We need a better X7 bus service from Edinburgh to Dunbar at peak times


We need a better X7 bus service from Edinburgh to Dunbar at peak times
The Issue
I am calling out for support! Do you travel on any X7 bus from 3.30pm from Edinburgh? I attend Milton Road college and travel to and from with the East Coast bus x7. Unfortunately every night I get on the bus at Milton Link all the seats are taken and majority of nights like tonight the walkway is packed to the front door of the bus. Obviously I'm not the only one but I want to stand up and say this is not fair! £5 odd to stand clinging onto a bar, getting in people's personal space and it's just too close for comfort some days. People work all day and pay their fare and rely on getting a seat, sitting down and resting when they get on the bus not being packed like sardines. I have complained many times to the drivers but they just say "oh we canny get a bus under the tunnel at East Linton" this has been ongoing for ages. Either more frequent busses are needed at these peak times or put on a double decker from Edinburgh to Haddington.. To be able to seat all passangers.. The double decker could head back to Edinburgh as an x7 or even another service. Single decker waiting to connect from Haddington to Dunbar..as the amount of people drastically drops after Haddington and low and behold the bus gets under the bridge and everyone gets home with ease. Quite frankly something needs to be done about this and I hope to receive some feedback and support

The Issue
I am calling out for support! Do you travel on any X7 bus from 3.30pm from Edinburgh? I attend Milton Road college and travel to and from with the East Coast bus x7. Unfortunately every night I get on the bus at Milton Link all the seats are taken and majority of nights like tonight the walkway is packed to the front door of the bus. Obviously I'm not the only one but I want to stand up and say this is not fair! £5 odd to stand clinging onto a bar, getting in people's personal space and it's just too close for comfort some days. People work all day and pay their fare and rely on getting a seat, sitting down and resting when they get on the bus not being packed like sardines. I have complained many times to the drivers but they just say "oh we canny get a bus under the tunnel at East Linton" this has been ongoing for ages. Either more frequent busses are needed at these peak times or put on a double decker from Edinburgh to Haddington.. To be able to seat all passangers.. The double decker could head back to Edinburgh as an x7 or even another service. Single decker waiting to connect from Haddington to Dunbar..as the amount of people drastically drops after Haddington and low and behold the bus gets under the bridge and everyone gets home with ease. Quite frankly something needs to be done about this and I hope to receive some feedback and support

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Petition created on 15 January 2020