Stagecoach in Cheltenham

Infobox Company
company_name = Stagecoach in Cheltenham
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1990
location = Cheltenham, Gloucester
area_served = Charlton Kings, Hatherley, Prestbury, Bishop's Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Springbank, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, Swindon, Wyman's Brook, Shurdington, Brockworth, Gotherington, Lower Tuffley, Churchdown, Innsworth and Benhall
homepage = [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cheltenham/ www.stagecoachbus.com]
footnotes = Subsidiary of Stagecoach West. Brand name for services in the Gloucestershire area.

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

History

Stagecoach in Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham carry over 19,000 passengers per day,a passenger increase of approximately 6.5%.Cite web|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/cheltenham/about.html|title=About Stagecoach in Cheltenham|accessdate=2007-01-13|publisher=Stagecoachbus.com] They have 46 buses and 121 employees. ]

In addition to Cheltenham local services, they also operate services to Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, Swindon 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 Cheltenham.
* Please note that colours shown in the table are derived from the Network Map but do not appear on the vehicles themselves.

Branded Bus Routes

The company operates a few routes using branded buses.
* Route A - One bus is CTFC branded as Stagecoach now sponsors a stand at Cheltenham Town FC
* Route D - A kickstart bid to restore the old Bishops' Cleeve - Town Centre - Hatherley/Warden Hill services to the frequency they were before - now every 10 minutes
* Route 10 - Gloucester's 'citi' network branding using Double Deckers
* Route 94 - Cheltenham - Gloucester
* Route 99 - Cheltenham Racecourse - Cheltenham General Hospital - Gloucester Royal Hospital (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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham - Tewkesbury.);Dayrider:Unlimited travel for one calendar day on Stagecoach services in the Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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/cheltenham/ Stagecoach in Cheltenham]