Rotterdam chooses Connexxion to operate Parkshuttle

The Metropolitan region of Rotterdam The Hague (MRDH) has selected Connexxion to operate the Parkshuttle in Capelle aan den IJssel from 2018 to 2033. The project, announced ahead of Intertraffic, highlights MRDH’s ambition to increase regional mobility and support Roadmap Nexteconomy by becoming a research and application area for autonomous transit for the last mile. 2getthere will manufacture six Group Rapid Transit vehicles to replace the current system from Kralingse Zoom in Rotterdam and Rivium
March 19, 2018 Read time: 1 min

The Metropolitan region of Rotterdam The Hague (MRDH) has selected Connexxion to operate the Parkshuttle in Capelle aan den IJssel from 2018 to 2033.

The project, announced ahead of Intertraffic, highlights MRDH’s ambition to increase regional mobility and support Roadmap Nexteconomy by becoming a research and application area for autonomous transit for the last mile.

8172 2getthere will manufacture six Group Rapid Transit vehicles to replace the current system from Kralingse Zoom in Rotterdam and Rivium business park, which is expected to carry approximately 500 passengers in each direction for opening in 2019.

It will extend to public roads in 2020 between Waterbus and subway network of Rotterdam and is estimated to increase daily passengers by 20%.

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