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First Leicester is the trading name of Leicester Citybus Ltd., a bus company owned by the First Group. It runs buses in the city of Leicester, England, and was previously owned by the Leicester City Council. It is managed as part of First Midlands which also looks after the First bus services in Northampton and Worcestershire.

First operate a comprehensive network of bus services within the city itself. Services depart from Haymarket Bus Station or on street city centre stops. Most city centre on street bus stops are within easy reach of both Haymarket and St Margaret's bus stations. Most city services use on-street bus stops in the City Centre as their Leicester terminus, not using either main bus station. These stops are located in the centre of Leicester, situated to the south of St. Margarets Bus Station, and approximately 10-15 minutes walk from Leicester Railway Station.

The services in operation run to Glenfield (Kirby Frith & Braunstone Frith Estates), Braunstone Town, Aylestone, Eyres Monsell, De Montfort University, Evington, Oadby, Leicester General Hospital, Goodwood, Humberstone, Nether Hall, Thurnby Lodge, Hamilton Centre, Thurmaston, Rushey Mead, Birstall, Mowmacre Hill, Beaumont Leys and Anstey. There is also a circular service operating that runs to Highfields and returns to the city centre.

List of services

(These services are subject to change)
  • UHL (Hospital Hopper): Hamilton, Tesco - Leicester General Hospital - Charles Frears Campus, London Road - Railway Station - Leicester Royal Infirmary - Glenfield Hospital - Beaumont Centre
    • Runs Monday to Friday every 30 minutes - the service is FREE to UHL employees on production of their ID pass
    • As well as the ones above new stops have been added on as follows:
      • Hungarton Boulevard / Scraptoft Lane
      • Colchester Road / Uppingham Road
      • Stoughton Road
      • Groby Road / Fosse Road North
      • Groby Road opposite LOROS Hospice
      • and Glenfrith Way
  • 12 (Indigo Line): City Centre - Glenfield Road - Park Rise - Kirby Frith, Ryder Road
    • The service will operate every 12 minutes daytime Monday to Friday and every 15 minutes Saturday daytime from Haymarket / Belgrave Gate stand H8
    • For evening and Sunday journeys to Park Rise / Ryder Road use service 14
  • 14 14A (Orange Line): Leicester General Hospital - Goodwood - East Park Road - City Centre - Aikman Avenue - Charnor Road - Kirby Frith, Ryder Road (14) / Beaumont Centre (14A)
    • Journeys on the 14 in the evenings and on Sundays operate via Park Rise
    • Journeys to the General Hospital no longer serve Gamel Road to improve punctuality.
  • 16 (Green Line): City Centre - St. Peters Road - Gedding Road - Leicester General Hospital
    • The service will now operate every 10 minutes daytime Monday to Friday and every 15 minutes Saturday daytime
  • 17 (Purple Line): City Centre - Sparkenhoe Street - Highfields, Melbourne Road - City Centre (Anti-clockwise)
  • 18 (Beige Line): City Centre - Hinckley Road - Braunstone, Peverel Road
    • The service will operate every 12 minutes daytime Monday to Friday and every 15 minutes Saturday daytime from Haymarket / Belgrave Gate stand H4
  • 21 (Olive Line): City Centre - St Matthew's - Catherine Street - Rushey Fields, Peebles Way
    • No service between Rushey Fields, Peebles Way and Rushey Mead, use Blue Line service 22
  • 22 (Blue Line): Evington, Downing Drive - Railway Station - City Centre - Belgrave Road - Rushey Mead
    • Journeys to Evington will now depart from Charles Street stand C28 NOT C26
  • 25 (Mauve Line): City Centre - Belgrave Road - Mowmacre Hill - Beaumont Centre - Abbey Park Road - City Centre
  • 26 (Mauve Line) - City Centre - Abbey Park Road - Beaumont Centre - Mowmacre Hill - Abbey Park Road - City Centre
