Arriva and Stagecoach have partnered to accept each other’s tickets on two routes between Leicester and Market Harborough.
The change affecting the Arriva X3 and Stagecoach X7 services is part of the Leicestershire Enhanced Bus Partnership, which has involved collaborative efforts to improve the bus user experience in the county.
The offer applies to adult and children day, week and four-week tickets, every day of the week.
Arriva and Stagecoach alternate in providing a service very half an hour at peak times between Leicester and Market Harborough.
The two operators have already linked up to introduce a a simpler, more coordinated, more reliable timetable for buses between Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester on routes 148 and 158.
Arriva Midlands’ Head of Commercial, Toby France, says: “This partnership demonstrates our commitment to delivering simpler journeys for our customers, ensuring bus travel continues to be convenient, good value, and of course an easy way to lower your carbon footprint and protect our environment.”
Mark Whitelocks, Managing Director of Stagecoach Midlands, adds: “As well as offering a more regular, coordinated frequency during the busiest times of day, the option to use your bus ticket on either service is a great benefit to customers. There’s never been a better time to get onboard.”
Leicestershire Enhanced Bus Partnership Chair David Taylor says: “I’m delighted that the partnership has been able to support this improved service for the travelling public and to see Arriva and Stagecoach further working together to bring this about.”
