West Norfolk to get more frequent bus services
Four key services will be enhanced
West Norfolk is set to benefit from more frequent bus services.
The timetables of four key bus services will be enhanced from this week, as part of Norfolk County Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan.
Lynx Bus, who operates the services, will implement the following service enhancements from today:
• Service 35 will now serve Castle Rising Village 7 days a week, providing buses towards King’s Lynn or Hunstanton up to every hour.
• Service 39 between King’s Lynn and West Winch will now operate every 2 hours on Sunday’s and Bank Holidays.
• Service 48 between King’s Lynn and Grimston will now operate every 2 hours on Sunday’s and Bank Holidays.
• Service 49 / 49A which runs from Kings Lynn to Fakenham will see 6 additional journeys (3 each direction) Mondays to Fridays with 2 extra journeys on Saturdays too. This creates an hourly service through parts of the day.
The enhancements are being funded by £49.55 million funding which Norfolk County Council secured from the Department for Transport (DfT) to use on implementing the county-wide Bus Service Improvement Plan over the next three years.
Approximately £12 million of the funding will go towards providing new or expanded bus routes and increase service frequencies on key routes, including more evening and weekend services.
Grahame Bygrave, Director of Highways, Transport & Waste said; “Being a rural county our bus services are absolutely vital to ensuring residents can remain independent and access services. Having frequent services from our villages into our towns means people really can ‘choose the bus’ more often.”
Graham Smith, Commercial Manager at Lynx said; “It is truly an exciting time for bus passengers in West Norfolk. These enhancements to bus services in the area are just a small part of a large package of measures which will include further new buses, the introduction of bus lanes, improved bus stops, exciting ticketing offers and much more! We’re certainly looking forward to welcoming lots of new customers aboard over the coming years."