Grangemouth Citylinked to Oban

Scottish Citylink has announced details of its new summer timetables, which will come into effect on 24th May 2010.
Service 913 Edinburgh – Fort William and 978 Edinburgh – Oban, both via Stirling, will operate again this summer, with one journey each way seven days a week. These services will also now serve Grangemouth, reinstating the direct service to Oban, which was previously served by BlueBus.

Wee County Boarder changes

There will be a number of changes to the bus services that are supported by Clackmannanshire Council from 29th March 2010.
The new timetables offer many improvements to the bus services currently operating, with new connections to the ScotRail train services at Alloa Railway Station, journeys to the new Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre , Alloa Park Drive, the Gaberston area of Alloa
To introduce these improvements within existing resources a few reductions are also required, including the withdrawl from Yetts O'Muckhart on Mondays to Saturdays, and some other areas like Clackmannan & Cambus will experience a reduced frequency, but with new direct connections to Menstrie.
First return to operate services with WAVE, whilst stagecoach will now operate Alloa Town service on Satrdays.

Evening & Sunday services to Forthside

Council subsided Service 16 Cambusbarron- Stirling- Airth- Falkirk) evening & Sunday journeys operated by First, will operate via Forthside from October 19th. This will ensure links to the Vue Cinema, Peak Sports vilage, and Forthbank stadium. During the day, the area is served by Stirling's Park & ride.

Service 38 frequency increased

From 19th October, First Service 38 will see an improved daytime frequency of every 20 minutes across all parts of the route, including Stirling-Falkirk via Plean.From the same date, First are making timetable amendments to a number of Forth Valley services.

End of the road for Blue Bus to Oban

The Blue Bus service 700 from Livingston-Oban, which picks up in Grangemouth & Stirling will end on 24th September. Meanwhile the Citylink service from Edinburgh-Oban & Fort William, via Stirling, ends for the summer on October 4th.

Stirling roadworks

The Stevenson Bridge across the Forth between Causewayhead & Stirling is the location for major roadworks this summer. There is no access across the bridge from Causewayhead into Stirling,although northbound traffic will still use the bridge.
As a result, bus services that normally enter Stirling via the bridge will be diverted via Springkerse and Forthbank, but will maintain the normal route out of the city.
Exceptions are First services 51,52 & 53 will terminate / depart at Union Street.
Services 54/54A " Will operate to Stirling via Alloa Road & Forthside Way, also serving Easter Cornton Rd, Lomond Cres, Strathmore Dr, Voil Rd, Vorlich Pl, Ruskie Rd and Johnston Ave (as 51/52 do normally).
The UL service will be suspended.
The Stirling Council website has a full range of revised timetables at
http://www.stirling.gov.uk/index/services/roads/public_transport/causewayheadclosure.htm
In addition, buses serving Stirling University will be further diverted over the next two weeks as roadworks close both entrances to the campus for a week each.

Alloa -Edinburgh rail service

From May 18th, there will be a peak-time direct train service from Alloa to Edinburgh, Monday to Friday. It will leave Alloa at 07.38 and arrive in Edinburgh at 08.45. This means that during the morning peak hours there will be an extra train between Alloa and Stirling.
In the evening it will leave Edinburgh at 17.33 and go to Alloa instead of Dunblane. It will arrive in Alloa at 18.42.
Alloa will also get an additional late night train from Glasgow departing at 23.18, getting back to Alloa after midnight.