First Aberdeen bus routes 1 and 2

Routes 1, 1B, and 2 (branded as The Bridges)^[1] are bus routes in Aberdeen operated by First Aberdeen.

1, 1B, 2
A routes 1 and 2 branded bus on Guild Street
Overview
Operator	First Aberdeen
Status	Operating
Route
Start	Ashwood Park, Bridge of Don Park and Ride, Danestone, Dubford
Via	Union Street
End	Garthdee

Buses on route 1 and 2

History

Route 1 was created to replace the "Bridges" Aberdeen Corporation Tramways route in the late 1950s.^[2][3]

Route 2 was formerly numbered 21, it was renumbered in the 1960s.^[4]

Service 1A, which offered an express service from Robert Gordon University to the city centre, was withdrawn in March 2020. It was reintroduced on 20 February 2023.^[5][6]

Route

Routes 1 and 2 are shared between the Bridge of Don and Great Southern Road. Route 1 takes a clockwise route through Garthdee, while route 2 takes an anti-clockwise route.

The route has suffered from overcrowding between Union Street and Robert Gordon University with people at intermediate stops not being able to board at busy times.^[7][8]

Variations

Number	Start	End
1	Danestone	Garthdee
1B	Dubford or Bridge of Don Park and Ride	Garthdee
2	Ashwood Park	Garthdee