13 January 2010

Bluestar Buses - Service Update 15:00hrs. Keeping Southampton on the move

Due to further snowfall last evening, several roads are unsafe to serve. Most Bluestar and Uni-link buses are out there but there will be delays to journeys whilst drivers await conditions to improve or whilst they drive as cautiously as possible. Please do bear with us - we are trying our very best.

We are running as normal, with delays expected, to the usual line of route except for the following...

  • Bluestar 1 - Delays. Running normal route, and now serving Otterbourne, Shawford and Compton as usual.
  • Bluestar 2 - Delays. Running direct along main roads. Not serving Sandy Lane, Bishopstoke estate, Nightingale Avenue or Stoneham Lane. Will run direct via Stoneham Way and Thomas Lewis Way, joining normal route at Swaythling, McDonalds. Similar in reverse. We are serving Fair Oak Road past the Welcome Inn.
  • Bluestar 3 - Delays. Running normal route.
  • Bluestar 4 - Delays. Now serving full route as normal.
  • Bluestar 8 - Delays. Running as normal route.
  • Bluestar 9 - Delays. Not serving Heather Road Estate.
  • Bluestar 10 - Delays. As normal between Southampton and West Totton (Goodies) then via main roads towards Cadnam, but via Chinham Road and then as usual into Cadnam. Similar in reverse.
  • Bluestar 11 - Delays. As normal between Southampton and Pollards Moor Road, direct to crossroads at Hayway then direct towards Cadnam. Similar in reverse.
  • Bluestar 12 - Delays. Running as normal route in full including Blackwater Drive.
  • Bluestar 15 - Running as normal route
  • Bluestar 18 - Delays. Now serving complete route in full, including Warburton Road and Eastpoint Centre.
  • Baby Bluestar E1 E2 E3 - Delays. Not serving Colden Common or Pitmore Road.
  • Baby Bluestar H1 H2 H3 - Delays. Running as normal route.
  • Baby Bluestar T1 T2 - Delays. Running as normal route.
  • Baby Bluestar F - Temporarily suspended.
  • Uni-link U1 - Delays. Running as normal route including Winn Road.
  • Uni-link U2 - Delays. Not running via 'Flowers Estate', but serving Glen Eyre Road towards the University and city. These areas are still unsafe for buses.
  • Uni-link U6 - Delays. Running as normal route.
  • Uni-link U9 - We will run the afternoon journey from the General Hospital today.
  • Citylink - running as normal.
  • College Buses - Barton Peveril College buses will run and the drivers will get back home as close to your normal stop as possible.
  • Applemore College buses will run as usual.

We are running as normal, with delays expected, to the usual line of route except for the following...

There will be delays to all our buses, but we are out there in very difficult conditions. Thanks for bearing with us.

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