First Cymru Buses Ltd. (part of First Group) is a provider of public transport bus services in South Wales. First Cymru was formed from a number of privatised former bus companies, including South Wales Transport. Its headquarters are in Penlan, Swansea. There are also other depots across South and West Wales such as Port Talbot, Pontardawe, Haverfordwest, Llanelli and Carmarthen.
Operations [edit]
First Cymru employs about 1000 staff, has a fleet of about 250 buses and carries around 21 million passengers a year. The company operates around 200 bus services in the south Wales area, in and between Haverfordwest, Pembroke, Tenby, Carmarthen, Llanelli, Swansea, Pontardawe, Neath, Port Talbot, Maesteg, Bridgend and Cardiff.
The company operates an FTR bus rapid transit route in Swansea, branded Swansea Metro, and a frequent shuttle service from Swansea to Cardiff. For students of Swansea University, service 82A, branded the Bright Orange Bus, links the university to the Hendrefoelan Student Village. First Cymru operates Park and Ride sites, which are located at Fabian Way, Fforestfach and Landore in Swansea.
The company offers coach hire for airport transfer, school trips, sports events and wedding parties. First Cymru used to operate the regular National Express 201 service from Swansea bus station to London Heathrow and Gatwick airports until the work was awarded to Edwards Coaches in July 2012.
Bus fleet [edit]
First Cymru's current fleet consists mainly of low floor single-deck vehicles for servicing local and regional routes. Volvo Olympian's operate on services to Ystradgynlais. Wright StreetCar articulated buses are used on Swansea Metro route. Most vehicles are painted in First Group's pink, white and blue livery. The dedicated vehicles for Swansea University are however painted bright orange. In the Carmarthen area, there are a number of yellow liveried vehicles for school services.
Services [edit]
Local routes [edit]
Service list sourced from First website[1] and updated from the following service revision [2]
Ammanford [edit]
Bridgend [edit]
Carmarthen [edit]
Haverfordwest [edit]
Llanelli [edit]
Maesteg [edit]
Port Talbot [edit]
Swansea [edit]
| Service Number(s) |
Start point |
Terminus |
Via |
| 2/2A |
Swansea bus station |
Newton or Limeslade |
Oystermouth |
| 2B |
Limeslade |
| 2C [A] |
Caswell Bay |
| 3/3A |
Newton |
West Cross and Oystermouth |
| 4 (ftr Metro service) |
Morriston Hospital |
Swansea University |
Cwmrhydyceirw, Morriston, Plasmarl, Swansea city centre and Singleton Hospital |
| 4A |
Swansea bus station |
Parc Gwernfadog |
Plasmarl, Morriston and Cwmrhydyceirw |
| 6 |
Port Tennant |
St. Thomas |
| 7 |
Swansea Marina |
| 11 |
Mayhill |
Mount Pleasant |
| 12/13 |
Townhill Circular |
| 14/14A |
Pennard Cliffs |
Mayals, Murton and Bishopston |
| 15 |
Gowerton |
Uplands, Cockett and Waunarlwydd |
| 17 |
Cockett, Waunarlwydd |
| 19 |
Uplands |
Brynmill and Rhyddings |
| 20/20A/21A [B] |
Derlwyn |
