LC4

Date: Monday 2nd June 2025

Market Harborough Changes

Following a network review by Leicestershire County Council there will changes to the Harborough network from Monday 2nd June 2025. 

The changes set out in the Market Harborough Network Review aims to improve access to Market Harborough Town, simplify routes and support the commercial bus network.

• Four new town centre routes, improving access to the town centre seven days a week.
• New one year pilot shopping service to Corby operating on Wednesdays and Saturdays
• Five NEW FoxConnect zones covering areas of Market Harborough. This service will connect key destinations such as Thurmaston Shopping Centre, Lutterworth and Uppingham.
• Improved access to essential services, including St Lukes Hospital, Market Harborough Train Station, and surrounding schools and colleges.

LC4 Fleckney - Foxton - Market Harborough
We will be making changes to the timetable to improve reliability issues. 
• 06:25 trip from Fleckney will be withdrawn. 
• 07:55 trip from Fleckney will be retimed to 07:25. This means that Robert Smyth Students will now arrive at 08:05 instead of 08:27. 
• 07:10 trip from Market Harborough will be retimed to 06:30. 
• 08:40 trip from Market Harborough will be retimed to 08:35. 
• Any trips no mentioned above, will remain unchanged. 

LC4 Timetable can be found HERE

From this date, there will be four new circular bus routes (HC1, HC2, HC3 and HC4) to and from Harborough town centre, with stops at the Railway Station. These replace services 30, 33A/B/C and have been designed to improve access to the town centre seven days a week. There will also be trial evening journeys on Fridays and Saturdays. The service will be called ‘Harborough Connect’.

30 Market Harborough - Southern Estate
Following end of contract, the service will be replaced with a new HC4 service (see below)


HC1 Market Harborough - Little Bowden
• The HC1 service will operate Monday to Sunday. 
• Extra evening journeys operating Friday and Saturdays. 
• It will operate from the Market Hall via the South Estate, Little Bowden, Market Harborough Rail Station, Coleridge Way and back to the Market Hall. The route is convenient for Elizabeth Place. 

HC1 Timetable can be found HERE


HC2 Market Harborough - Great Bowden
• The HC2 service will operate Monday to Sunday.
• Extra evening journeys operating Friday and Saturdays. 
• It will operate from the Market Hall via the Rail Station, St Luke's Hospital, Robert Smyth Academy, and back to the Market Hall. Route is also convenient for Robert Smyth Academy and St Lukes Hospital.

HC2 Timetable can be found HERE


HC3 Market Harborough - Wellington Place
• The HC3 service will operate Monday to Sunday. 
• Extra evening journeys operating Friday and Saturdays.
• It will operate from the Market Hall via the Rail Station, St Luke's Hospital, Wellington Place, Welland Park Academy, back to Market Hall. Route is also convenient for St Lukes Hospital, Welland Park and Welland Park Academy.

HC3 Timetable can be found HERE


HC4 Market Harborough - Southern Estate
• The HC4 service will operate Monday to Sunday. 
• Extra evening journeys operating Friday and Saturdays.
• School timed journeys to and from Welland Park Academy. 
• It will operate from the Market Hall via Harborough Leisure Centre, Southern Estate (Stuart Road), Farndon Fields, Southern Estate (Cromwell Crescent), Welland Park Academy, back to Market Hall. Route is also convenient for Leisure Centre, Welland Park and Welland Park Academy.

HC4 Timetable can be found HERE

Please note that these changes have been instigated by Leicestershire County Council. Centrebus simply operate the services on behalf of the County Council. Therefore, if you would like to discuss any of the following changes, please contact the County Council using the following contact details: https://www.choosehowyoumove.co.uk/public-transport/get-around-by-bus/leicestershire-buses/leicestershire-network-review/, telephone: 0116 305 0002, or email: choosehowyoumove@leics.gov.uk

Affected Services:

• 30
• LC4