Thanets New Night Bus!

As an additional resource to ensure safety getting home after a night out, TCSP is re-introducing the Night Bus!

The Eastonways service, which began on Friday the 17th of July, will be trialed for 8 weeks until Saturday the 5th of September. It will be operating on Friday and Saturday nights from 11pm until 3am.

There will be stops across the area, including Broadstairs station, St. Peter’s, Northdown Road, Margate seafront, Cecil Square in Margate, Westwood, Staner Court in Ramsgate, and Ramsgate Harbour. Additionally, the bus can be flagged down along the route.

There will be two police officers on the service as an added resource for any safety fears and concerns the public may have from theior night out.

All journeys anywhere in Thanet will cost £2 with the routes starting and finishing at Queens Road in Broadstairs.

Community Safety Officer Jessica Bailey said: “One of our key concerns is to ensure that those who are enjoying a night out across Thanet are able to get home safely. The night bus service will give them a safe and low cost way of ensuring that. We’ve put the funding into this scheme, because we think it’s something that will really help to keep people safe and hopefully reduce the potential for crime. However, it’s something that we’re doing on a trial basis and we now need people to use it, otherwise we won’t be able to continue with the service, if the demand isn’t there.”