City Service to continue as Council’s In-House Bus Team steps in

Pictured with the bus that will be delivering the new service are Ward Councillors Ian Brown, Alasdair Christie, Jackie Hendry and Andrew MacKintosh

The Highland Council’s In-house Bus team are gearing up to take over a key Inverness bus route, ensuring regular passengers and visitors to the city are not left without a service.

The move follows the announcement from Stagecoach that their 4 and 7 services will be withdrawn from Monday 7 July.

The new number 7 service provided by The Highland Council branded buses will start on Friday 4 July to coincide with the start of the school holidays.  It will operate Monday to Saturday and take passengers from the Holm Dell and Culduthel areas to Inverness City Centre.

The route will commence at Bridge St (Gellions) and serve Drummond Road, Broom Drive, Drumdevan Road, Morven Road, Stratherrick Road and Holm Dell Drive before returning via the same route terminating at Castle Street.

Chair of the Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Ken Gowans said: “I’m delighted that our In-house bus team has been able to react so quickly and positively to the news that Stagecoach are withdrawing their service that connects the Holm Dell and Culduthel communities with the city centre. Having reliable bus services to take passengers into the city centre is vital in order to help those who rely on buses to get around and to encourage more people to use public transport.

“When we set up our In-House bus service, we said one of its strengths would be the ability to be flexible and to react to customer demands, so I look forward to seeing our branded buses covering the route.”

All updated timetables can be found on the Council’s website.