Route 15 is a
bus route
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for ...
in
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
operated by
. It operates every half hour.
History
Route number 15 was formerly allocated to a route via
Union Street between
the beach and either
Craigiebuckler
Craigiebuckler is a residential area of Aberdeen, Scotland.
It is around 2 miles south west of the city centre. The local schools are Hazlehead Primary School
Hazlehead Academy, formerly known as Central School then Aberdeen Academy, is a ...
or Airyhall. In July 2022, this route was withdrawn as part of a wider timetable change that saw a new route 15 introduced between
Countesswells Countesswells is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Construction
In 2014, planning permission was granted for 3,000 homes in the area. However, the development was initially delayed after the developers and land owners could not agree on the funding ...
and
Balnagask
Balnagask is an area of Torry, a burgh of Aberdeen in Scotland. Balnagask is said to mean "the village in the hollow" in Gaelic.
The Balnagask Estate stretched from the golf course to the fields that overlooked both the Bay of Nigg and the ...
. The changes were met with criticism as it left
Footdee
Footdee (Scots: Fittie) is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland known locally by its Scots language name of Fittie. It is an old fishing village at the east end of Aberdeen Harbour. The name is actually folk etymology. Far from being "Foot of the De ...
without a bus service.
The new route to Countssells was also criticised as local residents claimed that Countesswells Road is too narrow for buses to pass other vehicles safely. First conducted a site visit in July 2022 and stated they deemed the road to be suitable.
[{{Cite web , last=Hebditch , first=Jon , date=2022-11-22 , title=Aberdeen number 15 bus route to be re-routed for trial period , url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-number-15-bus-route-7848653 , access-date=2022-11-22 , website=aberdeenlive , language=en]
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