Quality bus travel from Wokingham BC and Reading Buses
Bus services are now even better in the Wokingham Borough – thanks to a ground-breaking new agreement between Reading Buses and Wokingham Borough Council.
The Quality Bus Partnership will enhance routes in Earley, Lower Earley and Woodley, and is intended to help to reduce congestion, make bus services more reliable, and improve accessibility to buses for people with disabilities or low incomes.
Some seven new bus shelters, along with new poles, flags and timetable covers have recently been installed across Woodley and Earley, as part of the council’s contribution to the partnership, and a new fleet of modern, low-emission, fully accessible buses form part of Reading Buses’ contribution to the partnership.
Executive member for Wokingham highways and transport Cllr Keith Baker joined James Freeman, chief executive of Reading Buses, at the refurbished North Lake bus stop in Fairwater Drive, Woodley, on Thursday March 6.
Cllr Baker said: “This partnership will support a competitive alternative to car travel through Earley, Lower Earley and Woodley, by ensuring the service is reliable, economic, inclusive, accessible and focused upon passenger needs. This will reduce congestion and travel times for all road users. Both sides have worked hard on the detail of this agreement and I am confident that together we can increase the take-up of bus travel, which will be beneficial to all.”
Chief executive officer of Reading Buses James Freeman said: “Every bus journey starts at a bus stop, of course, and this investment in shelters and stops greatly enhances the passenger experience. We are delighted that Wokingham Borough has demonstrated its commitment to improving public transport in this very tangible way. This not only supports our extensive timetable improvements and new buses, but brings Premier Route standards to the bus services 63/64 in Woodley, as well as 20/21 in Lower Earley and Earley.”
The Quality Bus Partnership will enhance routes in Earley, Lower Earley and Woodley, and is intended to help to reduce congestion, make bus services more reliable, and improve accessibility to buses for people with disabilities or low incomes.
Some seven new bus shelters, along with new poles, flags and timetable covers have recently been installed across Woodley and Earley, as part of the council’s contribution to the partnership, and a new fleet of modern, low-emission, fully accessible buses form part of Reading Buses’ contribution to the partnership.
Executive member for Wokingham highways and transport Cllr Keith Baker joined James Freeman, chief executive of Reading Buses, at the refurbished North Lake bus stop in Fairwater Drive, Woodley, on Thursday March 6.
Cllr Baker said: “This partnership will support a competitive alternative to car travel through Earley, Lower Earley and Woodley, by ensuring the service is reliable, economic, inclusive, accessible and focused upon passenger needs. This will reduce congestion and travel times for all road users. Both sides have worked hard on the detail of this agreement and I am confident that together we can increase the take-up of bus travel, which will be beneficial to all.”
Chief executive officer of Reading Buses James Freeman said: “Every bus journey starts at a bus stop, of course, and this investment in shelters and stops greatly enhances the passenger experience. We are delighted that Wokingham Borough has demonstrated its commitment to improving public transport in this very tangible way. This not only supports our extensive timetable improvements and new buses, but brings Premier Route standards to the bus services 63/64 in Woodley, as well as 20/21 in Lower Earley and Earley.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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