Lothian Buses Reveals Big Changes To Services

Lothian Buses has announced a shake-up of its services in a move it says will help 'maintain high satisfaction rates'. The operator claims the changes, being introduced 29th March, will offer increased frequencies in the evening and at weekends plus extra capacity. Sarah Boyd, Head of Operations, said: "Our research has shown that the vast majority of our passengers will benefit from these changes and will see an improved service as a result. "We will continue to monitor all our services to ensure we are providing the best possible transport network for the people of Edinburgh." Here is a full list of how services will change; Service 5 will see its frequency increased with buses now running every 10 minutes Monday to Friday during the daytime. Service 7 will run 24/7, with increased frequency during the day Monday to Friday and in the evening Monday to Saturday. New service N7 will be introduced running hourly each night.

Sunday services doubled in frequency with services 8 and 21 to run every 15 minutes daytime and service 47 to run every 30 minutes daytime. Services 11 and 16 will have Sunday frequencies increased to every 12 minutes daytime and every 15 minutes in the evening. Additionally service N11 is extended to Ocean Terminal, meaning both services now run 24/7 on their full routes. Service 15 will have a revised route and timetable to create a quicker and more direct service from Penicuik. Services 23 & 27 will have Saturday daytime frequencies increased to every 12 minutes. Service 29 is converted to double-deck to provide more capacity. All Monday to Friday peak journeys will operate to Gorebridge with Mayfield no longer being served. Service 37 will see alterations in Midlothian. On Monday to Friday alternate daytime journeys will terminate at Easter Bush and will not serve Penicuik. Journeys which continue to Penicuik Deanburn will additionally serve Roslin. Roslin will now have a significantly enhanced bus service with service 37 and N37 providing a full 24/7 service. On Saturdays and Sunday service 37 will continue to run every 20 minutes during the day, with all buses running to Penicuik Deanburn via Roslin. Service 40 has been altered to serve Auchendinny ensuring local links to Penicuik and Loanhead are retained following the withdrawal of service 15 from the village. Service 41 will be increased at busy times to provide an alternative to service 43, which is withdrawn due to insufficient passenger numbers. Service 43 operated between Barnton and Waterloo Place, which is also covered by the service 41. Following customer feedback service 63 will be re-routed to serve Hermiston Gait Retail Park instead of South Gyle Crescent. The Monday to Friday frequency is increased to every 40 minutes with later journeys introduced. On Saturday and Sunday earlier and later journeys will be introduced. Following requests from passengers service 104 will now serve The Jewel instead of Brunstane. Service 113 is increased in frequency Monday to Saturday with buses now running every 30 minutes during the day. This will provide more capacity along the route and provide more direct journeys for Tranent following the withdrawal of service 44 from the town. Nightbus services are also changing; Service N3 - better links to Eskbank through the night on all days of the week. Service N7 – new route introduced from the Royal Infirmary to Ocean Terminal via Newhaven. This will run hourly each night, following the daytime route of Service 7. Service N11 – route extended from Leith Street to Ocean Terminal serving Pilrig, Bonnington Toll and Newhaven. Service N37 – serving Roslin on all days of the week, providing the village with a full 24/7 service.