Town Centre Route Changes

The unusual new stop sign on Clifton Street - perhaps better installed with gloves!

Some further details of the August 30 Town Centre route changes have been
published.

Lines 2 and 2C will now be the only BT services to use Corporation Street. In bound they will use Church St, Topping St, Deansgate, Cookson St, Talbot Road, Market St, Church St to terminate outside British Home Stores, returning via Talbot Road, Dickson Road, Springfield Road, High Street, Talbot Road, Larkhill St and Grosvenor St.

Presently Lines 3 and 4 are on diversion operating from Claremont via Pleasant St, Promenade and Talbot Road due to the closure of Abingdon St. This will form their permanent route from Monday except for Talbot Square they will use Clifton Street and then Abingdon St, Talbot Road, Dickson Road, Springfield Road, High Street, Talbot Road, Larkhill St and Grosvenor St. Line 15 will be diverted via the same to High Street and will then run via Talbot Road to Devonshire Road. This will mean Dickson Road will not be served between Pleasant St and Springfield Road southbound. Line 15 will also serve Clifton St and Abingdon St northbound (running from Cookson St via Talbot Road, Clifton St, Abingdon St, Talbot Road, Dickson Road), while the northbound 3 and 4 will run via Church St, Topping St, Deansgate, Cookson St, Talbot Road and Dickson Road.

Lines 5, 7, 11 and 14 northbound will operate from Talbot Square via Clifton St and Abingdon Street - the 11 then following its current diversion route as the 3 and 4 to Grosvenor Street and then onto Caunce St. Its return route is as Line 2 to Market Street. The 5 will stop on Abingdon St the others on Clifton St Southbound buses on these serves will still use Market Street.

Line 11; the new livery and indeed Trident 341 are all new comers to St John's Square in its eleventh hour as a public transport thoroughfare

Line 9 will terminate on Clifton Street, running inbound via Talbot Road and outbound via Abingdon Street. Line 10 will terminate on Market Street. Line 16 will run into the Town Centre via Church St, Topping Street, Deansgate, Cookson St, Talbot Road, Clifton St, Abingdon St, Talbot Road, Dickson Road, Springfield Road to North Station with outbound journeys running direct to Church St via Grosvenor Street.

Green Solos were more common in St John Square on Line 2, but are now mainly on Line 7 - this use of 285 on Line 16 is comparatively rare

Line 17 will now terminate at Market Street running inbound via New Bonny Street, Promenade and Talbot Square and outbound via Church St, Promenade, Adelaide St, Bank Hey Street and Albert Road. 

City Sightseeing Line 20 will also serve Topping Street.

In summary:
Clifton St/Abingdon St served by Lines 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15x2, 16= 38 buses per hour
Market Street served by Lines 2/C (passing), 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17 (27bph)
Corporation Street served by Lines 2/C (4)
Topping Street (south) served by Lines 2/C, 3, 4, 11, 16, 20 (18bph)