A service change will take effect on the Lothian network from Sunday 24 March, affecting Lothian Buses, Airport services, East Coast Buses, Lothian Country and Nightbus services.
Highlights of this upcoming service change include:
- Timetable and frequency improvements on core services to support customer growth
- Review of running times across all routes to improve reliability
- New peak time only service on Queensferry Road
- Service 43 – additional evening journeys will be introduced on all days
- New NightBus service N35
- Extra evening and Sunday services for Lochend, Portobello and Duddingston Village
Network Maps
Timetables
A summary of the service change can be found below, including links to timetable PDFs where applicable.
Service 1
Monday to Friday morning and afternoon peak frequency increased to every 12 minutes, remaining every 15 minutes during the daytime. Saturday daytime frequency increased to every 15 minutes and Sunday to every 20 minutes. Monday to Saturday evening frequency increased to every 20 minutes.
Service 2
No change.
Service 3
Revised timetable.
Service 4
Revised timetable.
Service 5
Revised timetable.
Service 7
Revised timetable.
Service 8
Revised timetable.
Service 9
Earlier journeys introduced from Muirhouse, Monday to Friday.
Service 10
Revised timetable. Service 10 will now use Stop OF at Ocean Terminal instead of Stop OD.
Service 11
Revised timetable.
Service 12
Late evening and Sunday journeys will be introduced between Bristo Square, Duddingston and Portobello.
Service 14
Revised timetable.
Service 15
No change.
Service 16
Revised timetable.
Service 19
Late evening journeys will be introduced between Leith Street, Lochend, Portobello and Eastfield, Monday to Sunday.
Service 21
Revised timetable.
Service 22
Following customer feedback, some very early morning journeys towards Gyle Centre Monday to Saturday will be numbered 22A, and will operate via South Gyle Crescent, to serve the Royal Mail distribution centre.
Service 23
Monday to Friday daytime frequency increased to every 15 minutes.
Service 24
Revised timetable.
Service 25
Revised timetable.
Service 26
Revised timetable.
Service X26
Revised timetable.
Service 27
Monday to Friday daytime frequency increased to every 15 minutes.
Service 29
Revised timetable.
Service X29
Revised timetable.
Service 30
Revised timetable.
Service 31
Revised timetable on all days to improve reliability. Later evening journeys will be introduced for Polton Mill on all days.
Service X31
Revised timetable.
Service 33
Revised timetable.
Service X33
Service will be extended from Newtongrange via the A7, New Hunterfield, Aspen Drive, Arniston Engine to Birkenside.
As a result of very low customer numbers, buses will no longer serve Jenks Loan/Jeanette Steward Drive at Newtongrange. Morning journeys will terminate at Fountainbridge Port Hamilton instead of Semple Street.
Service 34
Revised timetable.
Service 35
Monday to Friday daytime frequency will be increased to every 15 minutes.
Service 36
Monday to Friday morning and afternoon peak frequency will be increased to every 20 minutes. Later evening journeys will be introduced Monday to Saturday.
Service 37
Revised timetable.
Service X37
Revised timetable.
Service 38
Revised timetable.
Service 44
Revised timetable.
Service X44
Revised timetable.
Service 45
Later journey will be introduced Monday to Friday, with a new hourly Saturday timetable between Heriot-Watt University and Elm Row introduced.
Service 46
Revised timetable.
Services 47/47B
Revised timetable.
NEW Service X47
A new service will be introduced, operating Monday to Friday peak time only as a limited stop service, from Cammo to Frederick Street direct via Queensferry Road.
Service 48
Revised timetable.
Service 49
Revised timetable.
Service X6
Revised timetable.
Service X7
Monday to Friday an additional evening peak journey will be introduced between Edinburgh and Haddington. More journeys will be introduced in the morning and the evening on Sundays.
Service 106
Service will be extended from Queen Margaret University to Fort Kinnaird via the A1, with a revised timetable on all days.
Service 113
Revised timetable.
Service 124
Revised timetable.
Service 125
Revised timetable.
Service 126
Revised timetable.
Service 127
Revised timetable.
Service 128
Revised timetable.
Service X5
Revised timetable.
Service 139
A revised route will be introduced to improve reliability. Buses will only serve Tesco Hardengreen on journeys from Midlothian Community Hospital.
Service 140
Revised timetable.
Service 141
Revised timetable.
Service 43
An additional evening journey will be introduced on all days.
Service 72
Revised timetable.
Service 73
Revised timetable.
Service 74
Revised timetable.
Service X18
Revised timetable.
Service X27
A revised timetable will be introduced on all days to improve reliability. The Sunday daytime frequency will be increased to every 40 minutes.
Service X28
A revised timetable will be introduced on all days to improve reliability. The Sunday daytime frequency will be increased to every 40 minutes.
Service X40
Revised route between Livingston Centre and Mid Calder via Dedridge East. Revised timetable on all days with last journey towards the Royal Infirmary arriving 19:45 and departing 20:20.
Service N3
No changes.
Service N11
No changes.
Service N14
No changes.
Service N16
No changes.
Service N18
No changes.
Service N22
No changes.
Service N25
No changes.
Service N26
Additional journey each night between the city centre and Seton Sands.
Service N28
Revised timetable.
Service N30
No changes.
Service N31
No changes.
NEW Service N35
A new Nightbus service will be introduced from Ocean Terminal to Heriot Watt University. Two journeys will operate every night in this direction only.
Service N37
No changes.
Service N43
No changes.
Service N44
No changes.
Service N107
No changes.
Service N113
No changes.
Service N124
No changes.
Service N200
The 03:10 journey from Ocean Terminal will now depart at 03:05.
Service N400
No changes.
Bus Stops Review
Further to timetable changes, there will be a review of bus stops at Ocean Terminal and at Haymarket (the latter, affecting Service X18/N18). Details can be found below.
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