Hawthorne Avenue / 383, 481 & 481a / DIVERSION / 8th of January 2026

8, 8a, 73, 120 & 120k Services - City Road has is now open.

Saturday 24th January 2026

The 22:50 journey from Doncaster will be unable to serve Station Road in Askern due to railway crossing maintenance. 

The service will operate directly along High Street towards Norton.

Due to the closure of Church Street in Armthorpe services will divert as follows :-

381 :- Mere Lane, Elm Road, Beech Road, Hawthorne Avenue in both directions and Hatfield Lane.

382 :- Hawthorne Avenue to the roundabout in the village then normal route around the village and back onto Hawthorne Avenue towards Doncaster.

12th Jan 2026 For At Least 9 Months

Attercliffe Road will be closing between Staniforth Road and Worksop Road for a period of at least 9 months.

The X3 will be re-registered TOWARD SHEFFIELD to operate via Attercliffe Common, Sheffield Hallam University, Newhall Road, Alfred Road, Brightside Lane, and re-join the route on Saville Street.

Thursday 8th January 2026

08:00 – 14:30

Due to the closure of Hawthorne Avenue in Armthorpe, services will be diverted from Beech Road, Briar Road, Mere Lane,  Church Street & Mill Street resuming normal route from Co – Op on Hatfield Lane.

24, 25 & 73 Services - 1900 Wednesday 14th until 0500 Friday 16th January (1900-0500) for two nights

Richmond Road will be closed between Hastilar Road South & Richmond Road for works (and between Laverack Street & Richmond Grove on Thursday 15th – Saturday 17th).

24 & 25 Services will divert via Castlebeck Avenue (24 service), Hastilar Road South, Richmond Road, Normanton Hill, Normanton Spring Road, Coisley Hill, Sheffield Road & Stradbroke Road in both directions.

73 Service will divert via Manor Top, Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield Parkway & Handsworth Road (not Richmond Park Road) in both directions.

New Years Service Provision 2025-2026

The following service will operate:

Wednesday 31st December – “Eve’s service”.

Thursday 1st January – Special service as contracted by SYMCA.

Friday 2nd January – “Saturday Plus” service .

Saturday 3rd January – Normal Saturday service.

Concessionary passes will be accepted for free all-day travel from Saturday 27th December until Thursday 1st January.

73 & 95 Services - Until 0830 today (Wednesday)

Sheffield Lane is blocked by an ambulance.

INBOUND services will divert via Highfield Lane & Poplar Way (outbound route).

*UPDATED*

This matter has since been resolved.

(09:50 31/12/2025)

120 & 120k Services - Until further notice (at all times)

Glossop Road (upper section between Nile Street & Fulwood Road) has been closed by unannounced road works.

Outbound services diverted via Glossop Road, Nile Street / Newbould Lane & Fulwood Road.

Inbound services diverted via Fulwood Road, Clarkson Street & Durham Road.

*UPDATED*

This matter is still ongoing.

(09:04 31/12/2025)

Service 216, X5 | Wales Road 

Unannounced Yorkshire Water works on Wales Road are delaying our services up to 30 mins during peak periods.

Services remain on normal route but are being adjusted as required (until Kiveton Bridge is closed).

*UPDATED*

Works will complete in 2027.

(09:09 31/12/2025)