X56 Route: Longer-Term Bus Provision
Monitoring provision beyond temporary funding.
- Status
- Monitoring
- Location
- X56 route, serving Kinross-shire and Fife
- Last reviewed
The immediate FDCC action is closed, but September minutes record funding only to 31 March 2027. Fife Council confirms replacement provision following Stagecoach’s withdrawal.
This is a longer-term monitoring item rather than an unresolved immediate withdrawal.
Fife Council update: https://www.fife.gov.uk/news/2026/fife-council-welcomes-news-of-interim-bus-service-along-x56-route
Latest relevant FDCC meeting: 1 September 2026.
Meeting minutes: https://www.fdcc.org.uk/september-2026-fddc-public-meeting
Progress and next steps
Suggested editorial review (not an agreed FDCC commitment): 15 January 2027 - seek arrangements beyond March.
Also see our other Local Issues page.