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![]() A Thanet Loop Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC in Margate in June 2023 | |
Overview | |
Operator | Stagecoach South East |
Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC |
Status | In operation |
Began service | October 2004 |
Route | |
Locale | Isle of Thanet |
Termini | Margate |
Via | Cliftonville Ramsgate Newington Westwood |
Length | 14 miles (23 km) |
Service | |
Frequency | 8 minutes maximum |
Timetable | LOOP Bus Route & Timetable |
The Thanet Loop is a circular bus route which operates on the Isle of Thanet peninsula in Kent, England. It is operated by Stagecoach South East.
The route was introduced in 2004 following a grant of £447,000 from the Department for Transport and had an initial fleet of 18 buses. [1] In 2013, 27 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 buses were purchased for the route. [2] In 2018, the route carried over four million passengers. In 2019, a new fleet of 24 new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC buses was introduced. [3] [4]
The service has a circular 14-mile (23 km) route which passes through Ramsgate, Margate, and Broadstairs. [1] It also calls at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital and Westwood Cross. [5] Buses operate at a maximum frequency of every 8 minutes Monday-Saturday, and every 10 minutes on Sundays. [6]
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