Plans to improve Hull buses backed including lower fares, more…

Reduced fares, more frequent services and a new route are among the proposals which have been backed to improve Hull bus services. Reducing some fares to £1 per journey and increasing the frequency of key services to every 10 minutes are among the proposals put forward in the Bus Service Improvement Plan. A new circular service covering the Southcoates and Marfleet wards and extending transport to Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital to east Hull are also among the proposals. Hull City Council's Transport Portfolio Holder Cllr Mark Ieronimo said the authority would work with bus operators to roll out the improvements in the coming months. The plan approved by the council's Cabinet on Monday, May 20 was drawn up with operators Stagecoach and East Yorkshire Buses. READ MORE: Green light given to electric buses and infrastructure in Hull Bus journeys from Willerby Road to Kingswood Leisure Park are surprisingly straightforward, if you're lucky It is now set to be sent to the Department for Transport to set out how funding to improve local services will be used. The plan, backed by £3m in Government funding, includes increasing the frequency of bus services along Anlaby Road, Holderness Road, Beverley Road and Spring Bank West to every 10 minutes. These services are: one, two, seven, eight, 12, 13, 56, 57, 63, 66, 104 and 105 and the changes would take effect in September. Late night services on Saturdays will also be extended. Plan to improve Hull buses include more frequent services and discounted fares (Image: REDPIX / Stagecoach East Midlands) A circular service running in Southcoates and Marfleet is set to be established to link local shops, medical appointments and community groups. A new 'demand responsive transport service', which run without a set timetable and include things like non-emergency patient transport, is due to be set up. Media Bus East Hull would be piloted to help patients get to Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital. Fares for l
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