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‘We’re putting passengers first’ – Big changes for York Park and Ride

‘We’re putting passengers first’ – Big changes for York Park and Ride

Buses from York Park and Ride will run for longer hours from later this month, it was announced today (Wednesday).

The changes are being brought in across all six P&R sites “to support residents, commuters, visitors and York’s hospitality industry”.

From Sunday 20 July, the first bus will leave each Park and Ride site at 5.30am from Monday to Saturday, and 7.30am on Sunday.

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In the evening, the last services will leave the city centre at 10.30pm seven days a week.

At present, the first bus leaves at 7am Monday to Friday from four P&R sites, at 5am from Grimston Bar and 6am at Askham Bar.

And the last bus varies between 8pm and 10.30pm Monday to Saturday, and as early as 6pm on Sundays.

The earlier starts will allow shift workers and those catching early trains to use the Park and Ride, which costs £3.90 for an adult return.

Five out of the six sites serve York Station, and the first service will arrive at the station by 5.45am – Rawcliffe (2/2A), Monks Cross (9), Designer Outlet (7), Poppleton (59) and Askham Bar (3).

The remaining one, Grimston (8), serves Piccadilly, in the city centre. On Sundays, all services will reach York city centre by 7.45am.

Full details are here.

‘Better for business’

Emrys Jones, technical services manager at York Dungeon, uses the Park and Ride to travel to and from work.

He said it would give him, his colleagues and others working in York’s tourism industry more flexibility with their commutes.

Mr Jones said: “Currently, on some days I’d have to pay and display which would be expensive for me.

“This improves access for me and the rest of the staff, including those who are working on late shows that finish after 9pm.”

Chris Pegg, City Cruises’ commercial and sales lead, said it would make it easier for his business to hire the staff they need.

Mr Pegg said: “We interviewed someone from Pocklington who had a great work ethic and we’d have loved to hire them but they couldn’t get in to York when we needed them.

“We’ve got nine million visitors a year coming to York, they can’t all come by road, the city should be going for more than that but they need other options that won’t create more congestion.”

More summer buses

Askham Bar Park and Ride. Photograph: City of York Council

The timings extension is being funded by York’s Bus Service Improvement Plan, supported by the Department for Transport.

First Bus is also introducing more frequency on the Park and Ride network to support anticipated demand during the school holidays and summer tourism season.

From Sunday 20 July until 7 September, additional buses will operate Monday-Friday on all services and also Saturdays on routes 7 and 8. Normal timetables will run on Sundays.

Cllr Kate Ravilious, executive member for transport at City of York Council, said: “Residents, commuters and visitors have asked us to run the Park and Ride earlier in the morning and later into the evening, and we’re delighted to confirm these extended hours will start from 20 July.  

“Whether you’re catching an early morning train, finishing an overnight shift or enjoying a night out in York, this expansion is part of our commitment to giving people more travel options and making York a cleaner, more affordable and more sustainable city.”

Andy Cullen, managing director of First Bus North & West Yorkshire, said: “This will help commuters and shift workers with connections to train services at the very start and end of the day.

“The extension of services into the late evening will also be a real boost for visitors to York’s leisure and entertainment venues, as well as supporting the hospitality sector.

David Skaith, the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, said: “For the first time all of York’s Park and Ride sites will operate on a single, consistent timetable from 5.30am right up until 10.30pm. It’s the kind of public transport our region deserves.

“We’re putting passengers first, with more affordable and greener journeys that everyone can benefit from – from shift workers and commuters to those enjoying the city’s night life.” 

Additional reporting: Joe Gerrard, Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS)