Portmahomack to Tain bus pilot to start

The Highland Council has announced that a 2 day a week pilot bus service from Portmahomack to Tain will start on Thursday 24 July.

The 416A service will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The first bus of the day will depart from Main Street Portmahomack at 9:40, stopping at Tarrel 9:45am and Shore Road in Inver at 09:51 before arriving in Tain at 10.00am. Another two journeys from Portmahomack will depart at 13:40 and 17:40.

The two return journeys each Tuesday and Thursday from Tain to Portmahomack depart at 13:15 and 17:15.

During the summer school holidays, the service will be jointly delivered by The Highland Council and by Rapsons. From Tuesday 19 August, the service will be delivered entirely by Rapsons.

Chair of The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Councillor Ken Gowans said: “As this new twice a week bus is a pilot, people living and visiting in these communities are very much encouraged to use the service. As a bonus, during the school holidays, we will not be charging, so everyone can travel back and forth between Portmahomack and Tain for free.”

“The pilot will run for 3 months, after which we will assess usage patterns and user feedback.”

HC journeys in blue, and Rapsons journeys in green. From 19 August, the service will be delivered entirely by Rapsons