Brighton & Hove bus route 2
| 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | |||
 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Operator | Brighton & Hove | ||
| Began service | 1 January 1986 | ||
| Route | |||
| Start | Steyning | ||
| Via | Woodingdean Brighton Hove Portslade Southwick Shoreham Upper Beeding | ||
| End | Rottingdean | ||
| Stops | 108 | ||
| Other routes | 2B | ||
| Service | |||
| Level | Daily | ||
| Frequency | 20 minutes | ||
| Journey time | 1 hour and 45 minutes | ||
| Annual patronage | >1.8 million | ||
| Timetable | Route 2 timetable | ||
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Brighton & Hove bus route 2 is a bus route running between Steyning in West Sussex and Rottingdean in Brighton and Hove, England, operated by Brighton & Hove. In 2018 the annual ridership was over 1.8 million,[1] with a bus every 20 minutes.[2]
History[edit]
Route 2 was first introduced on 1 January 1986, running from Rottingdean to Shoreham. On 27 May 1990, the route was replaced by route 2A and was restarted two days later running from the new Churchill Square to Race Hill. On 28 October 1990 the route returned to Shoreham to Rottingdean, with certain journeys running to Shoreham Beach from 4 January 1999. New evening journeys to Worthing via the A259 road were introduced on 22 April 2002 before being withdrawn on 26 September 2010. On 22 April 2012 the journey to Shoreham Beach was replaced by route 59, and the service became its current route, Rottingdean to Steyning, on 13 April 2014.[3]
Route 2B was introduced on 29 March 1987, running from Rottingdean to Shoreham via Buckingham Road before it was withdrawn on 25 October 1987. The service returned on 3 October 1993 running from Old Steine to Southwick before again being withdrawn on 15 May 1994. The same route returned on 2 October 1994 before being withdrawn for the third time on 7 May 1995. The current route, Steyning to Hove, was introduced on 29 April 2001.[3]
Current route[edit]
Route 2 operates via these primary locations (inbound):[2]
- Rottingdean White Horse
- Longhill School Grounds
- Bottom of Cowley Drive
- Cowley Drive Shops
- Downs Hotel
- Race Hill
- Old Steine
- Churchill Square
- Palmeira Square
- Hove Town Hall
- George Street
- Hove Park Tavern (2B only)
- Olive Road
- Southern Cross
- Holmbush Centre
- Southlands Outpatients
- Middle Road
- Shoreham High Street
- Red Lion
- Dacre Gardens
- Upper Beeding Rising Sun
- Bramber Castle
- Steyning Grammar School (once a day at start of school time)
- Steyning Clock Tower
- Shooting Field
References[edit]
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Bus Network Review 2018" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council. December 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b "2 - Steyning - Rottingdean". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Brighton and Hove Bus Routes". history.buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.