Stagecoach in Cambridge

Infobox Bus transit
name = Stagecoach in Cambridge

logo_size = 200px


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company_slogan = "City life, citi travel"
parent = Stagecoach Group
founded = 1984 from de-merger of Eastern Counties Omnibus Company
headquarters = Cambridge
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service_area = Cambridgeshire, West Suffolk, Royston, Hertfordshire
service_type = Urban and interurban bus services
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routes = Citi 1, Citi 2, Citi 3, Citi 4, Citi 5, Citi 6, Citi 7, Uni 4, City Circle, 007, X7, 8, 9, 9A, X9, 10, 10A, 11, 12, 13, 13A, X13, 14, 15, 15A, 16, 16A, 17, 18, 18A, 18B, 19, 26, 27, 28, 31A, 31B, 31C, 77, 88, 99, 206
destinations =Cambridge, Burrough Green, Bury St Edmunds, Chatteris, Ely, Haverhill, Gamlingay, Guilden Morden, LIttleport, March, Newmarket, St Neots, Royston, St Ives, St Neots, Waterbeach
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fleet = Optare Solo Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander ALX200 Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2 Volvo B10M MAN 18.220/Alexander ALX300 Volvo Olympian Dennis Trident 2/Plaxton President Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400
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operator = Stagecoach Cambridgeshire
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website = [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge/ www.stagecoachbus.com]

Stagecoach in Cambridge is a bus company, which runs services throughout Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas. It is part of Stagecoach Cambridgeshire.

Stagecoach in Cambridge is a trading name of Cambus Limited, which is a subsidiary of Cambus Holdings Limited, which in turn is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group.

The main depot, and head office are in Cambridge but there is also a depot facility in Ely. Outstations of the Cambridge depot are based in Haverhill, St Ives, Longstowe, Royston. Newmarket is home to an outstation of the Ely depot.

ervices

Stagecoach in Cambridge operates citi, inter-urban, express and Park & Ride services.

Citi

There are eight routes within the Citi family [Stagecoach in Cambridge: Citi map - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables/cambridgea4%5B2%5D.pdf] . These services run with minimum frequencies of every 20 minutes during daytime, and with the exception of Uni 4, hourly during evenings and weekends.

* Citi 1 - Arbury to Cherry Hinton (via city centre and rail station) and extending alternately to Fulbourn
* Citi 2 - Addenbrookes Hospital to Milton (via city centre)
* Citi 3 - Cherry Hinton to Fison Road estate (via city centre and rail station)
* Citi 4 - Cambourne to King's Hedges (via city centre)
* Citi 5 - Bar Hill to city centre
* Citi 6 - Oakington to city centre
* Citi 7 - Cottenham to Sawston (via city centre and rail station) and extending alternately to Pampisford, Saffron Walden, and Whittlesford.
* Uni 4 - Madingley Park and Ride to Addenbrookes Hospital (serving the Cambridge University facilities at West Cambridge)

Express

* X9 - Cambridge to Chatteris (connecting with X8 at Chatteris operated by Stagecoach in Peterborough)
* X13 - Haverhill to Cambridge (peak weekdays only)

Inter-urban

* 8 - Cambridge to Waterbeach
* 9 - Cambridge to Littleport, via Ely
* 9A - Ely city service
* 10(A) - Cambridge to Newmarket
* 11 - Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds
* 12 - Cambridge to Ely
* 13(A) - Cambridge to Haverhill
* 13B - Cambridge to the Camps
* 14 - Cambridge to Dry Drayton
* 15(A) - Cambridge to St Ives
* 16 - Cambridge to Haverhill (serving the Fen Estate)
* 17 - Cambridge to Newmarket (serving the Fen Estate)
* 18 - Cambridge to St Neots
* 18A - Cambridge to Gamlingay
* 19 - Haverhill to Burrough Green (connecting with 13(A) for Cambridge)
* 26 - Cambridge to Royston
* 27 - Cambridge to Guilden Morden
* 28 - St Neots to Gamlingay
* 31A - Trumpington to Netherhall School
* 31B - Gt Shelford to Sawston Village College
* 31C - Trumpington to Sawston Village College
* 206 - Cambridge to Impington Village College

Park and ride

The park and ride services, listed below, are operated under a quality partnership agreement between Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Council and Stagecoach [Cambridgeshire County Council: Park and Ride Passenger Charter - http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/park_ride/park+and+ride+charter.htm] .

