A million fewer bus trips in Leeds after fares rise

Almost a million fewer bus journeys were taken in Leeds in the three months after fares were last increased, a report has found.

- by Don Mort

Transport bosses revealed a dip in passenger numbers in April to June this year compared to the same period in 2024.

West Yorkshire-wide figures show there were 2.3m fewer journeys, an eight per cent decline.

In Leeds, bus use was down 6.9 per cent, one of the lowest falls in the region.

But a West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) report said: "However, that still equates to an absolute decline of almost 1m journeys.

"Given that there were 2.33m fewer journeys between those two quarters, the change in Leeds district accounts for 43 per cent of this."