Stagecoach in Cambridge
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| Slogan | City life, citi travel |
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| Founded | 1984 from demerger of Eastern Counties Omnibus Company |
| Headquarters | Cambridge |
| Service area | Cambridgeshire, West Suffolk, Royston, Hertfordshire |
| Service type | Urban and interurban bus services |
| Routes | Citi 1, Citi 2, Citi 3, Citi 4, Citi 5, Citi 6, Citi 7, Uni 4, City Circle, 007, X7, 8, 9, 9A, X9, 10, 10A, 11, 12, 13, 13A, X13, 14, 15, 15A, 16, 16A, 17, 18, 18A, 18B, 19, 26, 27, 28, 31A, 31B, 31C, 77, 88, 99, 206 |
| Destinations | Cambridge, Burrough Green, Bury St Edmunds, Chatteris, Ely, Haverhill, Gamlingay, Guilden Morden, LIttleport, March, Newmarket, St Neots, Royston, St Ives, St Neots, Waterbeach |
| Fleet | Optare Solo Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander ALX200 Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer 2 Volvo B10M MAN 18.220/Alexander ALX300 Volvo Olympian Dennis Trident 2/Plaxton President Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400 |
| Operator | Stagecoach Group |
| Web site | www.stagecoachbus.com |
Stagecoach in Cambridge is a bus company, which runs services throughout Cambridgeshire and the surrounding areas.
Stagecoach in Cambridge is the trading name of the Cambus Limited, which is a subsidiary of Cambus Holdings Limited, which in turn is a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group.
The main depot, and the head office is in Cambridge but there is also has a depot facility in Ely. Outstations of the Cambridge depot are based in Haverhill, St Ives, Longstowe, Royston. Newmarket is home to an outstation of the Ely depot.
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[edit] Services
Stagecoach in Cambridge operates citi, inter-urban, express and Park & Ride services.
[edit] Citi
There are eight routes within the Citi family. These services run with minimum frequencies of every 20 minutes during daytime, and hourly during evenings and weekends.
- Citi 1 - Arbury to Cherry Hinton (via city centre and rail station) and extending alternately to Fulbourn
- Citi 2 - Addenbrookes Hospital to Milton (via city centre)
- Citi 3 - Cherry Hinton to Fison Road estate (via city centre and rail station)
- Citi 4 - Cambourne to King's Hedges (via city centre)
- Citi 5 - Bar Hill to city centre
- Citi 6 - Oakington to city centre
- Citi 7 - Cottenham to Sawston (via city centre and rail station) and extending alternately to Pampisford, Saffron Walden, and Whittlesford.
- Uni 4 - Madingley Park and Ride to Addenbrookes Hospital (serving the Cambridge University facilities at West Cambridge)
[edit] Express
- X9 - Cambridge to Chatteris (connecting with X8 at Chatteris operated by Stagecoach in Peterborough)
- X13 - Haverhill to Cambridge (peak weekdays only)
[edit] Inter-urban
- 8 - Cambridge to Waterbeach
- 9 - Cambridge to Littleport, via Ely
- 9A - Ely city service
- 10(A) - Cambridge to Newmarket
- 11 - Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds
- 12 - Cambridge to Ely
- 13(A) - Cambridge to Haverhill
- 13B - Cambridge to the Camps
- 14 - Cambridge to Dry Drayton
- 15(A) - Cambridge to St Ives
- 16 - Cambridge to Haverhill (serving the Fen Estate)
- 17 - Cambridge to Newmarket (serving the Fen Estate)
- 18 - Cambridge to St Neots
- 18A - Cambridge to Gamlingay
- 19 - Haverhill to Burrough Green (connecting with 13(A) for Cambridge)
- 26 - Cambridge to Royston
- 27 - Cambridge to Guilden Morden
- 28 - St Neots to Gamlingay
- 31A - Trumpington to Netherhall School
- 31B - Gt Shelford to Sawston Village College
- 31C - Trumpington to Sawston Village College
- 206 - Cambridge to Impington Village College
[edit] Park and Ride
The Park and Ride services, listed below, are operated under contract to Cambridgeshire County Council
- 77 - Red - Newmarket Road to Madingley Road (via city centre)
- 88 - Blue - Trumpington to Grafton Centre (via city centre)
- 99 - Green - Babraham Road to Cowley Road (via city centre)
[edit] Other services
Other services operated include:
- 007 - Grafton Centre to Rail station (via city centre)
- City Circle
- City Sightseeing
[edit] Service frequencies
[edit] Daytimes
| Every 10 minutes |
Every 15 minutes |
Every 20 minutes |
Every 30 minutes |
Hourly | Every 2 hours |
Peak only |
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| Citi 1 (1) | City Circle | Citi 4 | 10/10A | 8 | 16 | 007 |
