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New stop AA2 Hinton Road
We have installed an additional stop on Hinton Road (AA2) in an effort to ease congestion of buses and customers at the St Peters Road stop (which is now AA1).
This change took place from the first bus on Monday 6th July for the following services:
M1/N1 to Poole
M2/N2 to Poole
33 to Alum Chine
50 to Swanage
U4 to Westbourne (when it returns in September)
There is a flag at this location and the area is labelled up as a bus stop.
Timetables on our website have been updated to reflect this change and visual publicity have been placed around the stops.
Poole Railway Station / Holes Bay
- Affected routes:
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3x
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Purbeck Breezer 40
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X8
- Affected stops:
- Poole Railway Station, N-bound
- Poole Railway Station, N-bound
Due to ongoing Flood defence works, the bus stop has moved to outside Costa Coffee 110m south of the usual stop.
Gervis Place (Bournemouth Square) will be closed for rebuilding
- Affected routes:
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1a
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1b
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1c
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5
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6
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11
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12
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13
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13a
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16
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18
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21
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32
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33
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Purbeck Breezer 50
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737
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N1
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N2
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N5
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Unibus U4
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X3
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X6
Between 0100 Saturday 23 May and Friday 29 January (approx) Gervis Place will be closed for rebuilding by BCP Council. During this time, no buses will use Gervis Place We have made some bus stop changes to accommodate this.
**Night 'N' buses will divert from 0100 on 23 May**
Route ONE - Lower Poole High Street / The Quay
- Affected routes:
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routeONE
Seasonal closure of the Lower High Street and The Quay. Route One will divert via Strand Street to get to the east end of The Quay and Poole Quay Hotel. There will be additional closures for events through the summer season, where Route One will run via Skinner Street and Green Road while the whole of the Quay is closed. These will be added as additional noitices as they are publicised.
These disruptions could affect future journeys
Boscombe Gardens - SGN gas mains replacement
- Affected stops:
- Boscombe Gardens, NE-bound
- Boscombe Gardens, SW-bound
- Keverstone Court, NE-bound
- Keverstone Court, SW-bound
Due to major gas mains works at this location buses will not be able to stop. Please use an existing stop nearby. Additionally bus 33 will not be able to serve Keverstone Court due to further road closures for gas mains replacement.
Route 125 Diversion - Sopley Road Closure
- Affected routes:
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125
- Affected stops:
- Sopley, The Woolpack Inn, N-bound
Route 125 Diversion - Sopley Road Closure
Due to essential sewer repair works, Salisbury Road (B3347), Sopley, will be closed to northbound traffic from 07:00 on Tuesday 6 October until Friday 9 October 2026. The closure is located immediately north of The Woolpack Inn.
As a result, Route 125 will be unable to serve Sopley, The Woolpack Inn stop in either direction throughout the closure period. All other stops on the route will be served as normal.
Closure dates
Start: 07:00 Tuesday 6 October 2026
Finish: Friday 9 October 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank customers for their patience while these essential works are completed.
X3 - A338 closed between Downton and Burgate
- Affected routes:
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X3
Closed overnight each night 1900 to 0600 6 to 11 October. This is for Wiltshire to put the cats eyes back in the road. Buses will divert after Salisbury Road Fordingbridge via Roger Penny Way, Telegraph Hill and Woodfalls, both ways. Expect delays to the service due to the length of the diversion route. NOTE in Fordingbridge buses TO Ringwood will run in the opposite direction to usual due to the road layout at Hillwoods Garage/ A338 from Sandy Balls direction.
40 - no service to Kingston or Langton as detailed 0900 to 1600 each day
- Affected routes:
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Purbeck Breezer 40
DORSET COUNCIL ROAD CLOSURE -
LOCATION: - Various Roads Kingston Langton and Worth Matravers
To enable us to carry out essential highway maintenance works, we plan to close Various Roads in
Kingston Langton and Worth Matravers between 8th October and 3rd November 2026.
