Arriva Secures new bus contracts in Czech Republic
Arriva has been awarded 14 separate bus contracts in the first competitive public tender for Central Bohemia, the largest region of the Czech Republic
Sunderland, United Kingdom- Arriva plc., a British public transport company, has been secures 14 separate bus contracts in the first competitive public tender for the Central Bohemia region of Czech Republic, which sees the company securing its operations there for a further 10-years.
Sian Leydon, Managing Director for Mainland Europe, said that, This is a significant victory for our business in the Czech Republic, securing our long-standing reputation as one of the country's major operators of public transport services. We are thrilled to have secured our future in Central Bohemia, which is the largest region in Czech and surrounds the capital city of Prague. We look forward to continuing to provide sustainable and contemporary public transport services for the benefit of passengers in collaboration with local governments.
Mladoboleslavsko, Podebradsko, Kutnohorska, Kostelecko, Caslavsko, Jilovsko, Pribramsko, Rozmitalsko, Horovicko, Berounsko, Stochovsko, Horomericko, Kladensko, and Hostivicko are among the regions receiving contracts in Central Bohemia.
Following recent success in the Czech rail business, Arriva was awarded a 15-year contract to operate in Pilsen and a 10-year contract for South Moravia.
Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 35,500 people and delivering around 1.5 billion passenger journeys across 10 European countries. We are part of Deutsche Bahn (DB), one of the leading passenger and logistics companies. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, and on-demand transport solutions.