A new 'Marfleet Community Minibus Service' launched in November 2024, operated by East Hull Community Transport. It is being run on a 'pilot' basis, initially until the end of March 2025 pending the 2025/26 Bus Service Improvement Plan funding and allocation being confirmed - in turn that will depend on "evidence of real demand through the number of passengers using them".
The service starts at David Lister Drive, which is in the middle of the area between Newbridge Road, Preston Road and Southcoates Lane in East Hull. It then serves Endeavour Crescent, just to the west of Marfleet Lane, Marfleet Village, Preston Road Aldi, Marfleet Group Practice Doctors on Preston Road, Bilton Grange (including Diadem Medical Practice) and Holderness Road Morrisons (also convenient for Kingston Health Centre). The service operates twice per day Monday, Wednesday and Friday, departing David Lister Drive at 0930 and 1150, and Morrisons at 1050 and 1400.
David Lister Drive and Endeavour Crescent are not served by the main Hull bus network, whilst Marfleet Village is only served on it's periphery by Hedon Road services, which don't then serve the local doctors surgeries, Aldi or Morrisons. As such the new community minibus service does offer some useful links. It is a rather convoluted route for anyone travelling 'end-to-end', but I suspect it's target market won't complain at that, instead being happy to have a direct bus service.
The full timetable is available in the Hull City Council press release, and doesn't appear to be on bustimes.org.
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