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May or may not require further scrutiny due to coverage concerning funding cuts over the routes in Feb this year. [https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24111868.brighton-hove-buses-devils-dyke-ditchling-beacon-face-cuts/][https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck70wwlp0rpo][https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/02/13/petition-launched-to-save-ditchling-beacon-bus/]. I don't hold any strong opinions on whether this should be deleted or not, but there's enough to suggest this isn't 100% uncontroversial. |
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'''Breeze''' is a
All three routes are funded, either partly or fully, by the [[Brighton and Hove City Council]]; route 77 also receives funding from the [[National Trust]]. In February 2024, the city council proposed withdrawing its subsidies for routes 77 and 79;<ref name="cuts">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-10 |title=South Downs buses face funding cuts to save costs |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-68232106 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="argus">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title='It would be a bizarre own-goal if the council cuts these bus services' |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24111868.brighton-hove-buses-devils-dyke-ditchling-beacon-face-cuts/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=The Argus |language=en}}</ref> the following month it announced that these routes would continue to receive funding for an additional year, after which they would have to operate on a commercial basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Buses to South Downs given funding for another year |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck70wwlp0rpo |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}}</ref>
{{asof|2018}}, each of the three routes had ridership levels of under 300,000 passengers annually.<ref name="review">{{Cite web |date=December 2018 |title=Brighton & Hove Bus Network Review 2018 |url=https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/sites/default/files/migrated/article/inline/bus-network-review-2018.pdf |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=[[Brighton & Hove City Council]]}}</ref>
== Breeze 77 ==
'''Route 77''' connects [[Brighton]]'s city centre with [[Devil's Dyke, Sussex|Devil's Dyke]]<ref name="R77">{{Cite web |title=Breeze 77 - Devil's Dyke - Brighton Pier |url=https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/77?date=2024-03-30 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=buses.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Matt |date=2019-03-18 |title=#AYearOfBuses 77: Palace Pier - Devil's Dyke |url=https://transportdesigned.com/ayearofbuses-77-palace-pier-devils-dyke/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Transport Designed |language=en-US}}</ref> – a [[dry valley]] in [[West Sussex]] managed by [[National Trust]].
Within the city centre, the route runs in a large one-way loop, stopping at [[Brighton railway station|Brighton station]], the [[Clock Tower, Brighton|Clock Tower]], the [[Old Steine]], [[Brighton Palace Pier|Palace Pier]], the [[Brighton i360]] and [[Churchill Square, Brighton|Churchill Square]] before returning to the Clock Tower and Brighton station. North of the station, buses run mostly along Dyke Road, via the suburbs of [[Seven Dials, Brighton|Seven Dials]], [[Prestonville, Brighton|Prestonville]], and the western edge of [[Westdene]].<ref name="R77" />
Route 77's service pattern varies depending on time of year. Between October and March, buses run approximately every 75 minutes each way on weekends only; from April to September, the frequency increases to every 45 minutes, while in the peak summer season, services run daily.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breeze 77 timetable (Summer 2024) |url=https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/brightonhove/BH/77-timetable-20240604-ef29a7a0.pdf |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=[[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove Buses]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Breeze 77 timetable (Winter 2023) |url=https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/brightonhove/BH/77-timetable-20240228-1a592f5e.pdf |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=[[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove Buses]]}}</ref>
== Breeze 78 ==
The 78 is the only Breeze route to operate daily throughout the year. Buses run approximately every 70 minutes each way on all days, though services start later in the day on weekends.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breeze 78 timetable (Summer 2024) |url=https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/brightonhove/BH/78-timetable-20240604-437711be.pdf |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=[[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove Buses]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Breeze 78 timetable (Winter 2023) |url=https://images-brightonhove.passenger-website.com/downloads/78%20Timetable%20effective%20240923.pdf |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=[[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove Buses]]}}</ref>
== Breeze 79 ==
'''Route 79''' operates between central Brighton and [[Ditchling Beacon]]<ref name="R79">{{Cite web |title=Breeze 79 - Old Steine - Ditchling Beacon |url=https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/79?date=2024-03-30 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=buses.co.uk}}</ref> – the highest point in [[East Sussex]] and the third-highest summit of the [[South Downs]], at 248 metres above sea level. The route also passes close to the historic [[Hollingbury Castle|Hollingbury Hillfort]], a [[scheduled monument]] located in [[Wild Park]].
The route runs in a one-way loop in the city centre, serving the [[Old Steine]], the [[Clock Tower, Brighton|Clock Tower]], [[Brighton railway station|Brighton station]] and [[North Laine]]. Otherwise, it mostly follows Ditchling Road, running via the neighbourhoods of [[Round Hill, Brighton|Round Hill]], Fiveways, and the eastern edge of [[Hollingbury]].<ref name="R79" />
Buses on this route run every 70 minutes each way on Saturdays and Sundays year-round, with additional later services operating in the summer months. There is no weekday service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breeze 79 timetable (Summer 2024) |url=https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/brightonhove/BH/79-timetable-20240604-8a1a5e61.pdf |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=[[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove Buses]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Breeze 79 timetable (Winter 2023) |url=https://passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/brightonhove/BH/79-timetable-20231227-02664ef5.pdf |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=[[Brighton & Hove (bus company)|Brighton & Hove Buses]]}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Brighton & Hove bus routes|Breeze]]
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