MAJOR changes to many of Barnsley's bus services will start this weekend. Here's your WAB Guide on what's changing.
Operator Stagecoach is making a number of changes along the Pontefract Road corridor to boost punctuality and reliability and to reflect current travel patterns.
From August 30, Stagecoach buses will run more frequently along Pontefract Road through Lundwood, up to every five minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes.
At these times, service 32, which runs from Barnsley to Crown Avenue, Cudworth, will run up to every 10 minutes.
Buses to Grimethorpe will also now run up to every 10 minutes and the frequency of buses to Brierley will also be improved, with a simplified network introduced.
An hourly link from Barnsley to Goldthorpe via Grimethorpe and the ASOS clothing warehouse will be launched.
Some buses will run via Cudworth bypass offering faster, more direct links.
A new weekend night bus, the N27, will serve Barnsley, Brierley and Grimethorpe on Saturday nights and Sunday mornings.
John Young, acting commercial director at Stagecoach Yorkshire, said: "This major review of services along the Pontefract Road corridor has been developed based on from feedback from our customers and staff."
A number of other timetable changes to improve punctuality are also being introduced by Stagecoach in Barnsley this month.
Services 1 (Barnsley - Staincross Circular), 11 (Barnsley – Athersley North), 66 (Barnsley to Elsecar) will have revised timetables following the end of the school holiday period.
The timetable for services 57/59/59A (Barnsley – Royston – Wakefield) and 226 (Barnsley to Thurnscoe) will also be altered to improve punctuality.
Following customer requests, service X19 (Barnsley to Robin Hood Airport) will see some minor timetable changes between Doncaster and Goldthorpe, and minor changes to the Saturday evening timetable which will mirror the Monday-Friday timetable.
