Service status

Norham Road bridge in North Shields is closed for rebuilding until summer 2018.  Routes 310 and W3 are operating to revised routes and timetables, please click on the links below for details.  Routes 306, 308 and 392 may also at times be subject to diversions for short periods; details will be provided here if this is needed.

• Route 310 revised timetable
• Route W3 revised timetable

Bus stops on Cherry Blossom Way and Nissan Way in Barmston, Washington, are out of use until August 2018 for road improvements.  The early morning journeys on routes 56 and 56A are diverted from Washington Road via Spire Road (Peel retail park), turning at Macdonalds roundabout and resuming normal route on Spire Road.  These buses are unable to serve Cherry Blossom Way, Nissan Way, Pattinson Interchange and their first northbound stop on Spire Road but will call at all stops along the diversion.

Killingworth Road, Gosforth, is closed between South Gosforth Roundabout and West Farm Avenue until summer 2018 to widen the road.  Routes 18, 18A, 38, 54, 118, 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 18 March 2018)

Newgate Street in Newcastle city centre will be closed between Clayton Street and Gallowgate (passing The Gate entertainment complex) until Thursday, 28 June (new date), to be widened.  Please see the attached file for information on how this affects routes 6, 6A, 10, 10A, 10B, 10X, 12, 12A, 28, 28A, 45, 45E, 46, 47, 941, Q3, X1, X9, X10, X25, X21, X30, X31, X32, X70, X71, X72 and Q3.

• Newgate Street Closure - May/June 2018

Buses through Gateshead town centre may be delayed by work to renew traffic lights at the junction of Charles Street and High Street until Sunday, 24 June.  Routes 26, 27, 56, 57, 58, Q1 and Q2 will use a local diversion at busy times, and passengers are advised to use Gateshead Interchange at all times to avoid inconvenience.  Routes X24 and X34 will call at stops on the High Street in both directions during the works.

On Wednesday 20 June from 7pm the Annual Sunshine Fun Run will take place on Newcastle Quayside. Quaylink service Q3 from 5pm will operate via the Sunday morning Quayside market diversion towards Newcastle and will be unable to serve stops on Newcastle Quayside. Event staff will be on site to direct customers to the stop at the Law Courts.

On Sunday 24 June between 10am and 11am the section of Sea Road from the New Crown roundabout to Beach Road will be closed for an Armed Forces Day parade.
During the closure, service E1 will be required to divert away from the area as follows:
Services E1 towards South Shields – will travel as normal along the Coast Road before diverting via Bents Park Road and Beach Road before re-joining the normal route again on Sea Road.
Service E1 towards Sunderland - will follow the regular route down Ocean Road before diverting via Beach Road and Bents Park Road before re-joining its normal route on the Coast Road.

Lizard Lane in Whitburn will be closed between Kitchener Road and Fairfield Drive from 8am to 6pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, 26-27 June, for resurfacing.  Route E6 will be unable to serve stops on North Guards, Lizard Lane (North Guards to Kitchener Road) and Whitburn Front Street.  Buses will instead use Mill Lane to Kitchener Road in both directions before re-joining Lizard Lane (past the Whitburn golf club) in both directions, calling at all stops along the way.

Blackett Street, Newcastle (through Old Eldon Square) will be closed to traffic every weekend from Saturday, 30 June, to Sunday, 2 September, for events held to coincide with the Great Exhibition of the North. Buses that would normally go via Blackett Street - Stagecoach services 12, 32, 32A, 36, 39, 40, 62, 63, 71, 72, 87 and 100, and Go North East services 21, 28, 28A, 32A and X25 - will call at different city centre stops instead. Please see the attached note for details.

• Blackett Street Closure - Bus Diversions