Following a full analysis of our network, an upcoming service change on Sunday 22 February will include changes in west Edinburgh and Midlothian to improve connectivity for new housing developments and local communities. Additionally, routine improvements will be introduced to enhance reliability across our services.
Key improvements in this service change will include:
- New links between Shandon, Slateford, Chesser and Edinburgh Park, Gyle Centre.
- Direct link between Rosewell and Edinburgh city centre, all day, 7-days a week.
- New local links in Midlothian for Bonnyrigg, Hopefield, Cockpen, Brixwold and Dalkeith.
- The addition of West Craigs to the bus network when infrastructure becomes available.
A fares revision will also take effect from Sunday 22 February. Learn more by tapping the button below.
Timetables
A summary of the service change can be found below, including links to timetable PDFs where applicable.
Lothian Buses
There will be no change to the following services: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 27, 32, 36, 37, X37, 38, 47, 47B and 49. There will be no change to NightBuses with the exception of Service N30.
Service 3
Minor timetable changes
Service 4
Minor timetable changes
Service 12
Revised route and timetable.
A revised route will operate via South Gyle Broadway (instead of South Gyle Crescent). This will provide more buses for the residents of South Gyle.
South Gyle Crescent/South Gyle Industrial Estate will no longer be served by Service 12. Analysis shows that customer numbers on this section are very low. Service 18 and the early morning service 22A will continue to serve South Gyle Crescent, with bus connections available at each end of South Gyle Cresent and bus, tram and train connections also available via the footpath to Edinburgh Park Station/Hermiston Gait.
Service 12 will also operate a full evening service. Evening journeys that currently terminate at Broomhouse Road will be extended to the Gyle Centre. On Monday to Friday and Saturday, earlier journeys will be introduced from Portobello and later journey to Portobello.
Where possible, journeys will be coordinated with Service 22 between Lothian Road and the Gyle Centre offering regular departures.
An extra bus will also be introduced to the timetable to improve reliability and frequency of the service, particularly during Monday to Friday peak times.
Service 15
Revised timetable.
Following customer feedback and analysis, an additional Monday to Friday journey will be introduced from Easter Bush to Morningside at 16:12 to help with demand on this corridor.
Customers travelling to Fairmilehead, Comiston and Morningside are encouraged to use this new journey to create additional capacity on the existing 16:02 journey for those travelling further into the city.
Service 17
Minor timetable changes
Service 22/22A
Revised route and timetable.
A revised route will operate via Stenhouse Drive, Gorgie Road, Chesser Avenue, Slateford Road, Angel Park Terrace to West Approach Road. Following customer requests, this will reinstate the bus link between Slateford Road and Edinburgh Park/Gyle Centre that had historically been provided by Service 35 and latterly Service 300.
Stevenson Drive, Balgreen Road and Stevenson Road will therefore no longer be served by Service 22, but will continue to be served by Services 1, 2 and 30.
For journeys between the Balgreen area and Edinburgh Park/Gyle Centre, we recommend:
- Edinburgh Trams from Balgreen Tram stop.
- Service 2 to Hermiston Gait, then transferring to Edinburgh Trams or to Services 32 or 36.
- Service 1 to Saughton Tram stop and then transfer to Edinburgh Trams.
- Service 1 and 2 to Stenhouse Drive and then transfer to Service 22.
There will also be a revised Monday to Friday and Saturday daytime frequency, with services operating every 30 minutes.
Where possible journeys will be coordinated with Service 12 between Lothian Road and Gyle Centre offering regular departures.
Each day, two early morning journeys will continue to operate as Service 22A via South Gyle Crescent.
Service 23
Minor timetable changes
Service 25
Minor timetable changes
Service 26
Minor timetable changes
Service X26
Minor timetable changes
Service 29
Minor timetable changes
Service X29
Minor timetable changes
Service 30
Revised timetable. An additional early morning journey at 04:00 from Clovenstone will be introduced Monday to Friday, at 4:20 on Saturdays and 04:22 on Sundays. This new journey will provide connections between the last N30 service and the first Service 30, assisting early morning workers.
Service 31
Revised route and timetable.
A revised route will serve West Craigs via Turnhouse Road and Craigs Road when infrastructure becomes available.
