From Monday 2nd February the 428 evening service bus from Ardrishaig and Lochgilphead to Inveraray will travel 15 minutes earlier than previously scheduled. This enables the bus to call at the Mid Argyll Community Hospital in Lochgilphead.
The new operating times will be:
- 17.00: Ardrishaig, Chalmers Street
- 17.10: Mid Argyll Hospital
- 17.15: Lochgilphead, Lochnell Street
Argyll and Bute Council has been funding additional journeys for commuters on this service for the past three years, Sadly this initiative has had little success. The few passengers who do use the service have suggested that if the evening journey from Ardrishaig to Inveraray is advanced by fifteen minutes it might result in an increase in numbers travelling.
In response to this, it has been agreed to operate the service a quarter of an hour earlier on a trial basis for three months to see if there is any improvement.
The £15 bargain 10-journey ticket is still available as an incentive to leave the car at home.
