The bus operator, Lothian, has announced it will reduce fares in west Edinburgh from 30 June – and it is introducing new services.
The Lothian Country ‘cityWEST’ zone will become an extension of the city zone and so adult single tickets will be reduced from £3.00 to £2.00 for destinations including Queensferry, Newbridge and Dalmahoy and return trips to the city centre.
Other ticket offers such as the Family DAYticket will now be available in the cityWEST zone.
Sarah Boyd, Managing Director for Lothian said: “These changes have only been made possible as a result of successful and sustained customer growth on our Lothian Country network. The implementation of this change will help improve boarding speeds and end to end journey times on our service 43, where customer numbers have grown over 50% since its launch in 2017.”
New services
In addition new services will be introduced, and Ms Boyd said: “We recognise the ongoing developments and opportunities in west Edinburgh and are fully committed to maximising the role that the bus network can play in delivering an inclusive and accessible transport solution.”
- Service 20 will be operated by Lothian and run Slateford – Kingsknowe – Westside Plaza – The Calders, hourly, Monday to Saturday. Service commences Monday 1 July.
- Service 32 will be operated by Lothian and run Balerno – Currie – HWU – Hermiston P&R – Gyle Centre – Cammo – Cramond, hourly, Monday to Saturday. Service commences Monday 1 July.
- Service 70 will be operated by Lothian Country and run Gyle Centre – Ratho Station – Ratho – Hermiston P&R, hourly, each day. Ratho and Ratho Station are now part of the revised cityWEST fare zone. Service commences Sunday 30 June.
- Service 71 will be operated by Lothian Country and run Queensferry – Kirkliston – Gyle Centre, hourly, each day. Queensferry and Kirkliston are now part of the revised cityWEST fare zone. Service commences Sunday 30 June.
Founding Editor of The Edinburgh Reporter.
Edinburgh-born multimedia journalist and iPhoneographer.
