Changes to Lothian Buses’ network will take effect from Sunday 10 September in response to customer feedback, improving reliability and connectivity and increasing services for returning students.
There will be no change to Lothian Country or East Coast Buses services at this time.
Changes will be made to stopping patterns at Waverley Steps and Waterloo Place to reduce congestion and speed-up bus journey times. Further details of this are available below.
Lothian Services 26 and 44 will no longer stop at Waterloo Place (Stop ZK) but will continue to stop at Waverley Steps (Stop PN). Lothian Service 15 will continue to stop at Waterloo Place (Stop ZK) as a set-down stop.
Lothian Services X26 and X44 will continue to stop at both Waverley Steps (Stop PN) and Waterloo Place (Stop ZK).
East Coast Buses Services 113, 124, X5, X6 and X7 will no longer serve Waverley Steps (Stop PN) eastbound, but will continue to stop at Waterloo Place (Stop ZK).
NightHawk Services N107, N113 and N124 will continue to serve Waverley Steps (Stop PN)
Lothian Country services will continue to use stop ZK at Waterloo Place as a set-down stop.
With the exception of the stopping patterns mentioned above, there will be no change to Lothian Country or East Coast Buses services.
Maps of the city centre and wider Lothian network can be found in the menus below.
A summary of the service change can be found below, including links to timetable PDFs.
Service 1
Revised timetable on all days to improve reliability.
Service 2
No change.
Service 3
Minor timetable changes.
Service 4
Minor timetable changes.
Service 5
Minor timetable changes.
Service 7
Minor timetable changes.
Service 8
Minor timetable changes.
Service 9
Revised route and timetable. In response to community feedback, two alterations will be made to the route. Buses will run Waterfront Avenue, West Harbour Road, Granton Square, and Granton Road instead of Pilton Drive North, Boswall Parkway, and buses will run Potterrow, George IV Bridge, The Mound, Hanover Street, Dundas Street, and Great King Street instead of Bridges, Leith Street, Broughton Street.
Additional journeys will be introduced to and from King’s Buildings at peak hours to provide capacity for students and staff returning to campus.
Service 10
No change.
Service 11
Minor timetable changes.
Service 12
No change.
Service 14
Minor timetable changes.
Service 15
Revised Monday-Friday timetable. Peak journeys – which were suspended during the summer holidays – will be reintroduced to support staff and students returning to Easter Bush campus.
Service 16
Revised timetable on all days to improve reliability.
Service 19
Minor timetable changes.
Service 21
No change.
Service 22
Revised timetable at peak times on Monday to Friday.
Service 23
No change.
Service 24
No change.
Service 25
Revised timetable with more buses to and from Heriot-Watt University on Monday to Friday to provide capacity for students and staff returning to campus.
Service 26
Minor timetable changes. Service 26 will no longer serve Waterloo Place (Stop ZK) but will continue to stop at Waverley Steps (Stop PN).
Service X26
No change.
Service 27
No change.
Service 29
Minor timetable changes.
Service X29
Revised route. Service X29 will only operate between Gorebridge and Princes Street. The section between Muirhouse and Princes Street will no longer be served by Service X29.
Service 30
Minor timetable changes.
Service 31
Minor timetable changes.
Service X31
Minor timetable changes.
Service 33
Minor timetable changes.
Service X33
Minor timetable changes.
Service 34
Revised timetable with more buses to and from Heriot-Watt University on Monday to Friday to provide capacity for students and staff returning to campus.
Service 35
Minor timetable changes.
Service 36
Minor timetable changes.
Service 37
Minor timetable changes.
Service X37
Minor timetable changes.
Service 38
No change.
Service 44
Revised timetable. On Monday to Friday afternoon peak, an additional journey from Princes Street to Balerno will be introduced. Service 44 will no longer serve Waterloo Place (Stop ZK) but will continue to stop at Waverley Steps.
Service X44
Revised timetable. On Monday to Friday afternoon peak an additional journey from Haymarket to Tranent will be introduced.
Service 45
Minor timetable changes.
Service 46
Revised timetable on all days to improve reliability.
Services 47/47B
Minor timetable changes.
Service 48
Revised timetable on all days to improve reliability. An extra journey on Monday-Friday morning peak will be introduced to provide more capacity from Gorebridge.
Service 49
Minor timetable changes.
Service N3
Minor timetable changes.
Service N11
No change.
Service N14
Minor timetable changes.
Service N16
No change.
Service N18
No change.
Service N22
No change.
Service N25
No change.
Service N26
No change.
Service N28
No change.
Service N30
Minor timetable changes.
Service N31
Minor timetable changes.
Service N37
Revised route. On journeys towards Silverknowes, Roslin will no longer be served and buses will operate direct via A701 between Gowkley Moss and Bilston. Roslin will continue to be served on journeys towards Penicuik.
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