West Midlands bus route 360 explained
West Midlands bus route 360 was a 31-mile route that circumnavigated Coventry. Operated by Travel de Courcey, it was the longest urban bus route in Europe.[1] [2] [3]
History
Route 360 commenced operating on 9 June 2013 replacing routes 701 and 801.[4] It operated in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions as routes 360C and 360A.[5]
It ceased on 23 July 2016, and was replaced by three routes:[6] [7] [8]
Route
Route 360 operated via these primary locations:[9]
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-22765280 Coventry bus route is longest in Europe at 31 miles
- http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/new-coventry-bus-route-longest-4045809 New Coventry bus route the longest in Europe
- http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Record-breaking-bus-route-launched/story-20284935-detail/story.html Record breaking bus route launched
- http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/bus/city_circle.aspx New Coventry 360 Circle Bus Route
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-22842990 Riding 31 miles in Coventry on Europe's longest bus route
- http://www.route-one.net/articles/Bus%20routes/360_route_ends Lack of patronage leads to restructure of Europe's longest bus route
- http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/major-coventry-bus-route-axed-11221057 Major Coventry bus route to be axed because not enough people use it
- http://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/citys-popular-360-bus-route-scrapped-make-way-three-separate-services/ City's popular 360 bus service scrapped to make way for three separate services
- http://jp.networkwestmidlands.com/centro/TTB/CEN_EFA02__00007cc8_TP.pdf Route 360 timetable
