page_title: Bluestar (bus company)
section_title: QuayConnect
hierarchical_section_title: Bluestar (bus company) / Brands / QuayConnect
caption_attribution_description: British English: Dennis Dart SLF East Lancs, PE55 WPP, QuayConnect bus at the Red Funnel high speed terminal at Town Quay, Southampton. Bluestar fleet number 3351.
context_page_description: Solent Blue Line Ltd, which trades primarily under the name Bluestar, is a bus operator providing services in south Hampshire. It is a subsidiary of the Go South Coast sector of the Go-Ahead Group.
context_section_description: The QuayConnect shuttle service runs a service around the city of Southampton, stopping at Southampton Central railway station, Westquay Shopping Centre and Town Quay, for the Hythe Ferry and the Red Funnel ferries to the Isle of Wight. The service was started as City-Link, under the previous operator, Enterprise, but the operation was taken over by Bluestar on 28 September 2008. The first two buses used on the service were Dennis Darts inherited from Enterprise, and were repainted in a new two-tone blue livery with the interiors re branded. In May 2016 the service was re-branded as QuayConnect with a new red and white livery featuring the newest Red Jet which came into service for Red Funnel shortly after. Originally the service was free to use for all passengers, but a change in May 2014 saw fares introduced for all except Red Funnel ticket holders. The frequency of the service was also cut down to every 30 minutes, but with a duplicate bus running on some morning services and a 15-minute frequency between 4-7pm, or when local events take place in Southampton or the Isle of Wight, such as Cowes Week or Bestival. The service was upgraded with an ADL Enviro400 City in November 2018, replacing the original East Lancs Myllennium Dart.
caption: QuayConnect bus at the Red Funnel terminal, Town Quay
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