New buses are set to connect Co Down towns with Belfast.
Translink’s new Urby bus service is being extended to operate from Ballygowan, Comber and Moneyreagh to Belfast.
From Monday, October 7, ten modern new Urby vehicles will be operating a majority of services along the 11 and 12 Ulsterbus routes.
First introduced last year, Urby is a modern new service that connects people who live in towns on the periphery of Belfast and travel into the city for work, study or other leisure activities.
Services will operate with a frequency of at least every half hour during peak commuting times, taking advantage of the bus priority measures now a feature in the city and giving plenty of choice to those who want to sit back and relax on board.
Translink Bus Services Southern Area Manager Arthur Hamilton , said: “Urby is proving very popular with our customers who are enjoying faster and more comfortable journeys, with leather seating, free wi-fi and usb charging ports, on environmentally friendly buses.
“Thousands of additional passengers have made Urby their first choice for travel. Areas such as Newtownards, Carryduff and Balllyclare have seen particularly strong growth and we look forward to welcoming more customers on board as we further develop our services”.
Arthur added: “We believe people are becoming ‘smarter’ travellers, looking for ways to get more ‘me time’, and Urby is one way that gives them that and more - for many it also helps them find the time for a more active and healthy lifestyle.”
New passenger information signs, including bus stop flags, will be displayed along the new Urby routes from Ballygowan, Comber and Moneyreagh.
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