Bus routes extended to serve growing estate
From Sunday 27 July Nottingham City Transport will begin to serve the Rivendell development off Colwick Loop Road.
The estate will be served by Lilac 24 all week and Red 45 Monday to Saturday, while the Lilac 26B will be renumbered as the 24 and extend into Rivendell on weekday mornings.
N26 will operate six nights a week, leaving Nottingham at 01:00 Monday to Saturday.
N26 buses towards Southwell will follow the daytime route and use Carlton Road and Carlton Hill rather than Colwick Loop Road and Netherfield.
Meanwhile the Red 44 will no longer serve the Eyre Street stop in Nottingham city centre, and the Navy 3 and Green 10 and 10C services will no longer use the Chapel Street bus stop in Ruddington.
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