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S5 | |
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Overview | |
Operator | Stagecoach Oxfordshire |
Garage | Oxford |
Night-time | NS5 |
Route | |
Start | Bicester |
Via | Bicester Village Gosford |
End | Oxford |
Service | |
Frequency | Up to every 15 minutes |
Operates | Daily |
Timetable | S5 timetable |
Stagecoach Gold bus route S5 is a bus route in England that links Bicester, Gosford and Oxford. The service is run by Stagecoach in Oxfordshire.
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.
Before the creation of the 'S' Series, route S5 was formerly four different routes between Oxford, Bicester and the surrounding villages of Bicester. Route 27 was the primary route between Bicester and Oxford with route 27A starting in the village of Launton, 27B starting in Langford and 27C starting in Arncott. These were renumbered from 27, 28 & 29 respectfully, these were run with primarily Volvo B10s used until a need for capacity upgrade in the mid 2000s, when Volvo Olympian buses started to be used. [1] Route S5 was formed in 2009 with up to four buses per-hour, with each service running to one of the former 27 routes.
Launton is a village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,204.
Langford is a village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Lechlade in neighbouring Gloucestershire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 349.
Arncott or Arncot is a village and civil parish about 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,738.
Route S5 was upgraded to Stagecoach Gold status in January 2012 with an official launch party taking place in Bicester to launch the new buses. [2]
Stagecoach Gold is a luxury bus sub-brand used by various Stagecoach bus subsidiaries in the United Kingdom.
Route S5 runs between Bicester and Oxford, with most services starting and ending in either Langford, Launton or Arncott - all of which are villages around Bicester.
Services on the Langford branch starts on the main road in the village where it continues until the junction with the A4421. From there services make their way into Bicester via Launton Road, Boston Road, Sunderland Drive and Churchill Road, before arriving in Bicester Town Centre, passing Bicester North railway station on the way.
The A4421 is a British A road from Bicester forming the eastern part of Bicester's ring road (51.914271°N 1.143996°W), to Finmere. (51.986396°N 1.071364°W).
Bicester North is a station on the Chiltern Main Line, one of two stations serving Bicester in Oxfordshire. Services operated by Chiltern Railways run south to London Marylebone and north to Banbury, Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon.
Services on the Launton branch start on Blenheim Drive before heading along Station Road and Bicester Road into Bicester. From here, services follow the same route as services on the Langford branch.
Services on the Arncott branch start on Arncott Wood Road before joining Murcott Road and heading into Upper Arncott. Services continue up the main road until the roundabout with Ploughley Road and Palmer Avenue. Services then turn right on to Palmer Avenue, heading towards HMP Bullingdon. Once at HMP Bullingdon, services turn around heading back towards the Ploughley Road roundabout. From here services turn on to Ploughley Road into Lower Arncott and Ambrosden, heading into Bicester via the A41 and London Road. Services then continue on to Bicester Town Centre, passing Bicester Village railway station.
HM Prison and Young Offenders Institute Bullingdon is a public sector prison operated by HM Prison and Probation Service an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice.
Ambrosden is a village and civil parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Bicester to which it is linked by the A41 road, and 13 miles (21 km) from Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 2,248. The parish is bounded by the River Ray to the south, its tributary the River Bure to the west, the outskirts of Bicester to the north and field boundaries to the east.
The A41 is a major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although it has now in parts been superseded by motorways. It passes through or near various towns and cities including Watford, Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Newport, Whitchurch, Chester and Ellesmere Port.
From Bicester Town Centre, all services head towards Queens Avenue and leave Bicester via Oxford Road, passing Bicester Village along the way. Services then join the A34 heading towards Oxford. Services leave the A34 at Gosford, heading through the village until the Oxford Road roundabout. Services then head into Oxford via Oxford Road and Banbury Road before reaching its terminus on Magdalen Street East. [3]
Route S5 runs up to every 15 minutes between Bicester and Oxford with services running up to every hour between Langford & Bicester, Launton & Bicester and Arncott & Bicester Monday to Saturday. Some journeys to/from Arncott do not serve HMP Bullingdon and operate directly to Bicester. The late evening service runs up to every 30 minutes, with all services starting and ending in Bicester Town Centre.
The NS5 night service runs Monday to Saturday with one service operating from Oxford to Bicester Monday to Thursday. On Friday and Saturday evenings, there are two services to Oxford from Bicester, with one service starting at Arncott and the other at Glory Farm. From Oxford to Bicester, the NS5 service runs every 60 minutes until 03:10.
The Sunday S5 services runs every 30 minutes throughout the day with all services starting and finishing at Glory Farm, with the exception of two that start and finish in Arncott. The evening Sunday service operates hourly with all services starting and terminating at Glory Farm. [4]
Cherwell is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford.
The A45 is a major road in England. It runs east from Birmingham past the National Exhibition Centre and the M42, then bypasses Coventry and Rugby, where it briefly merges with the M45 until it continues to Daventry. It then heads to Northampton and Wellingborough before running north of Rushden and Higham Ferrers and terminating at its junction with the A14 road in Thrapston.
Kidlington is a large village and civil parish between the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal, 5 miles (8 km) north of Oxford and 7 1⁄2 miles (12 km) south-west of Bicester. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 13,723.
Stagecoach South East is the trading name of East Kent Road Car Company Limited, it is a bus operator based in Canterbury, providing services in Kent & East Sussex, in the south east of England. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach Group.
Stagecoach Grimsby-Cleethorpes is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in and around North East Lincolnshire (England), serving a population of over 150,000.
The Oxford to London coach route is an express coach route between Oxford and London along the M40 motorway. The Oxford Tube, which is operated by Stagecoach in Oxfordshire, runs up to five coaches an hour via Lewknor, Hillingdon and Shepherd's Bush terminates on Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria. The X90, which is operated by the Oxford Bus Company, runs up to two coaches an hour via Baker Street and terminates on Buckingham Palace Road.
The Wilmslow Road bus corridor is a 5.5-mile-long section of road in Manchester that is served by a large number of bus services. The corridor runs from Parrs Wood to Manchester city centre along Wilmslow and Oxford Roads, serving Didsbury, Withington, Fallowfield and Rusholme.
Stagecoach X5 is an inter-urban bus service linking Oxford and Cambridge via Bicester, Buckingham, Milton Keynes, Bedford and St Neots.
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