FIRST
Rayleigh Road - Closure - 22.06.26 - 20.07.26
This closure is owing to Utility Asset works taking place. Below is the list of Services that are being diverted: -
Service 20
Will be diverted via Arterial Road (A127) and progress Road
The following Bus Stops we NOT be served:
Kent Ems Corner North Brooklands Avenue Rochford Corner Nobels Green Road Eastwood Jones Corner
Services 20S 25 6025 825
All the above Services will be divert via Princes Avenue (A127) Nestuda Way Eastwoodbury Land and Whitehouse Road. The following Bus Stops will NOT be servced:
Kent Elms Corner North Brooklands Avenue
Service X30 - via Southend Hospital
Will divert via Brisgewater Drive, Prince Avenue (A127), Nestuda Way, Eastwoodbury Land and Whitehouse Road. The following Bus Stops will NOT be served:
Roasary Gardens Somerset Avenue Somerton Avenue Brendon Way Kent Elms Corner North Brooklands Avenue
Service X30 - via Princes Avenue
This Service will diver via Nestuda Way, Eastwoodbury Land and Whitehouse Road. The following Bus Stops will NOT be served:
Somerset Avenue Somerton Avenue Brendon Way Kent Elms Corner North Brooklands Avenue
Service X30 - via Southend Airpoprt
Services will diver via Nestuda Way, Eastwoodbury Land and Whitehouse Road. The following Bus Stops will NOT be served:
Brendon Way Kent Elms Corner North Brooklands Avenue
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Service 21 - 24-30.06.26 - Diversion Details
Western Esplanade, Canvey Island is closed for roadworks from 24/06/2026 to 30/06/2026.
*This is a timed road closure: the road will be closed nightly between 20:00hrs and 05:00hrs*
**Western Esplanade, Canvey Island will be OPEN at weekends**
Due to the location of the road closure - the 21 will divert in both directions via Long Road.
The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:
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Thames Road
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Jasmine Close
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Cleveland Road
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Beachway
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Grafton Road
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Poplar Road
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Parkway
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Services 22 & 27 - 24-30.06.26 - Diversion Details
Link Road, Canvey Island is closed for roadworks from 22/06/2026 to 24/06/2026.
Due to the location of the road closure - the 22 / 27 will divert in both directions via Canvey Road and Long Road.
The following bus stops will not be served in both directions:
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Sports Centre
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Lekoe Road
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Elsinor Avenue
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Silver Jubilee
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Budna Road
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Armadale
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Dinant Avenue
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Second Avenue
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Pine Close
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ARRIVA
Services 7 & 8 - Maplin Way Closed
Ongoing Water Works
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Affected stops:
Southend route 7/8 diverted via Delaware Road in both directions. Maplin way closed due to Emergency Water Works.
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New Service 1X-1S Southend on Sea - Canvey
As 1 June Arriva are introducing a brand new service running from Southend to Canvey Island.
Service 1X will provide a direct, quick link for residents travelling from Canvey Island to Southend seafront and the rest of the city, with limited stops along London Road between Chalkwell Park and Hadleigh.
The 1X will run up to every 30 mins throughout the day, between Monday and Saturday (6am to 8pm)
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FIRST
Changes As From 1st June
Service 3A
Service to be withdrawn (MERGED WITH the rerouted 26 and it appears Carlton Avenue will no longer be served).
Service 20
The current day time route from Hullbridge to Southend via Eastwood is to be withdrawn.
First are planning to replace the Hullbridge - Rayleigh with Service 27
While the Rayleigh to Southend route is to be part of Service 25
First Bus, have agreed to allow a purchase of a single ticket at Hullbridge that may be used for the onward journey towards Southend.
Service 20S
These Hullbridge – Eastwood – Southend morning and evening services to/from Southend will remain
This is a school time Service only with a Service in each direction per school day. So during school holidays this Service will not run.
(The 3 evening journeys we understand will be numbered 20 and follow the current 20 route).
Service 21
There will be a change to this route outside Southend.
Additionally this service will be withdrawn between the Travel Centre and Thorpe Hall Avenue.
