Oxford Bus Company Service Changes 4th September

4th Sep 2022 onwards

cityX1
Oxford City Centre - Abingdon, Dunmore Road - Abingdon Town Centre - Marcham - Grove - Wantage

We are delighted to announce the enhancement of the X1 service linking Oxford and Abingdon with Wantage via Marcham and Grove. The service will increase in frequency, now operating up to every 30 minutes on Monday to Saturday, with the Sunday service remaining hourly. The X1 will now also be operated by Oxford Bus Company instead of Thames Travel.

The poorly used section of the route between Oxford City Centre and Headington will be withdrawn.

Within Abingdon, the service will have a new route, between Lodge Hill and Abingdon Town Centre, operating via Dunmore Road, Wootton Road and Bath Street. Passengers from Abingdon Town Centre towards Wantage will need to board from the bus stop on the High Street rather than the current stop on Stratton Way. Buses towards Oxford will continue to use the existing stop on Stratton Way.

For a trial period of at least six months, the X1 will be routed via Hinksey Hill and Bagley Wood rather than operating direct via the A34 between Redbridge Park&Ride and Lodge Hill.

On Monday to Friday, one trip in the morning will begin at Blackbird Leys, Pegasus Road at 07:33 operating via Sandy Lane West, Eastern By-Pass and Iffley Road to Oxford City Centre where it will then follow its normal route. This journey will be suitable for those attending Abingdon and Witney College, with a return trip which will operate as service C1 departing Abingdon Town Centre at 16:30. This journey will follow the normal X1 route to Oxford, Canning Crescent and will then operate via Donnington Bridge, Iffley Road, Eastern By-Pass, and Garsington Road to Blackbird Leys.

city4/4A/4B
Oxford City Centre - Botley Road - Elms Rise

The city4/4B service to Cumnor and Abingdon will be withdrawn and replaced by an extended Thames Travel 33 service (see below). The city4A will continue to operate up to every 30 minutes. In Oxford City Centre, buses to Elms Rise will start from St Aldates, Police Station before serving New Road. Most city4A journeys will now terminate at St Aldates, stop H1.

Services from Wootton and Shippon will retain a similar level of service as previous, with one earlier service operating on weekdays.

Oxford Rail Station - St Aldates, Police Station - Redbridge Park&Ride - City of Oxford College, Blackbird Leys

This new service operated by Oxford Bus Company will operate one trip each way at peak times on college days only. This will be a limited stop service, only stopping at the following locations: Oxford Rail Station, St Aldates Police Station, Redbridge Park&Ride and City of Oxford College Blackbird Leys Technology Campus. This will provide a fast bus in each direction suitable for those attending the College.

city13
Northway - Marston - Oxford City Centre - Kennington - Radley - Abingdon

The route of this service will be revised to start at Northway, Halliday Hill rather than the John Radcliffe Hospital. From Oxford City Centre, rather than operating on to the Oxford Rail Station, buses will operate via the current city35 route along the Abingdon Road and then on to Kennington, Radley and Abingdon. On Monday to Saturday evenings and Sundays, the city13 from/to Abingdon will operate via the Westgate Oxford to/from Magdalen Street East / George Street as per the current city35 service. Frequency of this service will be up to every 20 minutes, Monday to Saturday daytimes and up to every 30 minutes on evenings and Sundays between Abingdon and Oxford City Centre.

city20
Rose Hill - Cowley Centre - Watlington Road Lidl

This service will be withdrawn and replaced by a more frequent and extended Thames Travel 45 service .

city34
Oxford - Abingdon - Drayton - Steventon - Harwell Campus - Chilton - Wantage

The current Thames Travel 34 service will be replaced with a similar service provided by Oxford Bus Company. In Abingdon, Dunmore Road will no longer be served, with a replacement service provided by the revised cityX1 (see above). city34 buses will start from St Aldates in Oxford City Centre and operate via Abingdon Road, Redbridge Park&Ride and the A34 to Abingdon, Peachcroft Roundabout. From there, the existing route to Harwell Campus will be followed. After Harwell Campus, buses will operate to Wantage via Chilton and East Hendred, replacing equivalent journeys on the X32. There will continue to be two daily journeys in each direction at peak times.

In Abingdon, the city34 will now stop at High Street, A7 and not Stratton Way, A4.

city35
Oxford City Centre - Kennington - Radley - Abingdon

This service will be withdrawn and replaced by the revised city13 service (see above). There will be no change to the city35A.