653 Canterbury to Chartham

Service 653 Canterbury to Chartham is registered to be withdrawn from 1 September 2026.

❌ Registered to be withdrawn from 1 September 2026. EAST KENT ROAD CAR COMPANY LIMITED has registered the cancellation of this service with the Traffic Commissioner. Operators do sometimes re-register a service before the date arrives, and a replacement may be tendered by Kent County Council — check with the operator before making plans.

The registration

Registration number
PK0000098/218
Operator
EAST KENT ROAD CAR COMPANY LIMITED trading as STAGECOACH SOUTH EAST
Operator licence
PK0000098
Registered with
Kent County Council · London & South East England traffic area
Service type
Normal Stopping
Funding
💷 Run commercially — no local authority support declared
First registered
19 September 2010
Variations
8 registered changes

No timetable on this site is matched to this registration — either the service is not in the open timetable data, or nothing there matches both the operator and the service number. You can search for the service number instead: 653.

Change history

EffectiveChangeDetailsRegistered
1 Sept 2026
not yet in force
 ❌ Withdrawal Operating between Canterbury and Chartham given service number 653 effective from 01 September 2026. 20 Jul 2026
7 Jun 2026 ✏️ Service change To amend Timetable. 24 Apr 2026
1 Sept 2024 ✏️ Service change To amend Timetable. 12 Jul 2024
7 Mar 2021 ⏳ Expired
short notice
 To amend Timetable. 2 Mar 2021
19 Jan 2021 ⏳ Expired
short notice
 To amend Timetable. 13 Jan 2021
13 Jan 2020 ✏️ Service change
short notice
 To amend Timetable. 12 Dec 2019
24 Nov 2014 ✏️ Service change
short notice
 To amend Route and Timetable. 13 Nov 2014
19 Sept 2010 🆕 New service
short notice
 Service 653 to be registered seperate from 652 19 Aug 2010

About this record

Operators must register every local bus service, every change to it and its withdrawal with a Traffic Commissioner — normally at least 42 days before it takes effect (70 days in Scotland), which is why changes appear here before they happen. This page reproduces the official record for registration PK0000098/218 from DVSA’s published data, refreshed weekly. A registration describes the legal service and can differ from the marketing route name and from the timetable actually operated.

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