| Citi 2 | - | Citi 5 | 13/13A | X9 | 17 | X13 (3) |
| Citi 3 | - | Citi 6 | - | 9 | 18 | 14 (3) |
| Citi 7 (2) | - | Uni 4 (3) | - | 9A | 18A | 16A |
| 77 (Red) | - | - | - | 11 | 28 | 18B |
| 88 (Blue) | - | - | - | 12 | - | 27 (3) |
| 99 (Green) | - | - | - | 15/15A | - | 31A/B/C (4) |
| - | - | - | - | 26 | - | 206 (4) |
1. Continues to Fulbourn every 20 minutes.
2. Operates to and from (a) Saffron Walden - hourly, (b) Pampisford and Whittlesford alternately half hourly
3. Service does not operate on Saturdays
4. Service operates schooldays only
[edit] Evenings
| Every 30 minutes |
Hourly | Infrequently |
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| Citi 1 (1) | Citi 4 | 9 |
| Citi 2 | Citi 7 | 10 |
| Citi 3 | 13 | 12 |
| - | 18A (1) |
1. Operates three departures hourly after 2330 on Friday and Saturday evenings
2. Operates Friday and Saturday evenings only
[edit] Sundays
| Every 15 minutes |
Every 30 minutes |
Hourly | Every 2 hours |
Infrequently |
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| 77 (Red) | Citi 1 | Citi 2 | X9 | 10 |
| 88 (Blue) | Citi 3 | Citi 4 | - | 12 |
| - | - | Citi 5 | - | - |
| - | - | Citi 6 | - | - |
| - | - | Citi 7 | - | - |
| - | - | 13 | - | - |
Sunday service often operates on Bank Holidays, with increased Park and Ride provision
[edit] Vehicles
Stagecoach operate a fleet of almost 200 vehicles across its operations in Cambridge. Although there are not fixed allocations of vehicles at oustations, Stagecoach in Cambridge prefers to keep similar vehicles types together.
Stagecoach in Cambridge has around:
- 35 Volvo Olympians, mostly in Stagecoach livery, 7 of these are in City Sightseeing livery with 4 of these being open topped;
- 28 Dennis Tridents, all in Stagecoach livery, with some having Citiplus branding applied;
- 21 Enviro 400s all with Cambridge Park and Ride branding applied;
- 22 Volvo B10M PS these all have Stagecoach livery and generally are used on Ely, Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds services;
- 49 Man 18.220 the majority of which were supplied new to Cambridge, for the launch of the Citi services. These are in Stagecoach livery with many displaying Citi branding;
- 12 Dennis Dart SLF, these are in Stagecoach livery, with 3 being branded for the Uni 4 service;
- 3 Enviro 200s which largely reside on the Citi 4 service and have Stagecoach liveries;
- 5 Optare Solos which all are in Stagecoach livery and reside on services 16, 17 and 19, except one which is in a green City circle livery and;
- 5 Volvo B10M Interurbans which are in Stagecoach livery and are generally used for training duties;
[edit] Fares & Tickets
Some of the tickets that are available from Stagecoach in Cambridge:
[edit] Dayrider
- Prices
- Adult: £3.00
- Dayrider Plus: £5.00
- Family Dayrider Plus: £5.50
[edit] Megarider
- Prices
- Megarider (7 days): £10.00
- Megarider (4 weeks): £38.00
- Megarider Plus (7 days): £20.00
- Megarider Plus (4 weeks): £78.00
[edit] Ticket Validity
Dayriders and Megariders are valid across Citi 1 - 6, Uni 4, 8, 14, and the Park and Ride services. They are also valid on the following sections of route:
| Route Number | Section |
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| Citi 7 | Histon to Stapleford |
| 9 | Cambridge to Milton |
| 10/11/12 | Cambridge to Marshalls Airport |
| 13/13A/X13 | Cambridge to Babraham Road |
| 15/15A | Cambridge to Bar Hill |
| 16/16A/17 | Cambridge to Fulbourn |
| 18/18A | Cambridge to Kingston |
| 26/27 | Cambridge to Trumpington |
Beyond this Dayrider Plus and Megarider Plus tickets are valid on all routes operated by Stagecoach in Cambridge
[edit] Townrider
A townrider provides unlimited travel for one day on Stagecoach buses in Ely, Haverhill, Newmarket, Royston, Saffron Walden, St. Ives or St. Neots.
The ticket costs £1.60, except in Newmarket where Forest Heath District Council subsidise the ticket reducing it to £1.
[edit] Explorer Pass
An explorer pass is valid across all Stagecoach routes in Southern Britain with the exception of X5, VT99 and the Oxford Tube.
- Prices
Adult: £7.00 Concessions: £5.50 Family: £10.00 (valid up to 5 people, maximum 2 adults)
[edit] Multibus ticket
The multibus ticket is valid across all operators in Cambridgeshire.
- Prices
Day: £7.00 Week: £28.00
[edit] Cambridge City Sightseeing
| Tour | Adult | Concession | Child | Family |
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| Open top bus tour | £10 | £7 | £5 | £25 |
| Bus tour and punting | £20 | £15 | £10 | - |
- Discount
A £1 discount is available on production of a valid dayrider or megarider ticket.
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