State of Inverness bus services to be studied

A blue and white Stagecoach bus pulls up at a bus stop in Inverness city centre. A woman wearing a yellow coat walks past the bus shelter where a woman is standing and a man and woman are sitting on a bench. A man wearing a woolly hat with a pom-pom leans against the bus shelter.Getty Images

Bus company Stagecoach plans to work with Highland Council on the research

The state of bus services in Inverness are to be examined in a new study.

Stagecoach withdrew key routes and reduced the size of its fleet in the city earlier this year.

It left parts of Inverness with fewer services, and in some places there are no buses on Sundays.

Stagecoach plans to work with Highland Council on the research, which is aimed at better understanding passengers' needs.

A bus timetable in Lochardil showing times of buses in the part of Inverness.

Some parts of Inverness have no bus services on Sundays

Highland Council also runs a number of bus services in Inverness after taking over Highland-based company D&E Coaches in February.

The local authority has introduced new services for Lochardil and the Crown-Kingsmills area.

Councillors on the city of Inverness area committee agreed to a study being carried out.

Highland Council said the research would explore:

  • Key destinations and route directness

  • Accessibility and journey times

  • Service frequency and reliability

  • Fare structures and information availability

The local authority said study would focus initially on the southern area of the city, but could be expanded city-wide.

It said major employers, including NHS Highland, and council staff would be among those consulted.

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