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New guided busway service launched

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A new service along the guided busway connecting Leigh with Manchester Royal Infirmary is being launched.

The new V3 Vantage service, operated by First Manchester, will launch on Sunday 29th February and will run hourly every day, between Leigh and Manchester Royal Infirmary with extra journeys at peak times.

Buses will run along the four and a half mile traffic-free guided busway and via the bus lanes on the East Lancs Road and include stops at the East Lancs Road Park & Ride, University of Salford and Salford Crescent Railway Station.

The service will then provide new links serving Princess Street, Portland Street and Oxford Street before reaching Oxford Road, with services running as far as the Manchester Royal Infirmary.

With five additional new buses, customers using the V3 service will benefit from the same premium Vantage quality, which means travelling in style with e-leather seating, free Wi-Fi, “next stop” audio and visual announcements, luxury seats, tables upstairs and USB charging points.

The popular V1 and V2 Vantage services will continue to operate, but there will be minor changes to the timetable to allow the services more time to complete their journeys during peak times. The V1 and V2 routes will continue to serve Piccadilly Gardens and Stevenson Square.

The award-winning Vantage service has now carried more than 1.5m journeys since launch in April.

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