Bus passengers say they are having to stand in lengthy queues opposite Lawrence Hill station during the morning rush hour, as most of the buses pass them by having already reached full capacity. Temporary closure of the 6 and 7 bus stops along Whitehall Road has made matters worse, as those who were previously using that route into the city centre are now having to join large crowds of people opposite the station instead.
An Easton resident who works in the city centre, who asked to only be named as Kendall, has been doing the commute for the last seven years. Although he said the buses have “always been hit and miss”, his journey into work is now taking a lot longer. He says he is having to allow an hour and 15 minutes to get to work on time now due to constant delays and full-up buses.
Although there are seven different bus routes that serve the Lawrence Hill Station bus stop towards the city centre, at 8.20am on Wednesday (March 16) there were four full buses that passed the queue without stopping, before one finally arrived that had the capacity to allow passengers to board.
