Registered local bus service

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501

Historical registration: not listed in the publisher’s current RegisteredOnly snapshot. This does not establish today’s timetable or vehicle allocation.

Service
501
From
Dumfries
To
Castle Douglas
Via
Not published
Effective
7 August 2025
Status
Cancelled

Registration history

27 records

Publisher-supplied variations, newest variation number first. Differing rows with the same variation number are preserved; no missing historical changes are reconstructed.

#26 · Cancelled

Effective
7 August 2025
Received
25 June 2025

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Service cancellation last operation 06.08.25

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 / 501 effective from 07 August 2025.

#25 · Registered

Effective
8 May 2023
Received
27 March 2023

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

8th May 2023 service

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 / 501 effective from 08 May 2023. To amend Timetable.

#24 · Registered

Effective
7 August 2022
Received
24 June 2022

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Easter Monday and May Day service revised to match normal service

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 / 501 effective from 07 August 2022. To amend Timetable.

#23 · Registered

Effective
5 April 2021
Received
25 March 2021

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Easter Monday and May Day service revised to match normal service

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 / 501 / 501A effective from 05 April 2021. To amend Timetable.

#22 · Withdrawn

Effective
9 November 2020
Received
5 November 2020

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Service revision due to emergency situation. 2nd Jan timetable removed.

#21 · Registered

Effective
10 August 2020
Received
6 August 2020

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Service revision due to emergency situation

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 / 501 / 501A effective from 10 August 2020. To amend Timetable.

#20 · Registered

Effective
23 March 2020
Received
20 March 2020

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Service revision due to emergency situation

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 / 501A effective from 23 March 2020. To amend Timetable.

#19 · Registered

Effective
28 June 2019
Received
17 May 2019

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Mon - Sat trip starting at DGRI will now start at Mountainhall Treatment Centre.

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 / 501 / 501A / 501A 03 effective from 28 June 2019. To amend Route and Timetable.

#18 · Registered

Effective
9 April 2018
Received
26 February 2018

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Service reduced on Easter Monday and May Day and timetable alteration to aid reliability

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 / 501 / 501A effective from 09 April 2018. To amend Timetable.

#17 · Registered

Effective
11 December 2017
Received
30 October 2017

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Route alteration to serve new Dumfries Hospital.

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 / 501 effective from 11 December 2017. To amend Route and Timetable.

#16 · Registered

Effective
7 July 2014
Received
12 May 2014

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Route extension to serve Loreburn Centre, Dumfries.

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501/501A effective from 07-Jul-2014. To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.

#15 · Registered

Effective
28 April 2014
Received
22 April 2014

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Eastbound trips serving Carlingwark Street, Castle Douglas altered to serve new stop on King Street (680000046503) instead.

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501/501A effective from 28-Apr-2014. To amend Stopping Places and Timetable.

#14 · Registered

Effective
27 May 2013
Received
28 March 2013

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Saturday trip 0600 ex Dumfries Whitesands and 0652 ex Castle Douglas removed

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501/501A effective from 27-May-2013. To amend Timetable.

#13 · Registered

Effective
1 April 2012
Received
9 March 2012

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Earlier Monday to Saturday trip added at 0652 ex Castle Douglas to Dumfries at the request of SWestrans.

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 effective from 01-Apr-2012. To amend Timetable.

#12 · Registered

Effective
1 April 2012
Received
3 February 2012

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

Service ends at Castle Douglas and timetable change

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas given service number 501 effective from 01-Apr-2012. To amend Route and Timetable.

#11 · Registered

Effective
17 April 2011
Received
17 February 2011

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas or Kirkcudbright

Running time reduced between Dumfries and Dalbeattie. Journeys leave Dumfries later and return earlier.

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas or Kirkcudbright given service number 501 effective from 17-Apr-2011. To amend Timetable.

#10 · Registered

Effective
25 October 2010
Received
28 September 2010

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas or Kirkcudbright

Monday - Saturday placing journeys added between Dumfries & Dalbeattie

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas or Kirkcudbright given service number 501 effective from 25-Oct-2010. To amend Timetable.

#9 · Registered

Effective
4 July 2010
Received
28 June 2010

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas or Kirkcudbright

Monday - Saturday 0628 journey ex Dumfries removed.

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas or Kirkcudbright given service number 501 effective from 04-Jul-2010. To amend Timetable.

#8 · Registered

Effective
15 June 2009
Received
7 August 2009

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas or Kirkcudbright

On Monday to Saturday, daytime mainly hourly between Dumfries and Castle Douglas with three return evening journeys between Dumfries and Kirkcudbright.

#7 · Registered

Effective
15 June 2009
Received
3 June 2009

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas or Kirkcudbright

On Monday to Saturday, daytime mainly hourly between Dumfries and Castle Douglas with three return evening journeys between Dumfries and Kirkcudbright.

#6 · Registered

Effective
15 June 2009
Received
17 April 2009

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas or Kirkcudbright or Gatehouse of Fleet

On Monday to Saturday, daytime mainly hourly between Dumfries and Castle Douglas with three return evening journeys between Dumfries and Kirkcudbright.

Operating between Dumfries and Castle Douglas or Kirkcudbright or Gatehouse of Fleet given service number 501 effective from 15-Jun-2009. To amend Route and Timetable.

#5 · Registered

Effective
1 December 2008
Received
22 April 2009

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas or Kirkcudbright

On Monday to Saturday, daytime mainly hourly between Dumfries and Castle Douglas with three return evening journeys between Dumfries and Kirkcudbright.

#4 · Registered

Effective
1 December 2008
Received
31 March 2009

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas or Kirkcudbright

On Monday to Saturday, daytime mainly hourly between Dumfries and Castle Douglas with three return evening journeys between Dumfries and Kirkcudbright.

#3 · Registered

Effective
1 December 2008
Received
21 January 2009

501 · Dumfries, Whitesands stance 5Castle Douglas

Daytime service. Hourly Monday to Saturday, two hourly Sundays. Evening journeys extend to Kirkcudbright.

#2 · Registered

Effective
1 December 2008
Received
3 October 2008

501 · DumfriesKirkcudbright or Gatehouse of Fleet

Monday to Sunday

Operating between Dumfries and Kirkcudbright or Gatehouse of Fleet given service number 501 effective from 01-Dec-2008. To amend Route and Timetable.

#1 · Registered

Effective
31 March 2003
Received
17 July 2008

501 · DumfriesGatehouse of Fleet

Sunday only, broadly every two hours

#0 · Registered

Effective
31 March 2003
Received
10 February 2003

501 · DumfriesCastle Douglas

via Dalbeattie, Haugh of Urr

Sundays only.

From: Dumfries To: Castle Douglas Via: Dalbeattie, Haugh of Urr Name or No: 501 Service Type: Normal Stopping Effective Date: 31-Mar-2003 Other Details: Sundays only.

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