Simonds network changes from Sunday 19th July
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We’re making changes to several services across our Simonds/South Norfolk network, effective from Sunday 19th July, to better match our timetables to passenger demand, and aid the ongoing reliability on our services.
From the same date, all local service buses previously operated under the Simonds name will run as part of an integrated Central Connect network following the addition of the Konectbus and Konectbuses networks in early July. All ticket zones and validities will remain as they are now, but there will be alterations to a number of single fares along the route to provide better value for our passengers making shorter journeys.
Service 1 (Diss & Long Stratton to Norwich)
The Monday to Saturday services will continue to operate at their current times, but the current Sunday service will be withdrawn and replaced by a new Sunday timetable on Service 82.
Download your service 1 timetable here.
Service 3A/3B (Lingwood to Acle Academy)
These school day journeys are withdrawn and will be provided by another operator from September.
Service 6/7 (Blofield/Brundall to Thorpe St Andrew High School)
These school day journeys are withdrawn and will be provided by another operator from September.
Service 70 (Diss to Bury St Edmunds direct)
A revised timetable will be in operation on all days of the week with weekday daytime buses from Bury will generally operate 10 minutes earlier than at present and a small number of changes to peak hour departure times from each end of the route.
On Saturdays buses will continue to operate hourly through the middle of the day, but in the morning and evening will now reduce to every two hours to better match to passenger demand.
Download your new service 70 timetable here.
Download your new service 70 route map here.
Service 73 (Garboldisham to Bury St Edmunds via Walsham-le-Willows)
The limited extensions at the start/end of the operating day from/to Diss Bus Station will be withdrawn due to low usage, with no other changes to the timetable.
The afternoon journey on service 73A will have a modified timetable to better reflect traffic conditions.
Download your new service 73/73A timetable here.
Download your new service 73/73A route map here.
Service 81 (Diss to Harleston & Beccles)
An additional journey will operate from Diss Bus Station at 07:10 as far as Harleston, allowing connections onto the BorderBus 580 service departing Harleston at 07:45 for travel towards Bungay & Beccles.
Download your new service 81 timetable here.
Download your new service 81 route map here.
Service 82 (Roydon to Norwich via Diss & Long Stratton)
A revised timetable is introduced on all days of the week with most daytime journeys no longer operating via Harford Park & Ride, instead these journeys will call ‘all stops’ into Norwich allowing passengers to board and alight along Ipswich Road.
A new variant will be introduced as service 82C, providing a through link to Norwich Rail Station and Postwick Park and Ride in the morning and afternoon peaks. These journeys will continue to operate on a limited stop basis between Harford Park & Ride, City College & Norwich City Centre.
The Monday to Friday timetable will remain generally hourly until early evening with a small number of evening journeys, however Saturday daytimes are revised to operate two hourly due to falling demand.
The Sunday & Public Holiday timetable will be enhanced to operate generally hourly between Long Stratton & Norwich for the majority of the day, replacing journeys currently operated as service 1. The first and last journeys will continue to extend to/from Diss and Roydon via Scole.
Download your new service 82/82C timetable here.
Download your new service 82/82C route map here.
Norwich Park & Ride (from Harford into Norwich City Centre)
A revised timetable will be in operation on services from Harford Park & Ride, with services PR2 & PR3 both now operating from the Harford site - enhanced in the early morning, afternoon peak and early evening by service 82C journeys to/from Diss & Roydon.
Buses will continue to operate limited stop from Harford Park & Ride to Norwich Prince of Wales Road, calling only at Norwich City College, Norwich Bus Station & Norwich Castle Meadow with alternating journeys continuing through to Norwich Rail Station & Postwick Park & Ride. Buses terminating at Prince of Wales will show PR2. Buses terminating at Postwick Park & Ride will show PR3. Services will no longer serve Ipswich Road Tesco.
Weekday and Saturday buses will operate between Harford Park & Ride and Norwich up to every 15 minutes with a half hourly service through to Postwick Park & Ride. On Sundays buses will run generally every 30 minutes between Harford Park & Ride and Norwich Bus Station with hourly extensions through to Postwick & Ride.
Download your new park and ride timetable (including relevant journeys on route 82C) here.
Download your new park and ride route map here.
Norwich Park & Ride (from Postwick into Norwich City Centre)
A revised timetable will be in operation on services from Postwick Park & Ride, with services continuing to be provided by service PR3 through the day. Additional evening journeys will be provided via services 2 & 82C allowing later journeys back to the site.
The Monday to Saturday service will now operate every 30 minutes to better reflect passenger demand, however all journeys continue beyond Norwich Bus Station to Harford Park & Ride providing a through link to City College.
The Sunday & Public Holidays timetable will continue to operate hourly through the day, but the last departure from Norwich Bus Station will now be 30 minutes earlier at 17:50 from Norwich Bus Station.
Download your new park and ride timetable (including relevant journeys on route 82C) here.
Download your new park and ride route map here.