Integrated travel scheme launches to bring bus and train travel together for Lincolnshire residents.
The Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership (CRP), which runs between Grantham and Skegness, has launched its new scheme, Poacher PLUS. The initiative was designed to encourage a shift from car usage and get people back onto the public network of buses and trains.
There has been a long-standing connectivity issue regarding getting to and from our rail stations, especially those in rural areas. The CRP has worked closely with CallConnect, Lincolnshire County Council’s award-winning Demand Responsive bus service, to provide a fantastic offer of £1 each way, when a valid same-day rail ticket is produced.
From Monday 11th April, anyone connecting to and from the Poacher Line Lincolnshire stations will be able to make a CallConnect bus journey for £1 each way, enabling many more people to access the railway.
Bookings can be made from now via the booking office by calling 0345 234 3344 or online at: lincsbus.info/callconnect
For more details of the initiative and terms & conditions, go to the Poacher Line website: poacherline.org.uk/poacherplus.
Jo Andrews, Community Rail Officer for the Poacher Line said: “It has been wonderful to be able to design this initiative with CallConnect to offer an affordable option for getting to and from our stations.
“It will open up the service to those who had previously thought they could not use the railway because they lived in rural or isolated areas. With this offer we hope to encourage people to return to our public transport network.
“The railway is a safe, sustainable and easy travel option and with the price of fuel ever increasing, and the climate crisis we are currently seeing, these initiatives are more important than ever.
“We are also hoping to encourage other transport operators and businesses to join in with the incentive to offer some great deals when people Go Greener by train and we want anyone who is interested to let us know.
“We would like to thank Community Rail Network for funding the idea and to CallConnect for recognising the value in the scheme.”
Nicole Hilton, assistant director – communities said: “I’m delighted that we’ve been able to join forces with the Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership to provide this boost to the service.
“As we increasingly get back to our pre-pandemic lives it’s a very good time to ensure that, by putting together linked-up initiatives like this, we can help everyone who wants to travel by public transport as much as possible.”
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