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COVID-19: SERVICE CHANGES
During these uncertain times we will regularly be amending bus times to meet the change in demand.
The A7 north of Galashiels is scheduled to close for patching and resurfacing work for 7 working days between 0900 – 1700 as follows.
- Affected routes:
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X95
Monday 28 September – Friday 2 October and Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 October inclusive.
Out with these times and over the weekend between the closure, the road will be open albeit a temporary surface with potential raised ironworks in place.
During the closure, service X95 northbound will divert from High street to Clovenfords on the A72 then via the B710 to Bowland to re-join normal route to Stow/Edinburgh.
Southbound services will follow the above diversion route in reverse.
All stops between Bridge place and Bowland will not be served during the closure.
All bus stops on this diversion route will be observed.
For information regarding other service please visit the website www.bordersbuses.co.uk
No service to Bowsden on the 464
- Affected routes:
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464
There is no service to Bowsden on the 464 because of roadworks. We are only able to serve the road end.
No service at Bowsden, Black Bull
- Affected stops:
- Bowsden, Black Bull, W-bound
There is no service from Bowsden, Black Bull because of roadworks.
Diversion on the 253
- Affected routes:
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253
ROAD CLOSURE - JEWEL EDINBURGH from 17th August for 9 weeks
Please note due to the above closure we have diverted our 253 service.
We will serve Asda, but will turn around and come back out onto the Jewel Roundabout before heading up Milton Link onto Milton Road.
We apologise for this inconvenience which is out with our control.
Our 253 Service will be unable to serve any stops along Willowbrae (Southbound Only)
- Affected routes:
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253
Our 253 Service will be unable to serve any stops along Willowbrae (Southbound Only) due to a diversion in place for road works at Jocks Lodge, the service will rejoin the road at Tescos Express. This diversion will be in place for 6 weeks. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
We have altered some timings on our 67 Timetable from Monday 31st August - Kelso to Galashiels
- Affected routes:
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67
We have altered some timings on our 67 Timetable from Monday 31st August - Kelso to Galashiels to allow for connections to the X95 service at Galashiels Transport Interchange . We advise passengers using this route to check out our online timetable on the app or website, which will be updated soon.
To accommodate and reflect customer demands the following timetable changes are being implemented from Monday 24 August 2020 as follows.
- Affected routes:
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H1
Withdrawn H1 journey’s
0715 – 0809 H1 Monday to Friday withdrawn (Mart street – Burnfoot – SBH – Mart street - Stirches – Mart street)
1548 – 1609 H1 Monday to Friday withdrawn (Mart street – Stirches – Mart street)
1848 – 1909 H1 Monday to Friday withdrawn (Mart street – Stirches – Mart street)
Additional H1 journeys.
0745 – 0815 (School days only) Mart street – Burnfoot – Mart street
1615 – 1648 (Monday to Friday) Mart street – Burnfoot – SBH – Mart street
To accommodate and reflect customer demands the following timetable changes are being implemented from Monday 24 August 2020 as follows.
- Affected routes:
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339
Additional journeys Monday to Friday
0725 – 0758 Gorebridge to Tesco
0800 – 0822 Tesco to Gorebridge
Not possible to use the stop at Milton Link, Milton Link, Corbiewynd, Corbiewynd, Parrotshot, Parrotshot, Jewel Miners Welfare, Jewel Miners Welfare, Mountcastle Drive South & Mountcastle Drive South
- Affected stops:
- Milton Link, E-bound
- Milton Link, W-bound
- Corbiewynd, E-bound
- Corbiewynd, W-bound
- Parrotshot, E-bound
- Parrotshot, W-bound
- Jewel Miners Welfare, S-bound
- Jewel Miners Welfare, N-bound
- Mountcastle Drive South, S-bound
- Mountcastle Drive South, N-bound
It is not possible to use the stop from Milton Link, Milton Link, Corbiewynd, Corbiewynd, Parrotshot, Parrotshot, Jewel Miners Welfare, Jewel Miners Welfare, Mountcastle Drive South & Mountcastle Drive South because of a road closure.
Bus Stop not in use due to road Closure
Please note that due to a road closure, the Eildon Road End Bus stops in Newtown St Boswells cannot be served between 9am - 4pm. The nearest Bus stops are outside SBC Head quarters.