Extra bus service introduced to connect pupils at Esher High School

Surrey County Council has worked with Falcon Buses to introduce an additional bus service to transport pupils to and from Esher High School.

Four buses will now operate on the 814 route following a growth in demand for bus travel.

The new extra service will initially run as a trial for the first half-term of the 2025/26 academic year (September – October). Usage will be monitored to inform whether it is needed on a longer-term basis.

Matt Furniss, Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Economic Growth at Surrey County Council, said, “We’re very aware of the challenges raised by parents and carers and have worked with Falcon to address these.

“As with all bus services, we need to ensure they are used to make them viable, so I encourage parents and carers to take up this new provision. This additional bus is being provided by Falcon at no cost to Surrey County Council.

“We’re investing widely to encourage more bus travel including £6.3m for more ultra-low and zero emission community transport minibuses, £9m in bus priority measures to ensure Surrey buses turn up on time, and £1.4m in improving information for passengers at bus stops. Our Surrey LINK card gives young people half-price bus travel and we’ve expanded our on-demand Surrey Connect bus services to cover areas where there are limited fixed bus routes, giving more options to travel by bus for all residents right across Surrey.”

More information about bus times is available on Surrey County Council’s website.

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