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New buses with usb-ports and wi-fi: ”We want to attract more people”

From12th December Arroiva has taken over Bergkvara bus traffic. Arriva has bought in 30 new gas-driven buses from Scania.They all have wi-fi and usb-ports. But there will also be changes for route 545.
Östra Göinge • Publicerad 14 december 2021
Östra Göinge municipality welcomed Arriva to the bus depot in Broby.
Östra Göinge municipality welcomed Arriva to the bus depot in Broby.Foto: Lasse Ottosson

Arriva rents the depot at Bastholmen, on the outskirts of Broby. The company has bought in 30 new gas-driven buses from Scania. 17 are ready to be taken into use, and the rest will be delivered later to the depots in Kristianstad, Broby, Olofström and Sölvesborg.

”We've lost a lot of passengers during the pandemic. Now more and more people have started going by bus again”
Martin Frennessen, Arriva's traffic manager
Facts

Advice: Facemasks on crowded buses

The government has presented advice to reduce the spread of corona. From 8th December 2021 till 31st January 2022 this is what applies:

More work from home, and adults are recommended to wear a facemask on trains and buses (when it is crowded, when there are a lot of passengers).

Everyone, both adults and children, should keep a safe distance in public environments.

Avoid crowding in restaurants.

If the rate of infection rises, the government is prepared to introduce more restrictions.

ÖG: Kommunen hälsar bussbolaget Arriva välkomna
ÖG: Kommunen hälsar bussbolaget Arriva välkomnaFoto: Lasse Ottosson
Easily-read information screens.
Easily-read information screens.Foto: Lasse Ottosson

All Arriva's buses will have usb-ports where passengers can charge their mobile phones. On the new buses there is wi-fi.

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– We've lost a lot of passengers during the pandemic. Now more and more people have started going by bus again. We want to get back the people who used to travel by bus, and to attract more passengers, says Martin Frennessen, Arriva's traffic manager in Kristianstad.

A year ago Arriva took over town and regional traffic in Kristianstad from Transdev.

Facts

Route 545, Kistianstad-Osby

Route 545, Kristianstad-Osby.Before the pandemic, route 545 between Kristianstad and Osby reached a total of a million passengers a year. Buses will continue to run every ten minutes at peak periods. And now there will be a bus every 15 minutes in the early afternoon on weekdays.

Bus 545 will no longer go to C4 Shopping on weekdays. The terminus will be at Björkhemsvägen. (The service will operate at weekends, otherwise use bus 1 or 551 to get to C4 Shopping.)

Better connections for 545 to the train in Osby.

Bus stops at Beateberg, Hantverksgatan (Hanaskog) and Stationsvägen (Knislinge) will be taken away, to speed up route 545. Also, road 19 will be reconstructed.

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