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What is eBus?
eBus Zambia is the most advanced, secure, and easy to use online bus booking application of its kind. It was designed and built with simplicity in mind. It was designed by public bus users who have been facing challenges with a lack of an efficient app or system for booking a bus from anywhere in the country.
How and why eBus? – Our Story
eBus Zambia is a brainchild of three Engineers who themselves having traveled the country on buses have faced various challenges such as;
having missed a bus because of being stuck in traffic or the tickets getting sold out just when someone got to the station.
Not knowing which buses are available and being bothered by the call boys that always claim the bus they are representing will be starting off soon.
Challenges buying tickets for the same bus for a group of people.
Inability to buy tickets from anywhere apart from the bus station or the bus booth in transit stations.
Inability to book a bus ticket in advance.
The discomfort of not getting a preferred seat
With these and many common frustrations our small team with our diverse expertise decided to look for the best solution that could be able to suit the local market and still maintain the smooth running of the bus operators. Over the past few years, we have worked, researched, and are continuously perfecting our application which is a world class product.
eBus features
Customizable application
For the first time on the market, we have developed an application that can be customised to meet client and operator preferences. We understand that every bus operator has a unique way of doing business and may want to keep their trading details within their company. In this regard we can brand, advertise, create features that an operator would want their customers to see while using the app. This means the creativity of the operator has a place in the way in which the app looks and behaves thus giving operator the feel of ownership.
Simplicity
The application was built with a user-friendly interface. It provides a smooth logical transition between pages that is simple enough for users to interact with and book their tickets.
At the core of the app is people and this is the reason the developers have strived to allow people from all walks of life to be able to use the app. Its page transition and it's illustrative graphics are all designed to make it simple and fun for the user while also providing the elegance of technology and the feel of modernity.
Book your ticket from anywhere
The eBus app gives customers the ability to book a bus at any station on a particular route. The system has been designed to be able to indicate which bus seats can be available for booking along the course of the journey and customers can book the empty seats from the other stations.
Selecting your own seat
Regardless of the number of seats you wish to buy, you can choose your preferred seat.
Booking in advance
The application gives you the ability to book for any day you wish to travel in the future!
Journey notifications
Never miss or be late for your journey. eBus Zambia will send you notifications/ reminders about your upcoming journey
Mobile and Bank payments
With eBus Zambia app, you can pay easily using your mobile money or bank account.
Bus reschedule
The application has the flexibility for users to reschedule their journey to another date or time.
Automated check-ins
The bus conductors check in the customers using the unique generated QR Code for each passenger boarding the bus.
Discounted fares
For those eligible and depending on the bus operator's Terms & Conditions, customers may be able to get discounts and complimentary tickets from within the app.
Introducing the eBus Manager
eBus Zambia was designed with the bus users in mind but then the team thought…. What about the bus operators? How do we ensure that their business is not affected negatively in any way and how could we improve their current way of doing business?
Through further research and market analysis, the team developed an eBus Manager app. This is more than any other bus ticketing app but it is a game changer in the transportation industry. It works asynchronously with the eBus Zambia app and is a full stack business management app.
We have introduced analytics and reporting systems that make it easy for any bus operator to know and understand exactly how each bus is performing, which routes are profitable and the overall annual, monthly and weekly sales for any bus or all the buses!
So who can use eBus?
eBus is for anyone who is travelling to any part of the country. If the bus service the customer is using is on the eBus Zambia app, they will be able to book and travel as they wish.
Partners and Clients
Our clientele is heavily dependent on users of the app as well as bus operators. Our system is all inclusive and can easily be customised to suit what any operator’s needs. We have a platform where all operators can be searched and booked on one common platform. However, for clients that want to have an independent system, we package and brand the application or develop any application to the client’s needs.
Flexibility in design and usage
Research and Development is our key department that is constantly working round the clock trying to find better means of helping our customers. The applications have been designed with flexibility and can be modified to suite any business model or existing systems.
A glimpse into the future
eBus Zambia Bus application is projected to be among the best applications systems in the world. The dream of the developers is to offer solutions that speak to the current global trends in technology and industry.
About We Code It Technology Limited
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