The addition of the bus gate on Turnhouse Road will ensure consistent journey times and a more reliable timetable for residents in East Craigs and West Craigs.
Service X47 journeys will be extended from Cammo to start/finish at East Craigs, providing an alternative connection to the city centre at peak times.
There will also be a revised route with Polton Mill journeys extended to Rosewell, part-replacing Service 46 which will be withdrawn. In addition to Service X31, this will provide a direct connection for Rosewell into Edinburgh city centre, all day, 7-days a week. Connections between Rosewell and Dalkeith will be available at Bonnyrigg Toll via Services 39 or 140/141.
The Monday to Friday morning school journey between Rosewell and Bonnyrigg will continue to operate, as Service 31, during term time. We will also introduce an additional journey Monday to Friday at 08:04 from Gilmerton Station Road to the West End to provide additional capacity along Lasswade Road.
Service X31
Revised stopping pattern and timetable.
Service X31 will operate via a revised stopping pattern. Buses will now stop at Gilmerton Dykes Street (Lasswade Road Crossroads) to improve connectivity with Lothian orbital routes provided by Services 7 and 18. Liberton Hospital, which closed at the end of 2025, will no longer be served by Service X31.
Service 33
Minor timetable changes
Service X33
Revised route and timetable.
In order to test customer demand for new local links, Service X33 will operate via a revised route with the service altered to start/finish at Loanhead, providing local links Monday to Friday at peak times via Lasswade, Bonnyrigg, Cockpen, Brixwold, The Bryans, Mayfield, Dalkeith Heights, Sheriffhall P&R and Danderhall then limited stop to Little France (for Royal Infirmary) and Edinburgh city centre.
This will maintain the peak time links between Bonnyrigg and Little France (for Royal Infirmary) and will introduce a direct connection between Brixwold and Edinburgh city centre, supplemented by new local links provided on Service 39.
The route between Newtongrange and Gorebridge will no longer be served, however more frequent journeys will be provided on Service 48 which continues to provide direct connections with the Royal Infirmary. Services 29 and X29 continue to provide direct connections with Edinburgh city centre.
Whitehouse Road/Aspen Drive will no longer be served due to extremely low customer demand.
The bus stop at Walter Scott Avenue will also be removed from Service X33 due to low customer demand.
Service 34
Minor timetable changes
Service 35
Minor timetable changes
Service 39 (NEW SERVICE)
This new local service will be introduced Monday to Saturday between Polton Mill and Dalkeith Campus, which part-replaces Services 46 and 139, following this route: Polton, Bonnyrigg, Cockpen, Hopefield, Brixwold, Tesco Hardengreen, Dalkeith, Woodburn, Dalkeith Campus/Heights.
This will improve direct links between south Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith with the growing housing development at Brixwold added to the bus network (Monday to Friday peak time connections will also be introduced for Brixwold on Service X33).
Coordinated with Services 140/141, this will provide up to 3 buses per hour between Dalkeith, Eskbank and Bonnyrigg, operating Monday to Friday and Saturday.
Journeys continue to be timed for the start and end of the school day at Dalkeith Campus.
The service no longer calls at Midlothian Community Hospital. Alternative stops are available on Eskbank Road for Services 140/141, only 100m from the hospital.
Service 44
Minor timetable changes
Service 45
Minor timetable changes
Service 46 (WITHDRAWN)
Service 46 will be withdrawn, part-replaced by Services 31, X31, X33, 39, 48, 140/141
- Journeys between Musselburgh and Dalkeith – see improved Monday to Friday frequency on Service 48
- Journeys between Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith – see Services 39, 140/140, X33
- Journeys to/from Rosewell – see Services 31, X31
In May 2023, Service 46 was introduced as a partial replacement for service 49 in Midlothian to provide additional connectivity across the region and improve service reliability. While customer numbers have increased, they have failed to grow to the levels expected or required to sustain the cost of operating the service in the long term.
Service X47
Revised route and timetables. Journeys will be extended from Cammo to start/finish at East Craigs providing an alternative connection to the city centre at peak times.
Service 48
Revised route and timetables.
