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36|37|38|39 Purple Line - Bus times from 5th January 2025

Travel Alerts

Service 23 - Salhouse Rd full closure of road outside Homebase/Costa

 Service 23 toward Heartsease are diverted.

The services toward Heartsease turn into Rider Haggard Rd, then onto Deloney Rd, then right after the shops back on route on Churchman Rd.
 

Read more of Service 23 - Salhouse Rd full closure of road outside Homebase/Costa

Service 24/24A update!. (*Updated*)

Due to a police road closure near the High School, Service 24 are diverted toward Sainsburys, at the end of South Hill Rd turn right onto Laundry Lane follow to end and turn left and follow direct to Sainsburys. From Sainsburys, the service 24 will follow the 24A route.

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This has now been expanded to include a full closure of the hill on Pound Lane.
24A are unable to serve Booty Rd and are diverted via the 24 diversion previously posted toward Sainsburys with both 24 and 24A returning along this diversion from Sainsburys back to resume their normal routes on Spinney Rd.
 

*Updated* on 11/3/26, at 12:39PM. 

Read more of Service 24/24A update!. (*Updated*)

Service 29

Service 29

Wednesday 18th March to Thursday 19th March 

Due to closure of Somerset Way in Taverham we will be unable to serve Nightingale Drive.

Bus will divert via Sandy Lane and The Street picking up normal route at Beech avenue

Sorry for any Inconvenience 

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Service 36A

Service 36A

Monday 16th March to Wednesday 25th March

Due to road closure we will be unable to serve Starston

Bus will divert at Pullham St Mary, turning right into Station Rd at Pennoyer Centre to Harleston.

Sorry for any inconvenience 

Read more of Service 36A

Service 30 Heigham Street

Service 30

Monday 16th March to Wednesday 18th March 

Due to Heigham Street closure at the junction with Barn Rd service 30 will divert via Dereham Rd and Old palace Rd.

Read more of Service 30 Heigham Street

36A Harleston

Service 36A  

Due to emergency closure of Harleston Rd in Pulham Market 36A will be on diversion. A140 to Scole and A143 into Harleston. We Will be unable to serve Pulham Market, Pulham St Mary and Starston. 

Sorry for any inconvenience. 

Read more of 36A Harleston

Service 24 Thunder Lane

Service 24

Road Closure from 9th March to 10th march 

 Out of city Due to road closure on Thunder Lane service 24 will be unable to serve Thunder Lane between traffic lights St Williams Way and Southhill Rd.

Service 24 will divert via St Williams Way and Laundry Lane by Co-op picking up normal route 

Into City to Laundry Lane by Co-op, right into St Williams Way then tuning left at traffic lights picking up normal route.

Sorry for any inconvenience   

Read more of Service 24 Thunder Lane

11A Eaton Street, Eaton

Service 11A Eaton 

 Out of city, Due to the slip road Eaton street, (Cellar House) Eaton being closed from Wedneday 11th March 19.00 to Thursday 12th March 6am sevice 11A will continue straight on Newmarket rd A11 to Thickthorne roundabout. 

Into City is Normal route 

Sorry for any inconvenience

Read more of 11A Eaton Street, Eaton

Giles Road, Spixworth

 SERVICE 13

Due to the closure of Giles road, Spixworth from Monday  09/03/26 to Sunday 15/03/26 we will be unable to serve Aurthurton Rd and Giles Rd

Servise 13 will continue on Buxton Rd turning right into Park Rd to continue route. 

Same diversion back.  

Read more of Giles Road, Spixworth

Anglia Square

Due to road closure/demolition works on Edward St/Magdalen St from 1st February 2026 we will not be able to serve Anglia Sq.

Services 11,11A,12 and 13

Out of City will divert from Tombland turning right at The Maids Head Hotel to roundabout taking 2nd exit onto Charlton Rd/ Bull Close Rd to Artichoke traffic lights then turning right and picking up normal routes.

There is a stop at Cowgate, Charlton Rd as an alternative for Anglia Sq.

Into City the above service will turn left into Bull Close Rd onto Charlton Rd, 2nd exit at roundabout following onto Palace St then picking up normal route into City

There is a stop on Bull close Rd as an alternative for Anglia Sq.

Services 21,21A,28,29,X29,36,37,38,39,&PR1 

Out of City will divert from Tombland turning right at The Maids Head Hotel (There will be a temporary stop at Fishergate on Whitefriars for an alternative to Anglia Sq) follow to roundabout taking 1st exit onto flyover then 3rd exit onto Pitt St to St Augustines then picking up  normal routes 

Into City the above service will omit the Edward St stop, follow road to St Crispins roundabout taking 1st exit onto flyover then 3rd exit onto Whitefriars

There will be a temporary stop just opposite Fishergate on Whitefriars for an alternative to Anglia Sq

Sorry for any inconvenience 

Read more of Anglia Square
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