Nottingham City Transport is changing West Bridgford and Rushcliffe bus services in June.
The changes come into effect on 21 June 2026.
The operator explains that the number of people travelling by bus has never fully recovered since the pandemic, with 1 in 10 fewer customers each year. This is because of the increase in home working, hybrid working and online shopping, which means people need to travel less.
In addition, Nottingham has experienced a number of major roadwork schemes in recent years, which have seen customer numbers decline on affected routes. Passengers found alternative ways to travel whilst services were disrupted and despite the works now being finished, they haven’t returned to the bus. As an example, one group of services is carrying 25% fewer people than before the works on their routes.
The 50% increase in the Bus Fare Cap at the start of 2025 has contributed to decline in bus usage around the country, with NCT passenger numbers in the last year falling by 3.77%.
These changes include:
- Providing a much-requested direct link between Ruddington and West Bridgford Centre
- Returning Green 11 to be a Meadows and Lady Bay service to improve reliability, moving the extension to Cropwell Bishop to a new route
- Reinstating the link between Cotgrave and The Cropwells directly to West Bridgford Central Avenue
Green 5, 5A
Revised timetable on all days.
On Sundays, all buses will operate as a 5 rather than a 5A.
Green 6
Revised timetable on all days.
The timetable will start earlier on Sundays, with a bus from Gamston at 07:03 and from City at 07:30.
Green 7
Revised timetable on all days.
The Saturday timetable will start slightly later, with the first bus from Edwalton Fields at 08:13 and from City at 08:38.
This service is part-funded by EMCCA.
Green 8
Revised timetable on all days.
Green 8 and 9 will no longer operate as circular services around Wilford Hill and Compton Acres.
Green 8 will follow its current route between City, West Bridgford, Musters Road and Boundary Road, returning back to the City the same way.
Buses will run every 30 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes and hourly on Sunday daytimes.
Loughborough Road between Greythorn Drive and Boundary Road will no longer be served by NCT. Our Green 10 provides an alternative service for Wilford Hill Crematorium, stopping at Greythorn Drive Top. Boundary Road between Loughborough Road and Musters Road will no longer be served. These areas are lightly used.
Green 9
Revised timetable on all days.
Green 8 and 9 will no longer operate as circular services around Wilford Hill and Compton Acres.
Green 9 will follow its current route between City, West Bridgford and Compton Acres, but will then extend to Ruddington and Clifton, replacing the current Navy 3.
This new route provides a much-requested direct link between Ruddington and West Bridgford.
Buses will run every 30 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes, providing a more frequent service between Ruddington and Clifton than at present. Evening and Sunday buses will run every hour between City and Compton Acres.
Green 10, 10C, 10X
Revised timetable on all days.
Monday to Saturday evening buses generally run 10 minutes earlier, although the last bus from City at midnight is retained. On Sunday evenings, the last bus from City will be at 22:15.
The 10X will be renumbered 10A.
Green 11, 11B, 11C
Revised timetable on all days.
Green 11 will return to operating between City, The Meadows and Lady Bay, with hourly daytime extensions to the Water Sports Centre.
The daily daytime frequency will remain every 30 minutes, with buses every 45 minutes in the evening until the last bus from City at 22:45.
NCT say the decision to extend Green 11 beyond Lady Bay was intended to generate additional passengers to support the service that had been in decline for some time. The extension has resulted in reliability issues, not helped by a number of roadworks taking place on the extended part of the route. By returning the route to its original form, this addresses the feedback we have received from residents along the route, particularly in Lady Bay.
A consequence of restoring reliability to Green 11 is that they are no longer able to provide the direct link between Lady Bay and Gamston. The time taken to operate to and from Gamston exceeds the time the bus has available to maintain a reliable 30 minute service over the main section of the route.
The Tollerton, Cotgrave and Cropwell Bishop section of the route will be replaced by new Green 12.
Green 12
New Green 12 replaces Green 11 between Nottingham, Gamston and Tollerton, Cotgrave, Hollygate Park and Cropwell Bishop.
Green 12 will serve Central Avenue and West Bridgford, reinstating this much-requested direct link.
Buses will operate hourly on Monday to Saturday daytimes, with a Sunday daytime service introduced and the last bus from Nottingham at 20:10 on Mondays to Saturdays.
Some journeys will serve Cropwell Butler and Upper Saxondale, with Sunday buses serving Cropwell Butler and Bingham.
The Bridgford Connect ticket will no longer be available, following the introduction of the direct service.