Sunday Service with support from SCC will run every 60mins rather than 90 minutes between Leigh Station – Hospital and Travel Centre.
This service l no longer run through Thundersley (Manor Road) but directly down the A13 to Tarpots Corner.
Service 21S
This school service remains unchanged.
Service 25
This service take over the Route from Rayleigh Travellers Joy to Southend with an increase the frequency to every 13 / 15 minute Mondays to Saturdays. Sundays, every 20 minutes. This means, Hatfield Road estate, Grove Road estate and Bridgwater Drive will have a more frequent bus service than now.
This service will no longer run along the full length of Eastwood Road and Prince Avenue/Southbourne Grove
Service 26
This Service will be re-routed
Service 3A will now be merged with Service 26 route
This Service will no longer serve Woodgrange Drive.
and extended from Leigh, past the Station & Thames Drive up to Hadleigh Bus Depot.
The new route will be Shoeburyness East Beach - Cambridge Town - Delaware Road -Maplin Way North -Bournes Green - Southchurch Road (full length) -Travel Centre - Victoria Avenue -Hospital - Blenheim Chase - Eastwood Road - Leigh Elms -Leigh Town Centre & Station - Thames Drive - Hadleigh Bus Garage.
Hourly, Mondays to Saturdays during the day. This change to this Service will create 2 buses an hour between Hadleigh - West Leigh – Leigh Town Centre – Hospital - Southend when linked to the 21.
Service 27
This service will be re-routed. It will no longer travel from Canvey to Southend via Hadleigh. Instead, the new route will be from Canvey to Hullbridge via Hadleigh & Rayleigh. The same frequency as now, every 20 minutes for the whole route.
Passengers to and from Hullbridge travelling to and from Southend would now need to change at Rayleigh station for the 25 and X30 as the new 27 Route will not serve Rayleigh High Street and Websters Way but will stop at the new created stop near Iceland (towards Hadleigh and outside the Library towards Hullbridge).
We do not know what route the 27 will take from Rayleigh towards Hadleigh
i.e. via Thundersley as per Arriva Service 1 or direct to Victoria House roundabout. If so is there an intention to loop round Hadleigh Town Centre ? As a result this means the only direct service from Canvey to Southend is now the 21.
Service 28
This service is planned to have a High Frequency Timetable with later journeys.
Service 625
There are no plans to change this route, but there may be a slight change to the running times, but there are no details forthcoming at present.
Service 825
There are no plans to change this route, but there may be a slight change to the running times, but there are no details forthcoming at present.
Service X30
As previously advised as from April 12th, this Service does not serve Manners Way, Southend Airport nor Eastwoodbury Crescent. This now serves the front of Southend Hospital,
This Service will now call at ALL stops from Rayleigh Station to Southend Hospital, along Eastwood Road, Prince Avenue and Southbourne Grove.
In addition the following EARLY HOURS services on the X30 will run into and stop next to the London Southend Airport Terminal - the 03:55 and 04:55 from Chelmsford to Southend. There is to be a return journey from Southend at 23:00 which will call in on its way to Chelmsford at 23:09 - This is to be a daily change to the X30 and will also give access for workers and travellers to the front door of the Airport from Rayleigh and Eastwood. (We also assume the X30 will follow its current route through Rayleigh and although replacing stops on the 25 will not serve the High Street or Websters Way on the one way system)
(You may wish to mention that the X30 will now accept First Metro tickets from 31st May and negotiations are ongoing to see if Octopus Tickets may also be accepted.)
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Southend City Council
New Bus Service Proposal
The City Councill is looking to introduce a new bus service. This service would depart Southend Travel Centre, then travel along Central Avenue through to Hamstel Road and then go towards the cemetery/crematorium and finish at Southend Airport.
Please can you show your support for this proposed new bus service, by sending an e-mail or a letter endorsing the new service and if and how you would be using it.
cllrpaulcollins@southend.gov.uk
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea. SS2 6ER
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Ensign Bus
Open Top route 99
Buses will operate every 30 minutes between Leigh-on-Sea - Southend Seafront - Sheoburyness
• Daily Sat 23rd May until Sun 31st May
• Daily Sat 18th July until Sun 6th September
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