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The route was introduced by Stagecoach Bluebird in partnership with Aberdeen City Council in August 2010. [2] On 6 May 2016, a newly purchased fleet of Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double-decker buses began operating the route. Previously, the route was operated by single-decker Optare Versas. [3]
Services include the Jet 727, a frequent service linking the bus station at Union Square to Aberdeen Airport, the X7 Coastrider, and the Buchan Express. The city is the northern terminus of the X7 which runs to Perth via Dundee and many towns along the route. These services and other Stagecoach buses that start at the bus station also pick up ...
The extension was added along with a new service, the 757, following public timetable consultations in September 2018. [1] [2] [3] The routes were the first to use the newly opened Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. [4] The new services operated on an hourly frequency and used Alexander Dennis Enviro200 single-decker buses. [5]
Aberdeen Airport is served by local and express bus services operated by Stagecoach Bluebird. There is a dedicated Jet 727 bus service up to every 10 minutes to the main bus and rail station in central Aberdeen. [52] 747 Aberdeen Airport–Peterhead formerly linked the airport with Balmedie, Ellon, and Peterhead.
[4] [6] Scottish Citylink was subsequently sold to Metroline, the London-based subsidiary of ComfortDelGro, for £10.3 million in August 1998. [7] [8] In 2002, the company began trading in the Republic of Ireland, acquiring Cummer Commercials, which operated on the Dublin to Galway route (and also traded as CityLink Express).
Aberdeen: Connection with the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, Glasgow to Aberdeen Line, Caledonian Sleeper to London Euston and NorthLink Ferries to Orkney and Shetland. Dyce: Formerly served Aberdeen Airport, the bus connection has now been withdrawn. Kintore: Opened 15 October 2020 Inverurie: Insch: Huntly: Keith
A Stagecoach Bluebird bus driver died in hospital following an assault by a teenage passenger in Elgin bus station on 2 February 2024. [9] [10] The Stagecoach Group announced in June 2024 that it had opened a review of its Bluebird operations as a result of the cost of operating the business making it increasingly unsustainable to run.
Until May 2017 Stagecoach Bluebird's operated a 80 Jet Connect bus shuttle service between Dyce station and Aberdeen Airport, but this service was discontinued due to low passenger numbers. [13] [14] In 2019, First Aberdeen launched its X27 service which connects the railway station to the airport, heliports, and the P&J Live. [15] [16] [17]