Brighton & Hove bus route 2

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Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B5LH at Old Steine in November 2023
Overview
Operator Brighton & Hove
Began service1 January 1986 (1986-01-01)
Route
Start Steyning
Via Woodingdean
Brighton
Hove
Portslade
Southwick
Shoreham
Upper Beeding
End Rottingdean
Stops108
Other routes2B
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency20 minutes
Journey time1 hour and 45 minutes
Annual patronage>1.8 million
Timetable Route 2 timetable
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Brighton & Hove bus route 2 is a bus route running between Steyning in West Sussex and Rottingdean in Brighton and Hove, England, operated by Brighton & Hove. In 2018 the annual ridership was over 1.8 million, [1] with a bus every 20 minutes. [2]

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History

Route 2 was first introduced on 1 January 1986, running from Rottingdean to Shoreham. On 27 May 1990, the route was replaced by route 2A and was restarted two days later running from the new Churchill Square to Race Hill. On 28 October 1990 the route returned to Shoreham to Rottingdean, with certain journeys running to Shoreham Beach from 4 January 1999. New evening journeys to Worthing via the A259 road were introduced on 22 April 2002 before being withdrawn on 26 September 2010. On 22 April 2012 the journey to Shoreham Beach was replaced by route 59, and the service became its current route, Rottingdean to Steyning, on 13 April 2014. [3]

Route 2B was introduced on 29 March 1987, running from Rottingdean to Shoreham via Buckingham Road before it was withdrawn on 25 October 1987. The service returned on 3 October 1993 running from Old Steine to Southwick before again being withdrawn on 15 May 1994. The same route returned on 2 October 1994 before being withdrawn for the third time on 7 May 1995. The current route, Steyning to Hove, was introduced on 29 April 2001. [3]

Current route

Route 2 operates via these primary locations (inbound): [2]

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References

  1. "Brighton & Hove Bus Network Review 2018" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council . December 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "2 - Steyning - Rottingdean". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Brighton and Hove Bus Routes". history.buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.