Ankeveen has had a bus connection to Hilversum station since the end of August. On Friday, September 19, the bus line was festively opened together with the residents of Ankeveen.
This is a Demand-Responsive Transport system: the bus travels on request from Ankeveen directly to Hilversum station and back. Reservations can be made up to 1 hour in advance via the OV-op-Maat app or by phone. The province of North Holland finances this Demand-Responsive Transport system.
The Demand-Responsive Transport system has a trial period of one and a half years. During this period, the province invests € 150,000. After this period, the province will review, together with partners, whether the bus will continue to operate and whether expansion of the line in the region is possible. The collaborating parties are the province of North Holland, the municipality of Wijdemeren, Vervoer Gooi en Vecht, and Transdev. The bus service uses the minibuses that are used at other times of the day for student transport and WMO transport.
Bus Stops Ankeveen
The bus operates on reservation between 4 stops in Ankeveen and Hilversum station. The locations of these stops are:
- Stichts End at the Yellow Bridge/Bergse path
- Stichts End near theater De Dillewijn
- Stichts End near the sports fields/Sint Martinuskerk
- Hollands End at the roundabout Loodijk/N236
On Sundays, the bus also goes to Nederhorst den Berg. On weekdays, the bus runs from 6:30 AM to 11:30 PM and on weekends from 8:30 AM/9:30 AM to 11:30 PM. All practical travel information can be found on the OV-op-Maat Ankeveen – Hilversum website Opens an external link .
Various Bus Lines
The province is the contracting authority for regional bus transport in a large part of North Holland. In addition to regular bus transport, there are also various other bus lines funded by the province. Such as this Demand-Responsive Transport bus line Ankeveen - Hilversum, but also various coastal buses, neighborhood buses, and night buses. They are important components of the new public transport network Opens an external link that the province is working towards in the coming years. In this article Opens an external link residents and drivers share their experiences with these bus lines.
