Editing Arriva (section)

===Netherlands===

====Bus and coach====
[[File:Arriva 3756-III.JPG|thumb|[[DAF MB200]] in March 2001]]
[[File:Arriva 8564-III.JPG|thumb|[[VDL Citea]] in November 2012]]
[[File:VDL Citea Katwijk Arriva.jpg|thumb|[[VDL Citea]] in [[Katwijk]]]]
In January 1998, Arriva purchased ''Vancom Nederland'', it was followed by ''Veonn & Hanze'' in December 1998.<ref name=ArrivaNetherlands>[http://www.arriva.co.uk/business_activities/transport_services/netherlands.aspx?sc_lang=en Netherlands] Arriva {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227014243/http://www.arriva.co.uk/business_activities/transport_services/netherlands.aspx?sc_lang=en |date=27 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name=Timeline>[http://www.arriva.co.uk/arriva/en/storage/flash_timeline/?t=flash Arriva Timeline] Arriva {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216112553/http://www.arriva.co.uk/arriva/en/storage/flash_timeline/?t=flash |date=16 February 2009 }}</ref>

During June 1999, it formed a joint venture with [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen]] to operate bus services in [[Friesland]]; four years later, Arriva took full ownership, after which it was renamed ''Arriva Openbaar Vervoer''.<ref name=ArrivaNetherlands/>

In 2003, Arriva won further work in [[Drenthe]] and [[Groningen (province)|Province of Groningen]]. It was awarded further contracts in 2005 in Drenthe and [[North Holland|Waterland]] and later in the [[Drechtsteden]], [[Alblasserwaard]], Rivierenland, [[Meierij]], Oost-Brabant, and [[Vijfheerenlanden]] areas. During 2009, Arriva lost the contracts in Drenthe and Groningen upon retendering yet, in 2010, won a contract in [[Achterhoek]] and retained the Rivierenland contract. From December 2012, Arriva won the contract for [[South Holland]] North, around [[Leiden]], [[Alphen aan den Rijn]] and [[Gouda, South Holland|Gouda]] and in [[Friesland]] around [[Leeuwarden]].<ref name=ArrivaNetherlands/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-news/6997/bus-contract-win-in-the-netherlands/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401095048/http://www.eurotransportmagazine.com/6997/news/industry-news/bus-contract-win-in-the-netherlands/ |url-status=dead |title=Bus contract win in the Netherlands |archive-date=1 April 2016 |website=Intelligent Transport}}</ref><ref>[http://busandcoach.com/featurepage.aspx?id=6747&categoryid=1 "Arriva expands with new contract"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111130157/http://busandcoach.com/featurepage.aspx?id=6747&categoryid=1 |date=11 November 2013 }}. ''Bus & Coach Professional''. 7 May 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url = http://www.arriva.co.uk/media_centre/press_releases/2012/december/12-12-2012.aspx?sc_lang=en |title = Arriva begins to operate four contracts in the Netherlands |publisher = Arriva |date = 12 December 2012}}</ref>

During December 2016, it acquired most of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]'s bus and train systems.<ref name="Veelgestelde vragen">{{Cite web |url=https://www.arriva.nl/consumenten/service-contact/veelgestelde-vragen.htm?articleid=1528 |title=Veelgestelde vragen |website=Arriva.nl |language=nl-NL |access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref>

=====Contracts=====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! From !! Until
|-
| Rivierenland || 1 Jan 3 || 11 Dec 10
|-
| [[Waterland]] || 11 Dec 5 || 10 Dec 11
|-
| [[Drechtsteden]]/[[Alblasserwaard]]/[[Vijfheerenlanden]] || 1 Jan 7 || 31 Dec 18
|-
| [[Hoeksche Waard]]/[[Goeree-Overflakkee]] || 1 Jan 8 || 15 Dec 14
|-
| [[Meierij]] || 10 Dec 6 || 9 Dec 14
|-
| Oost-Brabant || 10 Dec 6 || 9 Dec 14
|-
| [[Ameland]] || 1 Mar 9 || 31 Dec 15
|-
| [[Schiermonnikoog (island and municipality)|Schiermonnikoog]] || 1 Mar 9 || 31 Dec 15
|-
| [[Terschelling]] || 1 Mar 9 || 31 Dec 15
|-
| [[Vlieland]] || 1 Mar 9 || 31 Dec 15
|-
| [[Achterhoek]]/Rivierenland || 12 Dec 10 || 1 Jan 21
|-
| [[Lelystad]]/Flevoland || 4 Sep 11 || 4 Sep 21
|-
| North and Southwest [[Friesland]] || 9 Dec 12 || 12 Dec 20
|-
| [[South Holland]] Noord || 9 Dec 12 || 12 Dec 20
|-
|[[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] ||11 Dec 16 ||12 Dec 31
|-
|}

====Train====
[[File:Spurt Geldermalsen 16-09-2008.jpg|thumb|[[Spurt (Dutch Railways)|Spurt]] [[Stadler GTW]] in September 2008]]
During 1999, Arriva established [[NoordNed]] as a joint venture company with the Dutch state-owned passenger rail company [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen]].<ref name=ArrivaNetherlands/> In 2003, the company took full ownership of the former joint venture,<ref name=ArrivaNetherlands/> opting to drop the NoordNed branding two years later. During 2005, Arriva was awarded a 15-year contract to operate trains from [[Groningen (city)|Groningen]] to [[Leeuwarden]], [[Delfzijl]], [[Roodeschool]] and [[Nieuweschans]]. It also secured a contract to operate trains from Leeuwarden to [[Harlingen, Netherlands|Harlingen Haven]] and to [[Stavoren]]. Later that year, it secured a contract to operate trains from [[Dordrecht]] to [[Gorinchem]] and on to [[Geldermalsen]] ([[MerwedeLingelijn]]).<ref name=ArrivaNetherlands/> In 2012, Arriva commenced operating trains in the Achterhoek and between [[Zwolle]] and [[Emmen, Netherlands|Emmen]]; these services operate under the [[Spurt (Dutch Railways)|Spurt]] brand.

