 | |
| Parent | Bristol City Council |
|---|---|
| Locale | Bristol |
| Service type | Park & ride |
| Routes | 5 |
| Destinations | Southmead Hospital, Bristol City Centre, Bristol Temple Meads Station |
| Stations | Long Ashton Portway Brislington Lyde Green Yate |
| Fleet | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini |
| Operator | First West of England Stagecoach West |
| Website | Travel West |
The Bristol Park & Ride is a park & ride system operated by Bristol City Council in Bristol, South West England.
In 2006, the system was already established and was receiving increased funding from Bristol City Council. [1]
Until 2011, the park & ride routes were operated by First Bristol and Wessex Bus. [2] [3] On 5 September 2011, route 904 was taken over by CT Plus using ex First London, London Central and London General Mercedes-Benz Citaro O530Gs with route 903 passing from Wessex to First. [4] [5]
On 2 April 2012, CT Plus took over the operation of route 902. [6] In April 2014, route 505 was extended to Long Ashton to become a park & ride route. [7]
In September 2014, Wessex Bus commenced operating a new service, the 901 between Portway and Clifton; [7] this service ceased in September 2016. [8]
In September 2018, the Long Ashton service was replaced by Metrobus route m2, operated by First. [9]
In April 2023, the Brislington (A4) and Portway Park and Ride operations (on opposite sides of the city) were combined into one route, number 9. Operations were transferred to Stagecoach, using mainly Enviro 400 MMCs.[ citation needed ]
The system consists of five routes: [10]
The council consider that this facility has reduced city centre congestion. [15]
The m2 and m3 services operate a 'buy before you board' system through use of ticket machines at bus stops. This is designed to reduce boarding times. [16]