mybuxi has implemented a new On-Demand Transit service inside the city limits of Belp by making use of the technology provided by Swvl. mybuxi and Swvl’s activities in Switzerland provide assistance to over 50,000 residents, further establishing Swvl as the preeminent provider of intelligent mobility software in the area.
Switzerland’s Belp municipality is a rural Swiss hamlet that has picturesque vistas and a one-of-a-kind natural scenery that is preserved and safeguarded. In an area that is just 23.3 km2 in size, the community of Belp is home to 11,500 people. Despite its close vicinity to Bern, which is only 15 kilometres to the north, Belp suffers from substantial accessibility issues in urban public transportation. These challenges will always be an obstacle in the way of the development of a thriving ecosystem in the city. In this context, mybuxi, Switzerland’s leading mobility on-demand provider, took it upon itself to provide a more accessible, convenient, and reliable public transport by utilising Swvl’s technology. The company’s goal was to provide the convenience of ride-hailing at nearly the same cost as public transportation.
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mybuxi has already successfully launched numerous On-Demand Transit businesses in Switzerland, one of which is Swvl, which transports more than 1,100 passengers per week in the regions of Herzogenbuchsee, Ostermundigen, Emmental, and Andermatt. Because of the excellent results obtained in the neighbouring Ostermundigen, the decision was made to link up various parts of the Belp municipality that are spread out across an area of 17.25 km2. The service was initiated by the launch of 81 “virtual stops,” which are very conveniently located near riders. One of these “virtual stops” is the train station, which serves as a first and last mile connection point to the Swiss train system with the neighbouring towns of Bern and Thun, with a travel time of approximately 15 minutes.
The service became live on August 20, 2022, and its hours of operation are as follows: 06:00 to 00:30 during the weekdays, and 06:00 to 1:30 on the weekends. Through the use of a mobile application that is white-labeled with the Swvl brand, passengers are able to reserve seats on mybuxi buses for either immediate or planned excursions. The fact that the vehicles are entirely electric demonstrates Swvl’s dedication to the local economy, as well as its commitment to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly environment.
The introduction of Swvl’s On-Demand Transit service in Belp exemplifies the disruptive potential of the company’s technology in the central European area. Today, the Swvl operation in Switzerland has provided transportation that is cleaner, greener, and more easily accessible to more than 100,000 passengers, serving a total of 100,000 journeys.
Charles Rapulu Udoh
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