Service Changes - St Albans High School, Suffolk One, Holbrook Academy, Debenham High School & Otley College
Starting Monday 2nd September, we will implement some alterations to some of our school-day-only services travelling to St Albans High School, Suffolk One, Holbrook Academy, Debenham High School & Otley College.
Most of the changes are being made to reflect the change in school or college times, or at the request of the school.
Full details of alterations, and advice on how to travel can be found below.
Travelling to St Albans High School?
11A & 11B – Castle Hill – St Albans Highschool
From Monday 2nd September 11A & 11B will be remembered as 6A & 6B.
The 15:21 departures from St Albans School will now depart at 15:25 to give more time to customers who may be using the service to travel from St Albans School time to board the service.
The revised timetable will operate as follows:
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6A - Morning Journey |
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Meredith Road Shops |
07:25 |
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Defoe Road, Macaulay Road |
07:30 |
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Fircroft Road, Lincoln Close |
07:34 |
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Norwich Road, Railway Bridge |
07:40 |
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Tower Ramparts [stop KK] Arrive |
07:55 |
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Tower Ramparts [stop KK] Depart |
08:00 |
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Woodbridge Road |
08:08 |
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Colchester Road, Crofton Road |
08:13 |
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Northgate School |
08:21 |
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6A - Afternoon Journey |
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St Albans School, Turning Circle |
15:25 |
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Woodbridge Road |
15:32 |
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Woodbridge Road, Duke of York |
15:35 |
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Tower Ramparts |
15:45 |
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6B - Afternoon Journey |
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St Albans School, Turning Circle |
15:25 |
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Valley Road/ Norwich Road |
15:35 |
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Norwich Road Railway Bridge |
15:38 |
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Norwich Road, opp Meredith Road |
15:43 |
Travelling to SuffolkONE?
18A – Norwich Road - SuffolkONE
This service will no longer operate.
Customers who currently use the 18A service to travel to Suffolk ONE can travel into Tower Ramparts Bus station using services 8, 9 & 10 and transfer on to service 997 which operates directly from Tower Ramparts to SuffolkONE.
Customers in Westbourne & Whitehouse can use service 8, which operates every 12 minutes. To view the route map and timetable for service 8 click here.
Customers in Castle Hill & Whitton can use services 9/10 which operate every 10 minutes. To view the route map and timetable for services 9 & 10 click here.
In the morning, 997 journeys from Tower Ramparts to SuffolkONE leave from stand NN and depart at 08:38 & 08:48. All bus stands are clearly labelled. To view a plan of Tower Ramparts bus stations, click here.
In the afternoon, 997 journeys from SuffolkONE to Tower Ramparts depart at 16:00. 16:30 and 16:40.
97/98 & 604 – Ipswich to Shotley
The 08:23 journey from Shotley Gate Bristol Arms to Suffolk One which operates on School Day Only will be withdrawn.
Customers who currently use the 08:23 journey can use service 604 to travel directly to SuffolkONE.
The 604 will serve the same stops and operate the same route. The 604 journey to SuffolkOne will depart Shotley Gate Bristol Arms at 07:55 and will operate as follows:
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604 - Morning Journey |
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Shotley Gate Bristol Arms |
07:55 |
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Shotley Rose |
08:00 |
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Chelmondiston, Red Lion |
08:08 |
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Woolverstone, Marina Road |
08:11 |
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Holbrook Academy Arr |
08:17 |
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Holbrook Academy Dep |
08:25 |
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Freston, The Boot |
08:31 |
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Suffolk One |
08:45 |
The 16:00 journey from SuffolkOne to Shotley Gate will depart 25 minutes later at 16:25 to accommodate changes in session times at SuffolkONE
997 – Ipswich Central to SuffolkONE
997 journeys have now been amended to serve Tower Ramparts Bus station. Times have been altered to reflect the new session times at SuffolkONE. We will also introduce two additional afternoon journeys to give an improved range of times to travel into Ipswich.
