From 8 October, there are significant changes to the University's "U" service (operated by Whippet). What this means for the Busway specifically is that there are earlier and later departures on the Busway southern section - between the Railway Station and Addenbrooke's Hospital - on weekdays (i.e. Monday to Frinday).
Currently, Stagecoach's earliest departures are 0636 (outbound) and 0631 (inbound), with the latest at 1959 and 2017 respectively. The new Whippet timetable offers slightly earlier departures in both directions (0620 and 0631), and much later final departures in the evenings (2156 and 2207). Sadly, the "U" still doesn't serve Addenbrooke's at the weekend.
The new timetable is available for download here..
Showing posts with label Addenbrooke's Hospital. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Addenbrooke's Hospital. Show all posts
Monday, 24 September 2018
Monday, 11 June 2018
Separating buses from cyclists and pedestrians
At a meeting of the Cambridge South Area Committee on 4 June, Councillor Katie Thornburrow proposed the erection of fencing along the stretch between Trumpington Park & Ride and Addenbrooke's Hospital to help keep cyclists and pedestrians separate from buses.
A brief report of the relevant part of that meeting has appeared in the Cambridge Independent.
UPDATE 0940 on 11 June: Less than an hour after I posted the above, the Cambridge News is reporting some sort of collision involving a pedestrian and a guided bus, close to Long Road. Inevitably the details are somewhat sketchy at this point.
A brief report of the relevant part of that meeting has appeared in the Cambridge Independent.
UPDATE 0940 on 11 June: Less than an hour after I posted the above, the Cambridge News is reporting some sort of collision involving a pedestrian and a guided bus, close to Long Road. Inevitably the details are somewhat sketchy at this point.
Monday, 5 December 2016
Additional journeys, Railway Station to/from Addenbrooke's
With effect from today, Monday 5 December, the Whippet-operated service U has been rerouted to use the Busway between the Railway Station and Addenbrooke's Hospital (instead of operating via Hills Road). This greatly increases the number of journeys between these two points, although it's worth noting that it only operates Monday-Friday on this section of the route. The service operates roughly every 15 minutes from early morning to early/mid-evening (depending on your definitions!).
The U (officially called the "Universal") is sponsored by the University of Cambridge.
To download a timetable, follow this link.
The U (officially called the "Universal") is sponsored by the University of Cambridge.
To download a timetable, follow this link.
Friday, 23 May 2014
Collision between bus and cyclist
The Cambridge News reports a collision this morning between a bus and a cyclist, at the point close to the Addenbrooke's site where the Busway crosses Francis Crick Avenue (or, if you like, where Francis Crick Avenue crosses the Busway - I'm unfamiliar with the road layout at that point). Apparently, it was "an accident waiting to happen", according so someone who works at the MRC close by.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Queen and Duke of Edinburgh travel by guided bus
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh today travelled form Cambridge Railway Station to Addenbrooke's Hospital by guided bus. Her Majesty opened the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology, and unveiled a plaque at the Rosie Maternity Hospital.
See BBC report here.
Extensive coverage of the event at the Cambridge News website includes a slideshow of 117 photographs.
You can hear a brief comment by Michael Capper, who drove the royal bus, here.
See BBC report here.
Extensive coverage of the event at the Cambridge News website includes a slideshow of 117 photographs.
You can hear a brief comment by Michael Capper, who drove the royal bus, here.
Friday, 10 May 2013
Royal visit to guided busway
According to the Cambridge News here, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will be travelling on the guided busway on the afternoon of 23 May. Their journey will be from Cambridge Railway Station to Addenbrooke's Hospital where they will open the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology and the new Rosie Maternity Hospital. They will be travelling on a Stagecoach bus.
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Roadworks affecting route A at Addenbrooke's
Stagecoach East have issued a bulletin about roadworks taking place at Addenbrooke's:
Buses on route A will be unable to serve Robinson Way Cambridge (Addenbrooke's Hospital) from 1900 on 5th July 2012 until 0700 on 11th July 2012 due to roadworks.
In addition to this buses will be unable to serve the bus stop at the out-patients centre between 0700 and 1400 on Saturday 7th July 2012.
Customers are advised to use the stops in Keith Day Road as an alternative for both closures.
Buses on route A will be unable to serve Robinson Way Cambridge (Addenbrooke's Hospital) from 1900 on 5th July 2012 until 0700 on 11th July 2012 due to roadworks.
In addition to this buses will be unable to serve the bus stop at the out-patients centre between 0700 and 1400 on Saturday 7th July 2012.
Customers are advised to use the stops in Keith Day Road as an alternative for both closures.
Thursday, 11 August 2011
Bus routes through Addenbrooke's site
On my trip yesterday, I commented on the slow and tortuous journey round the Addenbrooke's site.
Seven years ago, Addenbrooke's stated its commitment to improving sustainability by promoting public transport improvements, bus travel, car sharing, cycling and walking.
Regarding the guided busway, then under consideration for Cambridge, the Trust had 'plans to re-arrange the main entrance area of the hospital to allow the guided buses to drive through the centre of the campus to improve access.'
