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A bus service connecting Winnersh Triangle and Reading is returning next week after three years of no full-time operation.
The service, which starts on Monday, August 19, will run from Winnersh Triangle, where commuters can park for the day, to central Reading.
The 500 bus service was suspended in November 2021 so construction work could take place to expand the car park at Winnersh Triangle.
When work was completed, Reading Buses said passenger numbers would be too low to be worth restarting the service.
At the time, Wokingham Borough Council said that it could not afford to subsidise the scheme.
The service was temporarily reinstated in October 2023 when the council used part of a government grant to reinstate the service on Saturdays only.
Reading Buses has now confirmed that, following the success of the Saturday-only trial, the service will run up to every 15 minutes from Monday to Saturday.
The journey takes between 12 and 15 minutes.
Reading buses said it would ‘take advantage’ of the new London Road bus lane in east Reading.
Along with the new services, there will be ‘full refreshed gas-powered buses’ with comfortable seating, USB charging and free Wi-Fi.
News of the service was announced at the recent full meeting of Wokingham Borough Council by Cllr Paul Fishwich, the executive member for active travel, transport and highways,
He said the enhancement was funded through the Bus Services Improvement Plan grant from the government.
