Stagecoach in Swindon
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- See also: Buses in Swindon
| Stagecoach in Swindon | |
| Founded | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Swindon |
| Locale | Borough of Swindon |
| Service Area |  United Kingdom |
| Service Type | Urban and interurban bus services |
| Destinations | Swindon Urban Area, Andover, Calne, Cheltenham, Chippenham, Chiseldon, Cirencester, Cricklade, Devizes, Fairford, Faringdon, Lechlade, Lyneham, Marlborough, Oxford, Trowbridge, Wooton Bassett, Wroughton |
| Fleet | 54 buses |
| Operator | Swindon and District Ltd |
| Website | Official Website |
Stagecoach in Swindon is the sector of the Stagecoach Group that operates buses in Swindon.
Formerly part of the National Bus Company and operating under the name Swindon and District, it was privatised in 1986 and absorbed into the Stagecoach Group in the 1990s.
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[edit] Operations
Stagecoach in Swindon carry over 12,000 passengers per day,a passenger increase of approximately 6.5%.[1] They have 54 buses and 130 employees.[1]
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.[2]
The company is currently operating a night bus service in Swindon.[3]
[edit] 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.
| Service | Notes | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Swindon - Gorse Hill - Pinehurst - Stratton St Margaret - Upper Stratton - Kingsdown | |
| 7 | Swindon - Gorse Hill - Lower Stratton - Stratton - South Marston Park - Highworth | |
| 8 | Swindon - Bridgemead - Toothill - Westlea - Freshbrook | |
| 49 | Swindon - Wroughton - Winterbourne Bassett - Avebury - Bishops Cannings - Devizes - Semington - Trowbridge | |
| 51 | Cheltenham - Seven Springs - Cirencester - Latton - Cricklade - Blunsdon - Swindon | |
| 54 | Swindon - Bridgemead - Eastleaze - Grange Park - Mannington - Blagrove - Woodshaw - Wootton Bassett | |
| 55 | Swindon - Rushey Platt - Toothill - Blagrove - Woodshaw - Wootton Bassett - Lyneham - Hilmarton - Calne - Studley - Chippenham | |
| 55A | [4] | Swindon - Rushey Platt - Eastleaze - Grange Park - Mannington - Blagrove - Woodshaw - Wootton Bassett - Lyneham - Hilmarton - Calne - Studley - Chippenham |
| 58 | Cirencester - Stratton Heights - Stratton - Bowling Green - Cirencester | |
| 59 | Cirencester - Cranhams Lane - Chesterton Lane - Cirencester | |
| 64 | Swindon - Highworth - Lechlade | |
| 65 | Swindon - South Marston - Shrivenham - Watchfield - Longcot - Fernham - Faringdon | |
| 66 | Swindon - Shrivenham - Watchfield - Faringdon - Littleworth - Southmore - Fyfield - Besselsleigh - Oxford | |
| 70 | [5] | Swindon - Old Town - Lawn - Coate - Chiseldon - Draycot Foliat - Ogbourne St. George - Marlborough - Barton Park |
| 71 | Swindon - Walcot West - Old Town - Wroughton - Thorney Park - Chiseldon | |
| 72 | Swindon - Old Town - Wroughton | |
| 74 | Swindon - Kingsdown - Highworth - Lechlade - Vennymore - Lechlade - Fairford | |
| 75 | Great Western Outlet Village - Swindon - Gorse Hill - Lower Stratton - Stanton Fitzwarren - Hannington - Castle Eaton - Kempsford - Whelford - Fairford |
[edit] Popin brand
The company operates services numbered 6, 7 and 8 under its "popin" brand.[6] These routes are serviced by buses every 10 minutes using low floor buses to attract shoppers to use the buses to travel to Swindon Town Centre.
[edit] 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.[7][8]
Ticket types offered[9]
- Single and Return
Normal 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.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b About Stagecoach in Swindon. Stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved on January 13, 2007.
- ^ Bus routes serving Swindon. Swindon Borough Council. Retrieved on January 13, 2007.
- ^ Gareth Bethell (2006). Night bus - use it or lose it warning. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved on January 13, 2007.
- ^ Sundays only
- ^ Merged with Service 15 in August 2005, extending some journeys to Andover
- ^ popin routes up 17%. Stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved on January 13, 2007.
- ^ Giving Change on the Bus. Stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved on January 13, 2007.
- ^ No change in bus company's policy. Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved on January 9, 2007.
- ^ Tickets to go.... Stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved on January 13, 2007.
