Hop!

For the airline, see Air France Hop.
Hop!
Hop! branded Yutong E9 in St. Margaret's Bus Station in August 2023
Overview
OperatorCentrebus
VehicleYutong E9
Peak vehicle requirement3
Route
StartHaymarket Bus Station
ViaSavoy Street (Stand BC)
St Peter's Lane
Causeway Lane
St Nicholas Circle
Southgates
Welford Road
Tower Street
Nelson Mandela Park
Leicester Railway Station
Granby Street
Charles Street
EndHaymarket Bus Station
Service
Frequencyupto every 10 mins (peak times & Saturday)/every 8 mins (Mon-Fri daytime off peak)
Journey time20-26 mins
Operates08:00-18:00

Hop! is a free anti-clockwise circular bus route operating around the City Centre in Leicester, England.

History

The service was introduced on 3 April 2023.[1][2] In its first 23 days of operation, 12,000 trips were taken on the service.[3]

Service

The service is free-of-charge and operates up to every 10 minutes Monday to Friday peak times and all day Saturday. As a result of high passenger numbers, the Monday to Friday off-peak service was increased to every 8 minutes from April 2024.[1] It is operated by Centrebus using three Yutong E9 electric buses.[4][5]

Route

Hop! operates as an anti-clockwise circular service calling at the stops shown below:[6]

Stops served in order:
Haymarket bus station Bus interchange
Savoy Street (for St Margaret's Bus Station)
St Peter's Lane (Stand AA) (for Clock Tower)
Causeway Lane (Stand AD) (for Highcross Leicester)
St Nicholas Circle (SB)
Southgates
Welford Road (for De Montfort University)
Tower Street (for Leicester Royal Infirmary)
Nelson Mandela Park (for Leicester Tigers and King Power Stadium)
Leicester railway station National Rail
Granby Street (for Leicester Market)
Charles Street (Stand CK) (for Curve Theatre)
Haymarket Bus Station


References

  1. ^ a b "Free Hop electric bus service starts in Leicester city centre". BBC News. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. ^ Richardson, Hannah (3 April 2023). "New free bus linking key Leicester locations up and running". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ "More than 12,000 trips taken on Leicester's new free buses". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ Kathryn (18 March 2023). "'Hop' aboard the new E9 zero-emission buses in Leicester". Pelican Yutong. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Free electric bus service gets ready to hop around the shops". news.leicester.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Hop!". Leicester Buses. Retrieved 8 May 2023.