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First Bus 73 service: Details of September route and timetable changes revealed

Timetables published this week confirm that the 73 bus service will be extended to terminate at the Approach Road stop in the Aztec West Business Park from Sunday 3rd September. However, on weekdays fewer than a third of journeys will go as far as Aztec West, with these being at off-peak times only (arriving between 10:23 and 14:57). There are also changes to the stops used by the service near Temple Meads Station.

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First Bus service 73 set to return to axed stops on Woodlands Lane (but off-peak only)

Bradley Stoke’s 73 bus service, which has had its route truncated twice over the last 18 months, is to have a small part of its former route reinstated from September 2023, subject to regulatory approval. Operator First West of England is proposing to slightly extend the 73’s route so that it once again serves the full length of Woodlands Lane – but only at off-peak times.

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First Bus service 73 to terminate in north Bradley Stoke from 22nd January

The no. 73 bus service will no longer run between Cribbs Causeway and Bradley Stoke from Sunday 22nd January, with buses instead starting and ending their journeys at the Eagles Wood stop in north Bradley Stoke. The change has been justified on the grounds that the existing M1 MetroBus and the new M4 MetroBus (will) provide good connections between Cribbs Causeway and the Stokes.

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