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May 2013
Network Changes GUIDE the One
Service 6 Service will be renumbered to operate as service M6. Slightly revised departure times introduced but no change to frequency.
No major changes to current service New service 1C introduced between Drumchapel and City Centre
Changes to simpliCITY 57A between Balornock East and City Centre 7 – Summerston – Cadder – Saracen X – City Centre – Victoria Road – Toryglen Asda – Toryglen – Rutherglen
Service 7
Buses every 5-6* minutes between Clydebank, Scotstoun and City Centre
Service 7 and 12 changes to new simpliCITY 7/7A
1 – Balloch – Haldane – Vale of Leven Hospital – Alexandria – Dumbarton – Old Kilpatrick – Dalmuir – Clydebank – Scotstoun – Clydeside Expressway – City Centre
7A – Summerston – Cadder – Saracen X – City Centre – Victoria Road – Toryglen Asda – Kingspark – Rutherglen – Burnside – Cambuslang – Westburn – Newton Farm
Frequency improved to every 10* minutes 7 – Summerston – Cadder – Saracen X – City Centre – Victoria Road – Toryglen Asda – Toryglen – Rutherglen
1A – Balloch – Haldane – Napierston – Alexandria – Dumbarton – Old Kilpatrick – Dalmuir – Clydebank – Scotstoun – Expressway – City Centre
7A – Summerston – Cadder – Saracen X – City Centre – Victoria Road – Toryglen Asda – Kings Park – Rutherglen – Burnside – Cambuslang – Westburn – Newton Farm
1B – Helensburgh – Cardross – Westcliff – Dumbarton – Old Kilpatrick – Dalmuir – Clydebank – Scotstoun – Expressway – City Centre 1C – Drumchapel – Garscadden – Scotstoun – Expressway – City Centre 1E – Balloch – Haldane – Bonhill – Bellsmyre – Old Kilpatrick – Dalmuir – Clydebank – Scotstoun – Expressway – City Centre The One already provides a fast and frequent link between Dumbarton, Clydebank, Scotstoun and the City Centre. This will be further improved by the introduction of new service 1C between Drumchapel, Scotstoun and the City Centre. Service 1C will start at Drumchapel (Lillyburn Place) and then serve Achamore Road, Kinfauns Drive, Duntreath Avenue, Alderman Road, Polnoon Avenue, Cairntoul Drive and Anniesland Road where it will then join the existing route of the One to the City Centre via Clydeside Expressway. There will be a 1C bus every 20 minutes during day and every 30 minutes at night. The current timetable of The One will be slightly altered to introduce more 1A journeys that serve Bellsmyre and these extra buses will run on weekday mornings and afternoons. To meet customer requests for clearer destination information on buses, buses to or from Helensburgh will now show service 1B to identify then separately from service 1 to Balloch, however there is no change to route. The current weekday 1B journeys that operate to or from Balloch serving Bonhill and Bellsmyre will now show service 1E. These changes will mean that between Scotstoun and City Centre there will be a bus up to every 2 or 3 minutes during weekday morning and afternoons and every 5 minutes during the main part of the day. At night the timetable will be doubled to every 15 minutes with buses operating to Clydebank and Dumbarton every 30 minutes or Drumchapel every 30 minutes.
Service 7/7A will operate from Summerston to the City Centre via Saracen Cross replacing service 54. Buses will operate on an improved frequency of every 10 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes at night. From the City Centre, service 7/7A will continue to operate via the present service 7 and 12 route to Toryglen Asda. From there service 7 will then operate four journeys per hour direct (not via Prospecthill Circus) to Rutherglen Town Centre, partly replacing service 12. Service 7A journeys will operate two journeys per hour via Kings Park, Rutherglen Main Street, Stonelaw Road, Burnside, Dukes Road, Cambuslang, and Westburn to Newton Farm replacing the present service 7 journeys on this section of route. The section of route in Halfway will be partly replaced by revised service 65, for more details please refer to this service.
Service 8 Slightly revised route and timetable introduced to improve reliability but no change to frequency. With the exception of some evening and Sunday journeys numbered 8A, service 8 will now operate along Hawthorn Street and Balmore Road in the Saracen area.
Service 9 Service 9 changes to new simpliCITY 9/9A Extended to serve Braehead Shopping Centre every 20 minutes Buses every 5* minutes along Paisley Road West to City Centre 9 – Linwood – Paisley – Cardonald – Paisley Road West – Ibrox – City Centre 9A – Braehead/Penilee – Cardonald – Paisley Road West – Ibrox – City Centre
Service 2 Service will be renumbered to operate as service M2. Service M2 will also serve Prospecthill Circus with slight changes to timetable as a result.
