New 1,000-space park and ride to open in Leeds

A new 1,000-space park and ride in east Leeds designed to help cut city centre traffic congestion and air pollution is set to open next week.

On Monday 19 June, a fleet of modern, low emission, Wi-Fi-equipped buses will be used for Leeds’ Temple Green Park and Ride, just off Junction 45 of the M1 motorway.

Located next to the A63 at Leeds’ Gateway45 Enterprise Zone, Temple Green Park and Ride will provide commuters with a 15-minute bus link to the city centre, running every 10 to 15 minutes.

Tickets will cost as little as £2.70 per day and up to three children travel free with every fare-paying adult.

But for the first week, from Monday 19 to Saturday 24 June, people can try out the service for free.

They simply need to park and get on board the modern, free Wi-Fi equipped, low-emission First West Yorkshire bus that will be waiting to whisk them to the city centre’s Boar Lane stop. Buses back to Temple Green leave from the same stop.

Weekdays, services will run between 6am and 9pm and on Saturdays from 7am to 7pm.