Proposed Cuts to 576 Oswestry - Shrewsbury Bus Service

In order to save £450,000, Shropshire Council has launched a six-week consultation into proposed reductions to its public transport budget, which would see a reduction in the number and frequency of bus services subsidised by the Council.

This affects the 576 Oswestry to Shrewsbury Arriva bus service. The proposal is to reduce the service from a 1 to 2 hour service (Monday-Saturday), with the morning peak hour service running to Shrewsbury only.

Details of the consultation which closes on 6thMay 2019 can be found on the Shropshire Council’s web site : https://shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/reduction-of-local-bus-service-subsidies-financial-year-201920/

Any responses to this consultation should be emailed to passtrans@shropshire.gov.uk or in writing to:

Public Transport Consultation
Passenger Transport Services
Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND

All responses to the consultation will be included in a report that will be considered by Shropshire Council’s Cabinet on Wednesday 22 May 2019.