Frequency will be increased to every 20 minutes Monday to Friday daytime and, between Royal Infirmary and Sheriffhall P&R, will be coordinated with Service 33 to provide a bus up to every 10 minutes.
Service 48 will operate a revised route in Midlothian, no longer serving D’Arcy Road, Oak Place and Bogwood Road with recent changes to road speed limits in the local area necessitating a review of running times. Services 3 and X33 will continue to serve these areas.
Service N30
Minor timetable changes
Lothian Country
Following a full review of customer journeys including analysis of changes made in September 2025, there will be some further alterations to Services 43 and X19 only.
Service 43
Minor timetable changes
Service X19
Revised timetables. Service X19’s Monday to Friday morning and afternoon peak timetable will continue to operate every 30 minutes, at other times, and on Saturday and Sunday buses will operate every 60 minutes, reflecting customer demand at these times.
East Coast Buses
Following a full review of customer journeys including analysis of changes made in April 2025, there will be some further alterations to services. These changes reflect levels of customer demand and feedback from within the local community. Highlights include:
- Revised Services 106/107/X6 with a more balanced Monday to Friday peak timetable between local and express journeys, including more journeys across the day for Western General Hospital.
- Improved coordination of timetables on Sunday through Tranent, Prestonpans and Musselburgh to and from Edinburgh city centre.
There will be no change to the following services: X5, 120, 121, 123, 125, 126, 127 and 128.
Services X4 / X7 / 113 / 124
Revised Sunday daytime frequency every 40 minutes with coordination at key locations for connections with other services.
Services X6 / 106 / 107
Revised service with a more balanced Monday to Friday peak timetable between local 106 and express X6 journeys, including more journeys across the day for the Western General.
The Monday to Friday additional school journey between Macmerry and Tranent will continue to operate during term time.
Additionally, following feedback there is revised a.m. arrival times in Haddington including a Monday to Friday journey at 8.25 and an earlier Saturday journey to the Western General is introduced.
Services X7 / 107
Minor timetable changes Monday to Friday and Saturday.
Services 140 / 141
Minor timetable changes Monday to Friday and Saturday to improve reliability with the introduction of an additional early Sunday morning journey.
Service 139 (WITHDRAWN)
This service will be withdrawn, part-replaced by Service 39 providing enhanced local connectivity.
Changes to our network in Midlothian
To make it easier to understand the planned changes in Midlothian, we have provided a breakdown by location.
Rosewell
To view timetable PDFs for each service, tap the headings below.
Service 31
Service 31 will be extended from Polton to Rosewell. This will provide a direct connection for Rosewell into Edinburgh city centre, all day, 7-days a week following requests by the local community.
- The Rosewell service will operate every 30 minutes on Monday to Friday and on Saturday, and every 40 minutes on Sunday.
- The last bus from Edinburgh city centre to Rosewell will depart South Bridge at 23:09.
Service X31
Service X31 will continue to offer a fast journey into the city centre during peak times on Monday to Friday.
Service 46 (WITHDRAWN)
Service 46 will be withdrawn. In May 2023, Service 46 was introduced as a partial replacement for Service 49 in Midlothian to provide additional connectivity across the region and improve service reliability. While customer numbers have increased, they have failed to grow to the levels expected or required to sustain the cost of operating the service in the long term.
Please note that the morning school Service 46 journey between Rosewell and Bonnyrigg will now operate as a Service 31.
Over the last 3 years the level of customer usage in Rosewell has remained consistent, however it is not at a level that can sustain two separate bus services – a service into Edinburgh and a local Midlothian service.
During this time, we have had a significant number of requests for a direct Rosewell to Edinburgh bus service, all day and all week. We are confident that this alteration now meets the expectations of the majority of bus users in Rosewell.
Service 39 (NEW SERVICE)
A new Service 39 will be introduced between Polton, Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith complementing Services 140/141. Services 31 and X31 offer connections to the Lothian network at Bonnyrigg Toll and Lasswade Road Crossroads.
- For journeys between Rosewell and Eskbank/Dalkeith, we recommend using Service 31 to Bonnyrigg and then transferring onto Services 39, 140 or 141.
