Stagecoach in the South Downs
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| Parent | Stagecoach |
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| Headquarters | Chichester |
| Service area | South East England |
| Service type | Bus services |
| Routes | 115 (April 2013) |
| Depots | 7 (April 2013) |
| Fleet | 473 (April 2013) |
| Annual ridership | 34.1 million (April 2013) |
| Chief executive | Mike Watson |
| Website | www.stagecoachbus.com/south |
Stagecoach South is a bus operator providing services in South East England. It is a subsidiary of Stagecoach. It operates services in Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex with some routes extending into Berkshire and Wiltshire. As at April 2013 it operates 473 buses from seven depots.
It is branded as four sub-divisions: Stagecoach in Hampshire, Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey, Stagecoach in the South Downs and Stagecoach in Portsmouth
Stagecoach in Hampshire operates from depots in Andover, Basingstoke and Winchester. It also formerly operated services in Fleet under the Fleet Buzz name.
Stagecoach in Hants & Surrey operates from a depot in Aldershot and Peasmarsh Just outside of Guildford.
The company operates a number of routes across Hampshire, serving Aldershot, Camberley, Farnborough, Godalming and Guildford.
Many of the routes are branded, with large route number vinyls, or with names such as Yo-Yo and The Kite.
On 9 February 2009 route 1 was upgraded to Goldline status with new vehicles. Route 2 lost its service name of The Marbles in 2008/9. Due to Hampshire County Council cuts in October 2011, routes 2 and 3 lost some of their evening services on Monday-Friday. Route 18 also lost a handful of evening services. Route 41 Ash to Farnborough was taken over by Countryliner.
In September 2012 Surrey County Council's bus review phase 3 saw route 92 renumbered to 72 to fit with routes 70 and 71. The contract for route 46 was lost to Countryliner.
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