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The proposed changes are detailed below.



Service X1 (Newcastle-Washington-Easington Lane/Peterlee: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.



Service 4 Heworth-Washington-Houghton-le-Spring: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.



Service 8/8A Stanley-Sunderland: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.



Service 9 Sunderland-Jarrow: This service is proposed to depart from Stand Q at Sunderland Park Lane Interchange.

 

Service 10/10A/10B Newcastle-Blaydon-Blackhall Mill/Prudhoe/Hexham: Journeys on service 10B to Prudhoe will now additionally operate via West Wylam, serving Eastwoods Road, Broomhouse Road, Adderlane Road and West Wylam Drive. These journeys will replace service 686 in these areas and will reintroduce direct links to Metrocentre and Newcastle.

 

Service 14 Langley Park-Durham: This service will replace the corresponding section of service X20, operating every 30 minutes.

 

Service 20/20A Sunderland-Houghton-le-Spring-Durham: This service will be revised to operate every 15 minutes, with buses every 30 minutes via Chilton Moor and Rainton Industrial Estate (service 20A) and buses every 30 minutes via Hall Lane Estate (20). Most journeys towards Durham will now terminate at Durham Bus Station, with some journeys at peak times extending to Framwellgate Moor Salutation to serve New College Durham, University Hospital of North Durham and Durham County Hall.

 

Service X20 Sunderland-Durham Express: We propose to operate this service between Sunderland and Durham Bus Station, with the section of route between Durham and Langley Park covered by new service 14. The revised X20 would operate a more direct route, no longer serving Chilton Moor, Rainton Industrial Estate, Carrville and Belmont Industrial Estate (all served by other services). The service would also operate on a limited stop basis on A690 Durham Road between Herrington Interchange and Park Lane. Services at peak times would serve Doxford International Business Park in both directions.

 

Service 27 Newcastle-Heworth-South Shields: Due to ongoing construction works in Newcastle city centre, journeys to Newcastle will terminate at Market Street East, while journeys towards South Shields will depart from Market Street West.

 

Service 28/28B/29 Newcastle-Gateshead-Chester-le-Street: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.

 

Service 34 Ouston/Urpeth-Chester-le-Street-Waldridge Park: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.

 

Service 50 Durham-Washington-South Shields: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.

 

Service 56 Newcastle-Gateshead-Concord-Sunderland: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability. This service will operate from Stand F in Sunderland Park Lane Interchange. Due to ongoing construction works in Newcastle city centre, journeys to Newcastle will terminate at Market Street East, while journeys towards Sunderland will depart from Market Street West.



Service 57 Newcastle-Wardley: Existing evening journeys between Heworth and Wardley will operate as service 58A, offering through links from Newcastle. Due to ongoing construction works in Newcastle city centre, journeys to Newcastle will terminate at Market Street East, while journeys towards South Shields will depart from Market Street West.

 

Service 58/X58 Newcastle-Heworth: Existing evening journeys between Heworth and Wardley on service 57 will operate as service 58A, offering through links from Newcastle. Due to ongoing construction works in Newcastle city centre, journeys to Newcastle will terminate at Market Street East, while journeys towards South Shields will depart from Market Street West.

 

Service 60 Sunderland-Parkside: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.

 

Service 61 Peterlee/Murton-Sunderland: Regrettably, due to low passenger numbers, this service is proposed to operate as far as Sunderland city centre only on Monday-Saturday, removing the section of route to Pennywell. 

Pennywell will continue to be served by service 62/62A on these days, and will continue to be served by service 61 on Sundays.

 

Service 62/A Doxford International-Sunderland-Pennywell: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.

 

Service 65 Seaham-Durham: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.

 

Service X66 Gateshead-MetroCentre: More buses to operate Monday-Friday during school holidays.

 

Service 85A Gateshead-Oxclose Academy: The morning journey will start from Gateshead to provide through links to customers travelling towards Washington.

 

Service 91 West Chirton-Newcastle-Team Valley: Minor timetable changes to improve service reliability.

 

Service 686 Prudhoe-Wylam: This service will no longer serve West Wylam, which will be served by service 10B. The service will be extended to operate via Prudhoe Interchange.

 

Services 700/701/702/703 Chester-le-Street: These local services will be reorganised to operate as two separate routes, CL1 and CL2. These changes are intended to improve service reliability, but all stops will be served at the same frequencies.

 

Service 861 New Seaham-Murton: This service will now start at Mill Inn – Station Road.