Halloween and Bonfire Diversions

11 months ago Wed 26th Oct 2022

Halloween and Bonfire Diversions 2022

From 17:00 on Monday 31st October and Saturday 5th November 2022, some of our bus routes will divert for the safety of our customers and staff.  The diversions will start at different times, but they will all be in place until the end of service.

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Halloween Diversions 2022

The following diversions will be in place on Monday 31st October:

City Circle 1

From 16:40 onwards, journeys from Canal Street will follow its normal route to the bottom of Colchester Avenue and then right along Newport Road as far as the Royal Oak. The service will then travel left onto Moorland Road, right into Habershon Street and return to its normal route.

City Circle 2

Journeys from 18:20 onwards will follow its normal route to the end of Habershon Street, then left onto Moorland Road to the Royal Oak, then right along Newport Road to Colchester Avenue and resume its normal route.

Service 11

Outbound journeys from 17:47 onwards will follow their normal route to St. Saviours and Splott Road and then divert along Habershon Street. This service will travel left along Moorland Road to Royal Oak and right to Newport Road and Rover Way then resume the normal route to Pengam Green.

Inbound journeys from 18:25 onwards will follow the normal route to Rover Way and then travel via Newport Road, Royal Oak, Moorland Road, Habershon Street and Splott Road and then return to its normal route.

Service 13

Journeys from the city centre to Drope from 17:05 onwards, and from Drope to the city centre from 16:42 onwards, will divert along the full length of Grand Avenue and will not stop at Heol-y-Felin, Mill Road, Plymouth Wood Road, Archer Road, and Wilson Road.

Services 44 & 45

The 17:05 44 service and the 17:14 45 service will be the last outbound journeys from Castle Street that will operate as normal. Outbound journeys from 17:22 for the 44 service and 17:30 for the 45 service onwards will divert along Greenway Road (44) and Wentloog Road and Greenway Road (45) and then resume its normal route around St. Mellons estate.

The last inbound journey from St. Melons Police Station that will operate its normal route will be the 17:30 44 service and the 17:39 45 service. Then, inbound journeys from 17:48 (44) and 17:57 (45) onwards will operate their normal route around St. Mellons estate then divert along Greenway Road on service 44, and the 45 service will divert along Greenway Road and Wentloog Road.

Services 49 & 50

The 17:05 49 service and the 17:20 50 service will be the last outbound journeys from Castle Street to run its normal route. Outbound journeys on the 49 service from 17:35 and on the 50 service from 17:50 onwards will divert along Newport Road and end their journeys at the Bluebell Inn bus stop. This means that the Llanrumney estate will not be served from this time until the end of service.

The last inbound journeys from Countisbury Shops to operate its normal routes will be the 49 17:30 service and the 50 17:50 service. Inbound services from 18:05 on the 49 route and 18:30 on the 50 route will start from the Bluebell Inn bus stop and circle Llaneirwg Way and Newport Road roundabout before running along Newport Road. This means that the Llanrumney estate will not be served.

Service 65A

The 18:10 service from the Heath Hospital will divert along Greenway Road. It will run as normal around St. Mellons estate, along Newport Road and end its journey at Mount Pleasant Avenue.

 

Bonfire Night Diversions

Please note the following diversions to our services on Saturday 5th November 2022. Please check these diversions and plan your journey in advance.

Diversions will also be in place in the city centre until 19:15 due to the Autumn International match at the Principality Stadium.  Find out where to catch your bus in the city centre here. 

City Circle 1

  • The last journey to operate as normal from Canal Street will be the 16:00 service. Journeys from 17:05 onwards will follow the normal route to the bottom of Colchester Avenue. This service will travel right along Newport Road to the Royal Oak and left onto Moorland Road then right into Habershon Street and resume its normal route.

City Circle 2

  • The 16:35 service from Canal Street will be the final route operating as normal on this day. The 17:35 and 18:45 services will follow normal routes to the end of Habershon Street, travel left onto Moorland Road to the Royal Oak then continue right along Newport Road to Colchester Avenue and then resume its normal route.

Service 11

  • The 17:39 service from Churchill Way will be the last journey to operate its match day route. Outbound journeys from 17:59 onwards will follow the usual route to St. Saviours/Splott Road and then divert along Habershon Street. These services will travel left along Moorland Road to Royal Oak and right along Newport Road to Rover Way then resume the normal route to Pengam Green.

 

  • The last inbound journey operating its normal match day route from Pengam Green will be the 18:03. Journeys from 18:33 onwards will follow the normal route to Rover Way and Newport Road from which it will travel left along Newport Road to Royal Oak and Moorland Road and right to Habershon Street to Splott Road and return to the normal route.

 

Service 13

  • The last journey from the city centre to operate its normal match day route will be the 17:05.  Journeys towards Drope from 18:05 onwards will divert along Grand Avenue. This service will not serve Heol-y-Felin, Mill Road, Plymouth Wood Road, Archer Road, and Wilson Road.

 

  • The last journey from Drope towards the city centre to operate as normal will be the 16:42. Journeys towards the city centre from 17:42 onwards will divert along Grand Avenue and will not serve Wilson Road, Archer Road, Plymouth Wood Road, and Mill Road.

 

Services 44 & 45

  • The last journey from the city centre to operate their normal match day route will be the 17:02 45 service and the 17:14 44 service from Churchill Way.  Journeys from 17:26 (45) and 17:38 (44) will divert along Greenway Road (44) and Wentloog and Greenway Road (45). The normal route will then be resumed around St. Mellons estate.

 

  • The last journey from St. Mellons Police Station to operate its normal match day route will be the 44 17:25 service and the 45 17:37 service. Journeys from 17:50 (44) and 18:05 (45) onwards will operate its normal route around the St. Mellons estate then the 44 service will divert along Greenway Road and the 45 service will divert along Greenway Road and Wentloog Road.

 

Services 49 and 50

  • The last journeys from the city centre to operate their normal match day route will be the 17:00 50 service and the 17:12 49 service from Churchill Way. Journeys on service 50 from 17:24 and service 49 from 17:36 will divert along Newport Road and end journeys at the Bluebell Inn. Consequently, the Llanrumney estate will not be served.

 

  • The last journeys towards the city centre to operate as normal will be the 17:10 49 service and the 17:22 50 service from Llanrumney. Journeys from 17:34 on the 49 service and 17:46 on the 50 service will start from the Bluebell Inn bus stop and circle Llaneirwg Way and Newport Road. This means that the Llanrumney estate will not be served.