A new express bus route linking Hangleton to Falmer via two train stations and the Amex is launching next month.
The 3X starts running on Sunday, 28 September, calling at Hove Polyclinic, Hove Station, Brighton Station, Lewes Road, and the Amex Stadium.
It’s being paid for with money from Brighton and Hove Council using the same funding which has seen reduced bus fares.
The service will only stop at 23 stops along the route to keep it running quickly. These stops will be marked with a bright blue bus stop pole, similar to the bright pink ones used to mark the 1X route.
It will run at a frequency of every 15 minutes during peak times, with buses timed to connect at Hove in line with London Victoria trains in the Hangleton direction.
The service will be operated by brand new double deck buses fitted with tables with wireless charging, USB charging points at every seat, free WiFi, comfy seating, two wheelchair bays and dementia friendly flooring.
Nick Hill, commercial director at Brighton and Hove Buses, said: “The route has been designed in response to passenger requests for faster buses on our network, and this new express service will offer Brighton and Hove residents more convenience with quicker journeys and new connections.
Councillor Trevor Muten, Brighton and Hove City Council’s cabinet member for transport, said “This new route offers a direct, frequent, and fast service for commuters in Hangleton to access train services from Hove and Brighton, for secondary school pupils along the route and for better access to and from Sussex and Brighton Universities in Falmer and Moulsecoomb.
“With more accessible new low-emission buses, the 3X offers a sustainable cleaner option to connect, reduce journey times and make do without a car.”
Seems a bit of a missed opportunity that it doesn’t go down to George Street/ blatchington road or past the cricket club. Don’t think many people will actually use it
They clearly have the data of where people get on and off other buses and this route will have been designed around that.
And the longer the route the slower it is!
If you read the article again, it states this route is being funded, that implies to me the route has already been identified as being unsustainable and unable to pay for itself.
Good idea. I was on the 1X the other day and was impressed with how quickly I got to my destination. I reckon plenty of people will find the service really useful.
One of its stops is Lyon Close which is less than 5 minutes walk from the Palmeira Avenue entrance to the Cricket Ground.
Yawn – I guess they’ve decided to run it every 15 minutes because no-one is likely to use it!
Because many buses go down there, this means people won’t have to get a 5 bus and then a 7 🙂
Muten is singing its praise – therefore it’s going to be an abject failure !
Who’s going to drive it? The company is perpetually short of drivers and struggling to replace any leaving or retiring, so putting a driver on a 3X means pulling one off a 5, 5A or 5B or a 7 or something.
Train up illegal immigrants who are willing to work. Many years ago London Transport ran staffed by West Indians. What’s wrong in allowing any other foreigners to work if our home grown lazy blighters don’t want to?
How do you train and employ someone in the country illegally?
They wouldn’t be illegal immigrants then, and also, this kind of work does happen for asylum seekers already!
Train up immigrants who are willing to work, yes agreed and there is nothing wrong with that, but illegal’s no.
Need more routes like this
I think there are only 2 Sevices within the Fleet of Buses that don’t do into Town
Number 16 and 23 ( compass and B&H )
Let’s see how it goes.
Why isn’t there a bus route along the A259 from the Ses Life Centre to King Alfred’s? The 700 would be good from Pool Valley.
Pool Valley is closed and is likely to be for some considerable time.
But it’s also awful for operating regular bus services from with that narrow entrance into it for a start and then buses having to reverse out of the bays before driving out.
Besides more people want to travel along North Street and Western Road etc than the coast.
There should be something like that goes along the Seafront from that part of Seafront along to Lagoon even if it’s just the Summer or to help into Town to save in Parking .
Several service’s used to run along the Seafront, originally Buses ran from the South side of the Aquarium along the A259 to the KA some open toppers.
A coach service also ran along the A259, a 900 if my memory serves under the Coastliner banner and was a quicker option than the Limited stop 700.
Brighton and Hove also ran several service’s along the route over the years but never popular and never paid for itself.
Its the stooodent express
Students get everything!
Great but need extension to Woodingdean.
The 23 will be extended from Falmer to woodingdean
Can we please have direct route from Woodingdean to Falmer then in to Brighton
Several service’s used to run along the Seafront, originally Buses ran from the South side of the Aquarium along the A259 to the KA some open toppers.
A coach service also ran along the A259, a 900 if my memory serves under the Coastliner banner and was a quicker option than the Limited stop 700.
Brighton and Hove also ran several service’s along the route over the years but never popular and never paid for itself.
I believe there are plans for a bus from Woodingdean to Falmer. The 25x is also coming back
Where does the 25X go to & from
It used to go from Palmeria Square, Western Road, Old Steine, Lewes Road, to the Amex
The 25/25x originally started early mornings from Portslade Station with the 25 running to the O/S and the X to Palmeria Square during the day with some X’s extending to Portslade Station of an evening.
Would be good to have the north of Brighton linked from the Amex via Patcham Westdene Hangleton Holmbush visiting Asda , the Carden medical centre , hove poly clinic, Sainsbury’s and ending at the southlands hospital – all spots covered
Back in the day, the narrow entrance to Pool Valley was never a problem. We reversed onto the stands, and drove straight out. Left and right. Ex Southdown bus driver
This seems like a good addition. Linking east and centre of brighton to hove poly clinic can only be a good thing.
It was an express service between Portslade Railway Station and the university campuses at Falmer.
https://thebadgeronline.com/2015/09/new-25x-bus-route-introduced/
How will cars be prevented from taking up spaces in the Polyclinic car park whilst the drivers commute to the various stations and the Amex? The polyclinic is not an easy place to reach on foot.
Why do have have a thought ticket to the hove area from eastbourne or Newhaven then not only in Brighton city as there same to by a better hospital in hove then Brighton you know people have to spend £ 6 pounds on a day save ticket right when the have to make two different bus ride to get to hove poly clinic then
Bring the tram back.