rotherham

LOW FLOOR BUS Interchange. Doncaster – Sprotbrough – High Melton – • Up to every 30 minutes Harlington – Goldthorpe – Bolton – Mexborough

• New service replacing the old 74, now up to every 30 minutes. 288 • Additional peak time journeys introduced. Rotherham – Parkgate – Rawmarsh – Swinton – Mexborough – • Combined with service 225, buses will operate every 15 minutes between Windhill – Denaby – Conisbrough – Doncaster Doncaster and Sprotbrough. • Stagecoach will now also provide the hourly evening and Sunday journeys along • Service withdrawn, but replaced by new service 221. this route. 289 225 Rotherham – Parkgate – Rawmarsh – Swinton – Mexborough – Doncaster – Sprotbrough Windhill • New service replacing the old 49, running every 30 minutes. • Service withdrawn, please refer to new timetables for services 218, 220, 221 • Combined with service 224, buses will operate every 15 minutes between and 222 for buses between Rotherham, Parkgate, Swinton, Mexborough and Doncaster and Sprotbrough. Clayfield. Frequency guide across the Dearne Valley

Use this handy guide to find out the frequency to and from some of the key areas across the Dearne Valley. If you can't see where you want to travel to or from, please pick up the Dearne Valley Network map or individual timetables.

Wombwell,Town Centre to… Mon-Sat Daytime Mon-Sat Evenings Sundays Services Denaby and Conisbrough every 30 minutes hourly hourly 222 Doncaster Interchange every 30 minutes hourly hourly 222 Wath, Montgomery Road every 10 minutes every 20 minutes every 20 minutes 222, 226, 229 Manvers and Ventura every 30 minutes hourly hourly 226 Mexborough Interchange every 30 minutes hourly hourly 222 every 30 minutes 2 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 227, 229 Darfield, Nanny Marr Rd 2 buses per hour — — 68 68A 69 Hoyland, High Street 2 buses per hour hourly hourly 60 67 227 Goldthorpe, High Street every 30 minutes hourly hourly 226 every 10 minutes every 20 minutes every 20 minutes 222, 226, 229

Denaby and Conisbrough Estates to… Mon-Sat Daytime Mon-Sat Evenings Sundays Services Doncaster Interchange every 10 minutes every 30 minutes every 30 minutes 220, 221, 222 Mexborough Interchange every 10 minutes every 30 minutes every 30 minutes 220, 221, 222 Manvers and Ventura every 30 minutes — — 220 Wath, Montgomery Road 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 220, 222 Rotherham Interchange 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 220, 221 Barnsley Interchange every 30 minutes hourly hourly 222

Goldthorpe, High Street to… Mon-Sat Daytime Mon-Sat Evenings Sundays Services Doncaster Interchange 5 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 2 buses per hour X19, 219, 224 Mexborough Interchange 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 218, 224 Manvers and Ventura 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 218, 226 Wath, Montgomery Road every 30 minutes hourly hourly 226 Rotherham Interchange 2 buses per hour — — 218 Thurnscoe, Merrill Road 4 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 219, 226 Barnsley Interchange 5 buses per hour 2 buses per hour hourly X19, 218, 219 Manvers and Ventura to… Mon-Sat Daytime Mon-Sat Evenings Sundays Services Denaby and Conisbrough every 30 minutes — — 220 Doncaster Interchange every 30 minutes — — 220 Wath, Montgomery Road 7 buses per hour 4 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 200, 220, 226 Swinton, Civic Hall 5 buses per hour every 20 minutes every 30 minutes 200, 218 Mexborough Interchange 7 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 200, 218, 220 Rotherham Interchange 4 buses per hour — — 218, 220 Goldthorpe, High Street 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 218, 226 Barnsley Interchange every 30 minutes hourly hourly 226

Mexborough Interchange / Hartley Street to… Mon-Sat Daytime Mon-Sat Evenings Sundays Services Denaby and Conisbrough 6 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 220, 221, 222 Doncaster Interchange 8 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 220, 221, 222, 224 Swinton, Civic Hall 9 buses per hour 6 buses per hour 5 buses per hour 200, 218, 221, 222 Manvers and Ventura 7 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 200, 218, 220 Wath, Montgomery Road 7 buses per hour 4 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 200, 220, 222 Rotherham Interchange 6 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 218, 220, 221 Goldthorpe High Street 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 218, 224 Barnsley Interchange 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 218, 222

Swinton, Civic Hall to… Mon-Sat Daytime Mon-Sat Evenings Sundays Services Denaby and Conisbrough 4 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 221, 222 Doncaster Interchange 4 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 221, 222 Wath, Montgomery Road 5 buses per hour 4 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 200, 222 Manvers and Ventura 5 buses per hour every 20 minutes every 30 minutes 200, 218 Mexborough Interchange 9 buses per hour 6 buses per hour 5 buses per hour 200, 218, 221, 222 Rotherham Interchange 4 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 2 buses per hour 218, 221 Barnsley Interchange every 30 minutes hourly hourly 222

Wath, Montgomery Road to… Mon-Sat Daytime Mon-Sat Evenings Sundays Services Denaby and Conisbrough 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 220, 222 Doncaster Interchange 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 220, 222 Swinton, Civic Hall 5 buses per hour 4 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 200, 222 Manvers and Ventura 7 buses per hour 4 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 200, 220, 226 Mexborough Interchange 7 buses per hour 4 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 200, 220, 222 Rotherham Interchange 4 buses per hour hourly hourly 220, 229 Goldthorpe, High Street every 30 minutes hourly hourly 226 Barnsley Interchange 6 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 3 buses per hour 222, 226, 229 Stagecoach Yorkshire Customer Service Upper Road Barnsley S70 4PP tel: 01226 202555 www.stagecoachbus.com/yorkshire

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Information correct at time of going to print. January 2008