* 77 - Red - Newmarket Road to Madingley Road (via city centre)
* 88 - Blue - Trumpington to Grafton Centre (via city centre)
* 99 - Green - Babraham Road to Cowley Road (via city centre)

Other services

Other services operated include:
* 007 - Grafton Centre to Rail station (via city centre)
* City Circle
* City Sightseeing

ervice changes

The next round of service changes take place on 24 August 2008.

* X9 - Cambridge - Chatteris (via Ely); timetable and route amended. The service continues to Wisbech, via Doddington and March operated by Stagecoach in Peterborough.
* 15 - Cambridge - St Ives (via Willingham, Swavesey and Fenstanton); new service registered operating hourly daytimes Monday to Saturday, and two hourly evenings.
* 15A/B - Cambridge - Pidley (via Willingham and Earith); new service registered operating one peak service each way 15A to Cambridge mornings, 15B to Needingworth in evenings. Morning service connects with service 35 operated by Stagecoach in the Fens.

ervice frequencies

Daytimes

Sunday service often operates on Bank Holidays, with increased Park and Ride provision

Vehicles

Stagecoach operate a fleet of almost 200 vehicles [Stagecoach Cambridgeshire Fleetcard, Ending 25 May 2008] across its operations in Cambridge. Although there are no fixed allocations of vehicles at outstations, Stagecoach in Cambridge prefers to keep similar vehicle types together.

Stagecoach in Cambridge has around:
* 35 Volvo Olympians, mostly in Stagecoach livery, 7 of these are in City Sightseeing livery with 4 of these being open topped;
* 28 Dennis Tridents, all in Stagecoach livery, with some having Citiplus branding applied;
* 21 Enviro400s all with Cambridge Park and Ride branding applied;
* 22 Volvo B10M PS these all have Stagecoach livery and generally are used on Ely, Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds services;
* 49 Man 18.220 the majority of which were supplied new to Cambridge, for the launch of the Citi services. These are in Stagecoach livery with many displaying Citi branding;
* 12 Dennis Dart SLF, these are in Stagecoach livery, with 3 being branded for the Uni 4 service;
* 3 Enviro200s which largely reside on the Citi 4 service and have Stagecoach liveries;
* 5 Optare Solos which all are in Stagecoach livery and reside on services 16, 17 and 19, except one which is in a green City circle livery and;
* 5 Volvo B10M Interurbans which are in Stagecoach livery and are generally used for training duties;

Fares & Tickets

Some of the tickets that are available from Stagecoach in Cambridge:

Dayrider [Stagecoach in Cambridge: Tickets to go - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge/localoffers_2885.html]

;Prices
* Adult: £3.00
* Dayrider Plus: £5.00
* Family Dayrider Plus: £5.50

Megarider [Stagecoach in Cambridge: Tickets to go - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge/localoffers_2885.html]

;Prices
* Megarider (7 days): £10.00
* Megarider (4 weeks): £38.00
* Megarider Plus (7 days): £20.00
* Megarider Plus (4 weeks): £78.00

Ticket Validity

Dayriders and Megariders are valid across Citi 1 - 6, Uni 4, 8, 14, and the Park and Ride services. They are also valid on the following sections of route:

Beyond this Dayrider Plus and Megarider Plus tickets are valid on all routes operated by Stagecoach in Cambridge

Townrider [Stagecoach in Cambridge: Townrider - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge/localoffers_2887.html]

A townrider provides unlimited travel for one day on Stagecoach buses in Ely, Haverhill, Newmarket, Royston, Saffron Walden, St. Ives or St. Neots.

The ticket costs £1.60, except in Newmarket where Forest Heath District Council subsidise the ticket reducing it to £1.

Explorer Pass [Stagecoach in Cambridge: Tickets to go - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge/localoffers_2885.html]

An explorer pass is valid across all Stagecoach routes in Southern Britain with the exception of X5, VT99 and the Oxford Tube. ;PricesAdult: £7.00Concessions: £5.50Family: £10.00 (valid up to 5 people, maximum 2 adults)

Multibus ticket [Cambridgeshire County Council: Multibus - http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/bus_timetables/crosscoutrytavel.htm]

The multibus ticket is valid across all operators in Cambridgeshire.

;PricesDay: £7.00Week: £28.00

Cambridge City Sightseeing [Stagecoach in Cambridge: Sightseeing - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge/localoffers_3148.html]

;DiscountA £1 discount is available on production of a valid dayrider or megarider ticket.

External links

* [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cambridge/ Cambridge section of Stagecoach website]

References