Northamptonshire County Council COVID-19 emergency bus service changes Due to a very high level of Covid-19 cases in the County and the introduction of National Lockdown “Stay at Home” restrictions, please only use public transport for essential journeys. ! It is mandatory to wear a face covering on public transport. Coronavirus –three simple actions we must all do to keep each other safe Wash hands – keep washing your hands regularly Cover face – wear a face covering in enclosed spaces Make space – stay at least 2 metres apart, or 1 metre with a face covering or other precautions Northampton Bus Interchange bay changes Following the introduction of additional bus stops in Mercers Row from Friday 18th December the following bay changes will be made. Stagecoach Service 88 will move from Bay 17 to Bay 16. Stagecoach Services 11/11A and X6 will move from Bay 18 to Mercers Row. Changes by bus companies We are in regular contact with bus companies. We will try and provide summary details of what is changing on bus services in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Stagecoach Midlands From Sunday 24th January (Saturday 23rd January for Rugby area routes) Stagecoach will be making changes to many of their timetables, with off-peak frequencies reduced whilst peak-time journeys are retained. Some services are temporarily suspended. Please visit the operator's website for full details. Stagecoach timetables Uno Northampton From Monday 18th January routes Violet 19/19A and Lilac 21 will operate a Saturday service on Monday to Saturday. Foxglove route 18 is suspended until further notice. Routes 59/60 are unchanged. Follow Uno on Twitter (@UnoNorthampton) for the latest travel information. Uno timetables Britannia Bus Service 31 continues to operate Monday to Sunday half hourly during the daytime with no evening journeys. Service 89 operates on Monday to Friday only and Service 86 continues to operate on Thursdays. Services 13 and 90 are suspended. Britannia Bus timetables Z & S Transport From Tuesday 1st September the full timetable is reinstated on Service 33/33A. Z & S Transport timetables Grant Palmer From Monday 1st June Service W8 will be reinstated with its usual timetable on Monday to Friday. Grant Palmer timetables Stagecoach Oxford From Sunday 31st January Stagecoach will be operating a reduced level of service on most routes. Service 200 will operate a Saturday service on Monday to Saturday. Service 500 will operate a Saturday service on Monday to Friday and a Sunday service on Saturday and Sunday. Service 505 will operate a reduced timetable on Monday to Saturday. Stagecoach timetables Stagecoach East From Sunday 10th January Service 41 is revised. The timetable between Northampton and Bedford on Monday to Saturday remains hourly with an infrequent service on Sunday. Stagecoach timetables Centrebus From Saturday 1st August Service RF1 will run hourly on Monday to Saturday. Centrebus timetables Whippet Coaches From Monday 25th January the Service X2/X3 timetable is revised, although times between Corby and Thrapston will remain the same. Service 8 is unchanged. Whippet Coaches timetables Arriva the Shires From Monday 1st June, service X60 (Old Stratford) will run an increased level of service Monday to Friday with the Saturday timetables unchanged for the time being. Arriva timetables Other operators From Monday 1st February the Village Hopper will operate a reduced service with journeys in the middle of the day suspended From Monday 11th January National Express coach services are suspended The Lilbourne Community Minibus service has now been suspended From 2nd December Shire Community Services Wellibus is reinstated with a limited service From Thursday 1st October CommMiniBus will operate the “Kettering Catcher” on Thursdays only between Mawsley and Kettering From Tuesday 1st September the full timetable is reinstated on Redline Buses Service 131/132 From Tuesday 1st September Hamilton's Coaches Services 206 and 303 are reinstated From Tuesday 4th August The Welland Wanderer operated by Lawson's of Corby will resume its service From Tuesday 7th July Ability Community Transport will resume its service Voluntary Impact Northants Northampton Door-to-Door continues to operate CallConnect is operating a normal service Expressline is operating a normal service Gayton and Tiffield Community Minibus continues to operate Rushton Community Minibus has suspended its services to Rothwell and Kettering .