£1 to the hospital.
Visitors to the Royal Berkshire Hospital will can now travel there from the town centre – for just £1 a journey.
Reading Buses is introducing a £1 hospital fare on Premier Routes 9 (red buses) and 22 (lime green buses) and route 19 operated by midi buses.
The new £1 fare will come in from Monday July 26 and will be reviewed when it ends on Sunday October 31.
Said Reading Buses Marketing and Public Relations Manager Nikki Honer: “This is another important short hop zone within our network with a high frequency of bus services.
“Reading Buses provide a 7-10 minute frequency on the combined routes which serve the hospital on a daily basis.
“We realise that people need to attend the Royal Berkshire Hospital whether for work, visits or appointments and the £1 fare will hopefully encourage more people to use the bus on these occasions.
“Hospital car parking is £3 for two hours so £1 there and £1 back on the bus will offer very good value for money – without the worry of finding a parking space.”
The current price of bus travel on Premier routes 9 and 22 and route 19 is £1.70 each way.
She added that the hospital was very much in favour of the £1 fare to ease the parking problem.
Clive Walsh, Chief Operating Officer of the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has welcomed the new fare.
He said: “We actively support and encourage people to use public transport whenever possible. This new cheaper fare is to be welcomed and we hope many people visiting the hospital will make use of the service.”
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