On 21 June 2013, Arriva was selected to operate a new service between [[The Hague]] and [[Brussels]].<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/arriva-selected-to-operate-den-haag-brussels-inter-city-service.html "Arriva selected to operate Den Haag – Brussels inter-city service"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211043647/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/arriva-selected-to-operate-den-haag-brussels-inter-city-service.html |date=11 December 2015 }}. ''Railway Gazette'' (London). 21 June 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/arriva-to-operate-the-hague-%E2%80%93-brussels-services.html "Arriva to operate The Hague – Brussels services"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307005358/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/arriva-to-operate-the-hague-%E2%80%93-brussels-services.html |date=7 March 2016 }}. ''International Rail Journal''. 21 June 2013.</ref> Service was set to start in December 2015, but the project was cancelled in 2014 because the involved parties could not agree upon a final business case and because NS reactivated the original service to Brussels, which made the new Arriva service unnecessary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treinreiziger.nl/actueel/binnenland/lage_landen_lijn_den_haag_-_brussel_gaat_niet_door-146305 |title=Lage Landen Lijn den Haag – Brussel gaat niet door |date=25 June 2014 |access-date=15 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822214859/http://www.treinreiziger.nl/actueel/binnenland/lage_landen_lijn_den_haag_-_brussel_gaat_niet_door-146305 |archive-date=22 August 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denhaag.nl/home/bewoners/Gemeente/document/Treindienst-Den-Haag-Brussel-1.htm |title=Den Haag – Treindienst den Haag – Brussel |access-date=15 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518080119/http://www.denhaag.nl/home/bewoners/Gemeente/document/Treindienst-Den-Haag-Brussel-1.htm |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref>

During December 2016, Arriva acquired the majority of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]'s bus and train systems.<ref name="Veelgestelde vragen"/>

In June 2024,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions/europe/germany-netherlands-belgium-service-to-start-in-june/|title=Germany-Netherlands-Belgium service to start in June|first=Quintus|last=Vosman|date=7 March 2024|website=International Railway Journal}}</ref> a train of Arriva has been extended from [[Maastricht railway station|Maastricht]] to [[Liège-Guillemins railway station|Liège-Guillemins]] in cooperation with the [[SNCB/NMBS|National Railway Company of Belgium]] to replace the existing service there. The resulting [[Three Countries Train]] runs from Liège-Guillemins to [[Aachen Hauptbahnhof|Aachen Hbf]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rtvmaastricht.nl/nieuws/artikel/drielandentrein-uitgesteld-mogelijk-vanaf-volgend-jaar|title=Komst van drielandentrein uitgesteld: mogelijk vanaf volgend jaar|date=6 October 2023|website=rtvmaastricht.nl}}</ref> 

=====Contracts=====
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! From !! Until
|-
| [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]]/[[Friesland]] || 11 Dec 5 <br /> 13 Dec 20 || 12 Dec 20 <br /> 15 Dec 35
|-
| [[Merwede-Lingelijn]] || 1 Jan 7 || 31 Dec 18
|-
| North and Southwest [[Friesland]] || 9 Dec 12 || 11 Dec 27
|-
| [[Gelderland]]/[[Achterhoek]] || 9 Dec 12 || 1 Jan 21
|-
| [[Zwolle]]-[[Emmen, Netherlands|Emmen]] || 9 Dec 12 || 1 Jan 21
|-
| [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] || 11 Dec 16 || 12 Dec 31
|-
|}

====Bus and train combination====
The [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Province of Limburg]] awarded a contract in June 2015 to Arriva to provide for the entire public transport (buses and five regional rail lines) in Limburg from December 2016 up until 2031.<ref>{{cite web|title = Provincie Limburg – Provincie kiest voor Arriva|url = http://www.limburg.nl/Actueel/Nieuws_en_persberichten/2015/Juni_2015/Provincie_kiest_voor_Arriva|website = limburg.nl|access-date = 2 June 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/arriva-reveals-plans-for-limburg-concession.html Arriva reveals plans for Limburg concession] ''International Rail Journal'' 10 June 2015</ref> [[Abellio (transport company)|Abellio]] has originally been named the preferred bidder, but after it was discovered Abellio had gained some information that was not available to the other bidders, the contract was withdrawn.<ref>[http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/financial/ns-uncovers-irregularities-in-limburg-regional-rail-tender.html?channel=000 NS finds irregularities in Limburg regional tender] ''International Rail Journal'' 28 April 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/limburg-regional-contract-goes-to-arriva-after-tendering-scandal.html Limburg regional concession goes to Arriva after tendering scandal] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416183015/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/limburg-regional-contract-goes-to-arriva-after-tendering-scandal.html |date=16 April 2016 }} ''International Rail Journal'' 2 June 2015</ref> Another tenderer, [[Veolia Transport|Veolia]], announced they will object to the decision of the province.<ref>{{Cite news |title = Limburg gunt concessie openbaar vervoer aan Arriva |work = NRC Handelsblad |location = Amsterdam |url = http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/06/02/limburg-gunt-concessie-openbaar-vervoer-toch-aan-arriva/ |date = 2 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title = Veolia protests as Arriva is awarded Dutch contract |magazine = [[Buses (magazine)|Buses]] |issue = 724 |date = July 2015 |page = 24}}</ref>