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The following routes currently serve Bishopthorpe:

No. 11 (1st York)

Monday - Saturday

Every 30 minutes

From Bishopthorpe
dep. Acaster Lane -08 and -38 from 0708 (Sats. 0738) to 1808
Thereafter 1905, 2035 and 2205

(dep. Main St. -15 and -45 etc.)

From York
dep. The Stonebow -09 and -39 from 0809 (Sats. 0839) until 1809
Thereafter 1840, 2010 and 2140

(dep. York Station -19 and -39 etc.)

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No 21 (Harrogate Coach Travel)
Monday - Saturday
Colton - Appleton Roebuck - Acaster - Bishopthorpe - Askham Bar - South Bank - York

From Bishopthorpe to York
0826 1026 1226 1426 1626

From Bishopthorpe to Colton
0933 1133 1333 1533 1728 1828

From York (Stonebow) to Bishopthorpe & Colton
0905 1105 1305 1505 170
(York Station - +6 mins.)

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No 112(YORK Transdev)
Sundays only
Bishopthorpe - York - Skelton -Clifton Moor - Haxby -Monks Cross

From Acaster Lane
1000 1200 1400 1630 1830

From York (Piccadilly Stop D) to Bishopthorpe
1143 1343 1613 1813

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See separate seasonal entries for Bank Holiday services

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If you:

1. Receive disability-related benefits, or

2. Are registered deaf or use a hearing aid, or

3. Are registered as visually impaired, or

4. Have epilepsy,

you are eligible to buy a Disabled Person's Railcard.

The Railcard allows you, and a person accompanying you, to a one-third discount on most rail fares in this country.

A Disabled  Person/s Railcard currently costs £20 for one year, or £54 for three years.

Similar discounts can be obtained in other ways by people with qualifying disabilities (e.g. by producing acceptable documentary proof of disability when booking and travelling). Check before travelling.

Most trains have wheelchair access, although space is limited and advance booking is needed.

Disability scooters can only be carried on certain types of train, so advance booking for these is essential.

At main stations such as York, staff can meet and assist people where needed (e.g. with luggage), by prior arrangement.

More information can be obtained from stations, or on www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk

Ian

Questionnaires are being distributed in Bishopthorpe (as usual, only one per household) soliciting opinions about strategies for traffic planning in York.

Suggestions made are based on expectations of traffic growth. These assumptions are probably justified. At any rate, it is prudent to assume a worst case scenario and plan accordingly.

As usual, the questionnaire should be considered carefully. Radical changes suggested include road pricing and a tax on workplace parking. There is, as usual, a heavy bias in favour of the dangerous and minority activity of cycling!  There are suggestions with regard to the by-pass, and to Park & Ride.

It is very important that we complete and return these questionnaires. There is always a danger that the field is left open to those with vested interests (who always reply) whilst the typical citizen (whoever he or she is) can't be bothered to respond.

The results of surveys are used as evidence that a particular solution is what local people want. You have a chance to make sure that your opinion is heard.


Ian

Knaresborough Market is held each Wednesday and is one of the best markets in the area.

See http://getdown.org.uk/bus for timetables.

Harrogate Travel (providers of our local 21 service) now run buses on the York-Harrogate route in addition to those run by Transdev.

Both companies observe the same route and stops except that Transdev buses take in Poppleton.

Tickets are not interchangeable between the two companies.

The companies publish separate timetable leaflets covering their own services only. The excellent local volunteer bus info. service on  http://getdown.org.uk/bus provides a comprehensive and printable timetable

Passengers from Bishopthorpe sometimes change buses at Blossom Street. They should be warned that there is a tendency for drivers from both companies to turn into Blossom St. from York Station in the outside lane, not noticing the occasional passenger waiting in front of the Convent. Watch out and wave vigorously!

Are you still using an old City of York Bus Pass? If so, you should obtain a National Bus Pass from the Council Offices in Exhibition Square without delay.

Since the National Bus Pass was issued in April, it has still been possible to use the old passes locally until the end of September. From 1st October, old passes are no longer valid.

From Monday 18th August, Maple Avenue will be closed for roadworks.

During the period of the closure, the No. 11 travelling towards York will be diverted as follows:

Keble Park; Acaster Lane; Montague Rd.; Ramsay Ave.; Acaster Lane; Main St. (reverse of normal direction); Sim Balk Lane; Chuirch Lane; Bishopthorpe Rd.

The bus diversions will start at  08-00 and finish at 17-00. Beware if you are travelling between these times.

The roadworks are expected to last until 27th August.

The normal route will be followed on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.

Bishopthorpe has a useful bus service to the Centre of York (First York Route 11). Service frequency is half-hourly during the day, and hourly evenings and Sundays. (There is no evening service on Sundays.) The route through Bishopthorpe is circular, and stops are clearly marked. In York, the service calls at The Stonebow, Ousegate, Rougier Street and York Station. The other service through Bishopthorpe (Harrogate Travel Route C1) is from Askham Bar to Tadcaster via various villages. The timetable is rather complicated, and service intervals vary, so reference to a full timetable (see Information Page) is necessary. Services finish early evening, and there is no service on Sundays. This bus is useful for shopping at Tesco (Askham Bar), for transfer at Askham Bar to Park & Ride and Yorkshire Coastliner buses and for York College. As well as savouring the delights of Tadcaster, one can change in that town to buses for Leeds (Coastliner), Pontefract (Arriva), and Wetherby/Otley (Utopia - infrequent service by bus as in life).

York is a good rail transport centre, with services provided by several operators: London - Scotland National Express East Coast West Country - Midlands - Scotland Cross-country Manchester and Liverpool - North East & Scarborough First Trans-Pennine Services to Blackpool via Bradford/Halifax from Scarborough & the N.E. Also services to Hull, S. Yorks. and Harrogate - Northern Various concessionary tickets are available (mostly by advance booking) as are Regional Rover Tickets (little publicised but good value). Through ticketing is available on National Express East Coast to Eurostar destinations and to other continental stations.

From January 1st 2006, travellers within the EC (and Switzerland) will need a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). You can apply for this online here or by phoning 0845 606 2030. It is also advisable to buy private insurance. The EHIC covers basic health care but does not, of course, cover cancellation, loss of baggage, repatriation, etc. Some private insurance policies require the EHIC to be used for basic treatment.