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Route M3 is a bus route in Glasgow. It runs from Milton to the city centre via Springburn and Stobhill Hospital. [1] It is operated commercially by First Glasgow. [2] The service was formerly numbered 3. [3] In October 2015, the frequency of the route was reduced to hourly. [4] In January 2020, the route began being operated by electric buses.
A First Glasgow Volvo Ailsa B55 in Bridgeton in 2005. First Glasgow was created through FirstGroup's buyout of Strathclyde Buses (created from the former Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive bus fleet, formerly the municipal Glasgow Corporation Transport), which had itself recently bought out the former Kelvin Central Buses (an amalgamation of Kelvin Scottish and Central Scottish ...
In April 2017, First stated that passenger figures were low and that operating the bus was losing the company around £1,100 per week. [4] From August onward, the route was supported by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. [5] Since August 2020, operation of the route has been subcontracted to Craigs of Cumbernauld. [6]
The stadium is served by First Glasgow bus route numbers 2 , 8 , 61 , 64 , 240 and 255 along with McGills service 164 . [98] [99] Celtic Park sits adjacent to the A74 (London Road), near to the M74 and M8 motorways. [24] [98] Visitors to the ground travelling by car can park in the surrounding streets. [24]
In September 2019, First announced plans to withdraw the route on 27 October. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The company claimed passenger numbers had been falling for several years and blamed this on factors including increased journey times as a result of congestion on the M74 motorway which made the bus less attractive when compared to competing rail services.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (officially the XX Commonwealth Games) were held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.. It is the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 countries and territories competing in 18 different sports, although the country previously hosted the 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
The service was originally known as Glasgow Shuttle and was introduced January 2011. A new fleet of ten Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC single-decker buses entered service on the route on 21 July 2016. [1] [2] On 14 April 2019, ten new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City double-decker buses entered service on the route [3] [4] [5]
In Glasgow city centre it operated from the Buchanan bus station, also calling at Glasgow's two mainline railway termini. It was formerly operated under contract to airport operator BAA until 31 December 2010, but the ongoing contract to operate the service was given to First Glasgow from 1 January 2011 and operated as a scheduled Arriva ...