159 Coalville–Hinckley Explained

159 was a bus route in England that operates between Coalville and Hinckley, it was operated by Roberts Coaches.

The route operated approximately every 1.5 hours from Monday to Saturday.^[1]

In November 2018, Roberts Coaches stated that the route was no longer commercially viable and that it would be withdrawn.^[2] However, in December the local council agreed to continue funding the route.^[3]

In December 2022, it was announced that the route would be withdrawn after 25 February 2023. The local council stated that at a cost of £162,000 per year it could not afford to continue subsidising the route. It stated that demand-responsive transport would be implemented for those who would no longer have a local bus route.^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. Web site: 159 timetable . Roberts Coaches . 2022-12-21.
2. Web site: Orton . Amy . 2018-11-23 . Another bus cut blow for village without rush hour service . 2022-12-21 . LeicestershireLive . en.
3. Web site: 2018-12-07 . Update - Roberts Coaches - Route 159 Coalville to Hinckley . 2022-12-21 . UK Local Councils . en-GB.
4. Web site: Leicestershire bus service set to end after council funding cut . 2022-12-21 . BBC News . en-GB.
5. Web site: Richardson . Hannah . 2022-12-21 . Bus route connecting two towns cut leaving villages unserved . 2022-12-21 . LeicestershireLive . en.
6. Web site: 159 bus service that links Hinckley and Coalville is going to be scrapped . 2022-12-21 . Fosse 107 . en.