Stagecoach in Peterborough

Infobox Bus transit
name = Stagecoach in Peterborough

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company_slogan = "City travel made easy"
parent = Stagecoach Group
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headquarters = Peterborough
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service_area = Cambridgeshire, East Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire
service_type = Urban and inter-urban bus services
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routes = Citi 1, Citi 2, Citi 3, Citi 4, Citi 5, Citi 6, X8, 12, 13, X14, 14, 15, 16, 35, 37
destinations = Peterborough, Chatteris, The Deepings, Huntingdon, Oundle, Southwick, Spalding, Thrapston
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fleet =
Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander ALX200 Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2 Volvo B10M Volvo Olympian Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400
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operator = Stagecoach Cambridgeshire
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website = [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/ www.stagecoachbus.com]

Stagecoach in Peterborough is a bus company, which runs services throughout Peterborough and the surrounding areas. It is part of Stagecoach Cambridgeshire, itself a subsidiary of the larger Stagecoach Group.

Stagecoach in Peterborough is the trading name of the Viscount Bus and Coach Company Limited, demerged as a subsidiary of Cambus Holdings Limited in 1989. Cambus Limited was formed in 1984 from demerger of the Eastern Counties Omnibus Company in preparation for bus deregulation and privatisation and was acquired by the Stagecoach Group Plc in 1995.

Its main depot, and the head office is in Peterborough it also operates from outstations based in Lincoln, Holbeach Drove, Oundle, and March.

ervices

Stagecoach in Peterborough operates citi, inter-urban, and express services.

Citi

Within the Citi family there are seven [Stagecoach in Peterborough: Citi map] services, operating with minimum frequencies of every 20 minutes during daytime, and hourly during evenings and weekends. The services are:

* Citi 1 - The Ortons to Werrington (via city centre)
* Citi 2 - Bretton to Gunthorpe (via city centre)
* Citi 3 - Bretton to Stanground (via city centre) and extending to Park Farm
* Citi 4 - Welland to city centre
* Citi 5 - Dogsthorpe and Bluebell
* Citi 6 - Hampton to rail station (via city centre)
* Citi 7 - Eye and Parnwell to Yaxley (via city center)

Express

* 4 - Oundle to Peterborough (0838 service is operated by Stagecoach in Peterborough on behalf of Stagecoach East [Stagecoach in Peterborough: X4 Cross Country Timetable - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables/KTX4April2008cropped%5B1%5D.pdf]
* X7 - Cambridge to March (1 service each direction Mon - Sat)
* X8 - Peterborough to Chatteris (connecting with X9 at Chatteris operated by Stagecoach in Cambridge for connections to Cambridge)
* X14 - Peterborough to Oundle (some services extending to Southwick and Thrapston)

Inter-urban

* 22 - Peterborough to The Deepings
* 23 - Peterborough to Oundle
* 24/24A - Peterborough to Orton Southgate
* 25 - Peterborough to Oundle
* 46 - Peterborough to Huntingdon
* 35 - Peterborough to Sutton St. Edmunds
* 37 - Peterborough to Spalding

Other services

Other services operated include:
* Taxibus (an every 20 minute door-to-door service between Hampton and the rail station requiring advanced booking)This service has been recorded at VOSA as being cancelled from 24 August 2008

ervice changes

The next round of service changes are expected on 24 August 2008. The following services are affected, according to VOSA:

1. These services operate hourly on Sunday evenings

Vehicles

Stagecoach operate a fleet of almost 80 vehicles [Stagecoach Cambridgeshire Fleetcard, Ending 25 May 2008] across its operations in Peterborough.

Stagecoach in Peterborough has around:
* 17 Volvo Olympians, mostly in Stagecoach livery, 1 of which is in a wrapped advert for Peterborough Dogs;
* 14 Dennis Tridents, all in Stagecoach livery;
* 7 Volvo B10M PS these all have Stagecoach livery;
* 35 Dennis Dart SLF, these are in Stagecoach livery, with 3 being branded for the Citi 6 service and two in wrapped adverts for Peterborough City Council;
* 2 Ford Transits for use in the Taxibus service with National Express branding applied and;
* 6 Volvo coaches in National Express livery.

Fares & Tickets

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

Dayrider [Stagecoach in Peterborough: Tickets to go - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/localoffers_527.html]

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

Megarider [Stagecoach in Peterborough: Tickets to go - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/localoffers_527.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 [Stagecoach in Peterborough: Tickets to go - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/localoffers_527.html]

Dayriders and Megariders are valid across Citi 1 - 6, and route 12. 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 Peterborough.Service X4 is operated by Stagecoach in Northants.

Townrider [Stagecoach in Peterborough: Townrider - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/localoffers_4854.html]

A townrider provides unlimited travel for one day on Stagecoach buses in Market Deeping, Oundle, or Spalding.

The ticket costs £1.60 in Oundle and Spalding and £1.20 in Market Deeping.

Taxibus [Stagecoach in Peterborough: National Express Taxibus - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/localoffers_3634.html]

Explorer Pass [Stagecoach in Peterborough: Tickets to go - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/localoffers_527.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 [Stagecoach in Peterborough: Tickets to go - http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/localoffers_527.html] [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

External links

* [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/peterborough/ Peterborough section of Stagecoach website]

References