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The Leeds FreeCityBus service began on 30 January 2006 and was the first zero-fare bus service in West Yorkshire, [1] this was followed by similar services in Huddersfield, Wakefield, Bradford and Dewsbury. The services are designed to link passengers to the bus and railway stations, shops and other locations.
Leeds has less extensive public transport coverage than other UK cities of comparable size, and is the largest city in Europe without any form of light rail or underground. [4] Plans are in place to improve public transport in Leeds, making it a car free city with upgrades to railway, bus services, and cycle lanes. [5] [6] [7]
Leeds Central: Location: York Street, Leeds city centre: Operated by: West Yorkshire Metro: Bus stands: 34: Bus operators: Arriva Yorkshire First Leeds Harrogate Bus Company Keighley Bus Company Megabus Yorkshire Coastliner: Other information; Website: www.wymetro.com: History; Opened: 31 August 1938: Rebuilt: 30 September 1963 25 March 1996
Some have labelled this as a "consolation prize", whilst it has been noted that Leeds is the largest city in western Europe without a metro-style system. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The mass transit system aims to connect 675,000 people across the West Yorkshire region. [ 1 ]
It links Leeds, Tadcaster, York and Malton with the coastal towns of Whitby (840) and Scarborough (843). The routes are some of the longest public transport bus services in England, [3] and the 840 was voted to be the "most scenic bus route in Britain" in a nationwide poll. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Leeds Civic Hall is a municipal building located in the civic quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It replaced Leeds Town Hall as the administrative centre in 1933. [ 2 ] The Civic Hall houses Leeds City Council offices, council chamber and a banqueting hall, and is a Grade II* listed building . [ 3 ]
Leeds Town Hall is a 19th-century municipal building on The Headrow (formerly Park Lane), Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.Planned to include law courts, a council chamber, offices, a public hall, and a suite of ceremonial rooms, it was built between 1853 and 1858 to a design by the architect Cuthbert Brodrick.
The service runs on a fleet of three buses. [2] Star Travel was the first operator of the service, although as of 2012, Arriva Yorkshire now runs the service, transferring 3 Optare Solo vehicles from the previous operator and acquiring another one of these vehicles from First Leeds previously used on the Leeds City Bus Service. Although in 2018 ...