First Bus invests in added services for festive travel across West Yorkshire
- Later journeys on Christmas Eve
- Special service introduced for New Year’s Day
First Bus has announced its timetable for West Yorkshire during the festive holiday period covering Christmas and the New Year.
The operator is investing in maintaining later journeys on Christmas Eve and for the first time will operate a special service on New Year’s Day.
Michael Moore, Head of Network, said: “We’re supporting customers in West Yorkshire to plan ahead for their travel arrangements over the festive holidays. These added services will help us explore customer demand and we’ll use the outcomes to determine future provision.”
Services will operate as normal up to and including Monday 23 December, after which there will be mainly a Saturday timetable with limited special services operating on certain Bank Holiday dates.
Customers are advised to visit the website for full details and any late notice changes or follow social media for updates. https://www.firstbus.co.uk/west-yorkshire/news-and-service-updates/service-updates/keeping-you-moving-over-christmas-and-new
The overview of services is as follows:
- Christmas Eve – Saturday service with early finish on some routes.
- Christmas Day – No service.
- Boxing Day – Special service on selected routes.
- Friday 27-Monday 30 December – Saturday service (Sunday timetable 29 December).
- New Year’s Eve - Saturday service with early finish on some routes.
- New Year’s Day - Special service on selected routes.
The normal timetable will resume on Tuesday 2 January 2025.
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Media enquiries to Richard Harrison, PR Manager, First Bus North & West Yorkshire 07973 668116 richard.m.harrison@firstbus.co.uk
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