There
are, of course, other post-opening journey options but only the fastest
is used for comparison.
| Journey |
Pre-Opening |
Post-Opening |
Notes |
| Hinchingbrooke to Addenbrooke's |
1h 41m |
1h 41m |
Identical journey using Whippet 1A. No use of busway. |
| Huntingdon Bus Stn to Addenbrooke's |
1h 26m |
1h 26m |
Identical journey using Whippet 1A. No use of busway. |
| Huntingdon Bus Stn to Cambridge Bus Stn |
1h 06m |
1h 06m |
Identical journey using Whippet 1B. No use of busway. Busway journey is 1h 07m. |
| St. Ives, East St. to Cambridge Rail Station |
57m |
48m |
48 minute timing only available hourly via Whippet C.
At other times, fastest journey is 53 minutes assuming 11 minute walk
East St to St Ives P&R. If the walk is not acceptable, add 10 minutes. |
| St Ives Bus Stn to Cambridge Rail Station |
55m |
53m |
Assumes 7 minute walk from centre of St Ives to St Ives P&R.
Otherwise fastest journeys are non-busway on Whippet services. |
| St Ives Bus Stn to Addenbrooke's |
55m |
56m |
Assumes 7 minute walk from centre of St Ives to St Ives P&R.
Otherwise fastest journeys are non-busway on Whippet services. |
| Swavesey Boxworth End to Cambridge Centre |
1h 01m |
46m |
Journey starts on the existing service 5 for both timings. Service 5
continues to Cambridge, but will lose patronage post-Busway as
people get off part-way to access Busway services. Will it remain viable? |
| Longstanton Village to Cambridge Rail Stn |
53m |
53m |
To make this journey by busway requires a wrong-direction start on service
5 (see above) and change at Swavesey. Journey time 1h 16mins.
Otherwise it assumes a drive to Longstanton P&R, not available
to non-car owners and not ‘green’. |
| Histon Church Street to Cambridge Rail Stn |
38m |
38m |
Existing service 8 all the way before and after. Church Street is at the
north end of Histon, over a mile from the Busway. |
| Impington Railway Vue* to Cambridge Rail Stn |
31m |
26m |
Busway time advantage only available every 20 minutes as alternate Busway
services terminate in the City Centre. 31 minute timing on service
8 available every 20 minutes anyway. Duplication of service. |
| Fenstanton to Cambridge Science Park |
55m |
49m |
See narrative below table |
| Bus journeys wholly away from the busway (85%+) |
XXm |
XXm |
No benefit whatsoever from £180m+ investment |
Journeys originating from or terminating at busway stops will in almost all
cases be faster, such that CRC and Science Park passengers who live a
reasonable distance from other busway stops on the northern section
will gain. However a direct bus service serving a similar hinterland
to the Science Park was withdrawn due to lack of patronage. In any
case, this is a very small passenger sector.
