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Bus services expanded steadily between the wars. Between 1938 and 1941 Bristol's tramways were abandoned, and buses replaced the tram routes. [6] Bristol Tramways was state-owned from 1948. Expansion of services continued, to serve the new estates built on the edges of the city. But from 1954 passenger numbers started to decline. [2]
The Bristol bus station, in Marlborough Street, was opened in 1958. It was redeveloped in 2006 There are three main bus companies operating across the Greater Bristol area. They are First West of England, [1] Stagecoach South West and Big Lemon. They provide services around Bristol and into South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
[4] [17] Route m2 commenced on 3 September 2018 and route m1 in January 2019. [18] [19] [20] An m4 bus at Cribbs Causeway. In 2018, the m3 route was intended to be extended at a later date from Emersons Green to Bristol Parkway, following works at the station to improve access for buses and other vehicles. [21]
The former 74 bus route was merged with the 73 from 1 September 2013. The frequency of the combined route was a bus every 10 minutes during weekdays, every 15 minutes on Saturdays, and every 30 minutes on evenings and Sundays. [4] From 31 August 2014, the service frequency was reduced from 10 minutes to 12 minutes. [5]
On Sunday, the site opens at 9:00 am with the first bus leaving at 9:30 am. The last bus leaves Bristol city centre at 8:57 pm Monday to Saturday and 6:19 pm on Sunday. The site closes at 9:30 pm. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The service operates a 12-minute frequency during peak times Monday to Friday, with a 15-minute frequency throughout the day.
In October 2022, the southern terminus was changed to Bristol bus station. The route no longer serves The Centre and Bristol Royal Infirmary. [5] From 2 April 2023, due to government funding, the frequency of the service during weekdays was restored to every 20 minutes. The Monday-Saturday evening frequency was increased from hourly to every 30 ...
MetroBus provides a new faster public transport service and aims to tackle traffic congestion, improving transport links to South Bristol, reducing journey times and eliminate the need for bus changes. [41] A new MetroBus route between Cribbs Causeway and Bristol Parkway is planned to start operating in Spring 2023.
In June 2016, Abus operated 24 buses. [5] In November 2018, ten buses were destroyed in a fire at Abus' St Philip's Marsh depot. [6] [7] With the pending introduction of a low-emission zone in Bristol that would require much of the fleet to be replaced, Peters decided to semi-retire with operations on service 349 ceasing on 28 August 2021.