Hi! Houghton Regis - new bus service for residents
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Houghton Regis residents are to benefit from enhanced public transport with the launch of a new bus service.
This week, we launched a new bus service in partnership with operator Grant Palmer Ltd, linking new developments in the north of Houghton Regis with the town as well as Dunstable and Luton via the guided busway.
Using Section 106 developer contribution money, we awarded the new service contract to Grant Palmer to serve residents living in the Bidwell West development. Grant Palmer is a long-standing bus service provider across Central Bedfordshire.
The new ‘Hi’ service will operate 7 days a week, with an hourly service Monday to Saturday and a two-hourly service on Sundays and bank holidays.
Residents using the new service will benefit from capped weekly and monthly travel costs and access to the latest travel information for the service via the Grant Palmer app. The app also provides journey planning services, live bus tracking and expected arrival times.
Councillor Ian Dalgarno, our Executive Member for Community Services, said:
We are thrilled to provide a new bus service to the residents in the north of Houghton Regis.
Public transport is an important service to many people and despite the impact the pandemic has had on passenger numbers, we remain committed to prioritising bus services and new routes across Central Bedfordshire.