Stagecoach bus patronage growth 10 times the national average in Kent

Bus use in East Kent has doubled in less than a decade, with growth in passenger numbers running at ten times the national average, and three times the rate achieved in London, according to a study by Stagecoach. The research shows that  more than 28.5 million passenger trips were made on Stagecoach’s services in East Kent in 2011 – up from 14.3 million in 2003.

Stagecoach said that Kent County Council’s sustainable transport policies, a new generation of passengers who...