First Leicester

Infobox Company
company_name = First Leicester
company_
company_type = Public part of First Group
foundation =
location = Abbey Lane, Leicester
area_served = Leicester, Anstey, Beaumont Leys, Birstall, Braunstone, Evington, Eyres Monsell, Glenfield, Mowmacre Hill, Nether Hall, Oadby, Rushey Fields, Rushey Mead, Thurmaston, Thurnby Lodge
homepage = [http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/eastmidlands/leicester www.firstgroup.com]
footnotes =

First Leicester is the trading name of Leicester Citybus Ltd., a bus company owned by the First Group. It runs buses in the city of Leicester, England, and was previously owned by the Leicester City Council. It is managed as part of First Midlands which also looks after the First bus services in Northampton and Worcestershire.

In 2007,a new depot opened on Abbey Lane replacing the former premises on Abbey Park Road which go back to the company's municipal heritage.This site is now derelict pending redevelopment as apartments.

First operate a comprehensive network of bus services within the city itself. Services depart from Haymarket Bus Station or on street city centre stops. Most city centre on street bus stops are within easy reach of both Haymarket and St. Margaret's Bus Station. Most city services use on-street bus stops in the City Centre as their Leicester terminus, not using either main bus station. These stops are located in the centre of Leicester, situated to the south of St. Margaret's Bus Station, and approximately 10-15 minutes walk from Leicester Railway Station.

The services in operation run to Glenfield, Kirby Frith & Braunstone Frith Estates, Braunstone Town, Aylestone, Eyres Monsell, De Montfort University, Evington, Oadby, Leicester General Hospital, Goodwood, Humberstone, Nether Hall, Thurnby Lodge, Hamilton Centre, Thurmaston, Rushey Mead, Birstall, Mowmacre Hill, Beaumont Leys and Anstey. There is also a circular service operating that runs to Highfields and returns to the city centre.

List of services

:"(These services are subject to change)"

All buses, so far, except Service 17, Service 31, Service 70, and Service 94 have now been fitted with Star Trak, which tells you when the next bus will arrive at your bus stop.

ervice Changes

None at the moment.

Route Diversions

None at the moment

Fares / Tickets

FirstDay

*Adult or Child - £2.60The FirstDay ticket provides unlimited travel on all of First Leicester buses throughout the day of purchase. Tickets can be bought either from the driver or at the First TravelShop on Charles Street, next to the Haymarket Bus Station.

FirstWeek

*Adult - £10.00
*Child - £6.00Valid for seven days from day of purchase and provides unlimited travel on First Leicester buses. Tickets can be bought either from the driver or at the First TravelShop.

FirstMonth

*Adult - £35.00
*Child - £19.00A FirstMonth ticket gives you unlimited travel for a full calendar month on First Leicester buses. The ticket is only available to buy from the First TravelShop.

First3Month

*Adult - £99.00
*Child - £55.00A First3Month ticket gives you unlimited travel for three Calendar months on First Leicester buses. The ticket is only available to buy from First TravelShop.

First6Month

*Adult - £180.00 (2 passport-sized photographs required for purchase)A First6Month ticket gives you unlimited travel on all First Leicester buses for six months. The ticket is only available from the First TravelShop.

FirstAnnual

*Adult - £336.00 (2 passport-sized photographs required for purchase)A FirstAnnual ticket gives you unlimited travel on all First Leicester buses for twelve months. The ticket is only available from the First TravelShop.

FirstFamily

*Price - £6.00The FirstFamily ticket is valid for either one adult and up to four children or for two adults and up to three children. Tickets can be bought either from the driver or at the First TravelShop.

tudents

The following tickets provide students with unlimited travel on First Leicester buses for the duration of the ticket. All tickets are available from the First TravelShop, while the Term tickets are also available from the First For Students website. They cannot be bought from the driver. ID is required for the Term tickets.

First3Term

*Price - £243.00First3Term offers unlimited travel from the beginning of September until the beginning of July on First Leicester buses. The ticket can be used at all times during the validity of the ticket.

First Term1

*Price - £119.00First Term1 offers unlimited travel from the beginning of September until the Christmas holidays on First Leicester buses. The ticket can be used at all times during the validity of the ticket.

First Term2

*Price - £86.00First Term2 offers unlimited travel from the beginning of January until the Easter holidays on First Leicester buses. The ticket can be used at all times during the validity of the ticket.

First Term3

*Price - £82.00First Term3 offers unlimited travel from after the Easter holidays until the beginning of July on First Leicester buses. The ticket can be used at all times during the validity of the ticket.

FirstStudent Journey Card

*First10Journey - £9.00
*First30Journey - £25.00First10Journey provides students with unlimited travel on First Leicester buses for 10 single journeys. First30Journey provides students with unlimited travel on First Leicester buses for 30 single journeys.

FlexiDay Ticket

*Price - £4.00FlexiDay is multi operator day ticket that can be used on all bus services listed operated by First, Arriva, Centrebus, Hylton & Dawson, Kinchbus, Stagecoach and Woods. The ticket can be purchased from the driver or from the First TravelShop and will offer unlimited bus travel for a full day. The ticket cannot be used on the Park&Ride services 101, 102 and 103, the M&S Shuttle Bus and the Hospital Hopper service.

pecial Offers

Occasionally, First will introduce special offers on certain routes or at certain times. The current offers available from First Leicester are:

10Journey

*Price - £11.00Currently an introductory offer, 10Journey allows customer to use the ticket for 10 single journeys. The ticket has no restrictions on when it can be used.

unday Family Return

*Price - £3.00A return ticket that is only available on Sundays, which allows either one adult and up to four children or two adults and up to three children to make one return journey on one of the First routes.

£5 Family Day Ticket

During December 2007 and January 2008, the Family FirstDay ticket will be reduced from £6.00 to £5.00. Validity of the ticket remains unchanged.

PlusBus

*Adult day - £2 (child £1)
*Adult 7 day - £10
*Adult 1 month - £30
*Adult 3 month - £90
*Adult year - £300The Leicester Plusbus ticket must be purchased from any railway station as part of your train ticket. It allows unlimited travel in a designated area (see plusbus website) for the validity of the ticket. The plusbus ticket is always cheaper than a conventional bus fare.

External links

* [http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/eastmidlands/leicester/home/index.php First Leicester website]
* [http://www.firstgroup.com/students/ First for Students website]
* [http://www.travelineeastmidlands.org.uk Traveline East Midlands website] - for timetable information
* [http://www.star-trak.co.uk/ Star Trak] - Real-Time bus information
* [http://home.clara.net/mpjohnson/flei.html Unofficial fleet list]