The Flex Bus is an on-demand bus service. It operates in a delimited area and travellers can take the bus between bus stops in that area. However the bus does not follow a fixed route. Travelers have to book the trip they want to make in advance, by telephone or by means of an internet application.
This service is meant to service areas that are too sparsely populated to have fixed bus lines operating at fixed hours.
Resources needed
| Investments | €28.000 |
| Yearly maintenance | €47.688 |
| Pilot costs | €237.013 |
| Costs permanent solution | €237.013 |
| Timeframe: solution acception, how long does this need to be adopted by the initiator? | The pilot has been developed and agreed in about 6 months. After 6 months of pilotting, the solution has been prolonged with 18 months. About 1 year into these 18 months, the Flexbus has been adopted as a permanent solution from 2022 onwards. |
| Which resources are in the pilot and which are not | The pilot cost mentioned above, does not include the development cost. It includes: Depreciation and maintenance of the vehicles and of bus stops Rent of the depot Telematics Insurance, fuel, repairs… Operating the bus |
| Ideas about optimilisation for the future | Electrification |
Partner
Project details
| Main institution | Vervoerregio Mechelen |
| Location, municipality/region and Country | Gemeente Puurs-Sint-Amands and Gemeente Bornem |
| Start Date | 01-09-2019 |
| End date | 28-02-2020 |
Blueprint
In the blueprint you will find all the information about this project that is available. You can download the blueprint via the button below.
More information
| For example website or facebook page | https://www.delijn.be/nl/belbus/flexbus-klein-brabant.html |
| Contact | Pieter Dresselaers |
| emailaddress | pieter.dresselaers@igemo.be |
| phone number | +32 489 697 868 |
| Photo of contact |