STAGECOACH GROUP PLC 
By 17 Jul 2013
• megabusgold.com services to launch between London and Plymouth
• New London-Cardiff services that also serve Bristol and Cwmbran
• Tickets now on sale at www.megabusgold.com
Transport group Stagecoach has announced that it is to launch new luxury coach services in England and Wales.
From 19 July, new megabusGold.com services will operate - on state-of-the-art vehicles - between London and Plymouth, with one departure in each direction every day of the week.
In addition, the company is launching new luxury coach services between London and Cardiff. There will be four departures in each direction each day, one of which also serves Bristol and one of which serves Cwmbran.
Tickets for the new services can be booked at www.megabusgold.com
The services will operate on state-of-the-art double-deck coaches which boast luxury leather seats with tables, power sockets, free Wi-Fi and a toilet. The specially designed vehicles have 55 seats.
Customer service hosts will provide passengers with first-class at-seat rail-style service, with free hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and snacks,
Elizabeth Esnouf, Managing Director of Stagecoach's UK Coach division said: "Our luxury coach services in Scotland have proved extremely popular so we are delighted to be introducing them in England and Wales as well. These new links will provide customers with a new luxury travel option.
"More and more people are choosing coach travel as their number one transport option. These new services offer a stress-free journey that takes passengers right to the heart of the city and lets them enjoy luxury travel at affordable prices."
Scottish Citylink - a joint venture between Stagecoach and international transport group Comfort DelGro - launched its Citylink Gold services in 2010, linking Glasgow with Aberdeen and Inverness.
Research carried out in 2011 showed that, during the first year of operation, showed that 36% of passengers previously travelled by car, with 31% previously taking the train.
The survey showed that 94% of customer said that Citylink Gold offered value for money while nine out of 10 passengers were satisfied/very satisfied with the punctuality of the service.
The new megabusGold.com services are also being operated through the Scottish Citylink joint venture.
For further information about the new services or to book tickets visit www.megabusgold.com
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For media enquiries, please contact: Stagecoach Group Communications on 01738 442111 or email: media@stagecoachgroup.com
Notes to Editors:
*All megabus.com and megabusGold.com bookings are subject to a 50pence booking fee
More information on the 2011 Citylink Gold customer research can be found at http://www.stagecoach.com/media/news-releases/2011/2011-07-07-a.aspx
STAGECOACH GROUP
• Stagecoach Group is a leading international public transport group, with extensive operations in the UK, United States and Canada. The Group employs around 35,000 people, and operates bus, coach, train, and tram services.
• Stagecoach is one of UK's biggest bus and coach operators with around 8,000 buses and coaches. Around 2.5 million passengers travel on Stagecoach's buses every day on a network stretching from south-west England to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The Group's business includes major city bus operations in London, Liverpool, Newcastle, Hull, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield and Cambridge. Low-cost coach service, megabus.com, operates between around 60 towns and cities across the UK.
• Stagecoach is a major UK rail operator, running the South West Trains, Island Line and East Midlands Trains networks. It has a 49% shareholding in Virgin Rail Group, which operates the West Coast inter-city rail franchise.
• Stagecoach also operates the Supertram light rail network in Sheffield.
• In North America, Stagecoach operates around 2,900 buses and coaches in the United States and Canada. Megabus.com serves more than 100 cities in North America. Stagecoach is also involved in operating commuter and transit services, contracted bus services, charters, sightseeing tours and a small number of school bus services.
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