The new 997 timetable will operate as follows:
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997 - Morning Journeys |
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Old Cattle Market Bus Station |
08:35 |
08:45 |
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Tower Ramparts [stop NN] |
08:38 |
08:48 |
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Ipswich Railway Station, Forecourt |
08:45 |
08:55 |
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Suffolk One, Bus Park |
08:55 |
09:05 |
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997 - Afternoon Journeys |
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Suffolk One, Bus Park |
16:00 |
16:30 |
16:40 |
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Railway Station, Ranelagh Road |
16:10 |
16:40 |
16:50 |
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Old Cattle Market Bus Station |
16:17 |
16:47 |
15:57 |
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Tower Ramparts [stop NN] |
16:20 |
16:50 |
17:00 |
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Travelling to Holbrook Academy?
603 – Shotley Gate – Holbrook Academy
The timetable for service 603 has been revised following a request from Holbrook Academy and will operate as follows:
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603 - Morning Journey |
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Shotley Gate Bristol Arms |
07:55 |
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Shotley Rose |
08:00 |
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Chelmondiston, Red Lion |
08:08 |
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Woolverstone, Marina Road |
08:11 |
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Holbrook Academy Arr |
08:17 |
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603 - Afternoon Journey |
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Holbrook Academy |
15:30 |
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Woolverstone, Marina Road |
15:35 |
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Chelmondiston, Red Lion |
15:39 |
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Shotley Rose |
15:45 |
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Shotley Gate Bristol Arms |
15:50 |
604 – Sholtey Gate – Holbrook Academy - SuffolkONE
The timetable for service 604 has been revised following a request from Holbrook Academy and will operate as follows:
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604 - Morning Journey |
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Shotley Gate Bristol Arms |
07:55 |
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Shotley Rose |
08:00 |
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Chelmondiston, Red Lion |
08:08 |
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Woolverstone, Marina Road |
08:11 |
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Holbrook Academy Arr |
08:17 |
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Holbrook Academy Dep |
08:25 |
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Freston, The Boot |
08:31 |
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Suffolk One |
08:45 |
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604 - Morning Journey |
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Holbrook Academy |
15:30 |
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Woolverstone, Marina Road |
15:35 |
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Chelmondiston, Red Lion |
15:39 |
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Shotley Rose |
15:45 |
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Shotley Gate Bristol Arms |
15:50 |
Travelling to Debenham High School or Otley College?
914 – Ipswich to Debenham High School (via Witnesham & Coddenham)
We will be making minor point-to-point running time changes to improve punctuality. The 914 will operate as follows:
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914 - Morning Journey |
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Ipswich Railway Station [R1] |
07:30 |
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Old Cattle Market Bus Station [H] |
07:35 |
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Gt Colman Street |
07:37 |
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Westerfield Railway Station |
07:45 |
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Witnesham, Post Office |
07:50 |
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Witnesham, Weyland Road |
07:55 |
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Swilland, Church Lane |
07:59 |
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Otley College, Bus & Coach stands |
08:03 |
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Ashbocking Garage |
08:06 |
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Henley, Five Ways |
08:15 |
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Hemingstone Forge |
08:20 |
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Coddenham, Gudgens Shop |
08:24 |
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Coddenham, School Lane |
08:27 |
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Crowfield, opp Manor View |
08:33 |
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Crowfield Street, Tollgate Farm |
08:35 |
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Pettaugh, Post Office |
08:37 |
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Winston Green, Telephone Box |
08:41 |
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Debenham High School |
08:47 |
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914 - Afternoon Journey |
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Debenham High School |
15:51 |
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Winston Green, Telephone Box |
15:57 |
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Pettaugh, Post Office |
16:00 |
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Crowfield Street, Tolgate Farm |
16:03 |
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Crowfield, Manor View |
16:05 |
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Coddenham, School Lane |
16:10 |
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Coddenham, Gudgens Shop |
16:13 |
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Hemingstone Forge |
16:18 |
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Henley, Five Ways |
16:24 |
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Ashbocking Garage |
16:27 |
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Otley College, Arrive |
16:30 |
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Otley College, Depart |
16:40 |
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Swilland, Church Lane |
16:43 |
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Witnesham, Weyland Road |
16:47 |
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Post Office |
16:50 |
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Westerfield railway station |
16:55 |
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Tower Ramparts Bus Station |
17:03 |
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Old Cattle Market Bus Station |
17:08 |
For further information on any of these alterations, you are welcome to contact our customer services team by emailing info@ipswichbuses.co.uk, by calling us on 01473 344 800, or by visiting our travel shop at Tower Ramparts bus Station