159 Coalville–Hinckley

Bus route in England 159 File:Roberts Coaches MX07 BBZ on route 159 at Coalville (6669368413).jpg Roberts Coaches ceased operation 2023 Coalville Hinckley 159 was a bus route in England that operates between Coalville and Hinckley, it was operated by Roberts Coaches. The route operated approximately every 1.5 hours from Monday to Saturday.159 timetable https://www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk/images/pdf/local/159.pdf Roberts Coaches 2022-12-21 In November 2018, Roberts Coaches stated that the route was no longer commercially viable and that it would be withdrawn.Orton Amy 2018-11-23 Another bus cut blow for village without rush hour service http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/further-bus-cut-blow-village-2251084 2022-12-21 LeicestershireLive en However, in December the local council agreed to continue funding the route.2018-12-07 Update - Roberts Coaches - Route 159 Coalville to Hinckley https://www.peckletonpc.org.uk/news/2018/12/roberts-coaches-to-cancel-route-159-coalville-to-hinckley 2022-12-21 UK Local Councils en-GB 2022-12-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20221221203518/https://www.peckletonpc.org.uk/news/2018/12/roberts-coaches-to-cancel-route-159-coalville-to-hinckley dead In December 2022, it was announced that the route would be withdrawn after 25 February 2023. The local council stated that at a cost of £162,000 per year it could not afford to continue subsidising the route. It stated that demand-responsive transport would be implemented for those who would no longer have a local bus route.Leicestershire bus service set to end after council funding cut https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnkqkkyvy21o 2022-12-21 BBC News 21 December 2022 en-GBRichardson Hannah 2022-12-21 Bus route connecting two towns cut leaving villages unserved https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/hinckley-coalville-bus-service-scrapped-7949992 2022-12-21 LeicestershireLive en159 bus service that links Hinckley and Coalville is going to be scrapped https://www.fosse107.co.uk/hinckley/news/local-news/bus-service-that-links-hinckley-and-coalville-is-going-to-be-scrapped/ 2022-12-21 Fosse 107 en During 2025, Leicestershire County Council announced a new service LC6 would be introduced between Hinckley and Coalville which follows most of the former 159 service and provides 4 journeys each way Monday to Saturday daytimes. References Category:Bus routes in England