Traveline - the public transport route and timetable information
line - has a new telephone number.
Following a decision made by Ofcom (Office of Communications),
the new number (0871 200 22 33) will run parallel with the
original number (0870 608 2 608) until January
2008.
Traveline provides route and timetable information for all
public transport operators (bus, coach, metro, train, and GB ferry)
in England, Scotland and Wales. In addition to the telephone
information service, timetables and journey planning facilities can
also be accessed from the website: www.traveline.info
Last year, Traveline reported over 586,000 calls made to the
South West call centre, accompanied by 4,684,000 hits on the
website.
As a member of the Traveline partnership, Bath & North East
Somerset Council is responsible for the supply of data for most of
the bus services that operate within the authority. The Council
works with local bus operators to ensure the accuracy of the route
and timetable information. In recent months, this work has also
allowed the Council to add information to the Traveline database
about which bus services are usually operated by low-floor
vehicles.
Over the course of the next few months, Bath & North East
Somerset Council and First will be updating the Traveline number
where it appears on bus stop flags and timetable displays within
the authority’s boundaries.
Calls to Traveline from landlines cost 10p per minute. Mobile
charges vary.
