It comes as the on-demand service plans zone expansion
PickMeUp, the Oxford Bus Company’s on-demand ride-sharing service has announced more than 100,000 journeys have been made on since it launched.
More than 22,000 registered users have signed up to the app and an average of 3,700 journeys are now completed per week.
From 21 April, Oxford Bus Company will also be expanding the zone to serve Summertown and Jericho in response to public demand. The zone expansion forms part of its growth plans which have also seen a further investment in five new jobs and two new buses this year and corporate backing from Oxford Science Park.
Phil Southall, Managing Director of Oxford Bus Company, says: “To have completed 100,000 passenger journeys in the first nine months of operation is a fantastic achievement and would not have been possible without the hard work of our great team.
“It is ahead of our expectations and we’re focused on developing the service further. That said it is still a challenge commercially especially given this is a new approach to public transport and securing more commercial partnerships remains vital.
“Developing new public transport services is difficult, but we’re good at it. Local businesses said they wanted greater connectivity and we have provided it and we need more businesses to support the service to enable it to continue to grow.
“There is no reason why PickMeUp cannot continue to grow and compliment traditional bus services if the ingredients are right.”
