Bus Vannin is the latest Ticketer customer to launch the company’s app, ZipTrip, to transform the way people get around the Isle of Man by bus.
Ticketer has developed ZipTrip to put bus service information in the hands of passengers. It includes detailed route information, live departure times and how to find their nearest bus stop.
The information comes direct from the ticket machnies on each Bus Vannin vehicle.
At the ZipTrip launch, Jason Moorhouse MHK, Member with responsibility for Public Transport, said: “ZipTrip is a great tool for our passengers and caters for a range of customer needs. Tourists, for example, who may not know exactly where they are, will be able to use the free bus wifi and track themselves on the map.
“And commuters who have had a long day at work and fancy a little nap on the way home can set an alert to make sure they don’t sleep past their stop.”
As well as providing up to date information regarding each vehicle location, this data is combined with the scheduled timetables to provide real-time predictions of bus arrival times at each stop on the island.
John Clarfelt, Managing Director of Ticketer, concludes: “ZipTrip is a hugely popular app, which gives passengers instant access to all kinds of useful information, putting them firmly in control of their travel plans.”
As well as providing passengers with details about whether a service is running on time, and if not then showing an estimated time of arrival, the Ticketer ETMs provide management data for analysing the punctuality and efficiency of scheduled services.
Ian Longworth, Director of Transport Services for Bus Vannin, commented: “We have had an exciting year so far, with the introduction of Traveline journey planner, then contactless payment on buses and now ZipTrip. A future development is set to include ticket sales available through ZipTrip – and reinforces how we continue to put customers’ needs first.”
ZipTrip is available for passengers to download on all Apple or Google Play devices.
