On Sunday, 28 June, a new bus timetable for Groningen and Drenthe will come into effect, coinciding with the opening of Groningen’s new bus station and the start of the summer holiday schedule for all bus services. The new station will allow the regional public transport authority to reduce costs, enabling more frequent services on many routes.
During the summer holiday period, bus lines 4 and 5 to Leek and Roden will run more frequently in the afternoons and until 9 p.m. on weekdays. Both lines will operate three times per hour, resulting in at least six buses per hour between P+R Hoogkerk, the Central Station, the city centre, UMCG and P+R Kardinge. On Sunday afternoons, line 5 will also run more frequently to Meerstad and Harkstede, increasing from once an hour to every 30 minutes.
Line 312 to Gieten and Stadskanaal will operate twice an hour on Saturdays during the day instead of once an hour. Line 109 from Assen and Peize to Zernike will run hourly on weekdays during the summer holidays. Services between Groningen and Lauwersoog will also increase, with bus line 63 operating every hour throughout the week.
However, until Saturday, 15 August, there will generally be fewer bus services on weekdays due to the summer holiday timetable. From 29 June to 3 July, additional buses will operate on Q-link 1 between the Central Station and Zernike and on Qliner 309 between Assen and Groningen. From Sunday, 16 August, buses will return to the regular timetable.
Source: oogtv.nl
