{"id":394478,"date":"2024-02-27T16:01:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T16:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadxs.com\/?p=394478"},"modified":"2024-06-26T15:11:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T14:11:55","slug":"new-drt-service-launches-with-road-xs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadxs.com\/stories\/new-drt-service-launches-with-road-xs\/","title":{"rendered":"New DRT Service Launches with Road XS"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new bookable, app driven on-demand bus service<\/a> for Chesterfield, Bolsover and Northeast Derbyshire has now launched and it’s powered by Road XS.\u00a0 Residents are now able to use a new bus service to take them anywhere within Chesterfield, Bolsover and Northeast Derbyshire.<\/p>\n

\u2018Travel Derbyshire on Demand<\/a>\u2019 is a new service funded by the Government as part of Derbyshire\u2019s Bus Service Improvement Plan. It is a trial \u2018on demand\u2019 project. Unlike a traditional bus service, it does not have a fixed route – passengers can simply travel between any two points within the operating area at a time that best suits them.<\/p>\n

Passengers need to book to use the service, which is available for all sorts of journeys, including going to work, the shops, college, medical appointments and leisure trips to see friends and family or a day out.<\/p>\n

The new service is open to book anywhere within the operating area, which covers the whole of the Chesterfield Bolsover and Northeast Derbyshire Council areas. You can also travel to and from Kings Mill Hospital and Alfreton Train Station from within the operating area.<\/p>\n

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Travel Derbyshire on Demand runs Monday to Friday between 7am and 7pm and on Saturdays between 8am and 5pm. It is not available on Sundays or Public Holidays.<\/p>\n

To register, residents can either download the dedicated Travel Derbyshire on Demand app from the Apple or Google Play app store or make a call to the call centre.\u00a0 Customers will need to provide a name, mobile phone number and email address as part of this process.\u00a0 To book a journey, residents will need to specify a pickup or drop off time, and the team will do their best to meet requests.<\/p>\n

Travel Derbyshire on Demand is free for elderly and disabled Gold Card holders when they travel from 09:30am to the end of service on weekdays and all day on Saturdays. For those without a concessionary pass, fares can be found here www.roadxs.com\/travel-derbyshire-on-demand\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The service is available to anyone to use; however, it is focused on those residents who are in areas not on existing bus routes or when travelling to hard-to-reach destinations.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal people deserve a modern, dependable, and affordable public transport<\/a> system and I am delighted to have worked alongside the local council and local MPs to give Derbyshire County Council over \u00a347 million to boost its bus services.\u00a0 Part of our \u00a32 billion to improve bus services in England, this is a fantastic result for passengers across Northeast Derbyshire, who will now be able to order their own bus service to suit their needs, getting around more easily and with greater peace of mind.\u201d
\n—
\nGuy Opperman<\/strong>
\nRoads Minister<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n