ARRIVA bus services in Wrexham are running on a significantly reduced rate amid a Covid outbreak amongst local bus drivers.
From Wednesday (January 13) Arriva services running in and out of Wrexham will run on a reduced timetable after 28 of its Wrexham-based bus drivers tested positive for coronavirus.
Several communities will be left without a bus service with their's being suspended until further notice.
Changes to Arriva services in Wrexham are as follows:
Service 1 Chester - reduced to an hourly frequency (was every 15 minutes)
Service 3 Penycae - reduced to an hourly frequency (was every 30 minutes)
Service 5 Llangollen - reduced to an hourly frequency (was every 40 minutes)
Service 7 Caia Park - reduced to an hourly service in peak, and some service gaps in the day (was every 30 minutes)
Service 12 and 14 Tanyfron and Brymbo - reduced to hourly frequency and operates as a circular service in one direction only (was every 20 minutes)
Service 21 Summerhill - reduced to hurly frequency (was every 30 minutes)
Service 27 Mold - reduced to two hour frequency (5 journeys per day - was hourly)
Service 33 Llay - reduced to an hourly frequency (was every 30 minutes)
Service 41A Wrexham Industrial Estate - reduced to hourly in peak and some service gaps in the day (was hourly and some further reductions may follow)
Service X51 Ruthin to Wrexham - Awaiting timetable (a service will be maintained)
The following services will be suspended and therefore the following communities will have a reduced/not have access to a bus service:
Service 4 - Rhos/Afonietha
Service 8 - Caia Park (but still has access to Service 7)
Service 11 - Minera
Service 21A - Summerhill (but still has access to Service 21)
Service - 35 Plas Golbourne
Arriva Midlands - Proposed/to be confirmed:
2/2A Oswestry - hourly daytime service on each route
2C Cefn Mawr - suspended (replaced with 2B generally with a 30 minute frequency with some gaps during daytime hours - this service will assist with providing capacity along Wrexham Road corridor - Ruabon - Wrexham)
Stagecoach (from January 18):
Service 5 Chester - reduces to 7 journeys per days at approximately 90 minutes frequency)
All bus service timetables can be viewed at https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/help/coronavirus/coronavirus-timetable-information
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