Xplore Dundee is planning some route changes, to take effect 4th January 2022. The alterations are designed to further simplify some services and improve reliability.
Managing Director Christine McGlasson said: “We always monitor our network for changing travel patterns and ways to make the network more efficient and reliable. These changes reflect what we’ve observed during the past few weeks, and also take into account customer feedback and passenger numbers.
“We’re hoping for significant improvements on Service 33 in particular, which is often severely impacted by unpredictable traffic levels on the A90 Forfar Road. It’s simply proving extremely difficult to run a reliable bus service via this highly congested trunk road, so while we are still serving the main usage areas around the A90, we have re-routed Service 33 away from the main road as much as possible and expect to see punctuality and reliability improve greatly.”
The alterations include:
- Ninewells circular services 6a/6c will be withdrawn and replaced by a new, simplified service 6. It will run hourly throughout the day, Monday to Saturday, and the route will run from the City Centre to Ninewells Hospital (via Blackness Road, Tullideph Road, Elmwood and Gowrie Park). Many areas currently served by the 6a/6c will retain their connections to Tesco on South Road, whilst the densely populated area around Blackness Road will receive its first direct link to this large supermarket.
- Services 9/10 will be renumbered to run as service 10 both ways. Service 10 will continue to interwork with service 5a at Broughty Ferry, with layovers at Ninewells Hospital.
- Services 10 and 28 will run a one-way (clockwise) circuit in Charleston via Craigowan Road, Craigard Road and South Road. This is to aid the safe, efficient movement of buses by preventing buses from meeting on Craigowan Road.
- Service 23 will be re-routed via Clepington Road and Forfar Road (instead of Arklay Street and Arthurstone Terrace) to provide a daytime service in the Maryfield area. Arklay Street/Arthurstone continue to be well served by Service 18 (Arklay Street) and Service 22 (Arthurstone Terrace).
- Service 33 will be re-routed via Pitkerro Road and Fountainbleau Drive (instead of Forfar Road) - due to delays frequently caused by heavy congestion on the A90 Forfar Road - and will start/finish at Commercial Street (instead of Crichton Street).
Further details on the route changes, as well as up-to-date timetable and ticket information can be found on the Xplore Dundee website, on the mobile app (available on Android and Apple) the at the Travel Centre in Commercial Street.
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As Dundee's principal public transport provider, we fulfill around 35,000 passenger journeys every day. Our service is part of the fabric of the city - carrying people where they need to be, and employing more than 300 people.
