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Contactless bus payments huge success across York
(all areas)New figures from First York have found that over 1795 bus passengers across the region are switching from cash to contactless every week. First York launched contactless payments over one month ago, and since then it has recorded over 30,000 contactless transactions. The bus operator aims to...
Lendal Arch Gyratory and your buses
(all areas)The works are (almost) over and we’ve put the buses back to their regular routes from Monday 19 March! But of course, there are still some roadworks – this is York city centre after all. Here’s where we are with the buses: Bus 66 to the University of York is running a holiday timetable...
Park and Ride partnership announces fare changes
(York Park & Ride)City of York Council and First York have today (30 January 2018) announced that several fare changes will be introduced for the Park & Ride network from Sunday 4 February 2018. The fare changes will impact customers who purchase return, weekly, monthly and annual tickets, and new discounted...
Contactless payments to help make catching the bus easier
(all areas)Passengers can now pay for their bus tickets with contactless payment options, making catching the bus even easier, thanks to the introduction of new ticket machines on all First York vehicles. Figures from the British Retail Consortium suggests that over half of purchases are now made by...