Linkline. 1. Christmas and New Year Services. Information updates for staff and agents. Issue No 50/02 4th November 2013

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1 Linkline Information updates for staff and agents Issue No 50/02 4th November 2013 In this issue 1. Christmas & New Year Services 2. Halbeath Park & Ride 3. Hogmanay 1. Christmas and New Year Services Please see below details of services operating over the Christmas and New Year Period. Service 900 Edinburgh - Glasgow 24 and 31 December - a Saturday service will operate EXCEPT the 0130 and 0300 departures from Edinburgh & Glasgow will NOT operate. The last departure from Glasgow is 2000 and from Edinburgh December - A Sunday timetable will operate EXCEPT the 0130 and 0300 departures from Edinburgh & Glasgow will NOT operate. The 0400 Glasgow to Edinburgh journey will also not operate. The last departure from Glasgow is 2000 and from Edinburgh and 30 December - a Saturday timetable will operate EXCEPT the 0130 and 0300 departures from Glasgow and Edinburgh will NOT operate. 1 January - A special timetable will operate non-stop journeys between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Details are shown below or refer to or for details. 2 January - a Sunday timetable will operate EXCEPT the 0130 and 0300 departures from Glasgow and Edinburgh will NOT operate. The last departure from Glasgow is 2000 and from Edinburgh Service 904 East Kilbride - Edinburgh 25 December to 2 January inclusive NO SERVICE Service 909 Edinburgh - Stirling - Dunblane 25 December and 1, 2 January - NO SERVICE 26, 27, 28, 31 December - a Saturday timetable will operate Service 914 Glasgow - Fort William Service 915 Glasgow - Skye 25, 26 December and 1 January - NO SERVICE 2 January - only the following journeys will operate: 1500 Glasgow-Fort William and 1100 Fort William-Glasgow Service 916 Glasgow - Skye 26 December - only the following journeys will operate: 1000 Glasgow- Fort William and 1400 Fort William-Glasgow 2 January - only the 1000 Glasgow-Portree and 1015 Portree-Glasgow journeys will operate. Service 917 Inverness - Portree Service 919 Fort William - Inverness Service 926 Glasgow - Campbeltown 26 December and 2 January only the following journeys will operate: 0915 Glasgow-Campbeltown and 1700 Campbeltown-Glasgow Service 923 Scotland - Belfast 24 and 31 December Edinburgh to Belfast journey will NOT operate. 26 December and 1 January - only the following journeys will operate: 1100 Edinburgh-Belfast and 1430 Belfast-Edinburgh. Service 961 Inverness - Ullapool 26 December - Sunday Service Service 976 Glasgow - Oban 26 December and 2 January only the following journeys will operate: 1230 Glasgow-Oban and 1815 Oban-Glasgow M8 Glasgow - Dundee 24 & 31 December Dundee - Perth journey will not operate except the 0943 Perth to Dundee journey will not operate. M9 Glasgow - Aberdeen

2 G9 Glasgow - Aberdeen 24 and 31 December and 1810 Glasgow-Aberdeen departures will NOT operate 26 December and 2 January and 1105 Aberdeen-Glasgow departures will NOT operate G10 Glasgow - Inverness 24 and 31 December Glasgow-Inverness will NOT operate 26 December and 2 January Inverness-Glasgow will NOT operate M11 Glasgow - Aberdeen 24 and 31 December Glasgow-Aberdeen will NOT operate. 26 December Aberdeen-Glasgow and 0515 Between Edinburgh and Glasgow will NOT operate. 2 January Normal service M90 Edinburgh - Perth - Inverness 24 and 31 December - the 2310 Edinburgh-Perth Broxden journey will NOT operate M91 Edinburgh - Perth - Inverness 24 and 31 December 2345 Perth-Dunfermline will NOT operate EXCEPT that the 0025 Perth Broxden Dunfermlline and 0845 Dunfermline- Perth journeys will NOT operate. M92 Edinburgh - Perth - Dundee M93 Edinburgh - Perth 25 December to 2 January inclusive NO SERVICE G92 Edinburgh - Perth - Dundee 24 & 31 December 1815 Edinburgh to Aberdeen will not operate 25 December & 1 January NO SERVICE 26 December & 2 January a Sunday timetable will operate. The 1005 Aberdeen to Edinburgh will NOT operate. 27, 30 and 31 December a Saturday service will operate. AIR Glasgow - Edinburgh Airport 25 December & 1 January NO SERVICE 2. Trunk Service from 25 November 2013 On Monday 25th November the new Park & Ride facility opens at Halbeath, just outside Dunfermline. Citylink will begin serving this stop on Monday 25th and, on the same day, most journeys will cease to serve Ferrytoll P&R. Journeys for commuters to Perth and Kinross from Fife will continue to stop at Ferrytoll in addition to Halbeath. This change affects all M90, M91, M92, M93 & G92 services. New timetables will be available shortly. Connections to Edinburgh Airport, currently facilitated by a change of bus at Ferrytoll P&R, will now be available from Halbeath P&R. Services will use stance The below timetables are currently being produced and will be distributed shortly. Glasgow - Inverness Edinburgh - Inverness Edinburgh - Perth - Dundee Edinburgh - Aberdeen

