READING Buses have launched a new route to the Royal Berkshire Hospital park & ride with a special fare until the end of the month.
This service runs non-stop between Mereoak park & ride, Reading University, Royal Berkshire Hospital and Thames Valley park & ride.
Travel between Mereoak park&ride, RBH and Christchurch Green is free until March 31, with all day parking at Mereoak just £1 per vehicle.
This offer is only valid for travel to and from Mereoak park&ride with passengers using Thames Valley park&ride still needing to buy a ticket on the bus or app as normal.
Buses will run up to every 20 minutes on weekdays, starting around 6.30am and finishing around 7pm. Journey time between Mereoak park & ride and the hospital will be around 20 minutes.
Network Rail’s ongoing works on the London Road railway bridge will mean a temporary timetable on the 300 to help reduce disruption. It will run until May when works are completed.
During the period of this temporary timetable, from 9am and 4pm buses will only be running between Mereoak park&ride and RBH, and won’t be serving Thames Valley park&ride.
Bus fares exclude car parking charges, but passengers will still be able to pay for this on bus at either site. All-day parking costs just £1 at Mereoak park & ride, and £6 for all-day at Thames Valley Park & ride.
If you are parking at the Thames Valley park & ride site, you must register your vehicle at the machine before buying your parking on the bus. If you don’t register your car, it could mean a fine.
Full details at: https://www.reading-buses.co.uk/hospital-park-ride-300
