Bus users along the Hull Road to Dunnington route in York will notice new-look bus timetables have been installed as part of a two month trial.
New timetables have been installed at 42 stops along the number 10 route.
Funded through part of the £3.5 million government Better Bus Area Fund, it is intended that following the trial any necessary improvements can be made, and that the timetables will then be rolled out city wide to the whole network during December/January.
The roll out will include every bus stop in the York area receiving a new timetable cases, which will use a single consistent design showing all departures from the stop in time order.
New timetables will provide a much more accessible format for bus users, which are currently provided by both the council and individual operators in a variety of different designs, shapes and sizes.
Feedback is welcomed on the new designs, which can be submitted at www.itravelyork.info/feedback by selecting New Bus Timetables.
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Timetables include:
• •A single consistent design which shows all departures from the stop in time order. Plus:
• •Larger simple black on white text size
• •Line diagrams for each route showing the approximate travel time to onward destinations
• •Text service (yournextbus) which returns real time information for the next few departures
• •QR code and NFC tag which provides smartphone users with realtime information on the next arrivals – updated every 30 seconds (effectively providing the same information as the city centre realtime screens for every stop in the network)
It is very disappointing for non smartphone owners that Dringhouses still does not have the real time “next bus due” screens at local stops.