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WNC Bus Improvements

Local bus service improvements coming across West Northants

Published: 31 July 2025

New services and additional journeys are being introduced in several areas across West Northamptonshire this July as part of ongoing plans to improve bus services locally.
Following West Northamptonshire Council working in partnership with Stagecoach Midlands and the Department for Transport, the following services will go live from Sunday, 27 July.

  • 13 Northampton to West Hunsbury – a new Sunday service will be introduced to enable improved connectivity for the area and access to the Ironstone Railway and West Hunsbury Country Park.
  • 17 Northampton to Brixworth – new evening journeys introduced Monday to Saturday to cater for the evening leisure users.
  • 19 Northampton to Rye Hill – new Monday to Saturday off- peak service will run between Rye Hill and Northampton Town Centre replacing the 96 bus service in this area.
  • 59/60 Northampton to Welford and Market Harborough – this service will now operate a more direct route between Spratton and Kingsthorpe, providing faster journeys to and from Northampton. The service will no longer operate via Brixworth, providing faster journeys and improving access to the Brampton Valley Way, the Northampton and Lamport railway and Naseby battlefield. Passengers who wish to travel to Brixworth will need now to change at Kingsthorpe.
  • 59/60 Northampton to Welford and Market Harborough – a new Saturday service will also be introduced between Northampton and Market Harborough via Welford.
  • 96 Northampton to Rugby  – extended to serve Northampton General Hospital. The route will no longer serve Rye Hill, this section will now be served by the 19 bus service, but the route will now provide a more direct journey into Northampton and improve accessibility to the hospital

For more information, please visit www.stagecoachbus.com

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