Bus services across the north and north-east are set to be improved over the next two years thanks to funding released by the Scottish Government.
Transport Minister Keith Brown said the Bus Investment Fund money would help enhance standards and infrastructure for communities.
Transport Scotland is contributing £300,000 to a £535,000 so-called iTravel Project in the Highlands and islands which provides real time passenger information, aimed at improving the promotion, quality and reliability of public transport.
James Stockan, chairman of regional transport group HITRANS, said: “This project will see us and its five partner local authorities sharing resources to improve the quality of public transport information at bus stops and transport interchanges across the Highlands and Islands.
“Currently even many of our busiest stops don’t have reliable up to date timetable information which is vital for those who rely on public transport and essential if we are to encourage more locals and tourists alike to use these services in the future.”
The government is investing £450,000 in so-called A93 mini-interchange hubs along the A947 corridor in Aberdeenshire to improve access to and from Aberdeen.
Tagsa Uibhist Community Services in the Western Isles has been awarded £73,213 to extend and improve a dial-a-bus service already in operation by purchasing two new vehicles.
A grant of £200,000 has been awarded to develop a pilot project linking the needs of the NHS and Badenoch and Strathspey Community Transport Company.
The aim is to improve access to services for elderly and vulnerable members of the community.
A total of £56,000 has been awarded to a project to deliver a seven-day-a-week bus coach service between Oban and Fort William.
A project called Urban Freedom Health Cycle has been given £140,000 to enhance bus services and cycle access to Moray seaboard communities.