Cheltenham Open Data Adds a Bus Routes and Service Data Page

Every registered bus route serving Cheltenham, and whether its timetable data is properly published, sourced from the DfT's Bus Open Data Service.

Cheltenham Open Data has added a Cheltenham bus routes and service data page to the site.

Pulling directly from the DfT’s Bus Open Data Service, the page lists every registered route with Cheltenham as an origin, destination or stop along the way, and flags whether each operator’s published timetable data actually matches their registration — a genuine compliance signal, not just a route list. Dedicated school routes get their own table, and live service disruptions are pulled from the same catalogue and refreshed every 10 minutes.

The page currently tracks 43 routes from 9 operators, including 15 dedicated school services, with 6 currently flagged as needing attention from their operator.

FAQs

How Many Bus Routes Serve Cheltenham?

  • 43 registered routes from 9 operators currently have Cheltenham as an origin, destination or stop, ranging from local town services to long-distance coaches like National Express’s Cheltenham–London Victoria route.

What Does “Requires Attention” Mean?

  • It means the operator’s published timetable data on BODS doesn’t match their registration with the Office of the Traffic Commissioner — an unpublished registration change, a timetable that doesn’t look far enough ahead, or data that hasn’t been updated in over a year. Currently 6 routes are flagged.

Are School Routes Included?

  • Yes, in their own table. 15 of the tracked routes are registered as “School or Works” services rather than normal stopping services, covering runs to schools including Pate’s Grammar and Denmark Road.

Where Does the Disruption Data Come From?

  • The same BODS catalogue, refreshed every 10 minutes. When a disruption affecting a local operator or Gloucestershire is live, it also appears as an alert on the homepage.

How Often Is the Route Data Updated?

  • Hourly. Bus operators register changes with the Office of the Traffic Commissioner and publish timetable data to BODS on their own schedules, so the page reflects whatever’s current each time it refreshes.