Good news for Shropshire passengers as bus firm announces new school, college and hospital links

A bus firm that serves Shropshire, Mid Wales and Staffordshire has announced new links and a new timetable for one of its most popular services.

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Hotspur’s number 64 service is changing from next week (November 1).

Following consultation with Shropshire Council, the bus company said an improved timetable will be introduced which includes new links to Shrewsbury College and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital along with a new early morning journey on Monday to Friday from Shawbury, White Lodge Park to Market Drayton Bus Station via Hodnet and Buntingsdale.

The new Shrewsbury College link departs from Market Drayton Bus Station at 7.35am and will extend on college days to serve Shrewsbury College and will not serve the bus station. Passengers will need to alight at St Mary's Street. On non college days this journey terminates in Shrewsbury Bus Station.

The new Royal Shrewsbury Hospital link departs Market Drayton Bus Station at 6.45am to Shrewsbury Bus Station and will continue to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

There are new Grove School trips on school days depart from Shrewsbury Bus Station at 7.25am, arriving at the Grove School at 8.29am.

On School Days the 3.45pm departure from Market Drayton Bus Station to Shrewsbury Bus Station will commence from Grove School at 3.40pm, the bus firm said.