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]

ArrivaClick
ParentArriva UK Bus
Founded2017
Service areaLeicester
Merseyside
Service typeDemand responsive transport
HubsLiverpool
Leicester
Fleet25 vehicles (Liverpool)[1]
5 vehicles (Leicester)[2]
WebsiteArrivaClick

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]

In July 2020, Arriva announced that it would not be returning its operations to Liverpool after suspending services in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic [9]

New Lubbesthorpe

Arriva Midlands commenced operating ArrivaClick services in New Lubbesthorpe, Leicestershire on 29 April 2019.[10]

Sittingbourne

ArrivaClick in Sittingbourne is operated by Arriva Southern Counties. As well as operating around the town, it also serves the Kent Science Park.[11] The Sittingbourne trial ended in November 2019 and was replaced by a fixed-route service in part of the area.[12]

Fleet

ArrivaClick services are operated by Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibuses. As of December 2018, it has a total of 30 vehicles.

References
  1. "Arriva Buses Wales and Arriva North West" (PDF). UK Buses. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. "Arriva Midlands" (PDF). UK Buses. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. "About Arriva Click". Arriva. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. "ArrivaClick on-demand bus service a success". Intelligent Transport. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. Price, Chris. "Sittingbourne becomes first town in UK to launch Arriva luxury minibus service ordered using an app". KentOnline. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. Dunn, Connor. "Arriva launching Uber for buses in Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. "Liverpool is the first city to take advantage of ArrivaClick". Arriva UK Bus. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  8. "Where you can go in Liverpool". Arriva UK Bus. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  9. Grimsditch, Lee (2020-07-30). "Arriva Click say they will not be returning to Liverpool". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  10. Pegden, Tom. "Uber-style bus service being launched in new Lubbesthorpe estate". Leicester Mercury. Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  11. "Where you can go in Sittingbourne". Arriva UK Bus. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  12. "Where you can go in Sittingbourne". Arriva. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019.
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