There are significant changes coming from Monday 30th June on the Royston corridor and surrounding services.
First to the service numbers themselves:
- Current service 17 (Guilden Morden-Bassingbourn-Royston) is extended north from Royston.
- Current service 31 (Fowlmere-Cambridge, plus one daily trip to/from Barley) is being replaced and will in future form part of service 17.
As for the services to be operated:
- All Cambridge journeys on routes 26 and 17 operate to/from Drummer Street Bus Station. Changing buses at Addenbrooke’s or Trumpington Park & Ride will no longer be required.
- There will be more services along the main Royston-Cambridge corridor, with earlier northbound and later southbound services than at present – the first weekday bus leaving Royston at 0537 and the last from Cambridge at 1915. [Corrected 27/6/25: the 1915 operates only to Melbourn. In fact, the last bus to Royston is earlier than under the current timetable, 1800 Mon-Fri and 1730 Sat.]
- Villages between Guilden Morden and Royston will have a number of services operating to/from Cambridge (precise numbers differ, depending on direction and day of the week).
- Royston and Melbourn will have more services to/from Cambridge, whereas Little Shelford and Thriplow will have fewer services coming through their villages (with Thriplow particularly affected – down to just one per day).
- All services will in future be operated by A2B Travel Group.
These aren’t the easiest changes to explain in written form, and no amount of text can cover all of the changes involved. If you have any interest in the places currently served by routes 17, 26 and/or 31, then please consult the new timetable.
Thanks to Intalink (Hertfordshire County Council) and Foxton Parish Council for making information available in advance on these changes.
Cambridge Area Bus Users 