Park for Truro
Cornwall's first permanent park and ride site was opened by Cornwall County Council in Truro in August 2008.
The scheme is operated by Western Greyhound and the new fleet of Mercedes Citaro buses run Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm. Buses depart from Langarth Park every 10 minutes between 7am to 10.30am and 2.30pm to 6pm Monday to Friday and every 15 minutes at all other times.The service, branded as ‘Park for Truro' is located at Langarth Park, on the A390 near Threemilestone.
The Saturday service departs from site every 20 minutes between 7am to 9am and 4pm to 7pm and will operate a 15 minute frequency at all other times. The service will not operate on Sundays or Public Bank Holidays unless advertised otherwise.
The service calls at Truro College, Royal Cornwall Hospital, County Hall, Truro Train Station, the Royal Cornwall Museum and Victoria Square.
Tickets are valid on the day of issue and can be used for any number of trips throughout the day on this service. Concessionary pass holders travel for free but will need to obtain a ticket from the machine (free of charge) and show it on the bus with their pass.
A range of season tickets can also be purchased, which provide a discount on the daily rate for those who wish to make a longer term commitment to using the service.
The site and buses are monitored by 24 hour CCTV cameras and security. Both security and service staff are on site during opening hours to help with queries or problems.
The County Council has introduced the service to assist Truro's transport infrastructure which has been operating at capacity in recent years. Park for Truro is having a positive impact on traffic congestion and will also assist in maintaining the economic vitality of the City as well as providing improved access to health and educational facilities. Cornwall County Council wants the scheme to set new standards for Park and Ride within Cornwall and in doing so, provide an attractive alternative to the car for meeting travel needs.
The scheme has been designed to minimise environmental and ecological impact of the development and Park for Truro buses are the ‘cleanest' in the Southwest. The site and terminal building incorporate a number of environmentally friendly features.
Recycled materials have been used in the construction of the site and terminal building wherever possible including recycled road planings (minimising the use of newly quarried products), crushed glass and recycled plastic for kerbs.
Ground source heating, and lighting for the terminal building is provided by solar and photovoltaic tiles, the toilets use a rain water harvesting drainage system and reed beds also treat liquid toilet waste before returning it to the water course.
Planting of locally appropriate species including an additional 300 trees.
Further information on the National Park and Ride scheme