Where the bus goes

The bus, marked Shuttle Bus, operates on a fixed circuitous route around campus. The driver does not respond to telephone requests and does not deviate from the route. A complete circuit takes about 30 minutes dependant upon traffic congestion and unavoidable delays. Please take a look at the route map below, you can click on it to zoom in.

Operational times

The bus runs all year round except Christmas day. It departs the Piazza Lay-by every half hour between 7:30pm and 1:00am apart from 10:30pm when the service is suspended for half an hour.

Earliest departure times for each stop are listed below. Prospective passengers should start waiting for the bus before the specified time to guard against missing it.

Please note the last round finishes at Claycroft at 1:24am.

Who can use the bus?

The (free of charge) service is intended for people, male or female, who feel vulnerable. The bus will not carry more passengers than it is licensed to carry and therefore, very occasionally, less vulnerable people may be asked to alight or be refused boarding. In such rare situations, the driver may radio Security in order to inform them that people are waiting for assistance.

How the bus operates

During normal operating hours, people wishing to board the bus should not telephone Security (except in extraordinary circumstances), but should go to the nearest safe point along the route and wait for the bus. Outside normal operating hours, any individual who feels vulnerable should telephone Security (on 024 7652 2083, or on extension 22083 from an internal phone), to request an escort. However, please bear in mind that it may take a short time to organise. It is also possible that the escort might not be in a vehicle, but may be on foot.

Like a conventional bus, the Shuttle Bus does not stop when no-one wishes to get on or off it. People waiting to board should clearly signal to the driver as the bus approaches. Passengers wishing to alight may do so at any stop on the route and should call (loudly and clearly) to the driver to stop. Children must be accompanied and all passengers must wear the fitted seat-belts.

Service restrictions

Passengers boarding when the bus is on its last circuit of the evening should be aware that it will not revisit destinations encountered earlier in the circuit.

Baggage and luggage

Each passenger may carry only a small amount of hand-baggage into the seating area. Such hand-baggage must not, under any circumstances, block any of the gangways and exits. Therefore, passengers must be able to store their hand-baggage under the seat in front of them, or on their laps. All baggage must be accompanied; i.e. baggage may not be carried for any non-passenger. Unlike an aircraft or a coach, the Shuttle Bus does not have separate luggage-carrying facilities. People wishing to move large amounts of luggage or shopping around campus should hire a taxi to do so.