Proposed bus service changes could see four Peterborough routes cut to two
A review of the region’s bus services could see several Peterborough bus routes disappear.
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has announced it is looking into the viability of making changes to bus services it currently funds across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
In Peterborough, the proposed changes would impact the following four services:
60: Peterborough to Orton Northgate
61: Peterborough to Newark
62: Peterborough to Maxey
63: Peterborough to Keys Park
If the proposed changes were to happen, the above four services would be replaced by two new routings:
Peterborough Orbital Service
Peterborough Revised Service A: Peterborough to Maxey
The CPCA suggested the proposed changes “will simplify and improve connectivity with two services instead of four”.
Peterborough Orbital Service
The new Orbital Service would operate hourly, Monday to Saturday, effectively replacing services 60, 61 and 63 and serving Peterborough Queensgate bus station.
Promising a “significant improvement to current users of the 60, 61 and 63” this new service will offer direct links to Amazon, Showcase Cinema, Newark Sainsburys and Peterborough City Hospital.
Newark Avenue will no longer be served (although service 5A operates from nearby stops).
Peterborough Revised Service A
The new Peterborough Revised Service A will be a direct replacement for service 62, with an improved two-hourly frequency between Peterborough, Newborough, and Maxey. This service will no longer serve Werrington, but alternative commercial services are available such as the 1 and 201.
The CPCA said it is reviewing local bus services across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in order to “help create a network that is more reliable, better connected and provides the best possible value for money.”
The Authority is keen to stress that no decisions have yet been made.
With this in mind, the CPCA is asking Peterborough bus users to share their views on the proposed changes as part of a region-wide public engagement process.
“We want to hear directly from the people who use these services, or may rely on them in future, so that feedback can help inform any final decisions,” the CPCA website stated.
The engagement launched on Tuesday, June 16 and will run until 5pm on Tuesday, July 28.
Anyone wishing to have their say can do so via this link: https://cpca-yourvoice.co.uk/bus-network-review-engagement/