Brighton_&_Hove_Breeze_routes

Brighton & Hove Breeze routes

Brighton & Hove Breeze routes

Series of Brighton & Hove bus routes

Breeze is a series of bus routes running from Brighton in Brighton and Hove, England, to three different beauty spots of the Sussex Downs. Operated by Brighton & Hove, the routes use the slogan "breeze up to the Downs and beyond' and run to Devil's Dyke, Stanmer Park and Ditchling Beacon.[1] The routes had an annual ridership of under 300,000 separately.[2]

Quick Facts Breeze, Overview ...

In February 2024, Brighton and Hove City Council proposed withdrawing its subsidies for routes 77 and 79.[3] The following month, it said it had secured funding for an additional year but that the routes would have to operate on a commercial basis after that.[4]

Breeze 77

The Breeze 77 route runs from Devil's Dyke to Brighton Pier on weekends and public holidays, with 12 journeys operating each way every 45 minutes. Buses run daily between 18 June and 31 August and two extra journeys both ways in the evening operate from 17 June to 1 September.[5][6][3]

The route operates via these primary locations:[7]

Breeze 78

The Breeze 78 route runs from Old Steine to Stanmer Village on weekends and bank holidays, with 8 hourly journeys operating each way.[9]

The route operates via these primary locations:[10]

Breeze 79

The Breeze 79 route runs from Old Steine to Ditchling Beacon on weekends and bank holidays, with 8 hourly journeys operating each way.[11][6][3]

The route operates via these primary locations:[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Breeze up to the downs". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Brighton & Hove Bus Network Review 2018" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council. December 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    "South Downs buses face funding cuts to save costs". BBC News. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Buses to South Downs given funding for another year". BBC News. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Devil's Dyke on the 77 bus" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. [6]
    "'It would be a bizarre own-goal if the council cuts these bus services'". The Argus. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Breeze 77 - Devil's Dyke - Brighton Pier". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. [8]
    Harrison, Matt (18 March 2019). "#AYearOfBuses 77: Palace Pier - Devil's Dyke". Transport Designed. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. [9]
    "Service 78 to Stanmer Park" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  10. [10]
    "Breeze 78 - Old Steine - Stanmer Village". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  11. [11]
    "Ditchling Beacon on the 79 bus" (PDF). Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  12. [12]
    "Breeze 79 - Old Steine - Ditchling Beacon". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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