Star Trak bus information system closes
A bus timetable service giving real-time information to passengers in Leicester and Leicestershire has ended.
The Star Trak system was turned off across the city and county on 31 January 2011.
The move came after bus operator Arriva Midlands, which has launched a new bus timetable, decided at the beginning of January to withdraw from the system.
The city council decided it would no longer be viable to operate the system without the participation of Arriva.
Councillor Abdul Osman, Leicester City Council's cabinet member for regeneration and transport, said: "Leicester City Council has closed the entire Star Trak system in Leicester and Leicestershire.
"Unfortunately the current climate of Government cuts has taken away the prospect of investment in a new system in the foreseeable future.
"We will continue to work with our partners and third parties to explore options for the future and to implement an orderly shut-down of the remaining system across the East Midlands."
The future of this system has been uncertain since Nottingham City Council left the Star Trak consortium in October of last year.
The shut down will save the city council £200,000 a year in subsidies and staffing costs.
Star Trak website
For scheduled bus information only, see the star trak website:
www.star-trak.co.uk
