Stagecoach South has launched a range of bus service improvements.
The changes, which went live on Sunday, June 8, are designed to boost connectivity and make public transport more accessible across Hampshire and Surrey.
Funded through Department for Transport Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) grants and developed in partnership with Hampshire County Council and Surrey County Council, the enhancements include more frequent services and updated routes.
Rob Vince, business development manager at Stagecoach South, said: "We’re committed to supporting our local communities by improving access to sustainable transport.
"These changes will provide residents with more frequent, reliable, and accessible travel options, helping more people make the switch to bus travel."
Service 18, which connects Whitehill and Bordon with Farnham and Aldershot, now runs every 30 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and hourly on Sundays.
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Routes within Bordon have also been revised to better serve new housing developments and improve links to the town centre.
A new Sunday timetable for Service 13 now offers six return journeys between Bordon, Alton and Basingstoke.
To mark the launch, Stagecoach offered free travel on the route on June 8, 15, 22 and 29, with more than 200 people using the service each day.
Cllr Lulu Bowerman, Hampshire County Council’s cabinet member for highways and passenger transport, said: "We want to encourage more people to get on board a bus in Hampshire as every extra journey helps to support commercial services and reduce car journeys which is good for the environment."
Cllr Steve Bax, deputy cabinet member for highways at Surrey County Council, said: "I’m delighted that Surrey residents will benefit from these extra Stagecoach services which will increase the frequency of buses significantly in the Farnham area.
"Surrey County Council contributed £174,000 of Department for Transport funding towards the improvements as part of its ongoing programme to develop and protect local bus services."
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