Service 3 Service will be renumbered to operate as service M3. No timetable change on weekdays but on Saturdays the first few journeys will no longer operate as a result of low passenger use.
Service 5
Service 9 will now operate every 10 minutes or better during the day and every 30 minutes at night between Linwood and City Centre via Paisley. Service 9A will operate every 10 minutes or better during the day and every 30 minutes at night between Penilee and City with alternate journeys every 20 minutes extending to or from Braehead. From Hillington Road service 9/9A will provide a combined 5 minute frequency during the day and every 15 minutes at night to the City Centre via Cardonald and Ibrox. The section of route between Drumchapel and the City Centre via Partick will be replaced by new service 3 every 10 minutes or better during the day via Charing Cross. Check out the information for service 23 for full details.
No change to route or frequency
Service 11
Buses every 10* minutes Combines with simpliCITY 6 to provide a bus every 5 minutes between Battlefield, Victoria Road & City Centre 5 – Castlemilk – Croftfoot – Battlefield – Victoria Infirmary – Victoria Road – City Centre Slightly revised timetable introduced but no change to frequency with buses every 10 minutes or better during the day and every 30 minutes at night between Castlemilk and City Centre. Combined with service 6, service 5 will provide a 5 minute frequency on the Battlefield – Victoria Road – City Centre corridor.
For network updates
City Centre
The current service 11 will no longer operate and is replaced as follows – Service M11 will replace the route between Clydebank, Anniesland and Gartnavel Hospital every 30 minutes during the day. Service 4A will replace the route between Anniesland, Kelvindale and the City Centre. Service 19A will replace the route between City Centre and Robroyston.
Service 12 Changes to simpliCITY 7/7A between Rutherglen and
Service 7/7A will operate from Summerston to the City Centre via Saracen Cross replacing service 54. Buses will operate on an improved frequency of every 10 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes at night. From the City Centre, service 7/7A will continue to operate the present service 7 and 12 route to Toryglen Asda. From there service 7 will then operate four journeys per hour direct (not via Prospecthill Circus) to Rutherglen Town Centre, partly replacing service 12. Service 7A journeys will operate two journeys per hour serving Kings Park, Rutherglen Main Street, Stonelaw Road, Burnside, Dukes Road, Cambuslang, and Westburn to Newton Farm replacing the present service 7 journeys on this section of route. 57A – Kennishead – Thornliebank – Pollokshaws – Shawlands – Pollokshaws Road – City Centre – Petershill Road – Barmulloch – Balornock East Service 57/57A will operate from Silverburn or Kennishead to the City Centre serving Shawlands providing a combined frequency of every 6 minute during the day and every 15 minute at night between Thornliebank, City Centre and Red Road Flats. From the City Centre, service 57/57A will then operate via the current 56 and 12 route to Petershill Road at Red Road flats. From Petershill Road at Red Road flats, service 57 will operate every 12 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes at night to Westerhill serving Wallacewell Road and Auchinairn to replace service 56. Service 57A will operate every 12 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes during the night to Barmulloch and Balornock East replacing service 12.
Service 18 Small change to City Centre route, no change to frequency Extended to Charing Cross to improve City Centre access Buses every 10* minutes 18 – East Kilbride (Greenhills) – Murray – Town Centre – Calderwood – Cathkin – Burnside – Rutherglen – Bridgeton – City Centre Slightly revised City Centre route with buses now terminating at Holland Street rather than Buchanan Bus Station. Buses will continue to operate within a few minutes walk of the bus station and Buchanan Galleries. Slightly revised timetable introduced but no change to frequency which remains every 10 minutes or better during the day and every 15 minutes at night.
Service 19 Service 11 and 19 replaced by service 19/19A Buses every 15 minutes between Provanmill – City Centre – Kelvingrove 19 – Easterhouse – Glasgow Fort – Gartloch Road – Craigend – Millerston – Provanmill – Royston Road – City Centre – Charing X – Byres Road – Summerston 19A – Robroyston – Provanmill – Royston Road – City Centre – Charing X – Byres Road – Partick – Crow Road – Anniesland – Blairdardie Service 19 will operate its current route every 30 minutes during the day and every 60 minutes at night between Easterhouse Shopping Centre and City Centre. From the City Centre service 19 will extend to Summerston via Charing Cross, Kelvingrove, Partick and Byres Road replacing service 23. Service 19A will operate every 30 minutes during the day and every 60 minutes at night from Robroyston to City Centre replacing service 11. From the City Centre service 19A will
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