Stagecoach in Bedford

Stagecoach in Bedford, also known as Bedford Bus (stylised as 'Bedfordbus'), is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Bedford, Bedfordshire and is currently a trading name of Cambus Ltd. Stagecoach in Bedford forms part of the Stagecoach East division, along with Stagecoach in Cambridge, Stagecoach in Peterborough and Stagecoach in The Fens.

Stagecoach in Bedford
A Stagecoach East coach on route X5 in St Giles, Oxford. The coach is a Volvo B11R with Plaxton Elite body, registration mark YX64 WCE, fleet number 54302.
ParentStagecoach Group
HeadquartersBedford, Bedfordshire
Service areaBedford, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and neighbouring villages
Service typePublic bus
Routes1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 51, 53, 71, 72, 73, 81, 99, X5, 905
DestinationsMilton Keynes, Clapham, Northampton, Flitwick, Rushden, Cranfield, Wootton, Hitchin, Biggleswade, Sandy, Luton[1]
OperatorSubsidiary of Stagecoach East. Brand name for services in the Bedfordshire area.
Websitewww.stagecoachbus.com/

Background

The company carries over six million passengers per year, and its buses cover over 6 million miles.[2]

In addition to Bedford, they also operate certain buses to surrounding towns, including Northampton, Luton, Milton Keynes, Hitchin and Flitwick.

The flagship X5 service operates from Bedford to Oxford via Milton Keynes, Buckingham and Bicester, using Plaxton bodied Volvo B11R coaches, and runs up to every 30 minutes most days. To assist the elderly and disabled, all routes have low-floor buses. Until late August 2020, this service ran through to Cambridge but no longer does so; this leg is provided by a new 905 route.

All routes operate Monday to Saturday (with exception of the 53 to Wootton, 41 to Northampton, most Town service which operate a reduced Sunday service). The X5 retains an almost full service on Sunday. On bank holidays, a Sunday service is operated.[3]

In late June 2019 the following routes are operated:

Route 1 - Bedford / Kempston Circular (Daily)
Route 2 - Bedford / Elstow Park & Ride Flitwick (Mon - Sat) Bedford / Elstow Park & Ride (Sunday's)
Route 3 - Bedford / Fenlake (Daily)
Route 4 - Bedford / Riverfield Drive / Goldington Tesco (Daily)
Route 5 - Bedford / Elms Farm (Daily)
Route 6 - Bedford / Brickhill / Tyne Crescent (Daily)
Route 7 - Bedford / Woodside (Daily)
Route 8 - Bedford / Queens Park / Great Denham (Daily)
Route 9 - Bedford / Shortstown (Daily) Route 9A - Bedford / Shortstown / Haynes / Shefford / Hitchin (Mon-Sat) Route 9B - Bedford / Shortstown / Shefford / Henlow / Hitchin (Mon-Sat)
Route 10 - Bedford / Goldington (Daily)
Route 41 - Bedford / Bromham / Stagden or Northampton (Daily)
Route 51 - Bedford / Clapham / Oakley (Mon ~ Sat)
Route 53 - Bedford / Kempston / Wootton (Daily)
Route 73 - Bedford / Sandy / Biggleswade (Mon ~ Sat)
Route 81 - Bedford / Clophill / Luton (Mon ~ Sat)
Route 99 - Luton Airport / Luton / M1 / Milton Keynes (Daily)
Route 905 - Bedford / St Neots / Cambridge (Daily)
Route X5 - Bedford / Milton Keynes / Oxford (Daily)

Depot
  • Bedford. The outstation at Biggleswade closed in early 2018. The Bedford depot occupies a site beside the former Oxford to Cambridge 'Varsity' railway line.

See also

References
  1. http://www.stagecoachbus.com/routemaps-cambridge.aspx List of route maps and destinations for Stagecoach's services in Bedfordshire
  2. http://www.transportweb.com/directory/661/19415/ Entry on Transport web
  3. http://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables.aspx?serviceid=&locationId=19&from=&to=&locval=59 Timetables for Bedford
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