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Scottish Sun
10 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Major Glasgow bus service set to be axed in huge blow to commuters
Passengers are advised to use the alternative services available STOP THE BUS Major Glasgow bus service set to be axed in huge blow to commuters Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) COMMUTERS in Glasgow have been dealt a major blow after plans to axe a major bus service was confirmed. The First Bus service will be scrapped from Sunday, July 13. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 First Bus said the difficult decision was down to "insufficient passenger demand" Credit: John Kirkby The travel firm announced it had made the "difficult decision" to scrap the 65 bus service after a 12-month period where it "consistently had insufficient passenger demand". It said that the 65 bus, which travels between Glasgow City Centre and Halfway in Cambuslang, was no longer sustainable. Passengers are advised to use the alternative services available. Chris Coleman, Head of Network at First Bus Scotland, said: 'Removing a route from service is never an easy decision, nor is it one we take lightly. 'Sadly, service 65 is no longer viable due to low passenger demand on the route. For passengers who currently use service 65, there are a number of alternative services available for them to use to get to their end destination. 'Details of these can be found on our website.' Instead, First Bus is reinvesting the funds into increasing the frequency of other services and improving timetables across Greater Glasgow. The company has invested more than £3m in bus, driver and timetable resources since April. This should improve the reliability of services. More than 30 per cent of their routes are said to be experiencing improved reliability already. Moment man swearing on bus is put in his place by fellow passenger First Bus said this will "hugely benefit" more than 63 million journeys in Glasgow annually. Elsewhere, Scots holidaymakers will now be able to travel directly to and from the UK's busiest airport as a brand new transport link launches.
The Herald Scotland
22-04-2025
- The Herald Scotland
Bus journey times improve as year-long roadworks come to end
First Bus service 57 operates between Silverburn Shopping Centre and Auchinairn, while service 57A runs between Balornock East and Kennishead. READ MORE: New bus route to connect four Scottish cities with Glasgow Airport Mark Smith: The new motorway that Scotland doesn't need CCTV image released after incident on board Glasgow train Linda Shields, Operations Director for First Bus Scotland, said: 'The roadworks at Thornliebank Road have caused significant disruption to our services 57 and 57A over the last 12 months and have led to much longer journey times for our customers. 'We're delighted these roadworks have now been completed and our services will be returning to their normal route from tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. "Not only will it make our journeys on these services quicker, it will also mean they are more reliable for customers too.'
