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The Community Shuttle
The Chobham Shuttle has been operating a peak-hours mini-bus service between Chobham & Woking since May 2008. By February 2009, over 100 village households had registered to use it. Since it started, it has carried over 3,000 passengers (up to 20 commuters a day), and the numbers continue to rise steadily. It is a fast, convenient and reliable service, and is well liked by the many villagers who use it. With the experience gained since it was launched, an improved operating schedule was introduced on Monday 19th January to more closely match the needs of existing users and prospective new users.
The revised timetable and operating schedule are detailed in the updated flyer (click here to download), but the main changes are:
- The evening service will now operate every 30 minutes to & from Woking Station (not Brewery Road) By allowing a few more minutes in the timetable, the service can run much more conveniently to meet you at the station.
- The first morning service will start from Chobham at 7:00am (replacing the 7:15am service) To allow commuters to catch earlier trains to London (NB the 7:15am service will no longer operate, but all other morning services remain unchanged).
- The first evening service will start from Woking at 5:30pm The 5:00pm service was rarely used and has been cancelled.
- The last evening service will leave Woking Station at 7:30pm (15 minutes later than now) Several commuters get back to Woking just too late to catch the Shuttle home (you will also save time by not having to walk to Brewery Road to catch it).
- You can now buy tickets in minimum batches of 5 tickets (£10) from Chobham Post Office more convenient for casual users.
In summary, the main operating details of the service are:
- Aimed at: commuters, people who work in Woking (or Chobham); early/late shoppers; pupils/students going to school by train.
- Morning service: 7:00am to 9:00am, every 30 minutes.
- Evening service: 5:30pm to 8:00pm, every 30 minutes.
- Route: Village loop = Woking Station Road High Street Chertsey Road Delta Road Bowling Green Road Windsor Road High Street Station Road Woking.
- Fare: £2.00 each way With Wokings parking charges £1.10 per hour (up to ~£11 per day), the shuttle is faster and cheaper than driving.
- Tickets: pre-purchased from Chobham Post Office in carnets of 5.
- Chobham Community Interest Company (CCIC) promotes the service and any profits will be used for the benefit of the village.
- The service is operated by Woking Community Transport (the Bustler) on behalf of CCIC.
This is an exciting and innovative project that could make a big difference to our community, but to be successful, it needs to be used by you. (Click here to download the flyer see right).
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Contact Us
We need to make sure that the Commuter Shuttle is useful to you. If you have any views on this service, supportive or critical, please click here to email us with your comments.
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