Some bus services in Fife to be withdrawn as part of Stagecoach shake-up

Several bus services across Fife are to be withdrawn as part of a major shake-up from transport provider Stagecoach East Scotland.

The bus company has announced proposed changes to local services which will take place from August 19, with some services being withdrawn completely while other routes are to be altered.

Stagecoach also says there will be “significant changes” to the Dunfermline network to cater for the new Duloch Learning Campus.

The bus services set to be withdrawn altogether or in part are as follows:

• Service 30 (Glenrothes bus station to Woodside) will be withdrawn due to low usage and ongoing access issues along the route.
• Service 40 (Glenrothes bus station to Glenrothes Asda) will be withdrawn due to low usage.
• Service 93/93A (Morrisons to St Andrews bus station) will be withdrawn due to low usage.
• Service AZ1 (Halbeath Park and Ride to Dunfermline bus station) will be withdrawn however services 1, 1A, 5 and certain journeys on the 19 will serve the site.
• Service 7D (Kelty to Dalgety Bay or North Queensferry) will be withdrawn from sections of the route to/from North Queensferry railway station and Kelty Main Street north of Keltyhill Road to improve reliability.
• Service 8/8A (Dunfermline to Alloa or Culross) will be withdrawn west of Culross except for late-night journey to Kincardine and Sunday service to Alloa. However, the new X22 service which starts on July 29 will maintain the link between Dunfermline and Alloa and extends to Stirling.
• Service 33 (Kirkcaldy bus station to Dunfermline bus station) will be withdrawn from Hill of Beath. Extra evening journeys will be added between Kirkcaldy and Halbeath, which are tendered by Fife Council.

A full list of the proposed changes can be found on the Stagecoach website.

Locals have been invited by the bus company to provide feedback up until June 30.