Further changes will be implemented to EastCoastbuses and Lothiancountry networks from Sunday 14 February in order to continue aligning routes and timetables to customer travel patterns during the current lockdown.
With the new COVID vaccination centre opening at the Pyramids Business Park, Service 275 will divert to provide new public transport links from Livingston and Bathgate town centre (see maps below for diversion route).
Due to very low levels of customer demand, we will temporarily suspend operation of Service X5, and the frequency of Service 139 will be doubled to every 30-minutes between 9am and 3pm to provide additional capacity for those making essential journeys at this time.
There are no further changes to the Lothian Buses network at this time – for details of current service provision, click here.
Full details, including links to timetables, are available to view below.
Service change
Lothiancountry
Lothiancountry 43
On Mondays to Fridays, a revised early morning timetable will be introduced with buses operating every 20-minutes instead of every 30-minutes. Off-peak, the frequency will be reduced to every 30-minutes, but a 20-minute frequency will remain during the evening peak from Edinburgh to Queensferry. The hourly evening service will continue, but the last journey to Edinburgh will now terminate at the West End.
Lothiancountry X18
Minor timetable changes.
Lothiancountry X27
Minor timetable changes.
Lothiancountry X28
Minor timetable changes.
Lothiancountry 275
Revised route and timetable introduced with all journeys to and from Bathgate diverted to serve the Pyramids Business Park vaccination centre.
Lothiancountry 276
Minor timetable changes.
Lothiancountry 280
Revised timetables to improve reliability.
Lothiancountry 281
Revised timetables to improve reliability. The evening timetable on Service 281 will be curtailed to finish earlier due to very low levels of customer demand.
Lothiancountry N28
No change.
Lothiancountry N43
Service N43 will be suspended due to very low levels of customer demand.
EastCoastbuses
EastCoastbuses X5
Due to very low levels of customer demand, we will temporarily suspend operation of this service.
EastCoastbuses X7
No change
EastCoastbuses 104
No change
EastCoastbuses 106
Minor timetable changes to the early morning and evening timetable on Mondays to Saturdays.
EastCoastbuses 113
No change.
EastCoastbuses 124
No change
EastCoastbuses 139
On Mondays to Fridays, the frequency will be doubled to every 30-minutes between 9am and 3pm to provide additional capacity.
EastCoastbuses 140
No change
EastCoastbuses N113
No change
Journey planning and travel updates
You can plan your journey through the dedicated journey planner or through the app which offers journey planning tools and real-time service updates, all integrated with Google Maps.
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Recommended steps for safe travel
There are a number of measures we are asking customers to adhere to in order to keep their fellow passengers and our drivers as safe as possible. This includes wearing face coverings (unless medically exempt), leaving windows open, and sitting apart from other passengers. Please read over this guidance in full before travelling with us: https://www.lothianbuses.com/help-us-to-help-you/