Service Updates
Service 18 - Stapenhill Rd Road Closure 16/02/2026 13:10:02
From Wednesday 18th until Friday 20th February 2026
A511 Ashby Rd - Tower Rd, Tennis/Squash Club, Mervyn Rd, Hamilton Rd, Rosemount Rd
Stapenhill Rd - Scalpcliffe Rd, Cemetary
Nearest alternatives to these stops will be the No.8 & 9 Routes along Church Hill St & Bearwood Hill Rd in Winshill.
Linton Heath Closure 05/01/2026 16:55:13
From 5th January until 15th March 2026
Linton Heath will be closed between Burton Rd and Main St from 5th January for mains water works.
During this time Services 19C, 21, 21E and 825 will be affected. The following stops will not be served by any of these services:
Linton Heath, All Stops
Linton Main St, Linton School
Alternative stops are:
A444, Mount Pleasant & Rickmans Corner
Linton Main St, Linton Post Office
In addition to the above, Route 19C will not serve any stops in Linton at all. The nearest alternatives will be:
A444, Rickmans Corner & Mount Pleasant
Castle Gresley, Mount Pleasant & Bridge St
Service 21 to Burton will cover for the 19C Service through Linton to Castle Gresley.
Due to the length of diversion, temporary timetables will be in place during the closure.
Swadlincote Bus Station Closure 20/01/2026 12:30:16
From 6th January 2026 for approx. 12 weeks
Swadlincote Bus Station will close from 6th January for upgrade works.
For the duration of the closure, all local bus services will be relocating to two temporary stops located on Civic Way. New departures will be as follows:
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Temporary Stop 2 |
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Derby via Melbourne (Arriva) |
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Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Stanton (Diamond) |
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8 |
Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Winshill (Diamond) |
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Burton upon Trent via Stanton (Diamond) |
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Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Winshill (Diamond) |
22 |
Burton upon Trent via Walton on Trent (Diamond) |
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19 |
Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Brizlincote (Diamond) |
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19A |
Burton upon Trent via Newhall & Brizlincote (Diamond) |
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Leicester via Ashby de la Zouch & Coalville (Arriva) |
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29A |
Leicester via Ashby de la Zouch & Coalville (Arriva) |
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| 4 | Goseley (Diamond) | 21 | Burton upon Trent via Linton & Stanton (Diamond) | |||
| 9 | East Midlands Airport via Ashby de la Zouch (Diamond) | 21E | Overseal (Diamond) | |||
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Ashby de la Zouch (Diamond) |
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Mercia Park (Diamond) |
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Midway (Diamond) |
+ All Coach Excursions & Tours Departures on Temporary Stop 1
Updated Diversion Information for Service 8:
The diversion route into Swadlincote has been altered to improve reliability.
Service 8 into Swadlincote will not serve the following stops:
Newhall Rd, St Edwards School.
Darklands Rd, Catholic Church (Still Served By Routes 4, 9, 19 & 19a)
Darklands Rd, Surgery (Still Served By Routes 4, 9, 19 & 19a)
Any Passengers requiring these stops will be allowed to stay on the bus, so that they can be dropped off when the bus leaves to return to Burton.
Closest alternative Bus Stop is Springfield Rd, Springfield Junior School
This will continue for the length of the works.