Stagecoach South Wales has made a series of timetable changes with one of the most significant updates for passengers being that selected X3 bus journeys will now extend to Pontypool & New Inn Train Station.
The change is designed to strengthen links between bus and rail, following recent improvements to the station’s bus stop infrastructure.
Stronger bus and rail connections
Under the new timetable, some daytime X3 journeys will run beyond Pontypool Bus Station to serve Pontypool & New Inn Railway Station, giving passengers more frequent and convenient options for connecting with rail services.
Chris Hanson, Managing Director of Stagecoach South Wales, said: “These timetable improvements are all about making our network work better for our customers. Whether that’s improving reliability, providing better connections between communities, or making it easier to interchange between bus and rail, we’re continuing to invest in making public transport an easier and more attractive choice.
“We’re particularly pleased to see the enhanced facilities at Pontypool & New Inn Railway Station complemented by more frequent bus links. The station is an important transport hub, and these changes will make it even easier for customers to connect seamlessly between bus and rail.”
Other changes from 30 August
- Service 23 – Additional Monday to Saturday evening journeys, with Sunday journeys extended to operate every two hours between Hereford, Abergavenny, Pontypool and Cwmbran. On schooldays, a new morning journey from Mardy to Pontypool will be introduced, while an afternoon journey from Pontypool will be extended to Mardy. Some journey times have also been revised to better match customer demand.
- Service X24 – Minor weekday timetable improvements, with Sunday services increasing to operate up to every 30 minutes between Blaenavon and Newport.
- Service X3 – Selected daytime journeys extended to Pontypool & New Inn Railway Station, improving bus and rail connectivity.
- Service 10 – Revised route through Garndiffaith via an extended clockwise loop between Penylan Road and Varteg Terminus.
- Services 1, 5A, 5C, 6, 7, 11, 15 and X21 – Minor timetable revisions to improve reliability and better reflect customer demand.
- Services X15 and 151 – Minor timetable changes to improve reliability.
- School services 801, 802, 803 and 807 – Slight timetable adjustments to improve arrival times at schools.
- Service 816 – Revised route starting at Cwmbran Railway Station before serving Croesyceiliog and Cwmbran Bus Station, helping to ease demand on Service X3.