Hop!
| Hop! | |
|---|---|
 Hop! branded Yutong E9 in St. Margaret's Bus Station in August 2023 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Centrebus |
| Vehicle | Yutong E9 |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 3 |
| Route | |
| Start | Haymarket Bus Station |
| Via | Savoy Street (Stand BC) St Peter's Lane Causeway Lane St Nicholas Circle Southgates Welford Road Tower Street Nelson Mandela Park Leicester Railway Station Granby Street Charles Street |
| End | Haymarket Bus Station |
| Service | |
| Frequency | upto every 10 mins (peak times & Saturday)/every 8 mins (Mon-Fri daytime off peak) |
| Journey time | 20-26 mins |
| Operates | 08:00-18:00 |
Hop! is a free anti-clockwise circular bus route operating around the City Centre in Leicester, England.
History
[edit]The service was introduced on 3 April 2023.[1][2] In its first 23 days of operation, 12,000 trips were taken on the service.[3]
Service
[edit]The service is free-of-charge and operates up to every 10 minutes Monday to Friday peak times and all day Saturday and as a result of high passenger numbers, the Monday to Friday off-peak service was increased to every 8 minutes from April 2024.[1] It is operated by Centrebus using three Yutong E9 electric buses.[4][5]
Route
[edit]Hop! operates as an anti-clockwise circular service calling at the stops shown below:[6]
| Stops served in order: |
|---|
Haymarket bus station 
|
| Savoy Street (for St Margaret's Bus Station) |
| St Peter's Lane (Stand AA) (for Clock Tower) |
| Causeway Lane (Stand AD) (for Highcross Leicester) |
| St Nicholas Circle (SB) |
| Southgates |
| Welford Road (for De Montfort University) |
| Tower Street (for Leicester Royal Infirmary) |
| Nelson Mandela Park (for Leicester Tigers and King Power Stadium) |
Leicester railway station 
|
| Granby Street (for Leicester Market) |
| Charles Street (Stand CK) (for Curve Theatre) |
| Haymarket Bus Station |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Free Hop electric bus service starts in Leicester city centre". BBC News. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Richardson, Hannah (3 April 2023). "New free bus linking key Leicester locations up and running". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "More than 12,000 trips taken on Leicester's new free buses". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Kathryn (18 March 2023). "'Hop' aboard the new E9 zero-emission buses in Leicester". Pelican Yutong. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Free electric bus service gets ready to hop around the shops". news.leicester.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Hop!". Leicester Buses. Retrieved 8 May 2023.