Nottingham/Public Transport
Bus Routes
This is a manually created list of the bus routes and their relation id in OpenStreetMap. It may not be a complete map but could be used to show how well mapped the route is. If you believe the map to be completely mapped in the relation, please mark it as such.
See [1] for a list of all bus operators in Nottingham.
Nottingham City Transport
NCT's own list of buses is here
Green Line - #00945E
- 5 - Gamston / City Loop - 1189991
1189991
- 6 - Edwalton / City Loop - 1189992
1189992
- 7 - Gamston / City Loop - 1189993
1189993
- 8 - Wilford Hill / City Loop - 1189994
1189994
- 9 - Compton Acres / City Loop - 1189995
1189995
- 10 - Ruddington / City Loop - 158908
158908
- 11 - Trent Boulevard / City Loop - 59496
59496 - Complete
- 11C - National Water Sports Centre / City Loop - 59822
59822 - Complete
Maroon Line
Along Castle Boulevard to Beeston /Chilwell
- 13 - maroon - ceased service summer 2013
14 - maroon - 165552withdrawn 30 March 2014165552
Brown Line
Core route from City along Mansfield Road, Hucknall Road to Bestwood, Top Valley and Rise Park
Lilac Line
Core route from City along Carlton Road to Carlton, Gedling and Mapperley Top
Pink Line
Core Route from City along Ilkeston Road to Wollaton and Bilborough areas
- 28 - Ilkeston Road, Beechdale Road to Bracebridge Drive shops - 165557
165557
- 30 - Ilkeston Road, Wollaton Road, Wollaton Village to Bramcote Lane shops - 165564
165564
- 31 - unilink to Jubilee Campus, term times only - 1302031
1302031
Orange Line
Core route is from Victoria Centre (outside John Lewis) down Derby Road to QMC.
- 34 - Victoria Centre / University Park - unilink service, term times only - 71286
71286
- 35 - Victoria Centre / Bulwell - 121614
121614
- 36 - Victoria Centre / Chilwell (Inham Nook) - 71278
71278
- 37 - Victoria Centre / QMC - 3282645
3282645
Blue Line
- 39 - blue line - 1301897
1301897 Queen St, along Beacon Hill Rise and Gordon Road to Thorneywood & Carlton Valley Loop
- 40 - blue line 165372
165372 Queen St, along St Ann's Well Road, The Wells Road, Mapperley Park Road, Mansfield Road, Edwards Lane, Valley Road to City Hospital Loop
- 41 - blue line - 165373
165373 Queen St, along St Ann's Well Road to Kildare Road terminus
- 42 - blue line - 2813382
2813382
Red Line
Core route from King Street towards Mapperley and Sneinton. 44/45 used to be a circular route the numbers denoting clockwise/anti-clockwise, but they have now been separated into two routes. The defunct Premiere 7 was added as 47 to this group. The 45 given the sky blue colour.
- 43 - King Street to Bakersfield (Tally Ho) - 3405844
3405844
- 44 - King Street to Gedling (Phoenix Estate) - 115995
115995
Sky-blue Line
- 45 - sky blue - 115996
115996
- 46 - 2870243
2870243
- 47 - to Calverton (route is of former Premier Red 7) 1942958
1942958
Lime Line
Core route from the City along Mansfield Road to Arnold area
Yellow Line
Core route from City along Mansfield Road, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham Road to Bulwell area. Routes 70 & 71 continued to Arnold, but these routes were curtailed in 2012 and the route 79 extended as a replacement service.
