Bus stations join guidance app for blind people
BBCBlind and partially sighted people now have access to an app that helps them navigate four Surrey bus stations.
The Aira Explorer app is operational at terminals in Guildford, Redhill, Staines and Woking for free.
It allows users to video call a trained visual interpreter who can guide them around the bus station.
Surrey County Council said it would use part of a central government grant for improving bus services to pay for the project.
As well as helping bus users to locate their stop, the app's interpreters can direct them to bus station staff, read timetables for them, and direct them to other nearby locations.
"We're keen to make bus travel accessible for everyone and hope this will support people with sight loss to travel confidently and independently," said cabinet member for highways Matt Furniss.
The operator that runs Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern trains rolled the app out at 236 railway stations in 2024.
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