Thanet Loop
{{Short description|Bus route in Kent, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| caption = A Thanet Loop Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC in Margate in June 2023
| operator = Stagecoach South East
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| status = In operation
| open = {{Start date |2004|10| df=y}}
| locale = Isle of Thanet
| termini = Margate
| via = Cliftonville
Ramsgate
Newington
Westwood
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| frequency = 8 minutes maximum
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The Thanet Loop is a circular bus route which operates on the Isle of Thanet peninsula in Kent, England. It is operated by Stagecoach South East.
History
The route was introduced in 2004 following a grant of £447,000 from the Department for Transport and had an initial fleet of 18 buses.{{Cite news|date=2004-10-20|title=New bus route gets VIP passenger|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/3759848.stm|access-date=2021-12-09}} In 2013, 27 Alexander Dennis Enviro200 buses were purchased for the route.{{Cite web|date=2013-05-21|title=New Kent Enviro200 fleet for Stagecoach|url=https://cbwmagazine.com/new-kent-enviro200-fleet-for-stagecoach/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Coach&BusWeek|language=en-GB}} In 2018, the route carried over four million passengers. In 2019, a new fleet of 24 new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC buses was introduced.{{Cite web|last=Bailes|first=Kathy|date=2019-06-18|title=Stagecoach £4million investment for 24 new Thanet Loop buses|url=https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2019/06/18/stagecoach-4million-investment-for-24-new-thanet-loop-buses/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=The Isle Of Thanet News|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last=Leclere|first=Matt|date=2019-06-18|title=New £4m bus fleet revealed|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/new-4m-bus-fleet-revealed-206815/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Kent Online|language=en}}
Route
The service has a circular {{Convert|14|mi|km|adj=on}} route which passes through Ramsgate, Margate, and Broadstairs. It also calls at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital and Westwood Cross.{{Cite web|title=Thanet Loop Bus Times - Every 8 Minutes|url=https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-east/thanet-loop|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Stagecoach|language=en}} Buses operate at a maximum frequency of every 8 minutes Monday-Saturday, and every 10 minutes on Sundays.{{Cite web|last=Bailes|first=Kathy|date=2019-07-01|title=Stagecoach in numbers at official new Thanet Loop fleet launch|url=https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2019/07/01/stagecoach-in-numbers-at-official-new-thanet-loop-fleet-launch/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=The Isle Of Thanet News|language=en-GB}}