Service improvements and timetable changes for Kettering and Corby from January
Stagecoach Midlands, working in partnership with North Northamptonshire Council and responding to valuable customer feedback, will introduce a number of timetable changes across the Kettering, Corby and Rushden areas from Sunday, January 4. Many of these adjustments will provide improved journey opportunities and better connections for local communities.
Service changes
Service 45
- The afternoon journey will now terminate at Woodford, and will no longer extend to Kettering town centre. This follows improvements to Service 50, which provide enhanced connectivity.
Service 48
- Minor timetable adjustments will be made to late-morning journeys (Monday to Saturday) from Wellingborough to Kettering to improve punctuality.
Service 48S (renumbered 50S)
- This school-day service will be renumbered 50S.
- It will now start in Kettering town centre at 0800 and extend beyond Irthlingborough to Higham Ferrers, Rushden Lakes and Rushden town centre, providing an additional morning travel opportunity into Rushden while maintaining links to Huxlow Academy.
Service 50
- A revised timetable will be introduced.
- Additional off-peak journeys will run on Mondays to Saturdays between approximately 0930 and 1400, serving:
- Kettering
- Barton Seagrave
- Burton Latimer
- Finedon
- Irthlingborough
- Rushden Lakes
- Rushden town centre
- These enhancements offer more frequent journey options during the daytime.
- On Sundays, extra journeys between Rushden and Kettering will provide a broadly hourly service between 1000 and 1700, significantly improving service levels on this corridor.
Service 50A – new service variation
- Introduced following customer feedback, Service 50A will provide additional links to Crow Hill in Irthlingborough.
- Journeys will operate Mondays to Fridays at:
- 0807 Crow Hill → Rushden
- 1620 and 1720 Rushden → Crow Hill
Service CB1
- The 0915 Oundle–Rushden Lakes journey will be retimed earlier to 0850, and will now additionally serve Crow Hill, Higham Ferrers and Rushden town centre before reaching Rushden Lakes.
- Concessionary passes will be valid on this journey.
- The 1200 Rushden Lakes–Oundle journey will depart later at 1220, and will now also serve Rushden town centre, Higham Ferrers and Crow Hill, responding to passenger requests.
Service X10
- A new 0720 southbound journey from Kettering to Northampton (Mondays to Fridays) will be introduced following customer demand.
Service 10
- The 0950 Overstone → Kettering journey (Mondays to Saturdays) will now depart at 0905, and concessionary passes will be accepted. The journey will continue as Service 50 to Rushden Lakes, improving journey opportunities.
- The 1640 Northampton → Kettering journey (Mondays to Saturdays) will additionally serve Broughton following customer requests.
- The 1822 Kettering → Mawsley journey (Mondays to Fridays) will now depart at 1832.
- Minor timing adjustments will also be made to some early afternoon/mid-afternoon southbound journeys from Kettering to improve reliability.
Mark Whitelocks, Managing Director for Stagecoach Midlands, said: “These changes are the result of close collaboration with North Northamptonshire Council and direct feedback from our customers. Many of the adjustments will provide better journey opportunities and improved frequencies across the Kettering, Corby and Rushden areas.
"We’re committed to continually refining our network to meet the needs of local communities, and these enhancements will help deliver more reliable and convenient travel options for passengers.”