A major bus route serving Fosse Park has been axed from Leicestershire’s newest housing development. The NovusFosse service will stop running from Monday (January 6), affecting residents in New Lubbesthorpe, near Leicester Forest East – a massive development which will ultimately host more than 4,200 properties.
The decision comes as operators Central Connect and GO Travel Solutions announced a series of alterations to services in New Lubbesthorpe and surrounding areas. The operators said the service was being axed following a review of the bus network alongside the Drummond Estate, with “not enough people travelling to make the service sustainable.”
Resources from the cancelled route will be reinvested into improving other local services, according to Central Connect. The operator confirmed the NovusDirect service will be enhanced with more frequent buses during off-peak times.
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Passengers wanting to reach Fosse Park will need to use alternative routes, with Central Connect advising customers to take the NovusDirect to Thorpe Astley and then change. The NovusDirect service will run every 15 minutes during weekday daytimes from Monday, January 6.
Students travelling to Brockington College will still be able to make their journeys, with two NovusDirect services extending to the Kirk Lane bus stop at school start and finish times, the company said. The services will run via Beggars Lane in both directions.
Weekend passengers will see more frequent Saturday services, with buses running up to every 20 minutes during daytime hours, Central Connect said. The operator added that late afternoon and early evening services will operate on a consistent half-hourly basis, replacing the current irregular 35-minute timetable.
Single fares on NovusDirect will cost £2.50 from January 6, following the end of the Government’s fare cap scheme. A £1.50 local fare will remain for journeys between New Lubbesthorpe and Thorpe Astley.
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