Langton Road Kingston 8th to 16th October 2026
Kingston Road Langton Matravers 19th to 27th October 2026
Pole replacements works outside St Georges Primary School 26th and 27th October 2026.
**Please note after long discussions with Dorset Council the PM bus FROM Purbeck School will NOT be allowed access towards Swanage.
Due to the road layout at the A351 junction at the East end of Langton Matravers buses cannot turn in or out to or from Wareham.
Purbeck School children in the afternoon will therefore be dropped off on the Valley Road. Purbeck School are aware of this, along with the Schools Transport division of Dorset Council. We have tried repeatedly to have access through Dorset Council Highways and Transport divisions, including asking them to do the main Kingston Hill to Acton turning section in Half Term.
Worth Matravers Road 28th October to 3rd November 2026
The roads will be closed daily, between the hours of 09:00 and 16:00, and will be re-opened to traffic overnight and at weekends.
Buses are not allowed to pass through while works are in place and there is no suitable alternative route.
If you would like further information:
• concerning access or the work being undertaken, please call Dorset Highways Operations on 01305 228100;
• concerning this notice please call Dorset Highways Traffic team on 01305 221020;
1abc N2 - Overnight closure of Fountain Roundabout/Barrack Road
- Affected stops:
- Twynham Avenue, W-bound
- Christchurch, Barrack Road [C], W-bound
To confirm that the overnight closure of Fountain Roundabout/Barrack Road will now occur between 8pm and 6am starting on 12/10/26 for up to 7 nights (anticipate works to be complete by 6am Saturday 17th October). Buses have special access across the roundabout between High Street and Bargates. Services 1a and N2 will run via Bargates and not Barrack Road between the High Street and Stour Road.
18 - Springdale Road closed
- Affected routes:
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18
- Affected stops:
- Abbotsbury Road, SW-bound
- Cheam Road, S-bound
Springdale Road closed from its junction with Lewesdon Drive to its junction with Abbotsbury Road. Bus 18 will divert via Ascot Road to Clarendon Road.
15 U2 - Evening diversion
- Affected stops:
- Recreation Road, NE-bound
- Recreation Road, SW-bound
- Branksome, Alder Road, S-bound
- Branksome, Alder Road, N-bound
Please see the latest information regarding the planned works on Alder Road. The last two 15's to Poole and last U2 to Poole wil divert via Yarmouth Road, Cromer Road to Poole Road.
50 - ferry closed for maintenance and refit
- Affected routes:
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Purbeck Breezer 50
The ferry will be closed for 7 weeks for its maintenance and refit.
Route 50 will operate to a very changed timetable which will be publicised closer to the date.
X3 - Fordingbridge Remembrance Parade
- Affected routes:
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X3
Fordingbridge Remembrance Parade - X3 Diversion
Sunday 8 November 2026
Due to road closures for the Fordingbridge Remembrance Parade, the 10:26 at Fordingbridge X3 service from Salisbury to Ringwood will be diverted away from Fordingbridge town centre.
Stops not served
Fordingbridge Salisbury Street (Caxtons)
Fordingbridge Service Station (Hillwoods)
Passengers are advised to use alternative X3 stops in Fordingbridge, on Salisbury Road.
The diversion is expected to be in place between approximately 10:15 and 10:45, after which normal service will resume.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding whilst this important community event takes place.
3 - Springdale Roundabout, Corfe Mullen.
- Affected routes:
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3
- Affected stops:
- Dalkeith Road, S-bound
- Dalkeith Road, N-bound
- Springdale Grove, E-bound
- Ivor Road, W-bound
- Ivor Road, E-bound
- Springdale Park, W-bound
- Hill View Post Office, NE-bound
- Hill View Post Office, SW-bound
- Albert Road, SW-bound
Dorset highway works at Springdale Roundabout, Corfe Mullen.
These works are scheduled to take place between 9 November 2026 and 11 November 2026. During this period, the road will be closed overnight between 20:00 and 06:00
Bus 3 will divert via Albert Road between Highfield Road and Wareham Road at these times.