- 68 - 165362
165362
- 69 - 165363
165363
- 70 - 3059548
3059548
- 71 - 165365
165365
- 72 - route was to Assarts Farm Estate, route withdrawn 2012 165366
165366
Turquoise Line
Core route from City along Alfreton Road, and either Aspley Lane or Nuthall Road to Aspley, Strelley, and Broxtowe
- 76 - 2907994
2907994
- 77 - City to Strelley 165579
165579
- 78 - City to Strelley 165581
165581 and 1778099
1778099
- 79 - Alfreton Road, Nuthall Road, Broxtowe Lane, Bar Lane to Bulwell, extended to Arnold 2012 165364
165364
Purple Line
Pathfinder
- 100 - 3405840
3405840
Night
- N4 - 3316265
3316265
- N6 - 1189996
1189996
- N27 - 2870248
2870248
- N28 - 1994616
1994616
- N34 - 2826640
2826640
- N36 - 563485
563485
- N48 - 2052832
2052832
- N58 - 3847652
3847652
- N68 - 3405846
3405846
- N77 - 3330504
3330504
- N89 - 3405847
3405847
- N100 - 3405845
3405845
City Link
Local Link
- L1 - 2052830
2052830
- L2 - 269430
269430
- L3 - 165558
165558
- L4 - 165559
165559
- L5 - 2036709
2036709
- L6 - 3791878
3791878
- L7 - 3343028
3343028
- L8 - 2870246
2870246
- L9 - 2903670
2903670
- L10 - 165565
165565
- L11 - 271483
271483
- L12 - QMC / City Hospital (Hucknall Lane) - 2808180
2808180
- L13 - 3343027
3343027
- L14 - serves Heathfield Estate - 2903658
2903658
- L33 (Nottingham Community Transport) - 2981880
2981880
- L53 - Arnold / Clifton around the Ring Road - 71285
71285
- L64 - 3282644
3282644
Work Link
School Buses
Other NCT
- Medilink - 190424
190424
AOT Coaches
- 8 - 3405839
3405839
Doyles
- 331 - 3330505
3330505
Kinchbus
- 9 - 3316409
3316409
Littles
- 228 - 3791877
3791877
Marshalls Coaches
- 90 - 3316264
3316264
Nottingham City Council
Shop Link
Operated by Silverdale on behalf of Nottingham City Council
- S1 - 2052833
2052833
- S10 - 3779020
3779020
- S11 - 165374
165374
- S15 - needs confirming - 165560
165560
- S34 - 3717147
3717147
NottsBus
- 63 - 3330986
3330986
- 65 - 552497
552497
- 110 Toton Connect Plus - 2764927
2764927
- 111 Stapleford Shopper - 563486
563486
Paul Jones (Veolia)
- 19 - - 214959
214959
Trent Barton
- Rainbow 1 - - 165582
165582
- The Two - yellow - 1646609
1646609
- 3A - 3006938
3006938
- 3B - 554278
554278
- 3C - 2416702
2416702
- i4 - (previously Rainbow 4) - 71283
71283
- 15 - Ilkeston/Stapleford/Long Eaton - 410546
410546
- 18 - Nottingham Broadmarsh to Stapleford (Mon-Sat) - 75243
75243
- 20 - Nottingham Broadmarsh to Heanor (Sundays only) - 536478
536478
- 21 - 410630
410630
- 22 - 3316266
3316266
- 141 - 165371
165371
- Calverton Connection - 165367
165367
- centrelink - red - 240306
240306
- Cotgrave Connection - 3316267
3316267
- club class - Sandiacre/Nottingham express commuter service - 410631
410631
- Indigo - (previously Rainbow 5) - 71262
71262
- Keyworth Connection - 215707
215707
- Pronto - 319325
319325
- Rapid 1 - 3405848
3405848
- Red Arrow - 366750
366750
- The Rushcliffe Greens (formerly Radcliffe Line) - 3316268
3316268
- Ruddington Connection - 3316269
3316269
- Sawley Xprss- 1970884
1970884
- Skylink - Nottingham Broadmarsh / Long Eaton / East Midlands Airport - 2123790
2123790
- Xprss - Nottingham-Bingham - 3316270
3316270
Premier
Fortunately we'd failed to map many of Premier's routes before they went bust in January 2013!
Stagecoach
- Sherwood Arrow - 1231702
1231702
YourBus
- 82 - 271477
271477
- Y5 - 3308549
3308549
- Y28 - 3323959
3323959
- Y36 - 1994617
1994617
- Citylink - Nottingham to Derby - 2942341
2942341
To be sorted
Please move these to the appropriate operator and fill in any missing details.
- 73 - operator tagged as NCT, but this is probably incorrect - 2870244
2870244
- 73A - operator tagged as NCT, but this is probably incorrect - 2870245
2870245
Tagging Routes
Create a relation with the following tags
- type = route
- route = bus
- network = NCT Go2, NCT Ntwk, NCT Link
- name = Go2 #, Bridgford Bus, Network #
- operator = Nottingham City Transport
- ref = # - Number shown on destination blind - e.g. 11, 11C, Skylink
- wheelchair = yes/no - Is the route generally wheelchair accessible?
- colour - The routes colour
I've also been adding destination:in and destination:out with the text displayed on the blinds in-case an official tag comes along.