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Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge, public transport over Easter (2014)

Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2014-04-12 07:32:13 - Graham Ellis

For the first time for many years - YES - there is public transport running this Easter from Chippenham via Melksham to Trowbridge at useful times. Please use it!

* Trains run daily (Just £5.00 off peak day return, Chippenham to Trowbridge)
* Faresaver X34 bus runs daytime about twice an hour until 17th and from 22nd. No service on 18th, 20th or 21st.
* First 234 bus runs about hourly until 17th, on 19th, and from 22nd. No service on 18th, 20th or 21st.

All trains take 20 minutes for the Chippenham - Trowbridge journey and call at Melksham station about 10 minutes after Chippenham / Trowbridge. Bus journeys take around 50 minutes and also serve Lacock, Beanacre, Semington and Hilperton.

All trains from Chippenham start 20 minutes earlier from Swindon, and all trains to Chippenham continue to Swindon, where you can change for onward transport.

All trains from Trowbridge start about 7 minutes earlier from Westbury, and all trais to Trowbridge continue to Westbury, where you can change for onward connections.

Monday 14th April to Thursday 17th April inclusive
x34 bus - 18 services, 234 bus - 13 services, train - 8 services
Trains from Chippenham at 06:28, 09:06, 11:04, 13:04, 15:39, 17:53, 19:07 and 20:29
Train tickets also valid on 22:26 bus from Chippenham Station
Trains from Trowbridge at 07:10, 07:38, 09:54, 11:53, 14:20, 16:21, 18:38 and 19:38

Friday 18th April (Good Friday)
train - 7 services.
Trains from Chippenham at 09:06, 11:04, 13:04, 15:39, 17:53, 19:07 and 20:29
Trains from Trowbridge at 07:10, 07:38, 09:54, 11:53, 14:20, 16:21, 18:38 and 19:38

Saturday 19th April
234 bus - 13 services, x34 bus - no service. train - 8 services
Trains from Chippenham at 09:05, 10:53, 12:53, 14:51, 16:22, 17:54, 19:53 and 21:25
Train tickets also valid on 22:26 bus from Chippenham Station
Trains from Trowbridge at 07:38, 08:28, 09:53, 11:38, 13:38, 15:25, 16:56 and 18:38

Sunday 20th April (Easter Day)
train - 5 services. No buses,
Trains from Chippenham at 12:13, 14:59, 17:47, 18:21 and 20:10
Trains from Trowbridge at 10:50, 13:48, 16:48, 17:22, 19:11 and 19:45

Monday 21st April (Easter Monday)
train - 7 services. No buses,
Trains from Chippenham at 09:06, 11:04, 13:04, 15:39, 17:53, 19:07 and 20:29
Trains from Trowbridge at 07:38, 09:54, 11:53, 14:20, 16:21, 18:38 and 19:38

Tuesday 22nd April to Friday 25th April inclusive
x34 bus - 18 services, 234 bus - 13 services, train - 8 services
Trains from Chippenham at 06:28, 09:06, 11:04, 13:04, 15:39, 17:53, 19:07 and 20:29
Train tickets also valid on 22:26 bus from Chippenham Station
Trains from Trowbridge at 07:10, 07:38, 09:54, 11:53, 14:20, 16:21, 18:38 and 19:38

Melksham is also served by bus routes x72 and 272 to Bath until Thursday 17th April, on Saturday 19th April and from Tuesday 22nd April. The x72 service also runs to Devizes. On 18th, 20th and 21st a bus on route 272 runs every 2 hours during the daytime between Bath and Devizes via Melksham.

For more details / times, etc:
Faresaver (bus x34)
First Bus (bus 234)
First Great Western (TransWilts Trains)