Thursday 1 August 2013

First Threat.

Go ahead Plymouth Citybus have announced that they are going to venture into Torpoint 

Exciting new bus service to launch between Plymouth City Centre and Torpoint 
Up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday 
Linking Torpoint to Plymouth via Stoke and Plymouth Railway Station, You may know that the First Devon service 81 is already currently running a route to Torpoint Via Rail Station and Stoke Village.

Plymouth Citybus announced today that it will launch a new service between Plymouth and Torpoint from October 7. Plymouth Citybus, a Go-Ahead Group company, has further invested in its operation to now serve further afield into South East Cornwall. The service will run up to every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday between Torpoint and Plymouth City Centre, via Stoke and Plymouth Railway Station. Bus travel will be made easy with the availability of both smart card and mobile ticketing solutions, incorporating a wide range of tickets. This will be in addition to the driver available tickets. Season tickets will allow passengers to enjoy the wider Citybus network, including services to Derriford, Saltash, Ivybridge and Tavistock. Passengers will also benefit from the centrally located Travel Centre opened earlier this year. Citybus has just seen its customer satisfaction rating from independent group Passenger Focus rise six percent since last summer, alongside being awarded Investor in People status earlier in the year. Plymouth Citybus’ Managing Director Richard Stevens said: “We have had requests from the residents of Torpoint for a Citybus provided service into Plymouth. One of the main points, which have come from our passenger consultations, is for them to be able to take advantage of the wider Citybus network, in particular services to Derriford. We are pleased to be able to cater for these needs by launching this new exciting service”. Further details about the new service will be released towards the end of August, in preparation for the launch on October 7.


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