West Midlands bus route 360

360
Travel de Courcey MCV Evolution bodied
MAN 14.220 in May 2007
Overview
OperatorTravel de Courcey
Predecessors701 & 801
Route
StartUniversity Hospital Coventry
ViaWillenhall
Whitely
University of Warwick
Whoberley
Whitmore Park
Ricoh Arena (aka the Coventry Building Society Arena)
EndArena Park Shopping Centre
Length31 miles
Service
Frequency30 minutes

West Midlands bus route 360 was a 31-mile route that circumnavigated Coventry. Operated by Travel de Courcey, it was the longest urban bus route in Europe.[1][2][3]

History

Route 360 commenced operating on 9 June 2013 replacing routes 701 and 801.[4] It operated in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions as routes 360C and 360A.[5]

It ceased on 23 July 2016, and was replaced by three routes:[6][7][8]

It was ceased due to low passenger numbers.[7]

Route

Route 360 operated via these primary locations:[9]

References

  1. ↑ Coventry bus route is longest in Europe at 31 miles BBC News 4 June 2013
  2. ↑ New Coventry bus route the longest in Europe Coventry Telegraph 4 June 2013
  3. ↑ Record breaking bus route launched Nuneaton News 13 June 2013
  4. ↑ New Coventry 360 Circle Bus Route Network West Midlands
  5. ↑ Riding 31 miles in Coventry on Europe's longest bus route BBC News 11 June 2013
  6. ↑ Lack of patronage leads to restructure of Europe's longest bus route Route One 21 April 2016
  7. 1 2 Hartley, Laura (21 April 2016). "Major Coventry bus route to be axed". Coventry Live. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  8. ↑ City's popular 360 bus service scrapped to make way for three separate services Coventry Observer 21 April 2016
  9. ↑ Route 360 timetable Network West Midlands
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