The fares pilot is part of a project which aims to improve the quality, frequency and capacity of rail and bus services to create an integrated public transport system for Cornwall.īuses are disproportionately used by people on lower incomes and Cornwall has been chosen as a county with significant deprivation and social exclusion. The first superbus network will be introduced across the county of Cornwall. Superbus networks will have low fares and there will be more bus priority measures to speed up journeys and make them more reliable. The government will also commit to the UK’s first long-term bus strategy and funding settlement, including support for local authorities who want to create London-style franchised services in their areas. ![]() New apps will also be developed that draw together information on bus routes, fares and timetables from different bus operators across England into one place. It will invest in new ways of providing more frequent public transport in the countryside and other places where conventional buses have dwindled or disappeared. It plans to create ‘express lanes’ for buses in the West Midlands and elsewhere. ![]() ![]() ![]() The package, worth £220 million in the first year, will see many cuts to services reversed. New low-fare, high-frequency ‘superbus’ networks, Britain’s first all-electric bus town, better information for passengers, and contactless payment on every city bus have been announced by the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, in a major package of new measures to boost buses.
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