(24 Jul 2022, 4:24 pm)Storx wrote Could just use the Metro which is every 12 minutes, soon to be 10 between the 2 and takes 30 minutes or so without any traffic to contend with either...
The vast majority of people would choose a Metro over a bus any day of the week. Only people who have a fear of trains for some strange reason or are obsessed with buses wouldn't when it serves the exact same stops. The X24 is unique in it serves Chester Road where there's no Metro service at all.
Where's the Metro on the A690 like? Anyone who lives west of the University station on Durham Road would have to travel in the wrong direction to a Metro station which can make the Metro a far less appealing option than you assume. Arguably Chester Road is slightly better than Durham Road in terms of links to Metro stations but still far from convenient.