#WestSussBus - finding out your views on the buses

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Idea for Compass Bus route 8A
Divert Route 8a towards Worthing from West Parade left at Grand Avenue then right into Bath Road and follow the 8 Route to Worthing Lido Terminus stop. On return journey follow Route 8 to Grand Avenue turn left then right on to West parade to follow its previous route.
This would give Bath Road a 30 minute service plus also a 30 minute service to the shops in Worthings West End.
West Parade is already covered by the 700/11 services which give a frequent service along the sea Front.
service 8a really picks up any passengers along Marine Parade as most people use the 2 stagecoach routes.
Thank you
Steve Winser
West Worthing

I think we have a good range of bus routes in general, however find myself currently living a fair walk from a usable bus route.

My nearest bus stop is conveniently situated but only runs about three times a day around 10, 12, and 1400hrs. This is the bus from west meads to Bognor Regis. It doesn’t give me long enough to run errands, and with the summer holidays coming up would have been great if it ran also at 0800 and I could get back around 1600.

Is there any chance we could look and extending the route in this way? Please? I used to ride a bicycle with my child on the back but he’s too big now, and at only three years old I’m not happy with him riding his own or a tag along yet.

There are other routes nearby but it’s a fifteen or twenty five minute walk away which can be too far carrying shopping and a tired preschooler.

Thank you so much for your consideration. Kind regards,

Kim Clark

The bus provision in Angmering is not fit for purpose given the rapid increase in population over the last few years. I would like to use the bus to commute into work, but cannot due to the hourly frequency of the number 9 and the fact it starts too late and finishes too early missing the busiest times for commuting. You can easily re-route the number 11 to serve Angmering in addition to east Preston. Also, the lack of bus stops on the a259 means it’s also not feasible to use the number 701. It’s a shame angmering village has not been thought about given the amount of new builds being built but other areas of West Sussex seems to be given more of a priority when it comes to bus provision. Surely the council would have funded this before funding a night service between Chichester and Bognor Regis?

Why is there no Sunday service on the 100 Compass bus route. It's a great inconvenience for the carless rural folk . Can't shop,,visit friends or go to church. Other routed have Sunday service ,why not the 100 Horsham to Burgess hill?

Always either late , canceled or on way then completely disappear off App in the mornings! From Chichester to Wittering’s and returning at the end of the day ..

Bus service between burgess hill and royal sussex hospital is pathetic, as an nhs staff after a long day i had to wait almost 1 hour sometimes more than 1 hour for the bus same in the morning i had to leave around 7:30 for a 9am shift. Due to reduced bus on this route life is miserable

I take the 55 bus to and from Westhampnett to Chichester. On the whole the service is good but just recently I had to wait 45 minutes. Also when Goodwood events like Festival of Speed and the Revival are on the bus service ceases to operate.
It would be really good if on the bus stop electronic display it could indicate whether a bus was cancelled so you didn’t waste time waiting. After all life is short.

There is now no bus that goes along Chartres Chichester for students or someone visiting Westgate College and Leisure Centre. The 60 use to stop there now it goes round to Cathedral no stop before. Utter stupidity

When they are on time, they work really well and are cost effective. More than 50% of the time, they are more than 5 minutes late, which complicates arrangements.

Stagecoach staff at Chichester Bus station are so rude , I know buses can be delayed sometimes but often when you ask a question , they are aggressive and rude , their customer service is awful and no one is accountable

From Chichester to littlehampton or littlehampton to Chichester there should be a bus running atleast every hour during the early hours of the morning for the people like me who want to go and enjoy time and have a party with their friends but don’t want to pay £40 for a taxi to get back home. Some people just stay out for hours waiting for the trains or the buses to start up again and it’s realistically very unsafe for young girls to be waiting around at early hours of the morning also vulnerable because they’ve had a drink. We should be able to go out and have a reliable way of getting home and being able to go home when we please instead of waiting hours for a bus. Loads of people miss out on having any sort of social life because of the buses which is so unfair. A bus should run once every hour in the whole of West Sussex to be honest for more people’s safety or atleast the mainstream buses like the 700! Thank you

There sometimes seem's to be a shortage of space for buggies/pushchairs due to elderly people with 'walker's that they don't wish to break-down. and it amount's to them taking up to 3 seat's each.
There is also an issue with Collyer's student's boarding the 200 service between Horsham hospital(college opposite)between 2:30 and 4:00pm. taking up seat's and creating problem's for standard passenger's(double-decker's apart) and there is concern again for w/chair spaces and buggies.

I think these buses are absolutely brilliant and so reliable will you be extending the operating hours at all or will it stay from 7am to 7pm

Can the stop for the 700 bus at Arun leisure centre be reinstated?
The centre is well used for exercise as well as being a designated WARM SPACE and bank hub
Thankyou
I await you reply

#WestSussBus I recently traveled from Chichester to Bognor using bus service 700 Bognor Regis. As a wheelchair user, I encountered significant difficulties manoeuvring my power wheelchair on the bus. The buses lack adequate space for turning after entering, and I was particularly dismayed by the supposedly new bus 700, which is even smaller. It is disheartening that in 2024, buses still do not provide proper accessibility for wheelchair users. Those responsible for accepting these new buses should experience the challenges firsthand by sitting in a wheelchair and attempting to board. It is crucial to address this issue, as after entering, there is insufficient space to turn, making the overall experience unacceptable for wheelchair users.

Please reinstate the bus stop at Dial Post. The Knepp estate is lovely to walk around and if the 23 Worthing - Crawley bus were to stop here, as it once did, people could visit by bus and arrive safely instead of the treacherous crossing at Partridge Green Turn. Maybe traffic lights or a roundabout needed. Or perhaps a pedestrian bridge? Anything to reduce the traffic noise from the A24

Why is it that Horsham seem to get the older buses particularly when new Buses are introduced in Crawley & we get the old ones apart from route 200. Some of these Old buses are very uncomfortable particularly for older passengers.

I would like more frequent bus services from Storrington to all areas, especially to Worthing, Shoreham and Horsham. I an hour is simply not enough. The 700 is so Goode being every 10 minutes, but the no 1 is no good to go out for an evening as one could not get home after cinema, theatre etc trips.

The 74 goes extremely infrequently so is just not worth using. But gov constantly say use public transport. Fine if you live where they are in London with a bus every few seconds and the underground!
People in rural villages have to drive to catch a bus, so they probably drive all the way instead of using any bus.