Stagecoach East sees 15.5% patronage rise

Stagecoach East has seen a 15.5% patronage increase so far in 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. It has carried 15,426,183 passengers in this latest period.

The figure is part of a series of improvements across Stagecoach East’s network, which covers Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. In the year to date, it completed 98.89% of its scheduled miles; up from 98.4% in 2023.

The top five performing routes across East are Services 31, 62 and 37 in Peterborough, which have completed 99.98%, 99.97% and 99.95% of their scheduled miles, plus the 41 in Bedford which completed 99.81% and the 5 from Fenstanton, which completed 99.77%.

“It has been a huge effort, so I am delighted for our customers that these results are coming through” – David Boden, Business Development Director of Stagecoach East

David Boden, Business Development Director of Stagecoach East, said: “We have worked very hard, and an entire operator, to improve our reliability year-on-year – everything from boosting the number of drivers we employ to investing in new equipment to make our vehicles more reliable. It has been a huge effort, so I am delighted for our customers that these results are coming through, and it is obviously very pleasing to see local people responding to this effort by getting on board the bus more and more.

“That said, we never want to stand still, and will push to improve in our mission to bring local communities together.”