Monday 06 January 2014
Environment Department response to media enquiry from BBC Radio Guernsey.
Further to our conversation on the phone I am e-mailing to request stats regarding night bus usage.
If I could get a breakdown of the usage stats/figures before the Winter Timetable kicked in and after it was implemented that would be ideal
Environment Department Response:
Late night bus services were first introduced in May 2013 by CT Plus in order to gauge demand from the public for late night services on the "key" corridors between St Peter Port and The Bridge, St. Martin's, Cobo and Vazon.
Services initially ran from 22:00hrs until 02:00hrs on Friday and Saturday nights at a frequency of one service every half hour (hourly on route 41/42). From the winter timetable, commencing in October, services curtail at midnight but have been extended as far as The Airport in the south and L'Ancresse in the north. Passenger numbers have built steadily throughout the summer but have reduced to around 1,000 passengers per month in the first two months of winter.
Monthly analysis of late night bus service passengers May - November 2013:
Month (2013) Route 11 Route 41 Route 42 Total
May 442 293 146 881
June 936 439 338 1,713
July 955 441 383 1,779
August 1,161 595 467 2,223
September 779 333 367 1,479
October 401 274 170 845
November 710 169 243 1,122
Total 5,384 2,544 2,114 10,042
Contact Information:
Karl Guille, Traffic and Transport Services Manager
Environment Department
Tel: 243400
