Aberdeen bus station
Aberdeen bus station is a bus station in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is operated by Stagecoach Group.
History
A single central bus station in Aberdeen was first considered in the 1950s, with a site in Upper Denburn selected by W. Alexander & Sons. ...
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Aberdeen Airport
Aberdeen International Airport ( gd, Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Obar Dheathain) is an international airport, located in the Dyce suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, approximately northwest of Aberdeen city centre. A total of just under 3.1&nbs ...
The route was introduced by Stagecoach Bluebird in partnership with
Aberdeen City Council
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double-decker bus
A double-decker bus or double-deck bus is a bus that has two storeys or decks. They are used for mass transport in the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Europe, Asia and also in cities such as Sydney; the best-known example is the ...
es began operating the route. Previously, the route was operated by single-decker
Optare Versa
The Optare Versa is a low-floor midibus that was manufactured by Optare at its Sherburn-in-Elmet factory. In total 883 were produced between 2007 and 2018.Craibstone Park and Ride facility. However, in May 2017 the change was reverted due to passenger feedback.
On 8 July 2019, 24-hour service was introduced, with an hourly service in the late evening and early morning. The service is the first 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 ...
to operate 24 hours per day.
In February 2021, the vehicles used on the service were rebranded to reflect the role of the service in transporting people to and from the P&J live, which is being used as a vaccination centre during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The slogan "from station to vaccination" was added.
In September 2021, Stagecoach announced that the route would soon be operated using
electric bus
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es.
Route
Following its departure from Aberdeen bus station, the service heads via Market Street, Union Street, and the Gallowgate, where it passes the
North East Scotland College
North East Scotland College (abbreviated as NESCol) was formed on 1 November 2013 from the merger of Aberdeen College and Banff & Buchan College. The regional college serves an extensive geographical area with its main centres in Aberdeen and ...
campus. At the end of the Gallowgate, the service continues on the A96 through
Kittybrewster
Kittybrewster ( gd, Cuidhe Briste) is an area within Aberdeen, Scotland, north of the city centre and roughly south-west of Old Aberdeen.
Transport
Within the area the A9012 road joins the A978 road; there are also several railway tracks, on ...
Bucksburn
Bucksburn is an suburb of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bo ...
. It then leaves the A96 and heads for the airport, via the P&J Live.
As of 2022, the route operates with a maximum frequency of a bus every 15 minutes. It has previously operated with a maximum frequency of up to a bus every 10 minutes.
See also
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747 Aberdeen Airport–Peterhead
The 747 was an airport bus service which ran from Peterhead to Aberdeen Airport via Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Ellon.
History
The route was extended south starting on 21 January 2019 to also serve Montrose, Angus, Montrose and Stonehaven, replacing th ...