ArrivaClick
| Parent | Arriva UK Bus |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Service area | Leicester Merseyside |
| Service type | Demand responsive transport |
| Hubs | Liverpool Leicester |
| Fleet | 25 vehicles (Liverpool)[1] 5 vehicles (Leicester)[2] |
| Website | ArrivaClick |
ArrivaClick is a demand responsive transport service operated by Arriva UK Bus. Passengers book and pay for journeys via a smartphone app,[3] which then matches passengers traveling between similar points, calculating an ad hoc route to the destinations required.[4]
History
ArrivaClick was launched in March 2017 in Sittingbourne,[5] with Liverpool becoming the first city to be served by ArrivaClick in 2018.[6]
Operations
Liverpool
Arriva North West operates ArrivaClick in Liverpool,[7] with services currently operated from their Birkenhead, Green Lane and Speke depots.
As of December 2018, ArrivaClick operates in Liverpool city centre and the southern areas of the city.[8]
New Lubbesthorpe
Arriva Midlands commenced operating ArrivaClick services in New Lubbesthorpe, Leicestershire on 29 April 2019.[9]
Sittingbourne
ArrivaClick in Sittingbourne is operated by Arriva Southern Counties. As well as operating around the town, it also serves the Kent Science Park.[10] The Sittingbourne trial ended in November 2019 and was replaced by a fixed-route service in part of the area.[11]
Fleet
ArrivaClick services are operated by Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibuses. As of December 2018, it has a total of 30 vehicles.
References
- ^ "Arriva Buses Wales and Arriva North West" (PDF). UK Buses. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Arriva Midlands" (PDF). UK Buses. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "About Arriva Click". Arriva. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "ArrivaClick on-demand bus service a success". Intelligent Transport. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Price, Chris. "Sittingbourne becomes first town in UK to launch Arriva luxury minibus service ordered using an app". KentOnline. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Dunn, Connor. "Arriva launching Uber for buses in Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool is the first city to take advantage of ArrivaClick". Arriva UK Bus. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Where you can go in Liverpool". Arriva UK Bus. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Pegden, Tom. "Uber-style bus service being launched in new Lubbesthorpe estate". Leicester Mercury. Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Where you can go in Sittingbourne". Arriva UK Bus. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Where you can go in Sittingbourne". Arriva. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019.