Bus punctuality report: 2 March - 8 March 2025
Summary:
Bee Network services continue to be on time more often, compared with the same period as last year, over the period 2nd March – 8th March 2025.
Bus punctuality was 78.5% across tranche 1 services, 71.8% across tranche 2 services and 73.8% across tranche 3 services.
Road work activity, road closures, congestion and a number of road traffic collisions throughout the week meant some services experienced delays.
About the data:
The Bee Network Punctuality charts show the percentage of bus services running ‘on time’.
It shows:
- Bee Network punctuality: Results for current Bee Network services.
- Equivalent period previous 12 months: Results for comparable services for the same period 12 months previously
This allows you to compare past and present performance. The Senior Traffic Commissioner (responsible for licensing and regulating bus services) classes services running between one minute early and five minutes late as ‘on time’. This allows for road traffic conditions which can affect bus running times.
Which districts are included in each 'tranche'
- Tranche 1 = Bolton, Wigan, and parts of Salford, Bury and Manchester - joined the Bee Network on 24 September 2023.
- Tranche 2 = Oldham, Rochdale, and parts of Bury, Salford and north Manchester - joined the Bee Network on 24 March 2024.
- Tranche 3 = Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and the remaining parts of Manchester and Salford - joined the Bee Network on 5 January 2025.
Bee Network daily bus punctuality - percentage on time
The charts show daily punctuality data for Bee Network services and for the services during the equivalent period 12 months ago.
The chart below includes all services under local control
The chart shows daily punctuality data for T1, T2 and T3 Bee Network services between 2nd and 8th March 2025. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, 12 months previously.
The daily punctuality data shows that Bee Network services were on time more often than compared with the same period as last year, over the period 2nd to 8th March 2025.
The chart below only includes services that joined the Bee Network on 24 September 2023
The chart shows daily punctuality data for T1 Bee Network services which joined the Bee Network on the 24th September 2023 between 2nd and 8th March 2025. It also shows punctuality data for the same services, 12 months previously.
The daily punctuality data shows that the T1 Bee Network services were on time more often than compared with the same period as last year, over the period 2nd to 8th March 2025.
The chart below only includes services that joined the Bee Network on 24 March 2024
The chart shows daily punctuality data for T2 Bee Network services which joined the Bee Network on the 24th March 2024 between 2nd and 8th March 2025. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, before they came under local control.
The daily punctuality data shows that the T2 Bee Network services were on time more often than compared with the same period as last year, over the period 2nd to 8th March 2025.
The chart below only includes services that joined the Bee Network on 5 January 2025
The chart shows daily punctuality data for T3 Bee Network services which joined the Bee Network on the 5th January 2025 between 2nd and 8th March 2025. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, before they came under local control.
The daily punctuality data shows that the T3 Bee Network services were on time more often than compared with the same period as last year, over the period 2nd to 8th March 2025.
Bee Network weekly bus punctuality - percentage on time
The chart shows weekly punctuality data for T1, T2 and T3 Bee Network services and non-Bee Network services between the week ending 25th January 2025 to the week ending 8th March 2025. It also shows punctuality data for the same services that are now part of the Bee Network, 12 months previously.
This weekly punctuality data shows that Bee Network services, since the week ending 25th January 2025, have been generally on time more often in T1, T2 and T3 when compared with the same period last year.
Bee Network daily operated kilometres
The below chart shows the actual volume of services delivered compared to what was scheduled (operated kilometres)*. Scheduled kilometres may not be met because journeys are fully or partially cancelled due to:
- Traffic congestion.
- Available staff.
- Engineering or fleet issues.
*Operated kilometres are provided by the bus operators.
Daily operated kilometres
The chart shows daily % of operated KM for all Bee Network Services between 2nd and 8th March 2025, based on data provided by the bus operators.
The % of operated KM was above 98% on five out of the seven days last week.
Weekly operated kilometres
The chart shows weekly % of operated KM for all Bee Network Services between the week ending 1st February 2025 and the week ending 8th March 2025, based on data provided by the bus operators.
The weekly % of operated KM has generally been above 97% for all the Bee Network services as well as tranche 1, tranche 2 and tranche 3 services separately.
Cause of highway delays
The main causes of delay (above recurrent) on highways over the seven days ending 8th March 2025 were Roadworks (58%), Impact of Motorway Incidents (24%), and Other (12%).
