Cardiff Bus has announced that some services will be diverted on Halloween and Bonfire nights in a bid to keep passengers safe. Buses will be diverted around several areas of Cardiff to avoid trouble spots.
The company said that from 5pm on Tuesday, October 31, and Sunday, November 5, "some of our buses will divert for the safety of our customers and staff." There will be changes to routes in Splott, Ely, Llanrumney and Trowbridge.
In the past, the two nights have seen attacks on buses and police have travelled on some routes in the run up to Halloween and Bonfire Night to deter anti-social behaviour.
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South Wales Police have said: "We're committed to working with our partners so we can tackle anti-social behaviour across our communities.
"We want everyone to enjoy the Halloween and Bonfire Night period and we'll be working hard to ensure any disorder is dealt with."
Here are all the Cardiff Bus diversions:
Halloween Diversions
The following diversions will be in place on Tuesday, October 31:
City Circle 1
From 4.50pm onwards, journeys from Canal Street will follow its normal route to the bottom of Colchester Avenue and then right along Newport Road as far as the Royal Oak. The service will then travel left onto Moorland Road, right into Habershon Street and return to its normal route. Bus stops along Rover Way, Pengam Road, Storrar Road and Tweedsmuir Road will not be served.
City Circle 2
Journeys from 6.10pm onwards will follow its normal route to the end of Habershon Street, then left onto Moorland Road to the Royal Oak, then right along Newport Road to Colchester Avenue and resume its normal route. Bus stops along Tweedsmuir Road, Storrar Road, Pengam Road and Rover Way will not be served.
Service 11
Outbound journeys from 5.40pm onwards will follow their normal route to St. Saviours and Splott Road and then divert along Habershon Street. This service will travel left along Moorland Road to Royal Oak and right to Newport Road and Rover Way then resume the normal route to Pengam Green.
Inbound journeys from 6.23pm onwards will follow the normal route to Rover Way and then travel via Newport Road, Royal Oak, Moorland Road, Habershon Street and Splott Road and then return to its normal route.
Bus stops along Pengam Road, Storrar Road, Tweedsmuir Road, Clydesmuir Road, Muirton Road, Mervyn Road, Mercia Road, Willows Avenue, Splott Clinic, Grosvenor Square and Walker Road will not be served.
Service 13
Journeys from the city centre to Drope from 5.35pm onwards, and from Drope to the city centre from 17:20 onwards, will divert along the full length of Grand Avenue and will not stop at Heol-y-Felin, Mill Road, Plymouth Wood Road, Archer Road, Wilson Road and Snowden Road.
Services 44 & 45
The 5.08pm 44 service and the 17:17 45 service will be the last outbound journeys from Castle Street that will operate as normal. Outbound journeys from 5.26 on the 44 service and 5.35pm on the 45 service onwards will divert along Greenway Road (44); Wentloog Road and Greenway Road (45) and then resume its normal route around St. Mellons estate.
The last inbound journey from St. Melons Police Station that will operate its normal route will be the 5.28pm service 45 and the 5.38pm service 44. Inbound journeys from 5.48pm (45) and 18:00 (44) onwards will operate their normal route around St. Mellons estate then divert along the full length of Greenway Road (44); Greenway Road and Wentloog Road (45).
Bus stops on service 44 along Trowbridge Road, Aberdaron Road, Brynbala Way and Hendre Road will not be served.
Bus stops on service 45 along Cae Glas Road, Nevin Crescent and Rhyl Road will not be served.
Services 49 & 50
The 5.10pm service 49 and the 5.20pm service 50 will be the last outbound journeys from Castle Street to run their normal routes. Outbound journeys on the 49 service from 5.45pm and on the 50 service from 5.30pm onwards will divert along Newport Road and end their journeys at the Bluebell Inn bus stop. This means that Llanrumney estate will not be served from this time until the end of service.
The last inbound journeys from Countisbury Shops to operate its normal routes will be the 5.25pm service 49 and the 5.43pm service 50. Inbound journeys from 5.53pm on service 49 and 6.11pm on the service 50 will start from the Bluebell Inn bus stop and circle Llaneirwg Way and Newport Road roundabout before running along Newport Road. This means that Llanrumney estate will not be served.
Service 102
The 4.45pm journey from Pentrebane will run as normal around St. Mellons estate, then run along the full length of Newport Road, not serving Llanrumney estate.
Bonfire Night Diversions
Please note the following diversions to our services on Sunday, November 5.
Service 11
The 5.40pm journey from Hayes Bridge Road will be the last journey to operate normal route. Outbound journeys from 6.10pm onwards will follow normal route to St. Saviours/Splott Road and then divert along Habershon Street, Moorland Road to Royal Oak and right along Newport Road to Rover Way then resume the normal route to Pengam Green.
The last inbound journey operating its normal match day route from Pengam Green will be the 5.45pm departure. Journeys from 6.15pm onwards will follow the normal route to Rover Way, then divert along Newport Road to Royal Oak, Moorland Road and right to Habershon Street to Splott Road.
Bus stops along Pengam Road, Storrar Road, Tweedsmuir Road, Clydesmuir Road, Muirton Road, Mervyn Road, Mercia Road, Willows Avenue, Splott Clinic, Grosvenor Square and Walker Road will not be served.
Service 13
The last journey from the city centre to operate normal route will be the 5.12pm departure. Journeys to Drope from 6.22pm onwards will divert along Grand Avenue not serving stops along Heol-y-Felin, Mill Road, Plymouth Wood Road, Archer Road Wilson Road and Snowden Road.
The last journey from Drope towards the city centre to operate as normal will be the 4.45pm. Journeys towards the city centre from 5.45pm onwards will divert along Grand Avenue and will not serve Snowden Road, Wilson Road, Archer Road, Plymouth Wood Road, and Mill Road.
Services 44 & 45
The last journey from the city centre to operate their normal route will be the 4.50pm service 44 and the 5.05pm service 45. Journeys from 5.20pm (44) and 17:40 (45) will divert along Greenway Road (44) and Wentloog Road and Greenway Road (45).
The last journeys from St. Mellons Police Station to operate normal route will be the 5.25pm (44) and 5.40pm (45) departures. Journeys from 6.10pm (44) and 6.40pm (45) onwards will operate normal route around St. Mellons estate then the 44 service will divert along Greenway Road and the 45 service will divert along Greenway Road and Wentloog Road.
Bus stops on service 44 along Trowbridge Road, Aberdaron Road, Brynbala Way and Hendre Road will not be served.
Bus stops on service 45 along Cae Glas Road, Nevin Crescent and Rhyl Road will not be served.
Services 49 and 50
The last departures from the city centre to operate normal route will be the 4.40pm service 50 and the 5pm service 49. Departures on service 49 from 5.50pm and service 50 from 5.20pm onwards will divert along Newport Road and end journeys at the Bluebell Inn. Llanrumney estate will not be served.
The last journeys towards the city centre to operate as normal will be the 5.20pm service 50 and the 5.35pm service 49. Journeys from 6.15pm on service 49 and 6.19pm on service 50 will start from the Bluebell Inn bus stop and run via Newport Road. Llanrumney estate will not be served.
