txt2traveline Ð get bus times on your mobile phone

Text your stop code to 0777 608 2 608

The message you send is charged at your normal network provider charge. The returned message from txt2traveline costs 25p. Please note that you will still be charged if you send an invalid or incorrect message. Pricing information correct at time of publication.

txt2traveline is a mobile phone texting service which allows you get bus times sent to you for any bus stop you choose. The service covers all bus companies and is a partnership between bus companies, local councils and Traveline Scotland. You can get the bus times for ANY bus stop in Scotland. Simply text an 8-digit bus stop reference code to the txt2traveline number - 0777 608 2 608 - and you will get back the departure times of the next few buses from your chosen stop. You can customise your message too, to allow you to pick a destination, a specific bus service, time period or date. The service is automated and operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Bus stop reference codes are unique and so, information received relates only to one specific bus stop. You might want to pick the stop nearest your house, the stop you use to get to work or even the stop nearest your favourite pub/restaurant. Why not store the code of your favourite stop in your phone? You can then check it's times from anywhere. All codes are 8-digit numbers, and are obtainable individually on the relevant bus stop flag, or online from www.planajourney.co.uk or www.dundeetravelinfo.com. Some individual codes relevant here are listed below.

36323274

Technology Park, Apollo Way East

10X, 13, 16, 39, 39A, 42, 54, 54X, 73, 96, 96A

36323275

Technology Park, Apollo Way West

16, 29, 29A, 39, 39A, 54, 54X, 78A, 93

36325794

Technology Park, Explorer Road opposite Luna Place

9X, 14, 42, 54, 93, 96, 96A

36325828

Technology Park, Explorer Road at Luna Place

14, 29, 29A, 39, 54, 78A, 93

36324352

Technology Park, Explorer Road North

14, 29, 29A, 39, 54, 78A, 93

36324353

Technology Park, Explorer Road South

9X, 14, 42, 54, 93, 96, 96A
     

36323467

Balgillo, Balgillo Road at Aberfoyle Gardens

13, 14

36324687

Beechwood, Kings Cross Road opp Dunsinane Avenue

14, 93

36323835

Broughty Ferry, Claypotts Road opp Grove Academy

9X, 78A

36324923

City Centre, Nethergate 1

9X, 29, 29A

36324926

City Centre, Nethergate 2

13, 16, 39, 39A, 42, 54, 54A, 54X, 73, 96, 96A

36325357

City Centre, Seagate Bus Station

16, 42, 54, 54A, 96, 96A

36325358

City Centre, Seagate opposite Bus Station, heading east

13, 39A

36325352

City Centre, Seagate 2, heading west

9X, 39, 39A, 54, 54A, 78A

36325353

City Centre, Seagate 3, heading west

29 29A

36325354

City Centre, Seagate at Gellatly Street

42, 96, 96A

36325672

City Centre, Whitehall Street Stop W1

29, 29A, 42, 96, 96A

36325673

City Centre, Whitehall Street Stop W2

9X

36325674

City Centre, Whitehall Street Stop W3

13, 16, 39, 39A, 54, 54A, 54X, 73

36323284

Craigie, Arbroath Road at Greendykes Road

13, 29, 39

36323539

Douglas, Balunie Avenue near Balbeggie Place

14, 29, 93

26424989

Ethiebeaton Park, Angus Gateway & Dobbies

13, 14, 39

73723584

Invergowrie Main Street opposite Carselea Road

16, 39, 39A, 54, 54A

36325368

Lochee, South Road at Sharps Court

14, 29

36324934

Ninewells Hospital, Stance B

9X, 14

36324935

Ninewells Hospital, Stance C

39A, 54, 73

36324936

Ninewells Hospital, Stance D

42, 93, 96, 96A

36325758

Panmurefield at Bell Tree

13, 14

36325237

Perth Road at Step Row, heading west

9X, 16, 39, 39A, 42, 54, 54A, 54X, 73, 96, 96A

36325245

Perth Road opp Clovis Duveau Drive, heading east

10X, 13, 16, 16, 42, 42, 54X, 96, 96A

You're probably familiar with texting your friends already and you might even use your own short-hand or symbols when you text them. txt2traveline works in the same way. Your message might simply consist of the bus stop code but, by using dots (.), exclamation marks (!) or question marks (?), you can customise your message the way you want. Check out the examples below to find the message most suited to you :

For Next Departures (on any service), simply text the bus stop code e.g. text 3632374 for buses from Apollo Way East, to 0777 608 2 608

For Next Departures on a specific route, text the bus stop code followed by an exclamation mark and then the bus service number e.g. text 3632374!42 for Service 42 buses from Apollo Way East, to 0777 608 2 608

For Next Departures to a Specific Destination, text the bus stop code followed by a dot and then the destination village/town name e.g. text 3632374.arbroath for buses from Apollo Way East to Arbroath, to 0777 608 2 608

For Next Departures to a Specific Destination on a Specific Route, text the bus stop code followed by a dot, the destination village/town name, an exclamation mark and bus service number e.g. text 3632374.perth!54 for Service 54 buses to Perth from Apollo Way East, to 0777 608 2 608

For Departures After a Specific Time on a Specific Date of the Current Month, text the bus stop code followed by a question mark, the 24-hour clock time and the date e.g. text 3632374?170009 to 0777 608 2 608 to get the times of the buses from Apollo Way East after 5pm (1700) on the 9th (09) of this month. The destination must be reachable from your chosen stop by a direct bus service. At present, txt2traveline cannot give details of connecting services.

The text messages you send are not case sensitive so you don't have to worry about using capital letters or lower case letters. Any destination you key in as part of your message should simply be a town or village name - there's no need to specify an exact stop. It doesn't matter which order you place each item within your message except for the bus stop code which MUST always come first. After that, the time, route or destination can be in any order as long as they are preceeded by the correct symbol. So, remember that       ROUTE = !                 DESTINATION = .         TIME/DATE = ?

To request buses after a specific time on a specific date, you must use the 24-hour clock time followed by the 2-digit date of the current month. For example, keying ?091505 after the bus stop code will return bus times for your chosen stop after 9.15am (0915) on the 5th (05) of the current month.

Once you have sent your message, txt2traveline will return a message to you within a few seconds. A typical response is shown below :

Dundee Apollo Way East 17:19 SIF 96 St Andrews 17:21 STY 39 Invergowrie 17:28 TRD 9X Dundee

Dundee Apollo Way East           =         the named location of the bus stop you have requested.

17:19 SIF 96 St Andrews           =         departure time, bus company code, service number, destination. In this case, a departure at 1719 on Stagecoach in Fife (SIF) Service 96 to St Andrews

17:21 STY 39 Invergowrie          =         departure time, bus company code, service number, destination. In this case, a departure at 1721 on Stagecoach Strathtay (STY) Service 39 to Invergowrie

17:28 TRD 9X Dundee   =         departure time, bus company code, service number, destination. In this case, a departure at 1728 on Travel Dundee (TRD) Service 9X to Dundee (Barnhill)         

Operator codes are as follows Ð

MOF     Moffat & Williamson

MEG     Megabus

SIF       Stagecoach in Fife

SPH      Stagecoach in Perth

STY      Stagecoach Strathtay

SCL      Scottish Citylink

TRD      Travel Dundee

txt2traveline has the capability of displaying 'real time' information in areas where buses have a special transmitter fitted to them. However, at present, the feed is not yet hooked up. It is understood that this information will be available soon, so do keep watching the details.

txt2traveline runs on the Journey Text system developed by Journey Plan Ltd.