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56 (Town Centre - Shrub END) Bus in Colchester

A bus service operated by First Essex
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List of stops
        Number of stops: 15
        Map

        Osborne Street – The Fox

        Osborne Street

        		07:5508:2508:5509:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:2517:5518:4319:4720:4721:4722:47

        St John's Street

        		07:5608:2608:5609:2609:5610:2610:5611:2611:5612:2612:5613:2613:5614:2614:5615:2615:5616:2616:5617:2617:5618:4419:4820:4721:4722:47

        Crouch Street

        		07:5608:2708:5709:2709:5710:2710:5711:2711:5712:2712:5713:2713:5714:2714:5715:2715:5716:2716:5717:2717:5718:4519:4820:4821:4822:48

        Maldon Court

        		07:5708:2808:5809:2909:5910:2911:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3015:5916:2916:5817:2817:5818:4619:4920:5021:5022:50

        Salisbury Avenue

        		07:5808:3009:0009:3010:0010:3011:0111:3112:0112:3113:0113:3114:0114:3115:0115:3116:0016:3016:5917:2917:5918:4719:5020:5121:5122:51

        Hamilton Road

        		07:5908:3109:0109:3110:0110:3111:0211:3212:0212:3213:0213:3214:0214:3215:0215:3216:0116:3117:0017:3018:0018:4819:5120:5221:5222:52

        Drury Arms

        		08:0008:3209:0209:3210:0210:3211:0311:3312:0312:3313:0313:3314:0314:3315:0315:3316:0216:3217:0117:3118:0118:4919:5220:5221:5222:52

        Turnstile Square

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        Rainsborowe Road

        		08:0208:3309:0309:3410:0410:3411:0511:3512:0512:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:3516:0416:3417:0317:3318:0318:5119:5420:5421:5422:53

        Boadicea Way South

        		08:0308:3409:0409:3510:0510:3511:0611:3612:0612:3613:0613:3614:0614:3615:0615:3616:0516:3517:0417:3418:0418:5219:5520:5521:5522:54

        Layer Road

        		08:0408:3509:0509:3610:0610:3611:0711:3712:0712:3713:0713:3714:0714:3715:0715:3716:0616:3617:0517:3518:0518:5319:5520:5521:5522:55

        Catherine Hunt Way

        		08:0508:3609:0609:3710:0710:3711:0811:3812:0812:3813:0813:3814:0814:3815:0815:3816:0716:3717:0617:3618:0618:5419:5620:5621:5622:55

        John Kent Avenue

        		08:0608:3609:0609:3810:0810:3811:0911:3912:0912:3913:0913:3914:0914:3915:0915:3916:0816:3817:0717:3718:0718:5519:5720:5721:5722:56

        Iceni Way

        		08:0608:3709:0709:3810:0810:3811:0911:3912:0912:3913:0913:3914:0914:3915:0915:3916:0816:3817:0717:3718:0718:5519:5820:5821:5822:56

        Alderman Blaxhill School

        		08:0708:3809:0809:3910:0910:3911:1011:4012:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:0916:3917:0817:3818:0818:5619:5820:5821:5822:57

        Paxman Avenue

        		08:0808:3809:0809:4010:1010:4011:1111:4112:1112:4113:1113:4114:1114:4115:1115:4116:1016:4017:0917:3918:0918:5719:5920:5921:5922:57

        Hazell Avenue

        		08:0808:3909:0909:4010:1010:4011:1111:4112:1112:4113:1113:4114:1114:4115:1115:4116:1016:4017:0917:3918:0918:5719:5920:5921:5922:58

        Centurion Way

        		—————————————————————————22:58

        Kingsford Cross Roads

        		—————————————————————————23:00

        Greenways

        		—————————————————————————23:01

        Playing Fields

        		—————————————————————————23:02

        Kingsford Farm

        		—————————————————————————23:03

        The Folly

        		—————————————————————————23:04

        Old Forge Road

        		—————————————————————————23:07

        The Fox

        		—————————————————————————23:08
        Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

