New and enhanced bus services

CHANGES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PUNCTUALITY AND RELIABILITY

- By MARK PAGE

A NUMBER of changes to bus services in the Hull area are set to come into effect.

They include new routes, as well as improvements that the Hull Bus Alliance says will boost punctuality and reliability.

The alterations, which begin today, are part of the bus service improvement plan (BSIP) for 2025/2026 and are funded by the Department for Transport.

A dedicated service to Clough Road and Sutton Fields is among the changes, offering a fresh option for people travelling to work, along with enhanced connections to medical facilities and retail outlets such as Kingswood Medical Centre, Castle Hill Hospital, North Point Shopping Centre and Kingswood Retail Park.

Cllr Mark Ieronimo, cabinet portfolio holder for transportation and infrastructure at Hull City Council, said: "Our residents often tell us that one of the main barriers stopping them choosing to travel by bus are access to services, punctuality and reliability.

"The Hull Bus Alliance continues to make great strides in these areas and is constantly striving to deliver the type of bus services that our communities, and visitors to the city, need and expect.

"The council welcomes these changes, as they will help deliver on several objectives within our community plan, including safe and welcoming neighbourhoods, a healthier and fairer Hull and supporting our city's response to the climate emergency."

A summary of the changes to be introduced on Stagecoach East Midlands routes is as follows:

Services 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21, 34, 255 and 256 - slightly revised timetables to improve punctuality.

Service 5 - revised timetable to include outbound timing on Beverley Road (Tesco) moved to Hall Road, before Tesco, to remove the potential blockage on Beverley High Road.