Bus passengers in Mansfield have praised services and facilities at the town’s bus station.

Latest survey results revealed 92 per cent of passengers were happy with their local services compared to 60 per cent before the bus station was built.

​​The annual survey findings highlighted the success of the Bus Quality Partnership, an agreement launched in May 2013 between Nottinghamshire County Council and bus operators to improve the quality of county bus services and facilities.​​

Other survey results revealed the majority of bus passengers (98 per cent) continued to rate the appearance of Mansfield bus station highly by saying it was good or very good.

The standard of information — via staff and an electronic timetable — was rated highly with 95 per cent of those asked saying it was good or very good.
Nottinghamshire County Council has invested more than £9m in local services, including the state-of-the-art bus station that opened in 2013.

There was a £4.8m investment by bus operators Stagecoach East Midlands, Mansfield Miller and Trentbarton’s Threes, which came as a direct result of working with the council. A further £4.9m has more recently been invested by operators to upgrade key routes.

Pete Mathieson, team manager of the county council’s environment and resource team, said: “Mansfield’s bus station — which we often hear is the envy of many other towns — is a real transport hub thanks to its high-tech facilities and the footbridge linking it to Mansfield’s train station.

“Working with Mansfield District Council, we have continued to maintain and invest in this station to a high standard, which is reflected in its very positive public rating.”