York park and ride
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 A York park and ride vehicle on route 3 |
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| Parent company | First York (FirstGroup) City of York Council funded |
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| Headquarters | Tanner Row, York |
| Locale | York |
| Service type | Park and ride |
| Destinations | York City Centre, York Designer Outlet, Monks Cross, York Minster, Coppergate |
| Stations | Monks Cross, York Designer Outlet, Grimston Bar, Rawcliffe Bar, Askham Bar |
| Fleet | Wright Eclipse Wright Eclipse Fusion |
| Operator | First York |
| Web site | First York - park and ride |
York park and ride is a park and ride system operated by First in the English city of York. It was designed and introduced to relieve York's overcrowded city centre car parks. Many of the car park developments, bus priority measures and new vehicles have been part-funded by City of York Council. The service operates with a flat fare between all park and ride car parks and the city centre, and offering regular tickets and day tickets, which are valid for use on all First York services.
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[edit] Services
The bus services are operated by a selection of single-decker Wright Eclipse and Wright Eclipse Fusion bendy-buses. The bendy buses are used for their characteristics of being able to carry large numbers of passengers, although most standing. The services run very frequently, with buses every 7-10 minutes. There are 5 coloured overground routes, forming part of the standard First York services.[1]
| No. | Type | Route | Mon-Sat Daytime Frequency | Mon-Sat Evening Frequency | Sunday Daytime Frequency |
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| 2 | Green line | Rawcliffe Bar - City Centre Circular | 7/8 mins | 15 mins until 1945 | 10 mins |
| 3 | White line | Askham Bar - City Centre Circular | 7/8 mins | 15 mins until 1945 | 10 mins |
| 7 | Red line | York Designer Outlet - City Centre Circular | 10 mins | 20 mins until 1945 (2000 2020 on Thursdays) | 10 mins |
| 8 | Yellow line | Grimston Bar - City Centre Circular | 10 mins | 20 mins until 1945 | 10 mins |
| 9 | Silver line | Monks Cross - City Centre Circular | 10 mins | 1911 1926 1941 | 10 mins |
[edit] Ticketing
A number of different fare options are available on the services.[2]
- Single: £1.70
- Day return: £2.00
- Stored Value Smartcard return: £1.80
- Weekly Smartcard: £8.00
- Monthly Smartcard: £30.00 per calendar month
The weekly and monthly smartcards are only available from the site offices.
- minsterCARD may be obtained from the offices at:
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- Askham Bar,
- Grimston Bar,
- Monks Cross,
- Rawcliffe Bar,
Open 0730 - 1800 Mondays to Saturdays and 10:00 - 18:00 Sundays.
For regular - but non daily users:
Ask for a stored-value minsterCARD. Pay £5 or more (whole pounds only) in advance and each time you travel ONLY £1.80 return will be deducted from the value stored on your card, a saving of 20p on the normal fare each time you travel. No time limit on cards use. You can pay for the fares of one or more people using the same card.
[edit] Tourism and Attractions
The park and ride network is marketed as being able to "Leave your car and travel by bus". To cater for tourists who wish to visit York city centre, many of the routes have special stops on the at tourists attraction and major site, some of which are:[3]
- York Minster
- National Railway Museum
- York Racecourse
- Clifford's Tower
- The Shambles
- Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Designer Outlet
- River Ouse
York Council works closely together with First to bring special discounts and offers to tourists visiting these sites. Many shopping centres such as York Designer Outlet and the Coppergate Shopping Centre also have offers and discounts for the services.
[edit] References
- ^ York park and ride - Information Accessed 20 May 2008
- ^ York park and ride - Fares Accessed 20 May 2008.
- ^ Geodaisy - "Places to see near the park and ride" Accessed 20 May 2008
[edit] External links
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