NEW Services X1 & X2 replacing existing Services X1 & X24
NEW Service X1 will operate from Sunderland Interchange Stand G – Belvedere Road – Tunstall Road – Queen Alexandra Road – Durham Road – City Way – Doxford International – City Way – direct via A19 then via existing X24 route to Gateshead and Newcastle.
To speed up journey times, new Service X1 will operate on a ‘boarding only’ basis between Sunderland Interchange and the Durham Road, with no stops for alighting until Doxford International. It will then operate non-stop to Gateshead High Street and Newcastle Pilgrim Street. Journeys from Newcastle will operate as ‘alighting only’ between Durham Road and Sunderland Interchange.
NEW Service X2 will operate via the existing X24 route between Newcastle and Sunderland University, then instead of serving Vine Place and Fawcett Street will operate via St Michaels Way and Grange Terrace to Sunderland Interchange Stand G.
To speed up journey times, new Service X2 will operate on a ‘boarding only’ basis between Sunderland Interchange and Gateshead High Street, with no stops for alighting until Gateshead High Street and Newcastle Pilgrim Street. Journeys from Newcastle will operate as ‘alighting only’ between Gateshead and Sunderland Interchange.
Both services will operate half hourly Monday – Saturday and will interwork requiring a PVR of 5 (achieved through faster journey times and the changes to terminal point in Sunderland). The increased frequency will allow the use of lower capacity vehicles, improving fuel efficiency. These changes will also enable the frequency of Service 4 to be restored to 10 minutes throughout the evening peak as the vehicles will no longer be required for Service X1.
Short hop local journeys won’t be possible on Services X1 and X2 but continue to be available on Stagecoach services 3, 4, 8, 12, 16 & 23.
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