in west yorkshire see freecitybus . metro connect leedscitybus parent west yorkshire passenger transport executive founded april 2011 headquarters leeds west yorkshire service area west yorkshire stops halton moor leeds city centre lgi destinations leeds operator first west yorkshire website leedscitybus page wymetro.com leedscitybus was a bus service which operated in the city centre of leeds west yorkshire england . the service started in 2011 as a replacement for the leeds freecitybus service which runs in other towns and cities in west yorkshire . the service ran under contract to metro connect . contents 1 history 2 route 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the leeds freecitybus service began on 30 january 2006 and was the first zero fare bus service in west yorkshire . 1 this was followed by similar services in huddersfield wakefield bradford and dewsbury . the services are designed to link passengers to the bus and railway stations shops and other locations . in february 2011 the leeds freecitybus came under threat of withdrawal due to increased running costs . west yorkshire integrated transport authority wyita and metro decided to look at alternative ways of keeping a service in leeds as the service was popular with passengers with over 7.5 million passengers using the service in the first five years of service 2 with the option of a small charge for passengers using the service being explored . on 25 march 2011 metro and wyita announced after a meeting that the freecitybus service in leeds would be replaced by leedscitybus with a 50p charge for a single journey . 3 to soften the blow metro announced that passengers who had valid day or season tickets from metro first or other operators would be able to use the service for free along with anyone who had an english national concessionary pass . the leedscitybus service started a week later on 1 april 2011 . the service ran on a fleet of six buses which were provided by metro and was operated by first west yorkshire . on 20 february 2016 metro announced that the route was to become part of route 5 and a new service 15 would operate some parts of route 5 . 4 route edit the service ran in a circle linking key nodes in the city centre serving the bus coach and railway stations the town hall leeds general infirmary plus the nearby dental and maternity hospitals the two main universities in the city university of leeds and leeds metropolitan university plus the many shops and markets in the city see also edit west yorkshire passenger transport executive freecitybus leeds list of bus operators of the united kingdom references edit free city & town buses . metro . retrieved 15 may 2011 . exact fare option for leedscitybus to be investigated . metro . retrieved 15 may 2011 . leedscitybus to replace freecitybus . metro . retrieved 15 may 2011 . changes to bus services in leeds and west yorkshire is your route affected . yorkshire evening post . 23 february 2016 . retrieved 24 february 2016 . leeds citybus is withdrawn and replaced by revised service 5 between leeds bus station leeds rail station and the existing route to albion street . it will then return to leeds bus via park row and boar lane . external links edit leedscitybus homepage leedscitybus leaflet pdf retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title leedscitybus & oldid 733031230 categories transport in leedsbus routes in englandpte bus operationshidden categories use dmy dates from february 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 august 2016 at 22 17 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view