159 Coalville–Hinckley

159 was a bus route in England that operates between Coalville and Hinckley, it was operated by Roberts Coaches.

The route operated approximately every 1.5 hours from Monday to Saturday.^[1]

In November 2018, Roberts Coaches stated that the route was no longer commercially viable and that it would be withdrawn.^[2] However, in December the local council agreed to continue funding the route.^[3]

In December 2022, it was announced that the route would be withdrawn after 25 February 2023. The local council stated that at a cost of £162,000 per year it could not afford to continue subsidising the route. It stated that demand-responsive transport would be implemented for those who would no longer have a local bus route.^[4][5][6]

During 2025, Leicestershire County Council announced a new service LC6 would be introduced between Hinckley and Coalville which follows most of the former 159 service and provides 4 journeys each way Monday to Saturday daytimes.