Hop! | |
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Overview | |
Operator | Centrebus |
Vehicle | Yutong E9 |
Peak vehicle requirement | 3 |
Route | |
Start | Haymarket Bus Station |
Via | Savoy Street (Stand BC) St Peter's Lane Causeway Lane St Nicholas Circle Southgates Welford Road Tower Street Nelson Mandela Park Leicester Railway Station Granby Street Charles Street |
End | Haymarket Bus Station |
Service | |
Frequency | upto every 10 mins (peak times & Saturday)/every 8 mins (Mon-Fri daytime off peak) |
Journey time | 20-26 mins |
Operates | 08:00-18:00 |
Hop! is a free anti-clockwise circular bus route operating around the City Centre in Leicester, England.
The service was introduced on 3 April 2023. [1] [2] In its first 23 days of operation, 12,000 trips were taken on the service. [3]
The service is free-of-charge and operates upto every 10 minutes Monday to Friday peak times and all day Saturday and as a result of high passenger numbers the Monday to Friday off peak service was increased to every 8 minutes from April 2024. [1] It is operated by Centrebus using three Yutong E9 electric buses. [4] [5]
Hop! operates as an anti-clockwise circular service calling at the stops shown below: [6]
Stops served in order: |
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Haymarket bus station |
Savoy Street (for St Margaret's Bus Station) |
St Peter's Lane (Stand AA) (for Clock Tower) |
Causeway Lane (Stand AD) (for Highcross Leicester) |
St Nicholas Circle (SB) |
Southgates |
Welford Road (for De Montfort University) |
Tower Street (for Leicester Royal Infirmary) |
Nelson Mandela Park (for Leicester Tigers and King Power Stadium) |
Leicester railway station |
Granby Street (for Leicester Market) |
Charles Street (Stand CK) (for Curve Theatre) |
Haymarket Bus Station |
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