Plusbus is an add-on ticket, which can be purchased with

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train tickets in the United Kingdom. It allows unlimited travel on participating bus and tram operators' services in the whole urban area of rail-served towns and cities.

History

The Plusbus scheme was launched in October 2002 across an initial 35 railway stations. The scheme is administered by Journey Solutions, a

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partnership of bus operators

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and

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, the Confederation of Passenger Transport and the

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Plusbus Plusbus won the International Road Transport Union Eurochallenge Award in 2007 for its model of private partnership providing outstanding social and customer value.

Rail and bus ticketing

Plusbus is available in 290 towns and cities,

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is a notable exception. It gives the rail traveller unlimited local bus travel around the whole urban area of the origin and/or destination town(s) of their rail journey. It is not valid with train journeys made within the same city or town. Prices start from £2.50 for a day's travel, in addition to the rail fare.

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s are available for most destinations.

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holders get one-third off Plusbus day ticket prices. Children (aged under 16 years old) get 50% off Plusbus day ticket prices. Plusbus tickets can be purchased with train tickets from all National Rail station ticket offices, by phone, through National Rail travel agents and selected self-service ticket machines. Over 200 bus and tram operators participate in Plusbus schemes across Britain. Tickets are also sold by all

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online and most third-party online rail ticket retailers. Originally issued in traditional paper format, some operators have facilitated its inclusion on their

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References

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External links

Plusbus website
British Rail fares and ticketing Bus transport in the United Kingdom Passenger rail transport in the United Kingdom 2002 establishments in the United Kingdom 2002 in transport