Additional park & ride services and fare discount to support Christmas shoppers

Hull City Council and Stagecoach East Midlands have announced the return of a popular festive park and ride scheme to support Christmas shoppers and boost the local economy in Hull.

Through funds allocated by the Department for Transport for the city’s bus service improvement plan, the scheme will run from Thursday 21 November to Sunday 22 December (inclusive) and will mean additional services on Thursday nights (running every 20 minutes from 6-9pm) and all-day Sunday (running every 20 minutes from 10am-5pm).

Shoppers can park up for free at the Priory Park & Ride site, off Priory Way, and enjoy a discounted £1 return fare.

Pick-up and drop-off points for the service are as follows -

Inbound

• Priory Park & Ride
• Hessle High Road
• Askew Avenue
• Boothferry Road
• Anlaby Road
• Hull Paragon Interchange

Outbound

• Hull City Centre loop, serving stops on Ferensway, Bond Street and Carr Lane
• Anlaby Road
• Boothferry Road
• Askew Avenue
• Hessle High Road
• Priory Park & Ride

Councillor Mark Ieronimo, cabinet portfolio holder for transportation, roads and highways at Hull City Council, said: “The council is delighted to be working with Stagecoach East Midlands to bring this popular service back for a second year and provide those shopping or enjoying a day out in Hull city centre with an alternative and more sustainable transport option in the build-up to Christmas.

“Whether you are doing a bit of a shopping or getting together with family and friends to celebrate the season, the park and ride service provides a safe, convenient and cost-effective travel option helping reduce some of the hassle of finding a car parking space.

“We are also pleased to be bringing in these extra services in time for the Christmas lights switch-on on Thursday (21 November).”

Matt Cranwell, managing director at Stagecoach East Midlands, said: “We are proud to deliver the Hull Park and Ride service from Priory Park, and to continue to extend this into the Christmas period, as we have done last year. It was incredibly successful last year, enabling people to pop into the city centre for some Christmas shopping or socialising with family and friends. Once again, we hope the people of Hull take the opportunity to hop on a safe and cost-effective travel alternative this Christmas.”

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