A bus route has been extended to run into the evening and during the day on Sundays for the next three years after the council secured funding from the government.
Additions to the number 12 bus route are being provided by Thames Valley Buses after more than £79,000 was allocated by the Department for Transport.
The route runs from Brunel Way, Slough town centre, to High Street, Burnham, via Manor Park, Slough Trading Estate and Priory Estate.
The daytime Monday to Saturday number 12 bus route is provided by First in Berkshire & the Thames Valley whose tickets will be accepted on the route extension times.
The additional evening service between Monday and Friday leaves the town centre at 7.50pm, and the last bus from Burnham into the town centre leaving at 8.25pm.
On Saturdays the new additional bus leaves Slough town centre at 6.40pm and from Burnham back into the town centre at 7.15pm.
On Sundays, and most public holidays, buses now run once per hour from Brunel Way from 9.05am with the last bus leaving at 6.05pm. On the reverse of the route the first bus leaves Burnham at 9.40am and the last one at 6.40pm.
The extended timetable can be found at https://www.courtneybuses.com/new-route-12.
The council is funding the additional service over the next three years using £79,237 provided by the Department for Transport under the “A better deal for bus users” initiative announced in September 2019. Local authorities could bid for additional funding to improve current services or restore lost services where most needed.
Savio DeCruz, associate director for operations place, said: “A review of evening and Sunday bus services in the borough identified route 12 as one which would benefit from extended operating hours.
“First in Berkshire & the Thames Valley operates route 12 during the day from Mondays to Saturdays but there hasn’t been an evening or Sunday service for some years.
“A bid was put in and funds secured specifically for the extension of this service which is now up and running and ready for residents to make use of.”
“Thames Valley Buses are operating the new evening and Sunday service under contract to Slough Borough Council, and are charging the same fares as the daytime operators.”
The extended timetable will be routinely reviewed.