Stagecoach in Swindon

Infobox Company
company_name = Stagecoach in Swindon
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1990
location = Swindon, Wiltshire
area_served = Swindon, Andover, Calne, Cheltenham, Chippenham, Chiseldon, Cirencester, Cricklade, Devizes, Fairford, Faringdon, Lechlade, Lyneham, Marlborough, Oxford, Trowbridge, Wooton Bassett and Wroughton
homepage = [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/swindon/ www.stagecoachbus.com]
footnotes = Subsidiary of Stagecoach West. Brand name for services in the Wiltshire area.

Stagecoach in Swindon is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Swindon.

It 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). From 1983 it operated under the name Swindon and District, and was privatised in 1986 and absorbed into the Stagecoach Group in 1993.

Operations

Stagecoach in Swindon carry over 12,000 passengers per day,a passenger increase of approximately 6.5%.Cite web|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/swindon/aboutus.html|title=About Stagecoach in Swindon|accessdate=2007-01-13|publisher=Stagecoachbus.com] They have 54 buses and 130 employees.

In addition to Swindon, they also operate buses to Oxford, Cheltenham, Chippenham and Marlborough.

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, and some routes only operate on Sundays. On bank holidays, a Sunday service is operated.

Stagecoach in Swindon also provide a Sunday Service on the majority of Thamesdown Transport's routes.Cite web|url=http://www.swindonbus.info/timetables.asp|title=Bus routes serving Swindon|accessdate=2007-01-13|publisher=Swindon Borough Council]

The company is currently operating a night bus service in Swindon.Cite web|url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/search/display.var.858996.0.night_bus_use_it_or_lose_it_warning.php|title=Night bus - use it or lose it warning|accessdate=2007-01-13|publisher=Swindon Advertiser|year=2006|author=Gareth Bethell]

Routes

* The table below shows the main service routes operated by Stagecoach in Swindon.
* Please note that colours shown in the table are derived from the Network Map but do not appear on the vehicles themselves.

Popin brand

The company operates services numbered 6, 7 and 8 under its "popin" brand.Cite web|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/swindon/news2_1892.html|title=popin routes up 17%|accessdate=2007-01-13|publisher=Stagecoachbus.com] These routes operate to a 10-minute frequency. Low-floor buses are used to attract shoppers into Swindon Town Centre.

Fares

Stagecoach in Swindon accept tickets issued by Thamesdown Transport on the majority of their Swindon Urban routes and unlike Thamesdown (who run an "exact fare only" scheme), issue change where necessary.Cite web|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/swindon/news2_1103.html|title=Giving Change on the Bus|accessdate=2007-01-13|publisher=Stagecoachbus.com] Cite web|url=http://archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/2005/7/25/81444.html|title=No change in bus company's policy|accessdate=2007-01-09|publisher=Swindon Advertiser]

Ticket types offeredCite web|url=http://www.stagecoachbus.com/swindon/localoffers_379.html|title=Tickets to go...|accessdate=2007-01-13|publisher=Stagecoachbus.com] ;Single and ReturnNormal single and return journey tickets.;Dayrider:Unlimited travel for one calendar day on Stagecoach and Thamesdown services in the Swindon Urban Area.;Dayrider Plus:Unlimited travel for one calendar day on Stagecoach and Thamesdown services in the Swindon Urban Area and Highworth, South Marston, Bishopstone, Wanborough, Liddington, Chiseldon, Wootton Bassett, Purton and Cricklade.;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.;Travelpass:Unlimited travel on Stagecoach and Thamesdown services in the Swindon Urban Area for the duration of the ticket.;Travelpass Plus:Unlimited travel on Stagecoach and Thamesdown services in the Swindon Urban Area and Highworth, South Marston, Bishopstone, Wanborough, Liddington, Chiseldon, Wootton Bassett, Purton, Cricklade and Ashton Keynes for the duration of the ticket.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/swindon/ Stagecoach in Swindon]
* [http://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables/SwindonTownMap.pdf Network Map]