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Bike-sharing schemes

People today want options for travelling shorter distances, less congestion and greener lifestyles. Bike-sharing addresses these needs and we launched several schemes across Europe in 2017.

525
bikes
52
locations

Maastricht, Netherlands

A two-year pilot scheme to link in with Limburg’s multi-modal public transport service.

Dordrecht, Netherlands

Fixed annual price for free journeys of up to 30 minutes a ride.

Nitra, Slovakia

ArrivaBike is easy to access via its app and website. Users can plan journeys effortlessly, hopping between bike, bus and train.

Toruń, Poland

Rent a bike at the train station for a discounted Arriva ticket, or buy a ticket for 20% extra bike time.

Group key statistics

Arriva is a leading international passenger transport provider.

Key financials

€5,345m▲

Revenue

€569m▲

EBITDA

€374m▲

Investment

Countries
14 countries
Passangers
2.4bn passenger
journeys
Employees
61,845 employees
Bus
20,790 buses
Electric car
350 car sharing
(electric cars)
Train
1,299 train sets
(heavy and light rail)
Water Taxi
21 waterbuses
Bikes
525 bikes

January 2017

Innovative multi-modal contract, Limburg

Innovative multi-modal contract, Limburg

Began our first full year of operating our innovative 15-year, multi-modal transport contract in the Province of Limburg, Netherlands.

February 2017

Journey planning app, Italy

Journey planning app, Italy

Launched cutting-edge journey planning app to make travel easier for passengers.

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New bus services in Warsaw

New bus services in Warsaw

Introduced 54 brand new, modern buses for passengers under our new eight-year contract.

March 2017

ArrivaClick

ArrivaClick

Became UK’s first national bus operator to launch this fully customer-led Demand Responsive Transport service in Kent.

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Energy efficient depot, UK

Energy efficient depot, UK

Opened a new £3m energy efficient ‘clean and green’ depot in Rhyl as part of our global journey to Destination Green.

April 2017

Bike-sharing schemes

Bike-sharing schemes

Launched bike-sharing schemes across Europe to offer passengers more transport choices for healthier, greener lifestyles. We now operate over 500 bikes.

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E20 block 1 contract extended, Sweden

E20 block 1 contract extended, Sweden

E20 block 1 contract, serving Stockholm, was extended until 2024 and is part of Sweden’s largest integrated multi-modal public transport contract.

May 2017

Electric demand responsive service, Slovenia

Electric demand responsive service, Slovenia

Launched a new and free electric-powered Demand Responsive Transport solution in Kranj city centre.

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Our commitment to Galicia, Spain

Our commitment to Galicia, Spain

Acquired Autocares Vázquez to become the leading bus operator in the north of Galicia.  We have operated in the region for 15 years and this latest acquisition shows our continued commitment to our customers in Galicia.

Achterhoek Rivierenland contract extended, Netherlands

Achterhoek Rivierenland contract extended, Netherlands

The transport authority in Gelderland extended our multimodal transport contract (Achterhoek Rivierenland) for a further five years.

June 2017

Won €550m rail contract, Sweden

Won €550m rail contract, Sweden

Re-awarded an eight-year contract to run the Pågatågen train services, supporting 27m passenger journeys a year.

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July 2017

Won €1.6bn contract, Netherlands

Won €1.6bn contract, Netherlands

We were re-awarded the 15-year ‘Northern Lines’ rail concession.

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First airport shuttle bus, Hungary

First airport shuttle bus, Hungary

Introduced the first ever direct shuttle bus from Budapest international airport to the city to provide a value-for-money transport solution connecting road and air travel.

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August 2017

Largest private bus operator in Croatia

Largest private bus operator in Croatia

Acquired majority stake in the Autotrans Group, making Arriva Croatia’s largest private bus operator.

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September 2017

Launched Bus Apprentice Academies, UK

Launched Bus Apprentice Academies, UK

Two new apprentice academies, in Derby and St Helens, are training our bus engineers of the future.

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October 2017

32 new graduates

32 new graduates

Welcomed graduates from six countries onto our international graduate programme to nurture the leaders of the future.

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November 2017

A world first

A world first

Signed a contract with Stadler to introduce the world’s first zero-emission trains running on partially electrified track on the ‘Northern Lines’ – Netherlands.

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December 2017

Ticket-free travel trial, UK

Ticket-free travel trial, UK

Launched trial of ticket-free travel on the new London to Oxford route operated by Chiltern Railways – the first UK rail company to do so.

Launched new web customer ticket retailing site, UK

Launched new web customer ticket retailing site, UK

Pioneered by Chiltern Railways, this improves the Arriva customer experience by providing the best price for their journey and tailor-made information.

Health, safety & environment

We are committed to reducing the global impacts of travel and minimising our own environmental impacts as a business, while ensuring the health and safety of our employees and customers.

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CO2 emissions from passenger transport

Source:
European Environment Agency

The CO2 figures are per passenger and have been estimated based on an average number of passengers per transport service, as shown.

Plane
Plane 285g CO2/km
88 passengers
Electric car
Car 104g CO2/km
1.5 passengers
Bus
Bus 68g CO2/km
12.7 passengers
Train
Train 14g CO2/km
156 passengers

Arriva – part of the DB Group

Arriva is part of the giant DB Group which has global mobility and logistics services 
in over 130 countries world-wide.

Every day, more than 300,000 DB employees help make people’s lives locally that much easier.

We’re proud to be part of the DB family.

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Train
2.365m rail passengers 40k trains run daily
Bus
2.052m bus passengers
Emplyees
+300k employees
Freight
277.4m tons of freight carried
Countries
+130 countries
world-wide

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