First Aberdeen bus routes 1 and 2

1, 1B, 2
A routes 1 and 2 branded bus on Guild Street
Overview
OperatorFirst Aberdeen
StatusOperating
Route
StartAshwood Park, Bridge of Don Park and Ride, Danestone, Dubford
ViaUnion Street
EndGarthdee

Routes 1, 1B, and 2 (branded as The Bridges)[1] are bus routes in Aberdeen operated by First Aberdeen.

History

Route 1 was created to replace the "Bridges" Aberdeen Corporation Tramways route in the late 1950s.[2][3]

Route 2 was formerly numbered 21, it was renumbered in the 1960s.[4]

Service 1A, which offered an express service from Robert Gordon University to the city centre, was withdrawn in March 2020. It was reintroduced on 20 February 2023.[5][6]

Route

Routes 1 and 2 are shared between the Bridge of Don and Great Southern Road. Route 1 takes a clockwise route through Garthdee, while route 2 takes an anti-clockwise route.

The route has suffered from overcrowding between Union Street and Robert Gordon University with people at intermediate stops not being able to board at busy times.[7][8]

Variations

Number Start End
 1  Danestone Garthdee
 1B  Dubford or Bridge of Don Park and Ride Garthdee
 2  Ashwood Park Garthdee

References

  1. ^ Findlay, Peter; McCutcheon, Peter; Pirie, Steven (15 July 2018). Aberdeen Corporation Transport and its Successors. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8036-1.
  2. ^ "Bridges Buses At Peak Times?". Evening Express. 11 June 1956. p. 7. The Bridges tram-to-bus switch will not take place until 1959
  3. ^ "City bus trip back in time". Press and Journal. 22 November 1996. p. 6. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ "1963-64 bus timetable routes 20 and 21". Aberdeen Corporation Transport. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ Andonova, Denny (20 February 2023). "First Aberdeen reintroduces 1A service to and from RGU amid increased demand". Press and Journal. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  6. ^ Taylor, Shanay (20 February 2023). "First Aberdeen announce return of service which runs from city centre to RGU". aberdeenlive. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. ^ Beattie, Kieran (8 November 2022). "'Just not reliable': MSP asks First Bus to intervene on Garthdee services". Press and Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  8. ^ Beattie, Kieran (7 October 2022). "Garthdee residents 'suffering greatly' due to busy First Bus services". Press and Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2022.