        Hazell Avenue – Osborne Street

        Hazell Avenue07:27
        07:29        		08:1408:4409:1409:4410:1410:4411:1411:4412:1412:4413:1413:4414:1414:4415:1415:4416:1416:4417:1417:4418:1419:0020:05
        Paxman Avenue07:2908:1408:4409:1409:4410:1410:4411:1411:4412:1412:4413:1413:4414:1414:4415:1415:4416:1416:4417:1417:4418:1419:0020:05
        Alderman Blaxhill School07:2908:1408:4409:1409:4410:1410:4411:1411:4412:1412:4413:1413:4414:1414:4415:1415:4416:1416:4417:1417:4418:1419:0020:05
        20:07
        Iceni Way07:3008:1508:4509:1509:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1519:0120:08
        John Kent Avenue07:3108:1608:4609:1609:4610:1610:4611:1611:4612:1612:4613:1613:4614:1614:4615:1615:4616:1616:4617:1617:4618:1619:0220:09
        Catherine Hunt Way07:3108:1608:4609:1609:4610:1610:4611:1611:4612:1612:4613:1613:4614:1614:4615:1615:4616:1616:4617:1617:4618:1619:0220:09
        Layer Road07:3308:1808:4809:1809:4910:1910:4911:1911:4912:1912:4913:1913:4914:1914:4915:1915:4916:1916:4917:1917:4918:1819:0320:10
        Boadicea Way South07:3308:1808:4809:1809:4910:1910:4911:1911:4912:1912:4913:1913:4914:1914:4915:1915:4916:1916:4917:1917:4918:1819:0320:10
        Rainsborowe Road07:3408:1908:4909:1909:5010:2010:5011:2011:5012:2012:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:2017:5018:1919:0420:11
        Turnstile Square07:3508:2008:5009:2009:5110:2110:5111:2111:5112:2112:5113:2113:5114:2114:5115:2115:5116:2116:5117:2117:5118:2019:0520:12
        Drury Arms07:3608:2108:5109:2109:5210:2210:5211:2211:5212:2212:5213:2213:5214:2214:5215:2215:5216:2216:5217:2217:5218:2119:0620:13
        Hamilton Road07:3608:2108:5109:2109:5210:2210:5211:2211:5212:2212:5213:2213:5214:2214:5215:2215:5216:2216:5217:2217:5218:2119:0620:13
        Salisbury Avenue07:3808:2308:5309:2309:5410:2410:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5416:2416:5417:2417:5418:2319:0820:15
        Police Station07:3808:2308:5309:2309:5410:2410:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5416:2416:5417:2417:5418:2319:0820:15
        Head Street07:4108:2608:5609:2609:5710:2710:5811:2811:5812:2812:5813:2813:5814:2814:5815:2815:5716:2716:5617:2617:5618:2519:1020:17
        High Street07:4208:2708:5709:2709:5810:2810:5911:2911:5912:2912:5913:2913:5914:2914:5915:2915:5816:2816:5717:2717:5718:2619:1120:18
        Osborne Street07:4708:3109:0309:3310:0410:3411:0511:3512:0512:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:3516:0416:3417:0317:3218:0218:3119:1620:23
        Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.
        Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.
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        Route Path (Streets & Roads)

        Outbound: Osborne Street – The Fox
        Stanwell Street - St Johns Street - Crouch Street - Maldon Road - Butt Road - Layer Road - John Kent Avenue - Iceni Way - Paxman Avenue - Gosbecks Road - Layer Road - High Road - Malting Green Road - High Road
        Inbound: Hazell Avenue – Osborne Street
        Paxman Avenue - Iceni Way - John Kent Avenue - Layer Road - Butt Road - Head Street - High Street - Stanwell Street

        Schedules and stops for this route are published in GTFS: great-britain, dft-gtfs

        Bus 56 FAQ

        • What time does the 56 bus start operating?

          Services on the 56 - Town Centre - Shrub END bus start at 07:55 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

        • What time does the 56 bus stop working?

          Services on the 56 - Town Centre - Shrub END bus stop at 23:08 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

        • Is there a 56 bus stop near me?

          Click here to view the nearest 56 - Town Centre - Shrub END bus stop.

        56 (Colchester Buses)

        The first stop of the 56 bus route is Osborne Street and the last stop is The Fox. 56 (Town Centre - Shrub END) is operational during everyday.

        Additional information: 56 has 25 stops. The total trip duration for this route is approximately 21 minutes.

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        Last updated on July 25, 2026