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    Dec 2022

    Last Updated: 27/12/2022
    Transport
    Transport

    Harrogate electric buses to be free on Sundays

    by John Plummer

    | 27 Dec, 2022
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    Pictured from left are The Harrogate Bus Company CEO Alex Hornby, Harrogate BID Chair Sara Ferguson and Harrogate BID Manager Matthew Chapman

    Free Sunday bus journeys are to return to Harrogate in January and February.

    The Sunday Freeway, which is a partnership between Harrogate Business Improvement District and the Harrogate Bus Company.will enable passengers to travel for free into the town centre on the company's electric buses.

    The Sunday Freeway buses are routes 2A, 2B, 3 and 6, which link Bilton, Dene Park, The Knox, Jennyfield and Pannal Ash with the town centre.

    Sara Ferguson, Harrogate BID chair, said:

    “Harrogate is a brilliant town, with an impressive array of bars, restaurants and shops – and we hope many people will take advantage the Sunday Freeway initiative to make the most of what the town has to offer.
    “This scheme also benefits the environment, encouraging those travelling to Harrogate to leave their cars at home in favour of hopping on an electric bus.”
    "As well as reducing emissions and congestion, free Sunday travel on our Harrogate Electrics buses will make it easier to support our local economy and help keep our town thriving into 2023.
    “Along with our maximum £2 single fare which will be in place for the first three months of the New Year, the return of Sunday Freeway free buses in January and February will also help to keep travel costs down during the cost of living crisis."


    Timetables for the free Sunday buses and all of the Harrogate Bus Company’s services are available online here or from the travel kiosk at Harrogate Bus Station or via the Transdev Go mobile app.