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Bristol park and ride

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Bristol Park & Ride
First Bristol East Lancs bodied Dennis Trident on route 904 in June 2011
ParentBristol City Council
LocaleBristol
Service typePark & ride
Routes5
DestinationsSouthmead Hospital, Clifton Down station, Bristol City Centre, Bristol Temple Meads Station
StationsLong Ashton
Portway
Brislington
Lyde Green
Yate
FleetAlexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC
Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini
OperatorFirst West of England
Stagecoach West
WebsiteTravel West

The Bristol Park & Ride is a park & ride system operated by Bristol City Council in Bristol, South West England.

History

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In 2006, the system was already established and was receiving increased funding from Bristol City Council.[1]

Until 2011, the park & ride routes were operated by First Bristol and Wessex Bus.[2][3] 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.[4][5]

On 2 April 2012, CT Plus took over the operation of route 902.[6] In April 2014, route 505 was extended to Long Ashton to become a park & ride route.[7]

In September 2014, Wessex Bus commenced operating a new service, the 901 between Portway and Clifton;[7] this service ceased in September 2016.[8]

The existing contracts expire in September 2016, with options to extend for a further three years.[7][clarification needed]

Services

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The system consists of five routes:[9]

  • metrobus m2: Long Ashton to central Bristol, operated by First West of England[12]
  • metrobus m3: Lyde Green to central Bristol via UWE's Frenchay campus, operated by First West of England[13]

Benefits

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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

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  1. ^ "Boost for park and ride bus services". Bristol City Council. 18 December 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Seven Centros for Wessex Connect Archived 18 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2007
  3. ^ Fleet of B9TLs join Rotala Wessex Archived 18 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 26 October 2007
  4. ^ Bristol has got buses Boris Johnson didn't want Archived 18 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bristol Post 6 September 2011
  5. ^ Moves to ease problems on park and ride[permanent dead link] Bristol Post 30 September 2011
  6. ^ CT Plus starts Route 902 from 2 April 2012 CT Plus
  7. ^ a b c Scrutiny Commission minutes Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Bristol City Council 23 October 2014
  8. ^ "Service Changes to Bristol 501, 502 and 901 services". Wessex Bus. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Bristol Park & Ride". Travelwest. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Park & Ride service 9". Stagecoach. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Stagecoach Bristol network". Stagecoach. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Long Ashton Park & Ride". Travelwest. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Lyde Green Park & Ride". Travelwest. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  14. ^ More buses for Christmas shopping BBC News 18 December 2006
  15. ^ "Tickets - metrobus Bristol - Buy before you board". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.