Is this plan still being considered? Or has it been abandoned completely?
Seven years ago, Addenbrooke's stated its commitment to improving sustainability by promoting public transport improvements, bus travel, car sharing, cycling and walking.
Regarding the guided busway, then under consideration for Cambridge, the Trust had 'plans to re-arrange the main entrance area of the hospital to allow the guided buses to drive through the centre of the campus to improve access.'
Is this plan still being considered? Or has it been abandoned completely?
Reference:
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundatuion Trust. 2020 vision at Addenbrooke's: the future of the hospital campus - update July 2004. Page 9. Available at: http://www.cuh.org.uk/resources/pdf/cuh/profile/publications/2020_0704_lo_res.pdf [accessed 11 August 2011]
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Wednesday 10th August 2011
This morning I walked to the Park & Ride to catch the route A bus leaving at 07.38. This got me in to New Square at 08.07, which is pretty good.
I was able to take a longer lunch break than usual and decide to go to Trumpington on the guided bus to see what the southern end of the route is like. There was a 13.11 departure from New Square, and it took 10 minutes to reach the Railway Station via the ordinary streets. the A calls at a bus stop about 150 metres from the station entrance. This stop is situated in the middle of a building site and it looks as if they are creating a series of bus stops near that location. The busway dives under Hills Road Bridge, which has a 12ft 1in height limit, explaining why Route A only has single decker buses. Then followed a fast section more or less parallel to the railway line, built on the track of the former railway from Cambridge to Bedford and Oxford. Addenbrooke's is reached by a branch guideway rising steeply to cross the railway line. At the far side is a T junction, and the far side of the junction is built to allow an extra section of guideway to be built at a later stage, which will hopefully shorten the Addenbrooke's loop. The bus follows a slow and tortuous route anti-clockwise around the Addenbrooke's campus with 5 bus stops. The whole loop took 14 minutes to complete, and returning to the main guideway, we turned right towards a bus stop called "Trumpington". Immediately afterwards, the guideway becomes single track, with traffic lights controlling entry, and squeezed under Trumpington Road to emerge at the Park & Ride. Running time 31 minutes = 9 minutes longer than scheduled. The return journey retrace the same route taking 26 minutes - 4 over schedule.
It's as if they've tacked a Trumpington-Addenbrooke's shuttle service onto an Addenbrooke's- St Ives service. The two seem scarcely compatible. And the slow plod round the hospital site might be contributing to late running further north. Maybe they are planning to run a fast direct service between Trumpington P&R and the City Centre via the Rail Station. But for the meantime, passengers going from the P&R should us the old P&R bus service on the ordinary roads.
My journey home today was on the 17.01 from New Square which I picked up at Parkside. Having checked the live bus times online, I knew it was running a few minutes late, which meant I didn't have to rush. We left at 17.05 ( 6 minutes late) and getting held up a bit by slow traffic on Victoria Avenue and near the Arbury Road/Milton Road junction, I got to St Ives P&R at 17.45. 40 minutes running time.
I was able to take a longer lunch break than usual and decide to go to Trumpington on the guided bus to see what the southern end of the route is like. There was a 13.11 departure from New Square, and it took 10 minutes to reach the Railway Station via the ordinary streets. the A calls at a bus stop about 150 metres from the station entrance. This stop is situated in the middle of a building site and it looks as if they are creating a series of bus stops near that location. The busway dives under Hills Road Bridge, which has a 12ft 1in height limit, explaining why Route A only has single decker buses. Then followed a fast section more or less parallel to the railway line, built on the track of the former railway from Cambridge to Bedford and Oxford. Addenbrooke's is reached by a branch guideway rising steeply to cross the railway line. At the far side is a T junction, and the far side of the junction is built to allow an extra section of guideway to be built at a later stage, which will hopefully shorten the Addenbrooke's loop. The bus follows a slow and tortuous route anti-clockwise around the Addenbrooke's campus with 5 bus stops. The whole loop took 14 minutes to complete, and returning to the main guideway, we turned right towards a bus stop called "Trumpington". Immediately afterwards, the guideway becomes single track, with traffic lights controlling entry, and squeezed under Trumpington Road to emerge at the Park & Ride. Running time 31 minutes = 9 minutes longer than scheduled. The return journey retrace the same route taking 26 minutes - 4 over schedule.
It's as if they've tacked a Trumpington-Addenbrooke's shuttle service onto an Addenbrooke's- St Ives service. The two seem scarcely compatible. And the slow plod round the hospital site might be contributing to late running further north. Maybe they are planning to run a fast direct service between Trumpington P&R and the City Centre via the Rail Station. But for the meantime, passengers going from the P&R should us the old P&R bus service on the ordinary roads.
My journey home today was on the 17.01 from New Square which I picked up at Parkside. Having checked the live bus times online, I knew it was running a few minutes late, which meant I didn't have to rush. We left at 17.05 ( 6 minutes late) and getting held up a bit by slow traffic on Victoria Avenue and near the Arbury Road/Milton Road junction, I got to St Ives P&R at 17.45. 40 minutes running time.
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