PH1020951.400 [198], Gunnislake Rail Station Circular
28 May 2023
PH1020951.400
STAGECOACH DEVON LTD
[198], Gunnislake Rail Station, Gunnislake Rail Station
Effective: 28-May-2023
Variation:0
NEW REGISTRATION
Record updated: 27 May 2023
NP2909: 3.2 Registration of New Services Granted Under Short Notice
Gunnislake Circular - Sundays only
"Gunnislake Circular - Sundays only
Working in partnership with Devon County Council and the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, Service 198 will operate on Sundays from 28 May 2023 until 24 September 2023. Service 198 will link Gunnislake Railway Station with Tavistock and Princetown, with four journeys per day and times designed to connect in and out of rail services at Gunnislake. Special add-on fares will apply for rail passengers."
A new bus service linking Gunnislake railway station, Tavistock and Princetown on Summer Sundays is due to start this Sunday (May 28) and will then run every Sunday until 24 September.Route 198 will be operated by Stagecoach South West in partnership with Devon County Council and the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership. There will be four journeys a day with buses timed to make good connections with trains at Gunnislake station. Rail ticket holders will be able to buy a £2 bus ticket from the driver allowing unlimited travel on the 198 that day. Normal fares will apply for other passengers, with the maximum single fare being £2.00 thanks to the Government’s scheme, and the bus will serve all regular stops along the route. The National Bus Pass will be valid too.The bus will take a circular route between Tavistock and Princetown, outward via Dousland, return via Merrivale.Richard Burningham, Manager of the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership said: “This new Summer Sunday bus service will enable people to travel by the lovely Tamar Valley Line and then take a very scenic trip by bus across to Tavistock and then Princetown. It will also provide a Sunday bus service for local people along the route. We hope it is a great success.”[Holsworthy Today]