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159 Coalville–Hinckley

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159
Overview
OperatorRoberts Coaches
Statusceased operation
Ended service2023
Route
StartCoalville
EndHinckley

159 was a bus route in England that operates between Coalville and Hinckley, it was operated by Roberts Coaches.

The route operated approximately every 1.5 hours from Monday to Saturday.[1]

In November 2018, Roberts Coaches stated that the route was no longer commercially viable and that it would be withdrawn.[2] However, in December the local council agreed to continue funding the route.[3]

In December 2022, it was announced that the route would be withdrawn after 25 February 2023. The local council stated that at a cost of £162,000 per year it could not afford to continue subsidising the route. It stated that demand-responsive transport would be implemented for those who would no longer have a local bus route.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "159 timetable" (PDF). Roberts Coaches. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. ^ Orton, Amy (2018-11-23). "Another bus cut blow for village without rush hour service". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. ^ "Update - Roberts Coaches - Route 159 Coalville to Hinckley". UK Local Councils. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  4. ^ "Leicestershire bus service set to end after council funding cut". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  5. ^ Richardson, Hannah (2022-12-21). "Bus route connecting two towns cut leaving villages unserved". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  6. ^ "159 bus service that links Hinckley and Coalville is going to be scrapped". Fosse 107. Retrieved 2022-12-21.