- For journeys between Rosewell and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, we recommend using Services 31 and X31 to Lasswade Road Crossroads and then transferring onto Services 7 or 18.
Bonnyrigg
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Service 31
Service 31 will be extended from Polton to Rosewell, following requests by the local community.
- The terminal stop at Polton Cameron Crescent will no longer be used by Service 31 (except for a small number of morning journeys).
- Except for some minor timetable changes, there are no changes to the Hopefield branch of Service 31
- A new timetable with revised running times will improve service reliability
A revised timetable will be introduced on Service X31 to better coordinate with Service 31 and improve reliability. To improve connectivity to the wider Lothian orbital bus network, Lasswade Road Crossroads will now be observed by Service X31. To accommodate this additional stop, the lightly used stop at Liberton Hospital will be removed.
Service 46 (WITHDRAWN)
Service 46 will be withdrawn. In May 2023, Service 46 was introduced as a partial replacement for Service 49 in Midlothian to provide additional connectivity across the region and improve service reliability. While customer numbers have increased, they have failed to grow to the levels expected or required to sustain the cost of operating the service in the long term.
While we regret some customers will be impacted by the withdrawal of the service, we are making the following adjustments to the Bonnyrigg bus network.
Service 39
Service 39 will be introduced, operating every hour on Monday to Friday and on Saturday between Polton and Dalkeith Campus via Bonnyrigg Toll, Hopefield, Brixworld, Tesco Hardengreen, Dalkeith Town Centre and Woodburn.
This will improve direct links between south Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith with the growing housing development at Brixwold added to the bus network (Monday to Friday peak time connections will also be introduced for Brixwold on Service X33).
Service X33
In order to test customer demand for new local links, Service X33 will be revised to serve Bonnyrigg, Cockpen and Brixworld before continuing to Edinburgh via Mayfield and Dalkeith.
The service will operate on Monday to Friday with four morning journeys and three afternoon journeys. This will create new links for Brixworld and Cockpen into Midlothian and Edinburgh. The change retains a direct link from Bonnyrigg to the Royal Infirmary (A7 stops) at key times.
Services 140/141
Services 140/141 will see an improved timetable offering better reliability, and an earlier Sunday morning journey.
Services 39 and 140/141 will be coordinated, providing up to 3 buses per hour between Dalkeith, Eskbank and Bonnyrigg, Monday to Friday and Saturday.
For journeys between Bonnyrigg and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, we recommend:
- Services 31 and X31 to Lasswade Road Crossroads, transferring onto Services 7 or 18.
- Monday to Friday peak times using Service X33. The journey time is longer than the current Service 46 but continues to offer a direct link to the Royal Infirmary.
Gorebridge, Gowkshill & Newtongrange
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Services 29 & X29
Services 29/X29 timetable will be reviewed to improve reliability and offer a better coordination especially on Monday to Friday.
Service 48
Service 48 frequency will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes on Monday to Friday providing more capacity. The service will continue to operate every 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday.
The route will be altered in Mayfield, no longer serving D’Arcy Road, Oak Place and Bogwood Road with recent changes to road speed limits in the local area necessitating a review of running times (Services 3 and X33 will continue to serve these areas).
Service X33
Service X33 route between Newtongrange and Gorebridge will no longer be served, however more frequent journeys will now be provided on Service 48 which will provide direct connections with the Royal Infirmary, while Services 29 and X29 continue to provide direct connections with Edinburgh city centre. Whitehouse Road/Aspen Drive will no longer be served due to extremely low passenger demand.
- In order to test customer demand for new local links, the service will now start/terminate at Loanhead and operate via Bonnyrigg, Brixworld, Newtongrange before continuing along its current route through Mayfield, Dalkeith and Danderhall.
- The stop at Walter Scott Avenue in Edinburgh will be removed from the Service X33 due to low passenger demand, allowing for faster journeys into Edinburgh for Midlothian residents.
Mayfield
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Service 3
Service 3 timetable will see minor revisions to improve reliability.
Service 48
Service 48 frequency will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes, Monday to Friday, providing more capacity. The service will continue to operate every 30 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays.
The route will be altered in Mayfield, no longer serving D’Arcy Road, Oak Place and Bogwood Road with recent changes to road speed limits in the local area necessitating a review of running times. Services 3 and X33 will continue to serve these areas.
