Service status

Killingworth Road, Gosforth, is closed between South Gosforth Roundabout and West Farm Avenue until (approx) summer 2019 to widen the road.  Routes 18, 18A, 38, 54, 218, X7, X8 & X63 are diverted via Four Lane Ends.  Details of routes and alternative stops are set out on the attached file.  Please note some routes also operate to a revised timetable.

• Killingworth Road - Bus Diversions (From 03 September 2018)

Route 19 through Percy Main will be diverted after 7pm each evening until Friday, 21 September, again on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, 24-25 September, and then on Thursday and Friday 27-28 September (on these latter two dates continuing until 6am the next morning).  Buses will divert via the A187 to Howdon Road, stop in Nelson Terrace for Percy Main Metro, St John’s Road then normal route.

Campbell Park Road in Hebburn will be closed for resurfacing close to the junction with Victoria Road East on Sunday, 23 September. As a result routes 26 and 27 will be unable to call at stops along Campbell Park Road, Finchale Road and Mill Lane. A special shuttle bus will provide links to and from Finchale Road, calling at the first stop after Mill Lane on Victoria Road West towards Hebburn, and on Crawley Road towards Heworth.

The Great North Road will be closed to larger vehicles at Henry Street, Gosforth, for urgent repairs from 9am to 1:30pm on Sunday, 23 September.  Arriva Express services leaving Newcastle will miss all stops in Gosforth High Street and at Regent Centre, rejoining normal route north of Gosforth.  Arriva local bus services and the Go North East Q3 will divert via Salters Road, Jubilee Road, Wansbeck Road and Broadway West and then normal route to the north. They will observe the first and last bus stop on the diversion route.  Route 33A will divert northbound via Salters Road, Jubilee Road, Wansbeck Road and Regent Farm Road to Regent Centre and then normal route. This will be the only northbound bus to serve Regent Centre Interchange during the closure. All services southbound into Newcastle are not affected.

Sunderland Pride takes place on Sunday, 23 September.  Buses using Burdon Road and Holmeside may be subject to short delays or diversions between 11:30am and 1pm to allow the parade to form up and pass from Burdon Road via Holmeside to Park Lane village.

Routes 10 and 11 in Jarrow will be affected by the part closures of Hill Park Road for resurfacing from Monday to Wednesday, 24-26 September.  If you are using any of the four bus stops on Hill Park estate please check information posted at the stops for advice.