3 3. Edinburgh Hogmanay Services We are delighted to have teamed up again with the event organisers behind the World Famous Edinburgh s Hogmanay Street Party to provide late night services for party-goers travelling from Edinburgh on the 1st January Timetables below. These services must be booked in advance. To book (on S.T.A.R), search for departures from Edinburgh Hogmanay. Services will depart from Edinburgh Bus Station and operate on the morning of 01/01/2014 following the Edinburgh Hogmanay street party. Services NY1, NY2, NY3, NY4 and NY5 are only available to book at Route NY1 Edinburgh - Bus Station Harthill Services Baillieston - Road End Route NY1 Glasgow - Buchanan BS Edinburgh - Bus Station Glasgow Buchanan Route NY3 Route NY2 Edinburgh Hogmanay 0130 Edinburgh Hogmanay 0140 Kinross Park & Ride 0220 Perth Broxden Park and Ride 0240 Dundee Bus Station 0320 Dunfermline Bus Station 0200 Kirkcaldy Bus Station 0220 Glenrothes Bus Station 0240 Cupar 0300 St Andrews Bus Station 0320 Route NY4 Edinburgh - Bus Station 0030 Livingston - Armadale 0105 Route NY5 Edinburgh - Bus Station 0315 Falkirk - Bus Station 0405 Stirling - Bus Station 0435 Cumbernauld - Bus Station 0500 Glasgow - Buchanan BS 0520 Special fares apply on these Hogmanay services Fares are only available as Single tickets Open Return Tickets are NOT valid on these services Concessionary Travel Pass holders are NOT entitled to free travel There are child discounts available. There are no student discounts for MyCitylink account holders. New Years Day Service We will be operating a special timetable on New Year - 1st January Please see the attached Coach Guide page

4 Edinburgh - Kinross Park &Ride - Perth Broxden Park & Ride - Inverness Glasgow - Perth Broxden Park & Ride - Dundee - Forfar -Aberdeen Ist January 2014 Operator MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB Service Number M90 M11 M90 M9 M92 M90 M9 M92 M11 M90 M11 M90 M11 Glasgow Buchanan Bus Stn Edinburgh Bus Stn. St Andrew Square 0825* * 2310 Halbeath Park & Ride Car Park Kinross Park & Ride Car Park B Perth arr Broxden Park & Ride P 0010P Perth dep Broxden Park & Ride P Aviemore Railway Stn Interchange B Inverness Bus Stn Farraline Park Dundee arr Seagate Bus Stn Dundee dep Seagate Bus Stn Forfar A90 underpass near McDonald's Aberdeen Bus Stn Union Square Operator MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB MB Service Number M90 M90 M11 M90 M11 M90 M9 M9 M90 M11 M92 M90 M11 Aberdeen Bus Stn Union Square Forfar A90 underpass near McDonald's Dundee arr Seagate Bus Stn Dundee dep Seagate Bus Stn Inverness Bus Stn Farraline Park Aviemore Railway Stn Interchange Perth arr Broxden Park & Ride Perth dep Broxden Park & Ride Kinross Park & Ride Car Park Halbeath Park & Ride Car Park Edinburgh Bus Stn. St Andrew Square * * Glasgow Buchanan Bus Stn On those journeys which make a connection at Perth, Broxden Park & Ride passengers can buy through tickets from Edinburgh to Dundee, Forfar & Aberdeen & from Glasgow to Aviemore & Inverness CODES: For an explanation of standard codes, see page 95 a - Serves Perth Bus Station prior to going to Broxden Park & Ride * - Connects with Service M20 to/from London NOTE: Times shown in italics are approximate times only and passengers wishing to board at these points should be advised to be at the pick up point 5 minutes prior to the tims shown 900X Glasgow - Edinburgh non stop Operator SC SC SC SC SC SC SCS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Service Number 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X EDINBURGH Bus Stn. St Andrew Square GLASGOW Buchanan Bus Stn Operator SC SC SC Service Number 900X 900X 900X EDINBURGH Bus Stn. St Andrew Square GLASGOW Buchanan Bus Stn Operator SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Service Number 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X 900X GLASGOW Buchanan Bus Stn EDINBURGH Bus Stn. St Andrew Square

5 FARES: Open Return Tickets are NOT valid on these services Concessionary Travel Pass holders are NOT entitled to free travel There are child discounts available. There are no student discounts for MyCitylink account holders. Service 900X & 909X do not stop at any intermediate stops in Edinburgh 909X Edinburgh - Stirling Operator SC SC Service Number 909X 909X EDINBURGH Bus Stn. St Andrew Square Grangemouth Falkirk Stirling Operator SC SC Service Number 909X 909X Stirling Falkirk Grangemouth EDINBURGH Bus Stn. St Andrew Square