The 321 bus between Luton and Watford, which runs through Kinsbourne Green and Harpenden, will not serve the Chequer Street Town Hall stop in St Albans from 8pm tonight (Friday 9 October) until 5am on Saturday. Chequer Street is closed for that period. The nearest alternative is the stop on St Peter's Street.
The operator's notice also lists an earlier closure of St Peter's Street, during which the 321 did not serve the stops from Chequer Street Town Hall to St Peter's Street. Holywell Hill Abbey or St Peter's Street Chime Square were given as alternatives.
If you are coming home from a Friday evening in St Albans, check which stop you are walking to before you leave. The disruption is a nuisance but a limited one: the notice gives a clear end time, so first buses on Saturday should not be affected.
- The 321 runs Luton to Watford via Kinsbourne Green, Harpenden and St Albans.
- Chequer Street in St Albans is closed from Friday 9 October at 8pm to 5am on Saturday 10 October.
- During that closure the 321 will not serve the Chequer Street Town Hall stop; the nearest alternative is St Peter's Street.
- The night before, St Peter's Street was closed and the 321 did not serve stops from Chequer Street Town Hall to St Peter's Street, with Holywell Hill Abbey or St Peter's Street Chime Square as alternatives.
Every factual claim in this story is linked to the evidence behind it. Where the newsroom has added judgement or framing, it is listed separately. Sources accessed 9 October 2026.
- www.intalink.org.uk/services/49b03787-5f62-4f58-be24-ba3886377b6e (primary source)
Claim by claim (4 facts, 1 editorial judgements)
- The 321 runs Luton to Watford via Kinsbourne Green, Harpenden and St Albans. — primary source, 2026-10-09“321 Luton to Watford via Kinsbourne Green, Harpenden, St Albans, Chiswell Green, Garston & North Watford”
- Chequer Street in St Albans is closed from Friday 9 October at 8pm to 5am on Saturday 10 October. — primary source, 2026-10-09“Road Closure: Chequer Street in St Albans will be closed from Friday 9th to Saturday 10th October 2000 - 0500.”
- During that closure the 321 will not serve the Chequer Street Town Hall stop; the nearest alternative is St Peter's Street. — primary source, 2026-10-09“Arriva service 321 will not serve bus stops Chequer Street Town Hall. The nearest alternative bus stops are St Peter's Street.”
- The night before, St Peter's Street was closed and the 321 did not serve stops from Chequer Street Town Hall to St Peter's Street, with Holywell Hill Abbey or St Peter's Street Chime Square as alternatives. — primary source, 2026-10-09“Arriva service 321 will not serve bus stops from Chequer Street Town Hall to St Peter's Street. The nearest alternative bus stops are Holywell Hill Abbey or St Peter's Street Chime Square.”
- Judgement: Two nights of closures on the city's main bus corridor is a limited nuisance because the notice gives a clear end time.