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'Smart' way to locate bus times

Posted on 09/09/10

Leicestershire Councty Council

24 August 2010'Smart' way to locate bus times

Bus passengers can navigate around Leicestershire and pinpoint journey times whilst on the move, by simply picking up their smartphones.

A new online resource has been launched enabling commuters and travellers to locate stops and the time of the next bus through their mobiles.

The easy-to-use website - available at www.nextbuses.mobi - asks people to enter a town or post code and provides timetables, route details and bus stop locations across Leicestershire and the UK. Alternatively, mobile-owners can send a text to 84268 to obtain the same information.

Passengers can also get hold of the latest bus information by picking up one of 13 updated compact guides, published by the County Council - the pamplets are being distributed to households across Leicestershire and regularly-updated versions are available to download.

Matthew Lugg, County Council Director of Environment and Transport, said: People choosing to travel by bus are not only helping to tackle road congestion but cutting their carbon footprint at the same time, and I'm pleased that we're making it easier for passengers to plan journeys.

"The new guides are also a valuable resource for bus users and the introduction of monthly online updates recognises both the changing nature of bus services and the ways in which people source information."

The www.nextbus.mobi service is powered by ,Traveline which provides public transport information and is supported by the County Council and other authorities across the country.

Areas covered by the booklets are Ashby, Coalville, Fosse Park, Hinckley, Loughborough, Lutterworth, Market Harborough, Measham, Melton Mowbray, Oadby, Syston and Wigston. The Leicester Hospitals Guide is also available containing information about the services at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester General Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary.

The 13 leaflets are available as printer-friendly versions to be downloaded from the County Council's website at: www.leics.gov.uk/transport_downloads, by visiting libraries and service shops, calling 0116 305 0002 or by e-mailing passengertransport@leics.gov.uk.

Notes:

Normal text message charge applies, plus 25p for return message.

Online updates of the bus guide will only occur if services change.

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