IKEA will start on Wednesday with a free shuttle bus service between its branch in Wilrijk and the center of Antwerp. ‘Pändelbuss’ is a test project in collaboration with Autocars De Polder that will last at least three months. IKEA hopes in this way to attract more visitors and to take car traffic off the road.
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Wouter van BiezenSource: Belgian
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Practical information Pändelbuss
- Between the stop at the Frankrijklei and IKEA Wilrijk
- Van 18/08 tem 18/11
- For free
- Six days a week
- One ride per hour, there and back
- Weekdays from 9.30am and on Saturdays from 8.30am
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The shuttle bus will stop in the heart of Antwerp at the intersection between Frankrijklei and De Keyserlei and roughly run back and forth during the opening hours of IKEA Wilrijk once an hour. You will be able to recognize the vehicle by the furniture company’s distinctive blue and yellow colors. Without a traffic jam, the journey would take about 25 minutes, as the bus is allowed to drive on the bus lane and has no intermediate stops.
“The Pändelbuss is a simple and sustainable mobility solution that we want to offer to the Antwerp resident who previously could not easily reach IKEA Wilrijk,” says Robbe Geeraerts, Deputy Market Manager at IKEA Wilrijk.
This is what the bus looks like inside. — © Ikea
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south edge
The city of Antwerp hopes that the bus will be able to get a lot of cars off the road, which would be welcome on the very congested roads in Antwerp and the southern outskirts of Antwerp.
IKEA states that you can easily take small products that you bought from them home on the bus and that larger products and furniture can be delivered to your home.
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