Public transport

M: Service or journeys running at these times are operated on behalf of Medway Council.

LF: Most journeys on this route are operated by super low-floor accessible vehicles.

Full timetables are available on some of the bus operator websites.

Changes to bus service 151 (Chatham - Cuxton - Halling - Snodland - West Malling - Kings Hill) due to closure of railway bridge at Halling from 4 to 29 August 2008

Due to maintenance work on Halling railway bridge, the High Street at Halling will be closed from 4 to 29 August 2008. During this period, the 151 buses serving Halling Village will leave and enter the village from the Snodland end.

They will run to through Halling to Low Meadow, turn and return to the by-pass. Buses will serve all stops in this part of the village and an additional stop will be provided in Low Meadow. No buses will stop at Halling Station and the only buses serving Jade Hill will be those running to and from Upper Halling.

For full details, please download the amended 151 timetable (pdf 55KB). To use this and the other pdf files on this page, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this on your computer, please use our advice page.

Changes to 120/121 service between Otterham Park, Rainham and Chatham

With effect from Monday 11 August, Arriva will be providing a service on the 120/121, following Nu-Venture's decision to withdraw from providing the service. The service will run Monday to Friday to a similar timetable to that provided by Nu-Venture with the exception of the 3.20pm service from Chatham. Most journeys will run via Medway Maritime Hospital and Gillingham but there will be other minor changes to the timetable. As a result of this change, the stop in Chatham will move from Military Road to Bay 8 inside the Pentagon Bus Station.

For more details, please download the amended 120/121 timetable (pdf 47KB).

Changes to bus services from 1 June 2008

Please note that several changes took place on 1 June 2008 to Arriva's services in Medway.

• Service 176 (Hazlemere Drive, Gillingham- Walderslade) will have its frequency increased to every 10 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday. In Gillingham the route is slightly amended. Buses will run between Chatham Hill and Medway Maritime Hospital via Rock Avenue, instead of via Jezreels and Canterbury Street.
• To reduce congestion in the bus station at the Pentagon and to allow space for the extra service 176 buses, several bus services will use different bays. This will affect services 100, 101,116, 132, 140/141, 151, 164, 165/166/167, 176, 181, 182, 191, 193 196/796, 198, 338, 632, 675, 689, 700/701 and 711.
• A number of services will have minor changes to their timetables to take account of two measures which will help to improve reliability. All buses approaching the bus station from the Luton Arches direction will run via The Brook instead of Best Street and Sir John Hawkins Way. The other general change is that three minutes will be added to the journey time of most buses running between Rochester and Strood. This will affect services 133, 136, 140/141, 172, 173, 191, 193, 198, 700, and 701.

For more details, please phone Arriva on 0844 800 4411, visit the Chatham Travel Shop on the first floor of the Pentagon Centre or www.medwaymainline.co.uk.

Bus routes in Medway

Medway Council has issued a new Public Transport Map and Guide. For further information, please download the map (pdf 7,312KB) and list of services (pdf 439 KB).

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