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Surrey County Council has expanded the Aira Explorer app trial to support more blind and partially sighted Surrey residents to travel independently and sustainably across the county. The app allows customers to place a video call with a trained visual interpreter on speakerphone, who looks through the person’s smartphone camera to guide them between the bus stop and nearby rail stations. The visual interpreters … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s on-demand bus service Surrey Connect is launching across the Reigate area. Bookings for journeys from 20 October will open on 13 October. In addition, a new Saturday shuttle service to countryside sites will also launch. The latest expansion allows residents to book a bus when they need it and travel to key … Continue reading
19,000 young people aged 20 and under are now benefitting from 50% off bus journeys across the county. The Surrey ‘LINK’ card was developed by Surrey County Council in 2023 to give young people half price journeys on bus routes in Surrey, on all single and return journeys. 100,000 trips are now made every month, … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has invested over £16m in 34 zero emission hydrogen buses to ensure the county’s bus service is cleaner and greener. Over the last few months, 11 double decker buses have gone into service to join the 23 single decker hydrogen buses which have been serving Surrey residents since autumn last year. The … Continue reading
Surrey County Council is now the first UK local authority to provide a new app to help guide blind and partially sighted passengers around bus stations across the county. The Aira Explorer app allows customers to place a video call with a trained visual interpreter on speakerphone, who looks through the person’s smartphone camera to … Continue reading
Following a successful bid for funding to the Department for Transport, Surrey County Council has been awarded an additional £1.7m for 12 new zero emission buses. This follows a previous allocation in 2024, taking Surrey’s total provision to over £5 million and 31 new buses in total. Along with the 34 hydrogen buses already operating … Continue reading
A fleet of 34 new, cleaner and greener buses will take to Surrey’s roads this month. Surrey County Council is investing over £16m to accelerate the introduction of zero emission buses. The fully accessible vehicles operate using green hydrogen and have a range of up to 600 miles. They offer a smooth, quiet ride with … Continue reading
The Onslow Park and Ride bus service in Guildford will close after Saturday 31 August 2024, due to a significant drop in passengers over the past four years. Just 18,000 passengers now use the service each year, compared to over 84,000 at the Artington Park and Ride and more than 87,000 at the Merrow Park … Continue reading
A partnership between Surrey County Council, Metrobus (Go Ahead), West Sussex County Council, Kent County Council and London Gatwick has won a bid for funding to launch a new fleet of 43 hydrogen powered buses. The Department for Transport has awarded the partnership over £10 million, which combined with £11.6 million from Metrobus (Go Ahead) … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has agreed further funding to reduce the cost of travel for under 20s, with many single bus journeys now costing as little as £1. The Surrey LINK card was launched by the county council earlier this year entitling all young people aged 20 and under, to 50% of all bus adult bus … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has been awarded £7.8m to further improve and protect local buses. The council will work with bus operators over the coming month to allocate the funding which is likely to generate more frequent buses, more evening and weekend services and reduced fares for young people to help them access education, training … Continue reading
Young people aged 20 and under are now entitled to 50% off all bus journeys across Surrey. A new ‘LINK’ card has been developed by Surrey County Council which can be shown on any bus in Surrey to qualify for the discount on all single and return journeys. Applications can be made at http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreylink. Journeys … Continue reading
Today marks the start of a nine-week consultation on the future for bus services in Surrey. The consultation is seeking residents’ views on three areas: Matt Furniss, Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure and Economy said: “The bus industry is facing a challenging time, resulting from the drop in passenger numbers and rising costs following the COVID-19 … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Cabinet met this week and the important announcements are summarised below: A County Deal for Surrey Cabinet was updated on the progress made with plans for a Surrey County Deal and agreed with the recommendations outlined in the report. The report contained a core set of proposals for inclusion in a County … Continue reading
Bus services in Guildford, Tandridge, Reigate & Banstead and Epsom & Ewell will see significant improvements from this month, following over £5m investment to enhance bus travel for residents. In Guildford works now underway to be completed by Spring 2022, include: Redesigning roads at locations where buses currently get held up to reduce bottlenecks and … Continue reading
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