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Updated: UoB bus services
Updated 23 October 2017
In light of feedback received on services during the first few weeks of term, we can confirm that:
- The revised bus service currently serving Varley Park and Falmer will be extended to provide an hourly service linking all of our Brighton campuses for the remainder of the current academic year
- This service will be free for all Brighton students
- Use of this service will be monitored to assess whether it should be maintained on an ongoing basis
- Options for alternative types of provision for future years will also continue to be explored
- In parallel, the University, in consultation with the SU, will carry on discussions with Brighton & Hove buses on improvements to their services and the prices charged to students
We will also continue to promote other sustainable travel options, including the Brighton Life Cycles bike-hire scheme and car sharing, as well as continuing to push Southern Rail to improve services to all of our campuses.
Updated 4 October 2017
We are pleased to confirm that some additional ‘University of Brighton – Brighton Shuttle’ bus services have been organised. We are also working with Brighton & Hove Buses to ease the congestion caused by traffic signalling along Lewes Road, and have arranged for three additional 25 buses to run throughout peak periods Monday-Friday.
UOB1 is the new inter-site service between Varley Park and Falmer (circular route) during term-time. As previously announced, the fare will be £1 per journey for students, staff and visitors and is funded by University investment in the service. Buses will be frequent, between 8am and 6.17pm.
Two additional services will now run for the start of term period to support the busy local bus services:
- UoB2 is a ‘morning rush bus service’ that will run from Grand Parade (Bus stop S) through Moulsecoomb to Falmer (circular route) from 2-24 October, Monday to Friday, between 8-10.00am. This service is free of charge on production of a unicard.
- UOB3 is a new night bus service between Varley Park and the Old Steine (one way) that will continue to run until 8 October to help Varley Park residents to enjoy Freshers activities. Two buses per hour at 9pm, 10pm and 11pm. This service is free of charge on production of a unicard.
Please click the image below for a full-size timetable.
The University will carry out our own monitoring of the adequacy of bus services on the main routes to and from campuses over the coming weeks so that we can use this information to seek improvements to the services where necessary.
oliver 26 September 2017 - 5.04pm
really helpful including times of the busses. sure students are confident in turning open on time knowing a bus may turn up at one point.
bring back the lemon and its timetabled free busses
Samantha Paget 27 September 2017 - 9.25am
Hi Oliver. The UOB1 bus timetable is now available at the bottom of the blog post and will update you as soon as we can with UOB2 and UOB3 timetables. Apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.
Oli Coulson 26 September 2017 - 8.09pm
This is all well and good but what about after these 2 weeks are over? How will Moulsecoomb and Grand Parade students living at Varley Park get to university? Or 2nd/3rd year students living across the old Lemon Bus route? B&H Buses have seen a rapid increase in demand which is hugely unfair on local residents and other users of these services.
Also, only staff can access the ‘further information’ link. Completely unhelpful to students who need to know the times and pickup points on the UOB2 and 3 routes which aren’t public.
Absolutely pathetic move to remove this vital service by the University and one that deserves the ridicule it is rightly receiving.
Samantha Paget 27 September 2017 - 9.28am
Hi Oli, thank you for your feedback. Please be assured that we will be monitoring the adequacy of these new services, as well as feedback from those using them. We will update you as soon as we can with the UOB2 and UOB3 timetables.
trudy 27 September 2017 - 9.23am
Hi,
Is there a timetable available for the UB3 and where does it stop?
Thank you
Samantha Paget 27 September 2017 - 9.30am
Hello Trudy, we will update you as soon as we can with UOB2 and UOB3 timetables – thanks very much for your patience.