airport bus
An airport bus, or airport shuttle bus, alternatively simply airport shuttle or shuttle bus is a bus designed for transport of passengers to and from, or within airports. These vehicles will usually be equipped with larger luggage space, and i ...
Aberdeen Airport
Aberdeen International Airport is an international airport, located in the Dyce suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, approximately northwest of Aberdeen city centre. As of 2023, 1.9 million people used the airport.
The airport is owned and opera ...
via the
P&J Live
P&J Live (also known as The Event Complex Aberdeen) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Aberdeen, Scotland. Opened in August 2019, it offers a capacity for all types of shows and events from 5,000 to 15,000. Replacing the former Aberdeen Exhibiti ...
operated by
Stagecoach Bluebird
Stagecoach Bluebird (also known by its legal operating name Bluebird Buses Ltd, and formerly Northern Scottish Omnibuses Ltd) is a Scottish bus company which operates bus services in the areas of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. It is a su ...
.
History
The route was introduced by Stagecoach Bluebird in partnership with
Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council is the Local government in Scotland, local authority for Aberdeen City, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Aberdeen was formerly governed by a municipal corporation, corporat ...
in August 2010. On 6 May 2016, a newly purchased fleet of
Alexander Dennis Enviro400
The Alexander Dennis Enviro400 is a twin-axle low-floor double-decker bus that was built by the British bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis between 2005 and 2018. It replaced the Alexander ALX400 (from which the Enviro400 was developed). In 201 ...
double-decker bus
A double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys or decks. Double-deckers are used primarily for commuter transport, but open-top models are used as sightseeing buses for tourists, and there are coaches too for long-distance travel. They app ...
es began operating the route. Previously, the route was operated by single-decker
Optare Versa
The Optare Versa is a Low-floor bus, low-floor midibus that was manufactured by Optare at its Sherburn-in-Elmet factory. In total 883 were produced between 2007 and 2018.Craibstone Park and Ride facility. However, in May 2017 the change was reverted due to passenger feedback.
On 8 July 2019, 24-hour service was introduced, with an hourly service in the late evening and early morning. The service is the first in
Aberdeen
Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...
to operate 24 hours per day.
In February 2021, the vehicles used on the service were rebranded to reflect the role of the service in transporting people to and from the P&J live, which is being used as a vaccination centre during the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. The slogan "from station to vaccination" was added.
In September 2021, Stagecoach announced that the route would soon be operated using
electric bus
An electric bus is a bus that is propelled using electric motors, as opposed to a conventional internal combustion engine. Electric buses can store the needed electrical energy on board, or be fed mains electricity continuously from an external ...
es. When these were introduced, the route had lost its JET branding, with the new buses being a mix of the local and electric liveries.
Route
Following its departure from Aberdeen bus station, the service heads via Market Street,
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, and the Gallowgate, where it passes the
North East Scotland College
North East Scotland College (abbreviated as NESCol) was formed on 1 November 2013 from the merger of Aberdeen College and Banff and Buchan College, Banff & Buchan College. The regional college serves an extensive geographical area with its main c ...
campus. At the end of the Gallowgate, the service continues on the A96 through
Kittybrewster
Kittybrewster is an area within Aberdeen, Scotland, north of the city centre and roughly southwest of Old Aberdeen.
Transport
Within the area the A9012 road joins the A978 road; there are also several railway tracks, one of which follows th ...
Bucksburn
Bucksburn is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the Bucks Burn, stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bor ...
. It then leaves the A96 and heads for the airport, via the P&J Live.
As of 2022, the route operates with a maximum frequency of a bus every 15 minutes. It has previously operated with a maximum frequency of up to a bus every 10 minutes.
See also
*
747 Aberdeen Airport–Peterhead
The 747 was an airport bus service which ran from Peterhead to Aberdeen Airport via Ellon.
History
The route was extended south starting on 21 January 2019 to also serve Montrose and Stonehaven, replacing the existing 107 service that operated ...