Launch of County Links bus service

3 August 2010

The first of the Kent County Links 401/421 bus services have been launched in the Sevenoaks area.

They were launched by Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Highways Nick Chard and Chairman of Sevenoaks District Council Keith Loney.

The new County Links initiative is designed to boost the use of local bus services that are financially supported by Kent County Council by improving the quality of the service and raising awareness of the routes.

The 401 and 421 services, which run between Westerham and Sevenoaks, and Sevenoaks and Swanley, respectively, were developed in partnership with the bus operator Go Coach.

Nick Chard said:

“These are very important services for many people. By improving the quality of the buses, bus stops and timetable displays it is anticipated that even more people will travel on the new County Links routes, allowing us to reduce the subsidy required to support them.”

Austin Blackburn, Managing Director of Go Coach, said:

“I’m delighted we can work with Kent County Council to provide these services. The council’s support means we can run very important bus routes for people who might otherwise have a lot of difficulty travelling around the west and north of the county.”