| Swindon to Trowbridge - the bus alternative Posted by grahame at 06:44, 14th April 2026 |     |
From the Gazette and Herald
Service 9, between Swindon and Wroughton will be withdrawn completely due to low passenger numbers. Customers can continue to travel between Swindon town centre and Wroughton using Service 49, which runs every 30 minutes.
Service 49, between Swindon, Wroughton, Devizes and Trowbridge will see a route alternation to serve the former bus station, improving access to the railway station, as the current stop on Fleming Way is too far for passengers.
There will also be general retiming and journey adjustments to better meet passenger demand, and additional evening journeys to replace funded service 9 journeys.
The route has also been revised to better connect with Wiltshire College in Trowbridge, with a new morning journey added to complement the existing afternoon service.
Service 49, between Swindon, Wroughton, Devizes and Trowbridge will see a route alternation to serve the former bus station, improving access to the railway station, as the current stop on Fleming Way is too far for passengers.
There will also be general retiming and journey adjustments to better meet passenger demand, and additional evening journeys to replace funded service 9 journeys.
The route has also been revised to better connect with Wiltshire College in Trowbridge, with a new morning journey added to complement the existing afternoon service.
The 49 runs every 30 minutes from Swindon via Wroughton and Avebury to Devizes, with alternate connecting services using the same route number, vehicle and through fare on to Trowbridge, where they terminate in the town rather than carrying on to the station (a five to ten minute walk).
Journey time Swindon to Trowbridge is 2 hours (a few minutes longer in the peak). Last bus to Trowbridge leaves Swindon at 17:25, last bus to Devizes at 21:11.
| Re: Swindon to Trowbridge - the bus alternative Posted by bobm at 07:18, 14th April 2026 | |
This article, which first appeared in the Swindon Advertiser, is inaccurate.
The route does not include the old bus station site.
As it comes into Swindon it drops off on one side of Fleming Way before continuing to the railway station forecourt. It then comes back to Fleming Way to start the next trip to Devizes/Trowbridge from the usual stop. There was enough slack in the timetable to allow for that.
| Re: Swindon to Trowbridge - the bus alternative Posted by ellendune at 07:34, 14th April 2026 | |
Swindon Bus have also taken over the No 9 route from Stagecoach so it was not discontinued.
