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Canterbury Park and Ride | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Canterbury |
| Operated by | Stagecoach in East Kent |
| Managed by | Stagecoach in East Kent Canterbury City Council funded |
Canterbury Park and Ride is a park and ride system operated by Stagecoach in East Kent in the English historic cathedral city of Canterbury. It was designed to reduce pollution in the city centre.
History
The Park and Ride scheme was run by Stagecoach until 2008 when Kent Top Travel took over the service. The service returned to Stagecoach operation in the summer of 2013 after the five-year contract to Kent Top Travel expired. Stagecoach proposed improvements to the Park & Ride scheme including free wi-fi, extended operating hours and the use of a new fleet of environmentally friendly buses [1].
Operation
Wincheap, Sturry Road and New Dover Road Park & Ride routes operate every 10 minutes while the Hospital Shuttle operates every 20 minutes. The initial Stagecoach operation consisted of ALX200 and ALX400 buses in a silver and purple livery. Under Kent Top Travel ownership, a fleet of Volvo B9TL/Optare Olympus and Volvo B7RLE/Optare Esteem buses in a Lime and Silver "Love your city" branded livery. The current Stagecoach fleet consists of Enviro 200 and Dennis Enviro 400 buses in a branded white livery.
Routes
The scheme currently has 4 routes with 3 running to Canterbury Bus Station in the city centre [2].
Sturry Road Park & Ride
This route runs from Sturry Road Park & Ride terminus along the A28/Sturry Road to Canterbury Bus Station, passing the Magistrates Court, City Wall and ASDA.
Wincheap Park & Ride
This route runs from Wincheap Park & Ride terminus through the Wincheap Industrial Estate, past Pin Hill bus stop and the connection to the Chatham Main Line at Canterbury East, before ending at Canterbury Bus Station.
New Dover Road Park & Ride
This route runs from New Dover Road Park & Ride terminus along Old Dover Road to Canterbury Bus Station, passing Canterbury Health Centre and returns via Old Dover Road and Canterbury College.
Hospital Park & Ride
This route is a shuttle service between New Dover Road Park & Ride terminus and the Kent & Canterbury Hospital.
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