borough ▁en abling ▁better ▁east - west ▁county ▁public ▁transport ▁links ▁than ▁has ▁previously ▁been ▁possible . ▁From ▁end ▁to ▁end , ▁the ▁average ▁journey ▁time ▁is ▁ 3 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁and ▁the ▁distance ▁approximately ▁ 7 0 ▁miles ▁( 1 1 0   km ) ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁service ▁runs ▁between ▁North am pton ▁and ▁Peter borough ▁only . ▁Initial ly ▁Stage co ach ▁X 7 ▁ran ▁between ▁North am pton ▁and ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es ▁instead ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Le ic ester ), ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁also ▁cut ▁back ▁leaving ▁the ▁X 6 ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁link ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁towns . ▁ ▁The ▁X 4 ▁inter - urban ▁bus ▁service ▁benef ited ▁from ▁£ 4 . 4 ▁million ▁O DP M ▁G row th ▁Area ▁Fund ing ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁has ▁seen ▁annual ▁passenger ▁numbers ▁rise ▁from ▁ 3 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 / 0 4 ▁to ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 / 0 5 . ▁ ▁Current ▁route ▁ ▁North am pton ▁North ▁Gate ▁bus ▁station ▁ ▁Cl if ton ville ▁for ▁North am pton ▁General ▁Hospital ▁ ▁Ear ls ▁Bart on ▁Square ▁ ▁Well ing borough ▁Church ▁St ▁ ▁I sh am ▁Mon k ▁& ▁M inst rel ▁public ▁house ▁ ▁K etter ing