    • These services combined will provide a bus every 6 minutes daytime from the Haymarket Bus Station stand C5
    • Pink Line 25 to South Wigston - use service 87 to The Exchange
    • Mauve Line 26 to Saffron Cross Roads - use service 88A
  • 31 (Sky Line) - City Centre - London Road - The Parade - Oadby Grange
    • This new service will operate every 10 minutes Monday to Friday daytime and every 12 minutes Saturday daytime only from Charles Street stand C26
  • 38 (Red Line): City Centre - Humberstone - Nether Hall - Thurnby Lodge - Dudley Avenue - City Centre
  • 38A (Red Line): City Centre - Dudley Avenue - Thurnby Lodge - Hether Hall - Humberstone - City Centre
    • These services combined will provide a bus every 6 minutes daytime from Humberstone Gate East stand E2 along the Humberstone Road and Uppingham Road
    • Please note that service 38 will no longer serve Ivychurch Crescent or Keyham Lane West
    • Red Line 38 to Eyres Monsell - use service 88
  • 39 (Grey Line): City Centre - Humberstone Road - Northfields - Troon Industrial Estate - Thurmaston, Blount Road
    • The service operates every 15 minutes during the main day from Humberstone Gate stand E5
  • 54 (Yellow Line): City Centre - Abbey Lane - Stocking Farm - Beaumont Centre
    • The Goodwood side of the route is now operated by an extension to Orange Line 14 / 14A
  • 70 (Claret Line): Birstall, Wanlip Lane - Abbey Lane - City Centre - Narborough Road - Blackmore Drive
    • Buses from both Birstall / Blackmore Drive will operate via Church Gate and Haymarket, with buses to Blackmore Drive using new stop H7 in Haymarket / Belgrave Gate
    • After 1900 hrs and all day Sunday it runs between Leicester and Blackmore Drive only operating via Welford Road, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Upperton Road
  • 74 (Turquoise Line): City Centre - Anstey Lane - Beaumont Centre - Anstey, Hollow Road
    • The service will operate every 12 minutes Monday to Friday daytime and will now depart from Charles Street stand C13
  • 87 (Pink Line) - City Centre - Aylestone - Eyres Monsell, The Exchange
    • A new service operating every 15 minutes daytime from Charles Street stand C30 to replace Pink Line 25 to South Wigston
  • 88 88A (Lime Line) - City Centre - Saffron Lane - Saffron Cross Roads - Eyres Monsell, Monmouth Drive (88)
    • These new services are to replace Red Line 38 to Eyres Monsell and Mauve Line 26 to the Saffron Cross Roads
    • The services combined will provide a bus every 6 minutes along Saffron Lane from Humberstone Gate East stand E10
  • 94 (Brown Line): City Centre - Stephenson Drive - Charnor Road - Glenfield, The Square
    • The service will terminate at Glenfield Square to improve punctuality

All buses except Purple Line 17, Sky Line 31, Red Line 38A, Claret Line 70, Pink Line 87, Lime Line 88 and Brown Line 94 have now been fitted with Star Trak, which tells you when the next bus will arrive at your bus stop.

Service Changes

See above for details of changes

Route Diversions

St. Margarets Way closure

Due to work on the canal bridge over the River Soar, the city-bound carriageway of St. Margaret's Way is now closed between Abbey Park Road and the Canal Bridge from Wednesday 22nd August until Saturday 29th September 2007. Therefore Turquoise Line 74 will be diverted as follows:

  • Anstey Lane
  • Blackbird Road
  • Abbey Park Road
  • Belgrave Circle
  • Belgrave Gate
  • Charles Street stand C13

Please note that Service 74 will not serve St. Margaret's Bus Station whilst on the temporary diversion route. For buses to St. Margaret's Bus Station from Anstey use Service 74 to the Beaumont Centre then change to Service 14A to the General Hospital via Aikman Avenue.

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