PASSENGERS at bus stations across West Yorkshire, including the Bradford Interchange, Keighley,Halifax and Leeds can now take advantage of free wi-fi.
It's part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority's (WYCA) project with BT to upgrade CCTV coverage across its bus stations. It will also be available at Castleford,Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Pontefract.
People will now find that they have the option of connecting for free with ‘WYCA Public’ through the BT network.
As part of the £1.2 million scheme, around 230 new Bosch HD cameras have been installed at WYCA's 25 Metro bus stations.
Councillor Kim Groves, Chair of West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transport Committee, said: "Passengers are increasingly used to having access to free wi-fi on buses and trains and we were keen to use the opportunity of upgrading our CCTV to provide people at our busiest bus stations with a similar service.
“A tiny number of the three million-plus journeys made though our bus stations each year are affected by anti-social incidents, but we take them all very seriously and we know from what our customers and staff tell us our CCTV coverage helps them feel more secure."
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