A Dundee bus firm says it is “looking forward” to welcoming north-east commuters after it stepped in to save the Kingswells-Aberdeen bus route.
The Press and Journal reported last month that the popular number 14 bus service would be scrapped by Stagecoach on November 23.
At the end of October, Aberdeen City Council announced that McGill’s Buses had been awarded the contract to run the bus service from November 25.
And now it’s been revealed that subsidiary firm, Xplore Dundee – which mainly operates in the City of Discovery – will oversee the new route.
The company announced the news on its website saying they are “new to the scene in Aberdeen” and are encouraging people to buy their day or season tickets from its Xplore Dundee app.
Xplore Dundee to run Kingswells bus
From November 25, they’ll be running the service between Kingswells and Aberdeen’s city centre.
The bus will run from Monday to Friday, and from early morning until early evening.
Its route will serve Kingswood Drive, Fairley Road, Westburn Road for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and the City Centre every 30 minutes during peak times and 60 minutes at off peak times.
The first service of the day will leave Kingswood Drive at 6.30am, arriving at the city centre for 7am.
Its last service will then leave Kingswood Drive at 7.35pm.
Xplore Dundee’s first Granite City service
McGill’s Bus Group is Scotland’s biggest independent bus operator and it will be the first time they have ventured north of Dundee and into the north-east.
In an announcement on social media, Xplore Dundee said they were “looking forward'” to welcoming Kingswells commuters later this month.
“From 25 November, we’ll be running the 14 between Kingswells Village and City Centre, Bridge St. Running 5 days a week Monday to Friday, you can hop on board from early morning until early evening, making your daily commute or city trip smoother and more convenient,” the organisation said.
“The 14 will serve Kingswood Drive, Fairley road, Westburn Road for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and the City Centre every 30 minutes during peak times and 60 minutes at off peak times.”
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