East Coast Buses have today, 28 July 2016, announced the timetable and fare information for it’s new services commencing Sunday 14 August.

The company will operate two main services connecting North Berwick with Musselburgh and Edinburgh and Dunbar with Haddington and Edinburgh.

Fares will be based on a simple and customer friendly zonal system. Along with single fares the company will offer three Dayticket options for passengers:

• County Day Ticket allowing unlimited travel across the network, excluding the city zone, for £5.
• CountyPLUS Day Ticket allowing unlimited travel across East Coast Buses in all zones for just £7.50.
• Network Day Ticket, allowing East Coast Buses passenger’s access to all Lothian Buses day services, Airlink and Edinburgh Tram services at just £9 for the day.

Roadshows:

The East Coast Buses team will be holding special events across the new network showcasing the new vehicles and to help with information on the new routes, timetables and fares prior to commencing operational service.

Roadshows will take place on Saturday 6 August in Haddington and Dunbar and on Saturday 13 August in North Berwick. Customers attending the events will be given a free day ticket for use on the East Coast Buses routes.

Richard Hall, Managing Director of Lothian Buses, said:

These new routes will ensure that residents, workers and businesses across East Lothian will continue to enjoy reliable transport links that support their daily travel needs. We are looking forward to welcoming members of local communities aboard on the launch date and to becoming an important part of the local economy, as well as attracting new customers to the network of services that we will be providing across East Lothian and into Edinburgh.

Iain Gray, MSP For East Lothian said:

I am very pleased to welcome East Coast Buses’ new services to East Lothian.  Their initiative has secured bus services vital to many of our towns and villages, but also saved dozens of jobs and the depots in Musselburgh and North Berwick.  The last time Lothian Buses stepped in when another operator walked away from the County they introduced the 113 service which has just been voted best in Scotland, so I think my constituents have every reason to look forward to enjoying a reliable, responsive, high quality service from East Coast Buses.

Humza Yousaf, Minister for Transport and the Islands said:

The forthcoming start of East Coast Buses operations is great for local communities in terms of securing employment prospects and the ongoing provision of vital bus services.  This is a good news story and I also welcome the announcement of the new timetable and the use of environmentally friendly buses.

Councillor Michael Veitch, Transport spokesman, East Lothian Council, said:

I am delighted to welcome East Coast Buses to East Lothian. The imminent commencement of these new services represents a hugely significant boost to public transport in the county, and I’m sure that local bus users will be as excited as I am about it.