Route 15 is a
bus route in
Aberdeen
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operated by
First Aberdeen. It operates every half hour.
History
Route number 15 was formerly allocated to a route via
Union Street Union Street may refer to:
United Kingdom
* Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
*Union Street, East Sussex, between Ticehurst and Flimwell
*Union Street, London
* Union Street, Plymouth, Devon
*Union Street, Reading, Berkshire
United States
* Un ...
between
the beach and either
Craigiebuckler or Airyhall. In July 2022, this route was withdrawn as part of a wider timetable change that saw a new route 15 introduced between
Countesswells and
Balnagask. The changes were met with criticism as it left
Footdee without a bus service.
The new route to Countssells was also criticised as local residents claimed that Countesswells Road is too narrow for buses to pass other vehicles safely. First conducted a site visit in July 2022 and stated they deemed the road to be suitable.
[{{Cite web , last=Hebditch , first=Jon , date=2022-11-22 , title=Aberdeen number 15 bus route to be re-routed for trial period , url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-number-15-bus-route-7848653 , access-date=2022-11-22 , website=aberdeenlive , language=en]
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