Bristol park and ride

Bristol Park & Ride
First Bristol East Lancs bodied Dennis Trident on route 904 in June 2011
Parent Bristol City Council
Locale Bristol
Service type Park & ride
Routes 5
Destinations Southmead Hospital, Clifton Down station, Bristol City Centre
Stations Long Ashton, Portway, Brislington, Lyde Green
Fleet Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini
Operator First West of England
CT Plus
Website Travel West

The Bristol Park & Ride is a park & ride system operated by Bristol City Council in the English city of Bristol.

History

Until 2011, the park & ride routes were operated by First Bristol and Wessex Bus.[1][2] On 5 September 2011, route 904 was taken over by CT Plus using ex First London, London Central and London General Mercedes-Benz Citaro O530Gs with route 903 passing from Wessex to First.[3][4]

On 2 April 2012, CT Plus took over the operation of route 902.[5] In April 2014, route 505 was extended to Long Ashton to become a park & ride route.[6]

In September 2014, Wessex Bus commenced operating a new park and ride service, the 901 between Portway and Clifton;[6] this service ceased in September 2016.[7]

The existing contracts expire in September 2016, with options to extend for a further three years.[6]

Services

The system consists of five routes:[8]

  • Metrobus m2: Long Ashton to Bristol, operated by First West of England[11]
  • Metrobus m3: Lyde Green to Bristol via UWE's Frenchay campus, operated by First West of England[12]

There has been significant, and increasing, investment in the scheme by Bristol City Council.[13]

Benefits

The council consider that this facility has reduced city centre congestion.[14]

The m2 and m3 services operate a buy before you board system through use of ticket machines at bus stops. This is designed to reduce boarding times. [15]

References

  1. ↑ Seven Centros for Wessex Connect Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2007
  2. ↑ Fleet of B9TLs join Rotala Wessex Bus & Coach Professional 26 October 2007
  3. ↑ Bristol has got buses Boris Johnson didn't want Bristol Post 6 September 2011
  4. ↑ Moves to ease problems on park and ride Bristol Post 30 September 2011
  5. ↑ CT Plus starts Route 902 from 2 April 2012 CT Plus
  6. 1 2 3 Scrutiny Commission minutes Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Bristol City Council 23 October 2014
  7. ↑ "Service Changes to Bristol 501, 502 and 901 services". Wessex Bus. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bristol Park & Ride". Travelwest. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "505 timetable" (PDF). Travelwest. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Bristol Park & Ride". First Bus. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Long Ashton Park & Ride". Travelwest. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lyde Green Park & Ride". Travelwest. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  13. ↑ Boost for park and ride bus services Bristol City Council 18 December 2006
  14. ↑ More buses for Christmas shopping BBC News 18 December 2006
  15. ↑ https://metrobusbristol.co.uk/tickets/
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