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Festive Season Bus Services 2024/5 - Potteries Area

Posted on December 19, 2024

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Bus services across the Potteries in Staffordshire will operate on revised timetables throughout the festive period, from 23 December 2024 to 2 January 2025. Passengers should note several significant changes to normal service patterns during this time.

Regular Monday service will run on 23 December, whilst Sunday 29 December will maintain normal Sunday scheduling. Standard service patterns will resume from Thursday 2 January 2025.

Several days will operate on Saturday service schedules, including Friday 27 December, Saturday 28 December, and Monday 30 December, with Service 8 following Monday to Friday timetables on these days except for Saturday 28 December, which will run a standard Saturday service.

Both Christmas Eve (24 December) and New Year’s Eve (31 December) will operate on Saturday service schedules, with early finish times. Service 8 will follow the Monday to Friday timetable on these days. For passengers travelling from Hanley on these days, the last Service 6 departs at 17:40 for Coalville, Parkhall, and Blyth Bridge routes, while Service 6A’s final departure to Blythe Bridge is at 18:00. Service 7 makes its last journey to Kidsgrove at 17:32, and Service 7A concludes with a 17:00 departure to Biddulph. The final Service 8 leaves for Ball Green at 18:05.

Additional key evening services from Hanley include Service 11’s last departures at 17:35 to Newcastle and 18:40 to Dividy Road. Service 18’s final journey to Leek departs at 17:47, while Service 21’s last bus to Man in Space leaves at 17:52. Service 23 concludes with an 18:02 departure to Wimbourne Avenue, and Service 25 offers final journeys at 17:51 to Keele and 18:07 to Newcastle.

For passengers using Services 38 and 38A from Butt Lane, the last departures are scheduled between 16:34 and 16:50. The final Service 39/39A from Kidsgrove to Hanley runs at 17:23. From Newcastle, Services 98 and 99 conclude their operations at 17:43 and 17:59 respectively. Regional connections conclude with Service 101’s last departure to Stafford at 17:07 and Service 103’s final journey to Crewe at 17:18.

There will be no services operating on Christmas Day (25 December) or New Year’s Day (1 January). Boxing Day (26 December) will also see no regular services running, though special buses will operate for the Stoke City FC match.

Passengers are advised to plan journeys in advance, particularly noting the early finish times on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. For the most up-to-date service information, visitors can use a journey planner tool or contact customer service.