MORE than 800 journeys have been completed by Bromsgrove’s new on demand buses in the first month since the service launched on July 19.

The pilot ‘Bromsgrove on Demand’ (BOD) service allows people living within Bromsgrove and surrounding villages to access on-demand and pre-booked buses for journeys anywhere within the service area, including to and from the town centre, Bromsgrove Railway Station or nearby villages.

The aim of the service is to help reduce congestion and improve public transport options for residents.

Councillor Alan Amos, cabinet member with responsibility for highways and transport, said: “To have over 800 journeys completed in the first month has exceeded even our own expectations.

“It goes to show what a great pilot scheme it is and that the people of Bromsgrove really wanted it and are willing to use it.”

In the first month, there have been 802 completed journeys and the mobile app has been downloaded 824 times by customers.

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Councillor Adam Kent, deputy leader at Bromsgrove District Council, said: “I am absolutely delighted to see what a brilliant start Bromsgrove on Demand has had.

“The feedback has been amazing, from young people using it to meet friends, groups making trips to local pubs to our elderly residents who would normally struggle to get to a bus stop being picked up outside their homes and dropped exactly where they need to go.

“This is a real model shift in transport in Bromsgrove and shows the art of the possible with innovative and joined up thinking with the team at Worcestershire County Council.”

The ‘Worcestershire on Demand’ app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, with a flat rate of £2.50 per journey.

Two Diamond minibuses are being used on the service, which seat 13 passengers and run from 7am to 7pm.