First Leicester
First Leicester is the trading name of Leicester Citybus Ltd., a bus company owned by the First Group. It runs buses in the city of Leicester England.
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Depot [change]
In 2007,a new depot opened on Abbey Lane replacing the former premises on Abbey Park Road which go back to the company's municipal heritage. This site is now derelict pending redevelopment as apartments.
Services [change]
First Leicester operate a number of services around Leicester:
| Service | Branding | From | To | Via | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sky Line | Oadby | Syston | Melton Road, Thurmaston Asda, Leicester City Centre | (starts 12/07/09) |
| 12 | Indigo Line | Leicester City Centre | Kirby Frith, Ryder Road | Glenfield Road, Park Rise | |
| 14 | Orange Line | Leicester General Hospital | Kirby Frith, Ryder Road | Goodwood, East Park Road, Leicester City Centre, Aikman Avenue, Glenfield Hospital (14A) | |
| 14A | Beaumont Leys, Beaumont Shopping centre | ||||
| 16 | Green Line | Leicester City Centre | Leicester General Hospital | St. Peters Road, Gedding Road | |
| 17 | Purple Line | Leicester City Centre | Leicester City Centre | Sparkenhoe Street, Highfields (Melbourne Road) | Circular (Anti-clockwise) |
| 18 | Beige Line | Leicester City Centre | Braunstone, Peverel Road | A47 Hinckley Road | |
| 20 | Olive Line | Leicester City Centre | Rushey Fields, Peebles Way | St Matthew's, Catherine Street | |
| 21 | Rushey Mead | Belgrave Road, Gypsy Lane | (from 13/07/09) | ||
| 22 | Blue Line | Evington, Downing Drive | Rushey Mead | Leicester railway station, Leicester City Centre, Belgrave Road | (until 12/07/09) |
| 23 | Blue Line] | Leicester City Centre | Evington, Downing Drive | Evington Valley road, Leicester railway station | (from 13/07/09) |
| 25 | Mauve Line | Leicester City Centre | Leicester City Centre | A607 Belgrave Road, Mowmacre Hill, Beaumont Leys, Beaumont Shopping centre | Circluars |
| 26 | Beaumont Leys, Beaumont Shopping centre, Mowmacre Hill, A607 Belgrave Road | ||||
| 38 | Red Line | Leicester City Centre | Leicester City Centre | A47 Uppingham Road, Humberstone, Netherhall, Thurnby Lodge | Circluars |
| 38A | A47 Uppingham Road, Thurnby Lodge, Netherhall, Humberstone | ||||
| 39 | Grey Line | Leicester City Centre | Thurmaston, Blount Road | A47 Humberstone Road, Northfields, Troon Industrial Estate | |
| 42 | Pink Line | Leicester City Centre | West Knighton, Pendulbury Drive | London Road, Queens Road | (Starts 12/07/2009) |
| 54 | Yellow Line | Leicester City Centre | Beaumont Leys, Beaumont Shopping centre | Abbey Lane, Stocking Farm | |
| 70 | Claret Line | Leicester City Centre | Blackmore Drive | Narborough Road | |
| 71 | Magenta Line | Leicester City Centre | Birstall, Wanlip Lane | Abbey Lane | |
| 74 | Turquoise Line | Leicester City Centre | Anstey, Hollow Road | Anstey Lane, Beaumont Leys, Beaumont Shopping centre. | |
| 88 | Lime Line | Leicester City Centre|City Centre | Eyres Monsell, Monmouth Drive | Saffron Lane, The Fairway (88A), Saffron Cross Roads | |
| 88A | Saffron Cross Roads | ||||
| 94 | Brown Line | City Centre | Glenfield, The Square | Stephenson Drive, Charnor Road | |
| UHL | Hospital Hopper | Hamilton, Leicestershire, Tesco | Beaumont Leys, Beaumont Shopping centre. | Leicester General Hospital, De Montfort University, Charles Frears CampusLeicester railway station, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital | (Until 10/07/09) |
Service Changes [change]
From Friday 10th July the U.H.L hopper will be operated by Centrebus
From Sunday 12th July the following changes will commence.
New Services [change]
| Service | Route | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sundays & | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytime | Evening | Daytime | Evening | Bank Holiday | |||
| 6 | Leicester - Melton Road - Thurmaston ASDA - Syston | 15 | 60 | 20 | 60 | 60 | |
| 43 | Leicester - Queens Road - West Knighton - Pendlebury Drive | 15 | 30 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
Timetable Changes [change]
Service patterns have changed recently and as results services will be revised from 29th October 2010
Services 16, 18, 54 & 74 will now operate every 12 minutes
Services 12, 17, 70 & 94 will now operate every 15 minutes
Services 22/22A will operate every 20 minutes/every 10 minutes combined
Services 25/26 & 88/88A will now operate every 12 minutes/every 6 minutes combined
Services 14/14A, 21/21A & 38/38A will now operate every 15 minutes/every 7/8 minutes
Route Changes [change]
Service 21A will replace the current 21 route from the city centre to rushey mead
Service 22 will no longer operate to rushey mead and all journeys from evington will now terminate at the city centre
Service 70A will be renumbered 71 and operate every 20 minutes
Services Withdrawn [change]
| Service | Branding | From | To | Via | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 862 | School bus | This service will be re-contracted to coachcare travel | |||
| UHL | Hospital Hopper | Hamilton, Leicestershire, Tesco | Beaumont Leys, Beaumont Shopping centre. | Leicester General Hospital, De Montfort University, Charles Frears CampusLeicester railway station, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital | (Until 10/07/09) |
| UHL | U.H.L hospital hopper will be operated by Centrebus as of Monday 13th July with no changes to the current route or timetable | ||||
Star Trak [change]
All buses, so far, except Services 17, 70, 70A & 94 have now been fitted with Star Trak, which tells you when the next bus will arrive at your bus stop.
Other websites [change]
- First Leicester website
- First Leicester network map
- Star Trak - Real-Time bus information
- The Leicester Transport Heritage Trust