Service X33
The Service X33 route between Newtongrange and Gorebridge will no longer be served. In order to test customer demand for new local links, the service will now start/terminate at Loanhead and operate via Bonnyrigg, Brixworld and Newtongrange before continuing along its current route through Mayfield, Dalkeith and Danderhall.
The stop at Walter Scott Avenue in Edinburgh will be removed from the Service X33 due to low customer demand, allowing for faster journeys into Edinburgh for Midlothian residents.
Dalkeith & Eskbank
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Service 3
Service 3 timetable will see minor revisions to improve reliability.
Service 46 (WITHDRAWN)
Service 46 will be withdrawn. In May 2023, Service 46 was introduced as a partial replacement for Service 49 in Midlothian to provide additional connectivity across the region and improve service reliability. While customer numbers have increased, they have failed to grow to the levels expected or required to sustain the cost of operating the service in the long term.
While we regret some customers will be impacted by the withdrawal of the service, we are making the following adjustments to the local bus network.
Service 139 (RENUMBERED)
Service 139 will be renumbered as Service 39 and will be operated by Lothian Buses. The route between Dalkeith Campus and Eskbank will remain unchanged. From Tesco Hardengreen, Service 39 will operate to Polton via the A7, Brixworld, Hopefield and Bonnyrigg Toll, with:
- An hourly service Monday to Friday and Saturday.
- A later journey to and from Dalkeith Campus at 18:45 (currently 17:50).
- Journeys timed for the start and end of the school day at Dalkeith Campus.
This will improve direct links between Dalkeith and South Bonnyrigg with the growing housing development at Brixwold. Coordinated with Services 140/141 this will provide up to 3 buses per hour between Dalkeith, Eskbank and Bonnyrigg, Monday to Friday and Saturday.
The service will no longer call at Midlothian Community Hospital. Alternative stops are available on Eskbank Road for Services 140/141, only 100 metres from the hospital.
Service 48
Service 48 frequency will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes on Monday to Friday providing more capacity. The service will continue to operate every 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday.
The route will be altered in Mayfield, no longer serving D’Arcy Road, Oak Place and Bogwood Road with recent changes to road speed limits in the local area necessitating a review of running times (Services 3 and X33 will continue to serve these areas).
Service X33
Service X33 route between Newtongrange and Gorebridge will no longer be served. In order to test customer demand for new local links, the service will now start/terminate at Loanhead and operate via Bonnyrigg, Brixworld, Newtongrange before continuing along its current route through Mayfield, Dalkeith and Danderhall.
The stop at Walter Scott Avenue in Edinburgh will be removed from the Service X33 due to low customer demand, allowing for faster journeys into Edinburgh for Midlothian residents.
For journeys between Eskbank and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, we recommend:
- Services 39, 140 or 141 to Dalkeith Town Centre and then transferring onto Service 48
- Service 3 to Gilmerton Crossroads and then transferring onto Services 7 or 18.
- Service 29 from the new bus stops at Melville Dykes Road roundabout to Gilmerton Crossroads and then transferring onto Services 7 or 18.
- Additional connection available via Service 8 at Moredunvale Road.
Danderhall & Sheriffhall
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Service 33
Service 33 timetable will see minor revisions to improve reliability.
Service 46 (WITHDRAWN)
Service 46 will be withdrawn. In May 2023, Service 46 was introduced as a partial replacement for Service 49 in Midlothian to provide additional connectivity across the region and improve service reliability. While customer numbers have increased, they have failed to grow to the levels expected or required to sustain the cost of operating the service in the long term.
Service 48
Service 48 frequency will be increased from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes on Monday to Friday providing more capacity. The service will continue to operate every 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday.
Weekday timetables for Services 33 and 48 will be coordinated. On weekdays, during the daytime there will be a bus up to every 10 minutes between Sheriffhall Park & Ride and the Royal Infirmary.
Service X33
Service X33 in addition to route changes in Midlothian, the stop at Walter Scott Avenue in Edinburgh is removed due to low passenger demand, allowing for faster journeys into Edinburgh from Sheriffhall and Danderhall.
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