Service Disruptions - 05/08/2025

5th Aug 2025All Essex

Effective

05/08/2025 - 05/08/2025

Updated at 15:50 - Notifications listed oldest to newest (scroll down for latest updates) >>>

X10

The 12:20 departure from Basildon Bus Station to Stansted Airport is DELAYED. The journey is now scheduled to depart at 12:40.

55 / 55A

*UPDATED* The obstruction has been removed - The 55 and 55A services have returned to normal line of route.

~~Due to an obstruction on Mersea Road, Colchester - the 55 and 55A services have been placed on diversion until further notice:~~ Towards Monkwick: The 55 and 55A services will divert via Roberts Road, Military Road, Barn Hall Avenue, Churchill Way/Stalin Road and Normandy Avenue. The following bus stops will not be served: Pownall Crescent and Cemetery Gates. Towards Colchester: The 55 and 55A services will divert via Normandy Avenue, Stalin Road/Churchill Way, Barn Hall Avenue and Old Heath Road/Military Road. The following bus stops will not be served: Cemetery Gates, Pownall Crescent, Plum Hall and Napier Road.

13 / 13A

Church Road, West Hanningfield has been closed for roadworks. The 13 and 13A services are diverting in both directions via Middlemead. The works are scheduled to be completed by end of day 11/08/2025. The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:

St Peter's School
West Hanningfield Church
Rettendon Common
Chalk Street

X20

The 15:40 departure from Stansted Airport to Colchester is CANCELLED. The next departure is at 16:45.

FOR PRE-PLANNED DIVERSIONS - CLICK HERE >>

>>> Service Changes from Sunday 31st August 2025

We are making changes to the Essex bus network from Sunday 31st August 2025.

Key details:

Ahead of the start of the new school term, beginning next month, we’ll be introducing a range of service improvements across our region on Sunday 31st August.

Service:	Journey:	What's changing?
X10	Airlink - Basildon to Stansted Airport	Monday to Friday - MORNING journeys will depart Basildon earlier - to improve route punctuality.
X20	Airlink - Braintree to Stansted Airport	The 08:35 journey will now terminate at Osborne Street, Colchester. The 10:40 journey will now commence at High Street, Colchester.
X30	Airlink - Southend to Stansted Airport	NEW pick-up/drop-off points on London Road, Rayleigh - The bus stops are called: opp Electricity Board and o/s Electricity Board. No change to timetable.
9	Basildon to Brentwood	Minor changes to the timetable.
21/21S	Southend to Canvey Island	Revised timetable - to operate on a hourly basis Monday to Saturday (with additional journeys at school times). The 21 service will now operate (east of Southend city centre) via Woodgrange Drive and past Thorpe Bay station. Following Great Wakering Church the 21 service continues to Shoeburyness East Beach and no longer to Landwick.
26	Southend to Shoeburyness	The 26 service will now operate between Southend and Shoeburyness East Beach ONLY - on a hourly basis - via Woodgrange Drive, Lifstan Way, Bournes Green Chase, North Shoebury Road, Maplin Way North and Campfield Road.
25/825	Basildon to Southend	Minor changes to the timetable - a small number of underutilised journeys have been withdrawn.
27/27A/827	Southend to Canvey Island	Minor changes to the timetable.
28	Southend to Basildon	Minor changes to the timetable.
625	Chelmsford to Southend Schools	Minor changes to the timetable. Service 625 will now operate via Eastwood Kent Elm. Progress Road will no longer be served.
725	Basildon to Southend Schools	WITHDRAWN - NO LONGER IN OPERATION
C2	Chelmsford to Broomfield Hospital	Minor changes to the timetable - EVENING ONLY
31/331/332/333	Chelmsford to Burnham-on-Crouch	EXTRA JOURNEYS - FUNDED BY BSIP (Love Your Bus) - The NEW morning and afternoon journeys are indicated on the revised 31/331/332/333 timetable.
37	Warley to Bishops Hall Estate	The Monday to Saturday service has been WITHDRAWN – NO LONGER IN OPERATION. An alternative service to use between Warley and Brentwood is the 351 service. The Sunday service continues to operate.
70/170/370	Chelmsford to Braintree	Minor changes to the timetable.
71/X71/371	Chelmsford to Colchester	Minor changes to the timetable.
351	Chelmsford to Brentwood	EXTRA JOURNEYS - FUNDED BY BSIP (Love Your Bus) - The NEW Monday to Friday off-peak journeys are indicated on the revised 351 timetable.
51	Highwoods to Wivenhoe	Minor changes to the timetable.
52	Stanway to Highwoods	Minor changes to the timetable.
54	Colchester to Greenstead	Minor changes to the timetable.
55/55A	Colchester to Greenstead	The Monday to Saturday service to operate on a hourly basis between Colchester and West Mersea. Monday to Saturday journeys to Monkwick will NO LONGER OPERATE. The Sunday service to continue to operate on a half hourly basis.
56	Colchester to Layer de la Haye	The 56 service will now serve Osborne Street, Colchester.
57	Colchester to Baronswood Way	The 57 service will now serve Osborne Street, Colchester.
68/68A	Highwoods to West Mersea	Minor changes to the timetable.
87	Great Horkesley to Brightlingsea	Minor changes to the timetable - specifically schoolday only departure times. The Monday to Friday service will now operate on a half hourly basis between 10:00 and 13.00.
102/104	Colchester to Harwich	Minor changes to the timetable. NEW Monday to Friday departure at 17:10 (This journey replaces the following departures: 16:55 and 17:25).
320	Colchester to Great Notley	The 14:40 and 17:35 journeys from Colchester are WITHDRAWN - NO LONGER IN OPERATION.

The NEW timetables are available to download/print here ↓