"Your17" bus service
| Published: 24th April 2008 15:10 |
The 17 is changing - so our customers don't have to!
A bus company has extended a popular route into the centre of Nottingham after its customers said they were fed up of having to catch two buses.
Since Premiere Travel took over route 17 last September, customer numbers have grown considerably. But a recent survey found that many customers in the areas the route serves don't just want to go to Beeston, they want to travel on to Nottingham and the QMC without having to change buses.
So from the 21st April, buses will continue from Stapleford, Toton and Attenborough into the City Centre via Derby Road for the QMC. The new route also incorporates a couple of changes also suggested by customers. In Toton instead of just using the main Stapleford Lane, buses will run via Woodstock Road and Seaburn Road offering those residents a direct service to the City for the first time in many years. Then in Stapleford there is a new loop around Hickings Lane, Ewe Lamb Lane and Nottingham Road giving those areas a direct link to Toton Tesco and Beeston. The extended route from Beeston Bus Station runs via Wollaton Road, Dennis Avenue and Brook Road to Derby Road and the QMC.
In Nottingham buses serve both Victoria and Broadmarsh centres.
The current hourly daytime frequency remains with a new later bus departing from Nottingham at 4.25pm running through to Stapleford. Extra buses also run later into the afternoon on Saturdays too.
The route, now re-branded as ‘your17' reflects that the service has been designed using suggestions from the customers it serves - making it their very own bus route.
Premiere Travel MD, Stephen Greaves said: "So many of our customers told us that they hated having to change buses in Beeston to get into town or the hospital, so we listened to their wishes. It was always surprising that areas such as New Eaton Road in Stapleford, Toton and Attenborough did not have a direct bus into Nottingham. So now hopefully the people in those areas will use the new ‘your17' even more often."
If the extended route proves a success and customer numbers continue to grow, future plans include extra early morning and later afternoon buses, and new low-floor vehicles could also be introduced.
With ‘your17' joining Premiere's localbus network, the great value £10-10trip ticket will be available meaning every single trip costs just £1. OAP passes are also valid for free travel after 9.30am Monday to Friday and all day on Saturdays.
For more information call 0115 985 1111 or see www.local-bus.co.uk
Premiere Press Release
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