National Express Coventry route 801

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West Midlands Transport

801

Management

Operator

National Express Coventry

Garage

Coventry, Wheatley Street

Vehicle

Volvo B6LE with Wright Crusader body

PVR †

Route

Start

University of Warwick

Via

Stivichall
Cheylesmore
Whitley
Willenhall
Binley

End

University Hospital

Length

About 10½ miles

Service

Level

Daily (except Sunday mornings)

Frequency

every 30 minutes

Journey time

42 minutes

Day

07:00 - 22:00 Mon-Sat
13:00 - 22:00 Sunday

Night

No night service

† peak vehicle requirement

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National Express Coventry route 801 is a bus service in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England.

The service is contracted to National Express Coventry by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and is administered by Centro on behalf of the Trust.

Both ends of the route contains the word University which sometimes can be confusing, however the buses will (depending on the direction) usually display "University of Warwick" or "Walsgrave Hospital"

[edit] History

30 Jul 2006 - Route launched, this bus service came into existence due to a planning condition imposed on the University Hospital for to provide such a service, the initial contract is believed to be for 3 years.
7 Jan - 31 Mar 2007 - a temporary timetable operated due to roadworks on the A45, journeys were operated c. every 40 minutes.
10 - 25 Feb 2008 - service was temporarily diverted to Cannon Park shopping centre due to a road closure preventing access to the University of Warwick.
27 Apr 2008 - Timetable amended, an earlier journey towards Walsgrave Hospital added on Monday to Saturday mornings.