A new council-supported bus service launching in September will link communities in Horndon on the Hill, Stanford-le-Hope, Tilbury, Chadwell St Mary and Grays.
The 375 bus will run from Monday to Saturday, on the hour, 5 times in each direction between 7am and 6:45pm. It will start from South Hill Crescent in Horndon on the Hill and ending at Grays Bus Station, taking in East Tilbury Station and Coalhouse Fort along the way.
Cllr Victoria Holloway, Cabinet member for Place and the Environment, said: "By introducing this new, council subsidised, bus service we are bringing buses back to communities in East Tilbury, West Tilbury and Horndon, which were cut off when the 11, 265 and 374 bus services were withdrawn last September.
"We have listened to residents and have heard just how important regular and reliable bus services are to these communities. That is why we are delighted to introduce the new 375 bus.
"The 375 will link some of the borough's more remote and rural communities and give them a way for them to reach larger transport hubs such as mainline railway stations and Grays Bus Station, which can get them virtually anywhere."
Cllr Fraser Massey, ward member for East Tilbury, said: "It is fantastic to see the council listening to residents and bringing back the bus service they have been campaigning for. Local people led this campaign, and I am delighted that it has brought us here, delivering exactly what they wanted, with a new bus route being introduced that will serve the local communities of East Tilbury."
Thurrock Council is able to support this new service thanks to a successful bid made to the Department for Transport's Bus Service Improvement Plan.
The 375 bus service is expected to launch in early September 2024.
Photo below: Cllr Fraser Massey and Cllr Victoria Holloway with Emma Ramdenee and Kirstie Hattle from the 'Save our bus service' campaign.
