Brighton & Hove bus route 6

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Overview
Operator Brighton & Hove
Began service1 January 1986 (1986-01-01)
Route
Start Hove
Via Portslade
End Brighton
Stops33
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency15 minutes
Journey time40 minutes
Annual patronage>1.8 million
Timetable Route 6 timetable
  5    7  

Brighton & Hove bus route 6 is a bus route running between Sainsbury's in West Hove and Brighton Station in Brighton and Hove, England, operated by Brighton & Hove. In 2018 the annual ridership was over 1.8 million, [1] with a bus every 15 minutes. [2]

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History

Route 6 was first introduced on 1 January 1986, running from Brighton Station to Fishersgate. On 16 March 1986, it was updated to run from Brighton Station to Downs Park, which was extended to Mile Oak on 4 October 1992. The service was first changed to its current route on 25 May 1997, although it returned to Mile Oak from 30 July 2000 to 6 April 2003. [3]

Two other routes which have since been discontinued used the number 6. Route 6A, which ran from Brighton Station to Mile Oak on evenings and Sundays, was introduced on 25 May 1997 before it was renumbered to route 6 on 30 July 2000. This route was reintroduced on 29 April 2001, running from Brighton Station to Downs Park before it was replaced by route 6 on 6 April 2003. On 29 September 2002, route 6B was introduced, running from Brighton Station to Palmeira Square before its withdrawal on 6 April 2003. This route returned on 24 April 2005, running from Brighton Station to Portslade Station on Sundays before it was withdrawn again on 22 April 2007. [3]

Current route

Route 6 operates via these primary locations: [2]

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References

  1. "Brighton & Hove Bus Network Review 2018" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council . December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "6 - Downs Park Sainsbury's - Brighton". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Brighton and Hove Bus Routes". history.buses.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2024.