Derby: Two Sunday bus services axed over passenger numbers
From Monday to Saturday, both will run up to every half an hour "to reflect customer demand", but the 4 will no longer serve Derby Commercial Park due to low passenger numbers.Timetables for the 5/5A to Littleover, 6/7 to Sunnyhill and Sinfin, 8 to Mackworth, 20/21 to Chaddesden and Spondon, and 26 to Oakwood will be revised from 30 August.An Arriva spokesperson said: "It is important to make sure your bus services are kept up to date, and we will be making some revisions."
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