Critchill Rd diversion affecting D2

🚨 URGENT D2/D2x DIVERSION – FROME 🚌

Please share with anyone who may be affected.

We has been advised of a temporary road closure at the junction of Critchill Road and Oakfield Road in Frome, which will affect D2 services for three days this week – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

🚌 What is happening?

During the closure, D2 services will divert via The Butts in both directions, following the D2x route.

The diversion will operate:

➡️ From Frome Market Place:

Up Bath Street → along The Butts → The Grove → Sainsbury’s

⬅️ From Sainsbury’s:

Along The Grove → The Butts → The Grove  → Bath Street → Frome Market Place

Green Lane cannot be used as an alternative route as this is also closed due to the same works.

⚠️ Stops affected

Unfortunately, there will be no D2 service for three days to the following areas/stops:

❌ Critchill Estate

❌ Oakfield Road

❌ Broadway

❌ Badcox

❌Memorial Theatre

There will also be no D2 service between Masons Way and Frome Memorial Theatre during the diversion.

If you normally use the D2 from these stops, please allow extra time and use an alternative stop on the diversion route where possible.

📢 Please share this post with friends, neighbours, family members and anyone else who may rely on the D2 service in Frome.

We appreciate this is very short notice and apologise for the late information. We will share any further updates as soon as they become available.

Midford and A36 works 6th - 9th July

ADVANCE NOTICE

Service D2– Midford & A36

Night & Early Morning Closures

19:00 – 07:00

Monday 06/07/26 – Thursday 09/07/26 

Both the A3110 through Midford and the A36 are to be closed overnight for carriageway repairs, so the D2 will divert via Radstock.

This will affect:

The first D2 of the day (06:03 from Sainsbury’s)  

And the late evening D2 services ((19:10, 21:10 & 23;20 departures from Bath Bus Station).

These buses will not be able to go via Stonebridge/Bath Road nor go through Beckington/Rode/Norton St Philip on Monday through to Thursday. Instead these servces will divert via Welshmill Lane and Radstock.

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updates/updates/midford-and-a36bath-road-closures-d2d2x

New D2/D2x timetable for April 5th 26

 Find below a link for the new D2 timetable from the 5/2/26 

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/plan-journey/timetables?search=D2&date=2026-04-05

Link to First bus Bath and Bristol

Find below a link to First Bath and Bristol home page 

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west

New timetables for D2/D2x and X34 from 31st August

 Their are changes to the D2 /D2x timetable from the 31st August There will be minor changes to the timetable to improve punctuality on every day of the week. Some off-peak and evening journeys that currently run as a D2x will now instead run as a D2 via Beckington and Rode.   No changes to the D2x route which will stay on its current route use link below to see details 

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west/plan-journey/timetables?search=D2

New timetable for the x34 from the 31st August. Service X34 – Chippenham – Frome – additional trip between Frome and Trowbridge weekday mornings at 0815 to provide extra capacity for Wiltshire College students, extension of service through to Frome on 1730 departure from Chippenham.  use the link below for details 

https://faresaver.co.uk/forthcoming-timetables/

Beeline 24 Frome to Salisbury via Warminster details in link below 

https://bustimes.org/services/24-salisbury-warminster

Second civic award for the Favbug team

 Peter Travis chair of Favbug and Somerset bus partnership was presented with a civic award last week on the 3rd April 2024

For those who might not know Tracey Harding co founder of Favbug was presented with an award in 2016 

Issues over dates above bus timetables

 Someone complained to Frome town council about some bus  timetables up at the stops being out of date 

All bus timetables have a date above them saying valid from the date shown on them. In the case of some of the smaller operators who don't change as frequently the date can go back several years. The 162 has a date saying valid from 13/6/16 but is still in date as the service hasn't changed since that date.

If in any doubt about your bus timetables being in date check the bus operators website or give them a call.