Stagecoach in East Kent
| Parent | Stagecoach Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Canterbury, Kent |
| Locale | East Kent |
| Service area | Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Faversham, Folkestone, Hastings, Herne Bay, Maidstone, Thanet |
| Service type | bus service |
| Hubs | Ashford, Canterbury, Folkestone, Dover, Hastings, Herne Bay, Margate, Ramsgate |
| Fuel type | Diesel and Bio Diesel |
| Operator | Stagecoach South East |
| Website | [1] |
Stagecoach in East Kent, which forms part of Stagecoach South East, operate many routes within the East Kent region. The company operate both frequent town routes to infrequent rural service; for example the Thanet Loop runs about every 7 minutes on Mondays to Fridays compared to the 123, which has just 4 journeys on Weekdays. The company have introduced a large number of new buses in the past few years to meet with the step free access law on buses which came into place in January 2017.
1, 1A, 1X, 2, 2A, 10, 10A, 10X, 11, 11A, 11B, 123, 666, A, Little & Often B, Little & Often C, E and G.
12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 15A, 15B, 60, 60A, 61, 62, 63, 68, 82, 87, 88, 89 and Canterbury Park & Ride routes.
10, 10A, 10X, Stagecoach Gold 16, 17, 18, 71, 72, 73, 77, 78, 91, 100, 101, 102, 127 and 160.
3, 3B, 3X, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21, 22, 23, 23A, 25, 25A, 26, 26A, 27, 36, Triangle and unibus.
8, 8A, 9, 11, 32, 33, 34, 34X, 38, 39, 40, 42, 56 and the Thanet Loop.
The Triangle runs a circular service from Canterbury to Canterbury, calling at the seaside towns of Whitstable and Herne Bay. Clockwise route runs Canterbury/Whitstable/Herne Bay/Canterbury, while anticlockwise route runs Canterbury/Herne Bay/Whitstable/Canterbury. Each route runs every 15 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes and also Sunday daytimes. The route is operated with branded Scania mmc double-deckers.
The Breeze runs from Canterbury and Margate every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday and every 30 minutes on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The 8 runs from Margate via QEQM and Westwood Cross to Broadstairs and 8A from Margate via Cliftonville and Northdown park to Broadstairs. The route is operated with Scania mmc double-deckers.
The Diamond are a Diamond shape circular route forming route 13, 13A and 15, 15A & 15B. The route runs from Canterbury to Dover to Deal to Sandwich and back to Canterbury. The service runs every 15 minutes between Canterbury and Dover via the A2 and Lydden (15, 15A & 15B), with 15B also serving River, Kent. The network continues round to Deal every 30 mins via Walmer (15, 15A) with 15 serving Dover Castle and 15A serving the Port of Dover. At Deal the hourly 15A continues to Sandown. Also at Deal the 15's meet the 13's with the half-hourly service to Canterbury via Sandwich and Wingham. Between Sandwich and Wingham, route 13 runs direct along the Sandwich By-pass, while also serving Sandwich Village Centre, whereas route 13A serves St Bart's Road and Woodnesborough. The service is run by branded Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 and Alexander Dennis Enviro 300.
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