Uplands, Sketty, Sketty Park Estate and Killay |
| 21B |
Three Crosses |
Uplands, Sketty, Killay, Hendrefoilan Woods and Dunvant |
| 24 |
Morriston Hospital |
Brynhyfryd, Caemawr and Morriston |
| 25 |
Blaen-y-Maes |
Manselton and Caereithin |
| 26 [C] |
Parc Fforestfach |
Cwmbwrla, Gendros and Ravenhill |
| 27 |
Penplas |
Penlan |
| 28 |
Penlan |
Cwmbwrla and Gendros |
| 29/89 |
Tycoch |
Uplands, Glanmor and Gower College Swansea (Tycoch campus) |
| 31 |
Morriston Hospital |
Pentrechwyth, Bonymaen, Trallwn, Birchgrove and Swansea Enterprise Park |
| 32/33 [D] |
Trallwn |
Pentrechwyth and Bonymaen |
| 35 |
Llangyfelach |
Brynhyfryd |
| 36 |
Morriston |
Cwmbwrla, Manselton, Brynhyfryd, Treboeth and Clase |
| 37 |
Oystermouth |
Uplands, Sketty, Derwen Fawr and Singleton Hospital |
| 41 |
Morriston |
Gower College Swansea (Tycoch campus), Manselton and Penlan |
| 42 |
Singleton Hospital, Cockett, Caereithin and Penlan |
| 43 |
Morriston Hospital |
Singleton Hospital, Townhill, Blaen-y-Maes and Clase |
| 44 |
Grenfell Park |
SA1 Waterfront Development |
| 51 |
Three Crosses |
Morriston |
Dunvant, Killay, Sketty, Swansea and Landore |
| 53 |
Tircoed Forest Village |
Swansea Maritime Quarter |
Sketty and Swansea City Centre |
| 54 |
Swansea bus station |
Parc Llewellyn |
Brynhyfryd |
| 61 |
Llansamlet |
Gower College Swansea
(Tycoch campus) |
Birchgrove, Trallwn, Bonymaen and Pentrechwyth |
| 63 |
Newton |
Caswell, Oystermouth, West Cross and Blackpill |
| 64 |
Treboeth |
Cwmbwrla and Mayhill |
| 67 |
Clydach |
Parc Gwernfadog and Penlan |
| 82A [E] |
Swansea University / Swansea bus station |
Hendrefoilan Student Village |
Singleton Hospital |
| 114 [A] |
Swansea |
Rhossili |
Pennard, Oxwich and Port Eynon |
| 115 |
Llangennith & Llanmadoc |
Horton & Port Eynon |
Llanrhidian and Reynoldston |
| 116 [F] |
Swansea bus station |
Llangennith & Llanmadoc |
Singleton Hospital, Killay, Gowerton, Penclawdd and Llanmorlais |
| 117 |
Killay |
Port Eynon |
Upper Killay, Parkmill, Oxwich and Horton |
| 118 |
Swansea bus station |
Rhossili |
Uplands, Sketty, Killay, Upper Killay, Parkmill or Cilibion and Reynoldston |
| 145 |
Morriston Hospital |
Pentrechwyth, Bonymaen, Llansamlet, Birchgrove, Glais and Clydach |
| 333 |
Winch Wen |
Pentrechwyth and Bonymaen |
| 501 (Park & Ride) |
Landore Park & Ride site |
Caer Street |
| 502 (Park & Ride) |
Fabian Way Park & Ride site |
St. Mary's Square |
| 503 (Park & Ride) |
Fforestfach Park & Ride site |
Caer Street |
| X21/121 |
Swansea bus station |
Craig Cefn Parc |
Morriston, Graig Felen, Clydach and Penydre |
- Notes
- A ^ Service operates during the Summer only.
- B ^ Service 21A operates to Priors Way instead of Derlwyn.
- C ^ Service 26 operates Monday and Thursday only.
- D ^ Service 32 extends to Rhyd y Felin.
- E ^ Service operates from Swansea bus station after 18:00 Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday during Term Time only.
- F ^ Service 116 extends to Rhossili on Summer Sundays only.
Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan [edit]
Inter urban routes [edit]
| Service Number(s) |
Start point |
Terminus |
Via |
| 32/36 |
Bridgend |
Cymmer |
Aberkenfig, Llangynwyd, Maesteg and Caerau |
| 44 |
Talbot Green |
Brackla, Pencoed, Brynna, Llanharan and Llanharry |
| 45/46 |
Talbot Green |
Pencoed, Heol-y-Cyw and Llanharan |
| 59 |
Swansea bus station |
Neath |
Enterprise Park, Llansamlet, Birchgrove, Skewen and Neath Abbey |
| 65 |
Neath |
Gower College Swansea (Tycoch campus) |
Briton Ferry and Swansea bus station |
| 100 (Greyhound Service) |
Swansea bus station |
Bristol Airport |
Sarn (Bridgend Designer Outlet), Cardiff Central Station, Newport railway station and Bristol Bus Station |
| 110 |
Llanelli |
Gorseinon, Loughor |
| 111 |
Kidwelly |
Gorseinon, Loughor, Llanelli |
| 112 |
Burry Port |
| 120/125/X20 |
Ystradgynlais |
Landore, Morriston, Clydach, Pontardawe, Ystalyfera and Ystradgynlais |
| 128 |
Ammanford |
Llanelli |
Capel Hendre, Cross Hands and Llannon |
| 129 |
Carmarthen |
Capel Hendre, Cross Hands and Porthyrhyd |
| 132/922/X22 |
Pontardawe |
Neath |
Rhos and Bryncoch |
| 157 |
Swansea |
Briton Ferry |
| 158 |
Banwen |
Jersey Marine, Skewen, Neath and Seven Sisters |
| 195 |
Carmarthen |
Llanelli |
Pontyberem, Ponthenri, Pontiets and Cynheidre |
| 196 |
Pontyberem and Llannon |
| 197 |
Pontiets and Trimsaran |
| 198 |
Ferryside, Kidwelly and Trimsaran |
| 224 |
Swansea |
Porthcawl |
Briton Ferry, Baglan, Sandfields, Port Talbot and Pyle |
| 226/227/228 |
Neath |
Port Talbot / Margam |
Briton Ferry, Baglan, Sandfields and Aberavon |
| 400 |
Swansea |
Llanelli |
Waunarlwydd, Gowerton, Gorseinon, Gorseinon Hospital, Penyrheol, Pontarddulais and Prince Phillip Hospital. |
| 404 |
Waunarlwydd, Gowerton, Gorseinon, Loughor, Penyrheol, Pontarddulais and Prince Phillip Hospital. |
| B2 [A] |
Porthcawl |
Brecon |
Bridgend, Pontypridd and Aberdare |
| B6 [A] |
Swansea |
Brecon |
Neath and Ystradgynlais |
| B11 [A] |
Brecon |
Brecon Beacons National Park Visitor Centre |
Llanfaes and Libanus |
| B12 [A] |
Brecon |
Llangors |
Bwlch |
| B14 [A] |
Brecon Circular |
|
Penoyre and Cradoc |
| B16 [A] |
Brecon |
Brecon Mountain Railway |
Storey Arms |
| X1 |
Swansea / Neath |
Bridgend |
Port Talbot, Pyle |
| X11/X12 |
Swansea |
Carmarthen |
Fforestfach, Llanelli, Burry Port, Pembrey and Kidwelly |
| X13/X14 |
Llandeilo |
Pontarddulais, Ammanford, and Llandybie |
| X2 |
Porthcawl |
Cardiff Central Station |
Bridgend, Cowbridge, Culverhouse Cross |
| X3 |
Maesteg |
Swansea |
Bryn and Port Talbot |
| X5 |
Swansea |
Min-yr-Awel |
Neath, Resolven, Cwmgwrach and Glynneath |
- Notes
- A ^ Beacons Bus Service; operates between last weekend in May and last weekend in September.
Swansea park and ride [edit]
The city has three park and ride sites, located at Fforestfach (off M4 jct. 47), Landore (off M4 jct. 45) and Fabian Way (off M4 jct. 42), with all services being provided by First Cymru.
The services are charged at £2.50 for all-day secure parking which includes return travel for up to four passengers to the city centre. Both Landore and Fabian Way have achieved the Secure Car Park Award, and tend to grow in popularity each year. The buses tend to have a different colour scheme for each route with the City and County of Swansea emblem. 501 has a green colour scheme, 502 blue and 503 orange.
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