Changes to bus times in the Maidstone and Malling area from 6th April 2014 A number of changes to services will be made in the Maidstone and Malling area from 6th April. These mainly result from the renewal of Kent County Council contracts for services that they support but also include adjustments to improve the reliability of buses that are being delayed by traffic conditions on a regular basis. A number of buses during the morning peak period will run a few minutes earlier to help ensure a punctual arrival. Details of the changes are shown below and and the service headings link to the new timetables. (Please note that there is a technical problem with the webiste that is not allowing the timetables for Services 89, 135 and 155 to display at present. These links will be added as soon as the problem has been resolved). Updated timetable leaflets will be available from our usual outlets, including the Maidstone Gateway offices in King Street, Maidstone (next to Boots the chemist at the top of the ramp into Chequers Bus Station) and by calling 0844 800 4411. You can also download a leaflet showing the details below. 5 Maidstone - Staplehurst - Cranbrook - Hawkhurst - Sandhurst - The Monday to Friday timetable will be revised to improve reliability. - The Monday to Saturday bus at 1950 hours from Maidstone to Staplehurst will run five minutes later. - The Monday to Saturday bus at 2020 hours from Staplehurst Green to Maidstone will depart at 2025, stopping opposite Staplehurst Church at 2027 and then running six minutes later than now to Maidstone. 6/6A Maidstone - Paddock Wood - Pembury - Tunbridge Wells - The 0655 hours Schooldays bus from East Peckham to Maidstone will run five minutes earlier and will terminate at Royal Star Arcade. - The 0721 hours Schooldays bus from Ramslye to Maidstone will run five minutes earlier. - The 0655 hours Monday to Friday bus on Non-Schooldays from East Peckham to Maidstone will run five minutes earlier. - The 0709 hours Monday to Friday bus from Beltring Hop Farm to Tunbridge Wells will run nine minutes earlier. 7 Maidstone - Mereworth - Hadlow - Tonbridge - Tunbridge Wells - The Monday to Friday timetable will be revised to improve reliability, with adjustments to the times of some morning and evening journeys. - An extra bus will run from Tunbridge Wells to Maidstone at 0520 hours on Mondays to Fridays and 0648 on Saturdays. 8 Maidstone Hospital - Fant - Town Centre - Madginford - Downswood The 0708 hours Mondays to Fridays bus from Maidstone Hospital to King Street will run three minutes earlier to Upper Fant Road (St. Michael’s Road) arriving in King Street at 0727. 9/19 Maidstone - Grove Green - Landway - Bearsted - The 1551 hours Service 9 Schooldays bus from Somerfield Hospital to Bearsted will depart at 1553, arriving at Chequers Bus Station at 1602 and departing at 1610. It will then run two minutes earlier than at present to Bearsted Green. - The 1640 hours Service 19 Schooldays bus from Bearsted Green to Chequers Bus Station will no longer run. - The 1535 hours Monday to Friday Service 19 bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bearsted will serve Grove Green at 1544, Ashford Road/Weavering Street at 1550 and will then run two minutes later than at present to Bearsted. 12 Maidstone - Sutton Valence - Headcorn - Biddenden - Tenterden - The Monday to Friday buses at 1522 hours from Maidstone to Tenterden and 1635 hours from Tenterden to Maidstone will run three minutes later. - The Monday to Friday bus at 1740 hours from Maidstone to Tenterden will run ten minutes later. 71 Maidstone - Larkfield - Lunsford Park - Snodland/ Leybourne Park The following adjustments will be made to Monday to Friday bus times: - The 0625 and 0645 hours buses from Maidstone to Snodland will run three minutes earlier. - The 1715 hours bus from Maidstone to Snodland will run two minutes later. - The 0712 hours Non-Schooldays bus from Snodland to Maidstone will run two minutes earlier. - The 0712 hours bus on Schooldays from Snodland to Maidstone will run two minutes earlier to Larkfield (Morrisons) and will then serve British Legion Village at 0742, Allington Way at 0747 and Somerfield Hospital at 0752 to arrive at Chequers Bus Station at 0802. - The 0728 hours Schooldays bus from Snodland to Maidstone Boys’ Grammar School will run three minutes earlier. 