Stagecoach in Gloucester

Infobox Company
company_name = Stagecoach in Gloucester
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1990
location = Cheltenham, Gloucester
area_served = Matson, Lower Tuffley, Stonehouse, Dursley, Cheltenham, The Stanleys, Tewkesbury, Shurdington, Brockworth, Quedgeley, Churchdown, Innsworth and Abbeymead
homepage = [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cheltenham/ www.stagecoachbus.com]
footnotes = Subsidiary of Stagecoach West. Brand name for services in the Gloucestershire area.

Stagecoach in Gloucester is a subsidiary of Stagecoach West, itself a sector of the larger Stagecoach Group, that operates buses in Gloucester.

History

Stagecoach in Gloucester was formerly part of the Bristol Omnibus Company, then from 1983 part of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Omnibus Company (both subsidiaries of the National Bus Company). It was privatised in 1986 and absorbed into the Stagecoach Group in 1993.

Operations

Stagecoach in Gloucester carry over 23,000 passengers per day,a passenger increase of approximately 6.8%.Cite web|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/Gloucester/about.html|title=About Stagecoach in Gloucester|accessdate=2007-01-13|publisher=Stagecoachbus.com] They have 60 buses and 163 employees.

In addition to Gloucester local services, they also operate services to Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Dursley, Chepstow and Stroud.

To assist the elderly and disabled, some routes have low-floor buses.

Although most routes operate all week, some routes do not operate on Sundays. On bank holidays, a Sunday service is operated.

Routes

* The table below shows the main service routes operated by Stagecoach in Gloucester.

Branded Bus Routes

The company operates a few routes using branded buses.
* Route 10 - Gloucester's 'citi' network branding using Double Deckers
* Route 94 - Cheltenham — Gloucester, Branded with 94 Stickers, with exception to 2 in the fleet
* Route 99 - Gloucester Royal — Cheltenham General Hospital — Cheltenham Racecourse (Partership between Stagecoach and Gloucestershire NHS)

Fares

Ticket types offeredCite web|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cheltenham/localoffers.html|title=Tickets to go...|accessdate=2007-04-10|publisher=Stagecoachbus.com] ;SingleNormal single journey tickets. (Urban return fares within Gloucester are no longer available to help reduce the impact of price rises. Users purchase dayrider tickets instead. However are available on longer distance routes such as Gloucester — Chepstow.);Dayrider:Unlimited travel for one calendar day on Stagecoach services in the Gloucester Urban Area.;Dayrider Plus:Unlimited travel for one calendar day on Stagecoach services in the Cheltenham and Gloucester urban areas including routes linking the two.;Explorer:Unlimited travel for one calendar day on any Stagecoach bus in Southern England and South Wales, except London services and megabus.;Goldrider:Unlimited travel for one calendar week on all Stagecoach bus services in Southern England and South Wales.;Megarider:Unlimited travel for one calendar week, month or year on Stagecoach services in the Gloucester urban area.;Megarider Plus:Unlimited travel for one calendar week, month or year on Stagecoach services in the Cheltenham and Gloucester urban areas plus routes linking the two.;Eveningrider:Unlimited travel on Stagecoach services in the Gloucester Urban Area between 7pm and midnight.;Nightbuses:Flat Single Fare of £2.80. Dayrider, Eveningridger, Megarider & Goldrider (etc.) tickets not accepted.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/Gloucester/ Stagecoach in Gloucester]