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metrobus m2 to finally start running on Sundays
The metrobus m2 route will finally be getting a Sunday service thanks to a six-figure investment from Bristol City Council.
The £156,000 investment is being funded by the council through section 106 agreements from the Wapping Wharf development.
From April, the three-year funding will also be used to add later buses to the timetable on the service that runs from Long Ashton Park & Ride to the city centre.
One stop on the m2 route is Ashton Gate, which could also see a new railway station as part of the reopened Bristol to Portishead branch line.
Ed Plowden, chair of the transport & connectivity committee, said: “These changes will not only improve connectivity for residents and visitors but also support our local economy and contribute to a more sustainable transport network.”
Visit West managing director, Kathryn Davis, added: “The m2 is a critical route for visitors to Bristol, as it not only provides vital park and ride services, particularly those from the south west of England, and those coming into the city through Temple Meads station, but connects some of the city’s key visitor destinations from Spike Island, Brunel’s SS Great Britain and Wapping Wharf on the harbourside to the Old City and Cabot Circus.
“This is incredibly valuable for people staying in many of the city’s hotels as well as day visitors.
“It supports our sustainable tourism ambitions and can enable more visitors to access destinations currently not connected at key visitor times on Sundays and later in the evenings.”
Main photo: Martin Booth
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