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Christmas and New Year Bus Services 2023/2024

We'll be operating a revised service level over the Festive Season - you can see details below.

Saturday 23 December	Normal service
Christmas Eve, Sunday 24 December	Sunday service, with all buses finishing early (see below)
Christmas Day, Monday 25 December	No service
Boxing Day, Tuesday 26 December	No services in Rotherham
Wednesday 27 December	Saturday service
Thursday 28 December	Saturday service
Friday 29 December	Saturday service
Saturday 30 December	Normal service
New Year's Eve, Sunday 31 December	Sunday service, with all buses finishing early (see below)
New Year's Day, Monday 1 January	No services in Rotherham
from Tuesday 2 January onwards	Normal service resumes

Buses will operate a normal Sunday service on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, until the journeys shown below. If a service is not listed, all journeys will run.

Service	Destination	Last departure
10	Doncaster - Maltby	17:45
10	Maltby - Doncaster	18:05
115	Rotherham – East Herringthorpe	17:45
115	East Herringthorpe - Rotherham	18:04
116	Rotherham - Ravenfield	17:12
116	Ravenfield - Rotherham	17:37
207	Sheffield - Rotherham	17:45
207	Rotherham - Sheffield	16:45
X5	Sheffield - Dinnington	17:35
X5	Dinnington - Sheffield	17:30

Fare changes from 1 November

From 1 November, some single bus fare changes will take place across South Yorkshire.

Child single fares for holders of Zoom under 16 and Zoom 16-18 Travel passes will increase from 80p to £1.

The 80p single fare for holders of the Zoom Beyond 18-21 pass will rise to £1.50

A student single ticket will also cost £1.50 by showing a valid student ID in South Yorkshire.

The £2 adult single fare cap on buses will remain until 31 December 2024.

For more information, please visit the Travel South Yorkshire website by clicking here

Service changes from 29 October

From 29 October, there will be changes to our evening and Sunday services, as some will be running on a different frequency.

For more information, please read below, and check our updated timetables linked below.

Please check our updated timetables by clicking here.

Service
10	There will be a change in route at school times to serve Sir Thomas Wharton Academy.
73	There will be timetable changes, including a reduction in journey frequency in evenings, and on Sundays to 2-hourly.
116	Timetable changes including a reduction in journey frequency in evenings and on Sundays.
140, 141	Reduction in journey frequency in evening, and an introduction of 2-hourly journeys on Sundays.
207	Service introduced providing journeys between Sheffield, Whiston and Rotherham
208	No journeys will operate in evenings and on Sundays, refer to 207
X5	Timetable changes to improve punctuality, and a reduction in journey frequency on Sunday evenings to 2-hourly.

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