Stagecoach Gold bus route S4

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AlexanderDennis Enviro300 YM15 FPO Summertown.jpg
Stagecoach Gold Alexander Dennis Enviro300 in Summertown, Oxford
Overview
Operator Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Garage Banbury
Route
Start Banbury
Via Adderbury
Deddington
Steeple Aston
Tackley
Kidlington
End Oxford
Service
FrequencyUp to every 60 minutes (to Oxford)
Up to every 30 minutes (to Deddington)
OperatesDaily
Timetable S4 timetable

Stagecoach Gold bus route S4 is a bus route in England that links Banbury, Adderbury, Deddington, Steeple Aston, Tackley, Kidlington and Oxford. The service is run by Stagecoach in Oxfordshire.

Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Bus and Coach operator

Stagecoach in Oxfordshire is the trading name of Thames Transit Ltd. It is a bus operator serving the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group.

Contents

History

Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Volvo B10M bus with Plaxton Paladin body on route 59 in Deddington Market Place in April 2007 Stagecoach Oxfordshire R904 XFC.jpg
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Volvo B10M bus with Plaxton Paladin body on route 59 in Deddington Market Place in April 2007
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Volvo B6LE bus with Alexander ALX200 body on route 59 in Deddington Market Place in April 2007 Stagecoach Oxfordshire P353 JND.jpg
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Volvo B6LE bus with Alexander ALX200 body on route 59 in Deddington Market Place in April 2007

Route S4 was formed in 2011 when routes 59/59A/59B were combined into one, which also saw brand new buses being delivered for the new route. [1]

The service was upgraded to Stagecoach Gold status in September 2015, with brand new Gold vehicles being delivered in August and the upgraded service having an official launch event in Banbury at the start of September. Route S4 was also the first Stagecoach Gold route to feature USB charging facilities on-board. [2]

Stagecoach Gold

Stagecoach Gold is a luxury bus sub-brand used by various Stagecoach bus subsidiaries in the United Kingdom.

The service was previously subsidised by Oxfordshire County Council, even after the service was upgraded to Gold status, with only a few journeys being operated on a commercial basis. [3] In 2015, Oxfordshire County Council announced that it would end all bus subsidies in the county with effect from July 2016. [4] Route S4 has been run on a full commercial basis since the cuts.

Oxfordshire County Council British administrative authority

Oxfordshire County Council, established in 1889, is the county council, or upper-tier local authority, for the non-metropolitan county of Oxfordshire, in the South East of England, an elected body responsible for the most strategic local government services in the county.

Route

Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Alexander Dennis Enviro300 on route S4 in Deddington Market Place in August 2017 Scania AlexanderDennis Enviro300 YM15 FPT Deddington.jpg
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire Alexander Dennis Enviro300 on route S4 in Deddington Market Place in August 2017

The route runs between Banbury and Oxford. The service starts at Banbury bus station, adjacent to Castle Quay Shopping Centre, before heading towards the town centre and then leaving the town via Oxford Road, passing the Horton General Hospital. The service continues down the A4260 Oxford road, passing Bodicote before turning off the road in to Adderbury village. The service continues round the village's main road before re-joining the A4260 towards Deddington. In Deddington the service turns off the main road to serve Deddington Market Place. The route rejoins the A4260 continuing down to South Side junction whereby the service leaves the A4260 to serve Steeple Aston and Tackley. The service then re-joins the A4260 Oxford road before heading into Kidlington. As the service enters Kidlington, it passes, but does not serve, Oxford Airport. The service continues down the A4260 through Kidlington until the Cuttslowe roundabout in Oxford. The route then joins Banbury Road, heading directly down the road to the service's terminus on Magdalen Street in the city centre. [5]

Banbury market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England

Banbury is an historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England. The town is situated 64 miles (103 km) northwest of London, 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Birmingham, 27 miles (43 km) south-by-southeast of Coventry and 22 miles (35 km) north-by-northwest of the county town of Oxford. It had a population of 46,853 at the 2011 census.

Castle Quay Shopping Centre

Castle Quay Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town of Banbury, north Oxfordshire, England.

Horton General Hospital Hospital in Oxfordshire, England

The Horton General Hospital is a National Health Service hospital located on the Oxford Road, in the Calthorpe ward of Banbury. It is managed by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The total off-peak journey time is about 75 minutes.

Route S4
Banbury, Bus Station
Banbury, Horton Hospital
Twyford, Gardens
West Adderbury, Old Post Office
Deddington, Market Place Post Office
Steeple Aston, Post Office
Tackley, The Green
Shipton-on-Cherwell, Shipton on Cherwell Turn
Kidlington, The Black Horse PH
Oxford, Water Eaton Oxford Parkway National Rail logo.svg
Oxford, Summertown Shops
Oxford, Magdalen Street East

Service

Route S4 runs up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday between Banbury and Deddington with services to/from Oxford running up to every 60 minutes. There is no late evening service to Oxford with the last service departing Banbury at 17:50. There are however two further journeys to Deddington at 18:20 and 19:20. The last service from Oxford to Banbury departs Oxford at 19:20.

There is a Sunday service with four journeys running between Banbury and Oxford in each direction.

Route S4 does not have a night service and is one of two Stagecoach Gold routes operated by Stagecoach in Oxfordshire not to have a night service, the other being route S2. [6]

Stagecoach Gold bus route S2

Stagecoach Gold bus route S2 is a bus route in England that links Carterton, Witney and Oxford. The service is run by Stagecoach in Oxfordshire.

Route S4 runs out of the Oxford depot using Alexander Dennis Enviro300 bodied Scania K230UB and it's the only Stagecoach Gold route operated by Stagecoach in Oxfordshire to be operated with single deckers, as all other Oxfordshire Gold routes are operated with double deckers.

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References

  1. "Commuter bus route shifting up a gear". Oxford Mail . Newsquest. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. Pritchard, Jason (17 September 2015). "Bus passengers can now enjoy a gold service in Banbury". Banbury Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "Bus Service Subsidies Review" (PDF). Oxfordshire County Council. Oxfordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. "Almost half of subsidised bus routes in Oxfordshire to be scrapped". BBC. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. "S4 Bus Route & Timetable: Banbury - Oxford". Stagecoach Bus. Stagecoach. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. "S4 Timetable" (PDF). Stagecoach Bus. Stagecoach. Retrieved 5 September 2017.