Extra bus services link West and South Yorkshire
Services are to run more frequently after an agreement between leaders in both regions
More frequent bus services have been launched linking both West and South Yorkshire, after an agreement between local leaders.
Under a new timetable launched at the end of last month, the 59/59A from Barnsley and Royston to Wakefield now runs every 30 minutes during weekdays, as opposed to hourly.
A new hourly 38 route will run along the 28 bus, from from Pontefract to Barnsley via Hemsworth and Grimethorpe Monday to Saturday.
“Bus X19 between Barnsley and Doncaster has also been doubled in frequency.
Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin said: “I am proud to be working alongside Stagecoach to bring more cross-border services between Wakefield and Barnsley.
“We recognise people’s lives aren’t neatly contained within one town or city – many people from Wakefield have links to South Yorkshire and vice versa.
"This also reflects our White Rose Agreement commitments to working across borders within Yorkshire.
“While we are working towards a fully-franchised bus system across West Yorkshire by 2028, we will ensure people living in more remote parts of our region keep those vital public transport links.”
South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, said: “Buses are essential for our communities. They’re not an optional extra.
“That’s why I’m working with Yorkshire Mayors, like Tracy, through our recently signed White Rose Agreement to improve cross-border bus services so we can connect our people to services, to jobs, training and opportunity, and to friends and family.
“It’s also why I took the historic decision back in March to bring our bus services back under public control. Starting in 2027 we’ll begin to take back control of routes, fares and timetables across South Yorkshire.
“Introducing these services between our two regions is just one step on our journey to creating a public transport system that allows people to get where they want to go, when they want to go there.”