More Closures 1/2 October

The busway and maintenance track is due to be closed this weekend between Histon and Orchard Park/CRC Junction.

Sign at Histon

Stagecoach report:

DISRUPTION TO BUSWAY SERVICES

SATURDAY 1ST OCTOBER AND SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER

The section of track between Histon and Impington & Orchard Park/CRC Junction will be shut Saturday 1st October 2016 and Sunday 2nd October 2016

The following alterations will apply:-

Histon and Impington stop (Towards Cambridge) - Both Days

TOWARDS Cambridge services A and B will serve the Citi 8 stop at the shops on Cambridge Road.

Customers travelling FROM Histon and Impington to Orchard Park ONLY can use the Busway A on the Saturday. At times when the Busway A does not operate the Busway B can be used and will drop off at Histon Road, just after the junction of King's Hedges Road.

Cambourne busway proposal

A plan to build a busway between Cambridge and Cambourne could be bad value for money.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cambridge-to-cambourne-busway-plans-labelled-poor-value-for-money/story-29760900-detail/story.html

Route R - temporarily reduced frequency

Acoording to a report in the Cambridge News, service frequency on Route R,  between the railway station and Trumpington Park & Ride, is to be temporarily reduced from 17 October. This service has to turn round at the station, and the turning circle is being moved (or, possibly, removed), one consequence being that Route R services will have to venture out on to Station Road and Hills Road, with all that this means for journey times and (un)reliable timekeeping. So the service will operate on a 30-minute frequency, instead of the current 15 (this is, of course, only a peak-hour route, Mon-Fri).

All the partners involved are reported to be committed to restoring the original service "in the New Year".

There's no news of this change as yet on the Stagecoach website.

More Closures 10/11 September

Further partial closures of the Maintenance Track are scheduled for this weekend. But there is conflicting information.

Sign at Park Road Histon

The above photo taken about 19:00 on Fri 9th - but there were no closures of any sign of work having been done.

Sign at Longstanton

And this one at Longstanton shortly afterwards.

Swavesey Parish Council website reports:

"To undertake defect works on the Busway and urgent tree works between Oakington and Park Lane Histon, the Busway and maintenance track will be closed this weekend between Longstanton and Park Lane, Histon, from Midnight Fri 9th Sept to 5am Mon 12th Sept."

Whippet report:

Busway C on Saturday 10 September and Sunday 11 September 2016Due to engineering works, Busway buses will be unable to use parts of the track over the weekend as follows:

Longstanton Park & Ride – on Saturday and Sunday, buses will use the bus stops adjacent to the car parking, not the usual stops.

Oakington – on Saturday, buses will not be able to use the normal stops on The Busway. Buses will instead use bus stops on Cambridge Road. Click on the image below to see a map.

And Stagecoach report:

DISRUPTION TO BUSWAY SERVICES

09 Sep 2016 to 11 Sep 2016

Due to engineering works taking place, Busway A and B services will be disrupted on Saturday 10th September and Sunday 11th September

Longstanton Park and Ride - Saturday and Sunday
Please note on both dates the A and B services will be unable to use the normal platforms at Longstanton Park and Ride. Please use the Citi 5 stop at the site which is located adjacent to the Car Park.

Oakington Busway Stops - Saturday only
On SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER ONLY the A and B will be unable to serve the Oakington Busway stops.
Customers are advised to use the stops in the village on Cambridge Road, near the junction of Dry Drayton Road instead.
Buses towards Cambridge will use the same stop as the Citi 6 does towards Cambridge. Buses towards St. Ives will use the stop opposite.

Further Busway closures this weekend.

Thanks to James for commenting in the last post about Swavesey to Longstanton maintenance track being closed this weekend.

Sign at Swavesey bus stop today.

The busway website says that the busway itself will also be closed "to undertake maintenance work", and buses will not therefore be passing the Swavesey bus stops, but will use alternative stops nearby in Over Road.

The Whippet site has the same information here describing the reason as "engineering works".