but the number of routes and passengers have been falling partly due to the coronavirus pandemic. so a scheme capping single fares on routes operated by 130 bus companies outside london will be extended for a further three months. this is after it was due to end in march. it will be backed by up to £75 million of government funding and is aimed at getting more people using the bus, particularly on those longer, often more rural routes. in west yorkshire, greater manchester and liverpool, the mayors have already introduced a fare cap of two pounds as part of longer term transport schemes. however, passenger groups say that without the extension of this funding, bus operators could have been forced to cancel up to 15% of services. in fact, bbc analysis of data from the department for transport shows that in the five years up to 2022 the british bus network was reduced by an estimated 14%.
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