Night buses linking Harrogate with Leeds and Knaresborough are to return in just over a week’s time.
Harrogate Bus Company, which is part of French company Transdev, will reintroduce late night services on Saturday nights on the 36 route linking Harrogate and Leeds on September 11. Covid has affected the service since last year.
Hourly services from Leeds to Harrogate will run on Saturday nights until 3.15am. The last bus from Harrogate to Leeds will run at 2.20am.
Night buses between Harrogate and Knaresborough will also return on Saturday nights, connecting with incoming 36 buses from Leeds at Harrogate bus station.
Rossett School bus services boosted
In another change, students using the bus to get to Harrogate’s Rossett School can get cheaper fares from Monday.
Until now, pupils have paid £14.50 a week to use designated North Yorkshire County Council school buses.
But the council services are now being integrated with the Harrogate Bus Company’s regular service network, meaning the company’s under-19 weekly ticket, which costs £9.60, will now be valid for all journeys on dedicated school buses between stops within Harrogate and Rossett School.
Pupils can also use this weekly ticket for regular buses as far afield as Wetherby, Knaresborough and Harewood.
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Steve Ottley, general manager of the Harrogate Bus Company, said:
“Our late night services will make it much easier – and cheaper – for our customers to enjoy all the nightlife of Leeds and Harrogate and then travel safely home by bus with us.
“Our changes to services to and from Rossett School are also great news for parents and students as they will save a third on the cost of travelling to and from school every week compared with the old school-only passes, with free travel seven days a week across Harrogate, Knaresborough and Wetherby thrown in.”
Also from Monday next week, an extra school day-only bus on Harrogate Electrics route 2A will run at 8am from Bilton Community Centre to Harrogate – where the same bus becomes a number 6 bus, so students going to Rossett School can stay on board and get off at Wellfield Court for their school.
New times are also being introduced on dedicated school buses S2, S3 and 620H. Further details are available here.
