Centrebus: ‘Vital’ bus service between Nottingham and Melton Mowbray to be restarted after two-year hiatus

A ‘vital’ bus service between Nottingham and a Leicestershire town is to be restarted two years after it was stopped. 

The number 19 route between Melton Mowbray and Nottingham was paused in 2022 after operator Centrebus said it was no longer commercially viable. 

But now Centrebus has confirmed that the route will be reintroduced from Monday, June 3, with four daily return journeys from Monday through to Friday each week.

Buses will leave Melton’s St Mary’s Way at 7.45am, 10.50am, 1.50pm and 4.50pm and return from Broad Marsh Bus Station at 9.40am, 11.45am, 2.45pm and 5.50pm.

The bus will also serve the villages of Ab Kettleby, Nether Broughton, Upper Broughton, Hickling Pastures, Stanton on the Wolds, Normanton on the Wolds, Tollerton and Edwalton.

David Brookes, managing director at Centrebus, said: “This is a great time for us to move up a gear and reinstate the 19 on a commercial basis, which we’re sure will be a welcome addition for residents of Melton and surrounding areas.

“I’m very much hoping we can make a success of it and potentially develop the service if enough people use it.

“The government maximum £2 single fare makes the journey very cost-effective and I urge people to give the 19 a try to ensure the route remains sustainable in the long term.”