72 Maidstone - Larkfield - Clare Park - West Malling - Kings Hill The following adjustments will be made to Monday to Friday bus times: - The 0628 hours bus from West Malling High Street to Royal Star Arcade will run via the normal route in Maidstone Town Centre and will terminate at Chequers Bus Station at 0659. - The 0630 hours bus from Kings Hill to Royal Star Arcade will run via the normal route in Maidstone Town Centre and will terminate at Chequers Bus Station at 0718. - The 1540 hours bus from Kings Hill to Maidstone will run two minutes earlier. - The 1637 hours bus from Maidstone to Kings Hill will run three minutes later. 77 Maidstone - Kings Hill - Mereworth - Tonbridge - Tunbridge Wells - The 0651 hours bus on Schooldays from Snodland to Bennett Memorial School will depart at 0641 and run to revised times. - The 1808 hours bus on Sundays from Tunbridge Wells to Kings Hill will be extended to West Malling High Street, arriving at 1902. - Three extra buses will run on Sundays at 1839 hours from Maidstone to West Malling High Street 1908 hours from West Malling High Street to Tunbridge Wells Station 1907 hours from West Malling High Street to Maidstone. 79 Palace Wood - Allington - Town Centre - Penenden Heath - The 1755 hours Monday to Friday bus from Penenden Heath to King Street will terminate at the Cannon. 82 Town Centre - Sutton Road - Sutton Woods - Park Wood The following changes will be made on Mondays to Fridays: - The 1828 hours bus from Park Wood to Maidstone will run three minutes earlier. - The 1843 and 1853 hours buses from Park Wood to Maidstone will run two minutes later. - The 1850 hours bus from Maidstone to Park Wood will run four minutes later. - Two extra buses will run at 1844 hours from Maidstone to Park Wood 1835 hours from Park Wood to Maidstone. - The 1905 hours bus from Maidstone to Park Wood will run one minute later. 85 and 86 Maidstone Hospital - Town Centre - Shepway - Senacre Wood - There will be minor adjustments to the early morning and evening timetable on Mondays to Fridays, with some buses that terminate at Hever Close being extended to serve the whole of Woolley Road. - The 1802 hours bus on Saturdays from Maidstone Hospital to Senacre Wood will be extended beyond Hever Close to serve the whole of Woolley Road. 89 (including 28/29) Town Centre - Loose - Linton Corner - Coxheath - The Non-Schooldays and Saturday Service 28 and 29 buses that have been provided under contract to Kent County Council will no longer run as a result of the withdrawal of funding for these buses by KCC. - An extra bus will run on Mondays to Fridays at 0602 hours from Coxheath to Maidstone East Station under contract to Kent County Council. This will replace the existing 0606 hours bus that is provided by Nu-Venture. - The 1515 hours bus on Schooldays from Cornwallis Academy to Chequers Bus Station will depart eight minutes earlier at 1507 and will run via Mill Street to terminate at the Cannon at 1523. - The Monday to Saturday evening service between Maidstone Hospital, the town centre and Coxheath that has been provided for Kent County Council by Nu-Venture will in future be provided by Arriva. 135 Maidstone - Aylesford - Eccles - Borstal - Rochester - Chatham This Sunday service will be renumbered 155 and revised in the Medway area to run via Rochester Maidstone Road instead of via Warren Wood. Timings between Warden Road and Maidstone in both directions will remain the same. 147 West Malling - Kings Hill - Mereworth - Tonbridge - Tunbridge Wells - The 0734 hours Monday to Friday bus from Tunbridge Wells to West Malling will depart seven minutes earlier at 0727 and will run to revised timings to improve reliability. - The 1704 hours bus from West Malling to Tunbridge Wells will depart at 1705. All other times remain as before. 155 Maidstone - Aylesford - Eccles - Borstal - Rochester - Chatham - The 0712 hours Schooldays bus from Maidstone to Chatham will depart three minutes earlier at 0709, calling at Maidstone East Station at 0715, Springfield at 0718, the Running Horse at 0722 and then at its existing times. - The 0725 hours Monday to Friday (Non-Schooldays) bus from Maidstone to Chatham will depart one minute earlier at 0724. All other times remain as at present. 571 West Malling - Larkfield - Maidstone Boys’ Grammar School The 0722 hours Schooldays bus from West Malling High Street to Maidstone Boys’ Grammar School will run three minutes earlier.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:38:28 +0000
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