First Leicester

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First Leicester is the trading name of Leicester Citybus Ltd., a bus company owned by the First Group. It runs buses in the city of Leicester, England, and was previously owned by the Leicester City Council. It is managed as part of First Midlands which also looks after the First bus services in Northampton and Worcestershire.

First operate a comprehensive network of bus services within the city itself. Services depart from Haymarket Bus Station or on street city centre stops. Most city centre on street bus stops are within easy reach of both Haymarket and St Margaret's bus stations. Most city services use on-street bus stops in the City Centre as their Leicester terminus, not using either main bus station. These stops are located in the centre of Leicester, situated to the south of St. Margarets Bus Station, and approximately 10-15 minutes walk from Leicester Railway Station.

The services in operation run to Glenfield (Kirby Frith & Braunstone Frith Estates), Braunstone Town, Aylestone, Eyres Monsell, South Wigston, De Montfort University, Evington, Leicester General Hospital, Goodwood, Humberstone, Nether Hall, Hamilton Centre, Thurmaston, Rushey Mead, Birstall, Mowmacre Hill, Beaumont Leys and Anstey. There is also a circular service operating that runs to Highfields and returns to the city centre.

1 List of services
2 Service Changes
3 Route Diversions
4 Holiday Services
5 External links

[edit] List of services

(These services are subject to change)

UHL (Hospital Hopper): Hamilton, Tesco - Leicester General Hospital - Charles Frears Campus, London Road - Railway Station - Leicester Royal Infirmary - Glenfield Hospital - Beaumont Centre
- Runs Monday to Friday every 30 minutes - the service is FREE to UHL employees on production of their ID pass
- As well as the ones above new stops have been added on as follows:
  - Hungarton Boulevard / Scraptoft Lane
  - Colchester Road / Uppingham Road
  - Stoughton Road
  - Groby Road / Fosse Road North
  - Groby Road opposite LOROS Hospice
  - and Glenfrith Way
12 (Indigo Line): Thurmaston, Blount Road - Northfields - City Centre - Glenfield Road - Park Rise - Kirby Frith, Ryder Road
- Only operates between Leicester and Thurmaston in the evenings and Sunday
- For journeys to Park Rise / Ryder Road use service 14
14 (Orange Line): Leicester General Hospital - Goodwood - East Park Road - City Centre - Aikman Avenue - Charnor Road - Park Rise (Suns) - Kirby Frith, Ryder Road
- Now operates to a full timetable with evening and Sunday buses operating via Park Rise
- Monday to Friday 1755 & 1815 journeys from Ryder Road terminate in the City Centre
14A (Orange Line): Leicester General Hospital - Goodwood - East Park Road - City Centre - Aikman Avenue - Glenfield Hospital - Beaumont Centre
- Monday to Saturday evenings - last 2 journeys from Beaumont Centre terminate in the City Centre
- Sunday evenings - the 1658 journey from Beaumont Centre terminates in the City Centre
- From 1800 hours on Sundays the service runs between the City Centre and the Beaumont Centre only
16 (Green Line): Leicester General Hospital - St. Peter's Road - City Centre - Hinckley Road - Braunstone, Peverel Road
17 (Purple Line): City Centre - Sparkenhoe Street - Highfields, Melbourne Road - City Centre (Anti-clockwise)
21 (Olive Line): City Centre - St Matthew's - Catherine Street - Rushey Fields, Peebles Way
- No service between Rushey Fields, Peebles Way and Rushey Mead, use Blue Line service 22
22 (Blue Line): Evington, Downing Drive - Railway Station - City Centre - Belgrave Road - Rushey Mead
25 (Pink Line): Mowmacre Hill - Thurcaston Road - City Centre - Aylestone - South Wigston, Blaby Road
- Sunday service to South Wigston terminates on Sturdee Road outside The Exchange
26 (Mauve Line): Mowmacre Hill - Beaumont Centre - City Centre - Aylestone Leisure Centre - Saffron Cross Roads
- Sunday service to Mowmacre Hill terminates outside the Beaumont Lodge - use service 25 to Mowmacre Hill
38 (Red Line): Nether Hall - Humberstone - City Centre - The Exchange - Eyres Monsell, Monmouth Drive
- No longer operates across city, the journeys from the City Centre will keep the 38 route number, while services to the City will say '38 City Centre' on the front.
54 (Yellow Line): City Centre - Abbey Lane - Stocking Farm - Beaumont Centre
- The Goodwood side of the route is now operated by an extension to Orange Line 14 / 14A
70 (Claret Line): Birstall, Wanlip Lane - Abbey Lane - City Centre - Narborough Road - Blackmore Drive
- After 1900 hrs and all day Sunday it runs between Leicester and Blackmore Drive only operating via Welford Road, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Upperton Road
74 (Turquoise Line): City Centre - Anstey Lane - Beaumont Centre - Anstey, Hollow Road
94 (Brown Line): City Centre - Stephenson Drive - Charnor Road - Elm Tree Avenue - Glenfield, Station Road
- Now operates in the evening and Sunday replacing Orange Line 14 and service 70A

All buses except Purple Line 17, Claret Line 70 and Brown Line 94 have now been fitted with Star Trak, which tells you when the next bus arrives at your bus stop.

[edit] Service Changes

See above

[edit] Route Diversions

No diversions are listed at this time

[edit] Holiday Services

Easter and May Holiday services

The following levels of service will operate on First’s services in Leicester, over the Easter and May holiday periods:

Easter Holiday Period:

Thursday, April 5th: Monday to Friday service.
Friday, April 6th: Saturday service. (Good Friday.)
Saturday, April 7th: Saturday service.
Sunday, April 8th: Sunday service.
Monday, April 9th: Sunday service. (Easter Monday.)
Tuesday, April 10th: Monday to Friday service.

Note: the U.H.L. “Hospital Hopper” service will operate normally on Friday, April 6th.

May Holiday Periods:

A Sunday service will operate on Bank Holiday Mondays May 7th and May 28th. Normal levels of service will operate on all other dates through the month of May.