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The Barik contactless: topping up your card by an app on your smartphone
The possibility of topping up Biscay’s contactless card, Barik, using smartphones was launched on 29 February 2016. The Biscay Transport Consortium (CTB) activated an app on Google PlayStore, Barik NFC, which makes it possible for any Barik user to top up their card, as many times as they want, anywhere and at any time in
The North West’s first guided busway has arrived
The opening of the North West’s first guided busway in April 2016 was a crucial milestone for Transport for Greater Manchester’s wider bus priority package, a £122 million investment to enable more people to enjoy faster, more punctual and more reliable bus services from a wider area across Greater Manchester, to, from and through the
Customer information
This summer Vilnius again have some exciting news to share with our dear colleagues! We recently have been working a lot on of the main fields when it comes to any service provider, whether than would be public authority or grocery market and that is CUSTOMER INFORMATION. We always work on improving our services according
The New Bus Network in Barcelona
TMB operates in the city of Barcelona and part of its metropolitan area, serving a territory of 2.4 million inhabitants. The former Barcelona Bus Network, with 100 lines, was highly appreciated by the citizens as the satisfaction ratios used to reflect it. Nevertheless, there were some weaknesses: it only provided good service from the city
A total of 20 brand new buses improve the ratio of accessible services in Budapest
The mobility manager of the Hungarian capital, BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, was commissioned by the Municipality of Budapest to improve the service quality level of public transport. BKK and its service providers have recently put into service 20 brand new, barrier-free buses on several routes. A total of 15 Mercedes Conecto G articulated, low-floor,
Southern Station (Dworzec Południowy) – a new transport hub in Warsaw
Next year ZTM (Warsaw Public Transport Authority) plans to commission the creation of a concept for a modern, intuitive and convenient Southern Station. Students of Warsaw University of Technology started working on the modernisation of the transport hub located near the Wilanowska subway station. Simultaneously work on the guidebook that will provide answers to questions
Young one, foreign one, and a little one!
Vilnius has positive news to report that we believe is worth sharing with you this winter! Passengers are our top priority therefore, we are always looking for new ways to improve our services, and make journeys with public transport more pleasant. In these past few months, we have thought of three different groups of passengers,
Reform of regional bus transport
The annual Europe-wide timetable change served as the main occasion for introducing entirely new bus and train services in the eastern region. As a consequence of the recently effected coordination of regional public transport services with long-distance travel services, passengers were confronted with numerous changes. While some of the modifications were only a matter of
The 2016 timetable – a new rhythm for public transport!
With 2016 timetable change, due to the start of full operation of the new Vienna Main Station and the integrated cyclic timetable introduced by the Austrian Federal Railways ÖBB, the most extensive changes within the Public Transport Authority Eastern Region (VOR) throughout recent years were implemented. VOR took the opportunity to optimize bus and train
Metropolitan region Rotterdam – The Hague: sustainable transformation regional rail network
The Hague surroundings within Metropolitan region Rotterdam – The Hague (MRDH) was at a turning point in 2009. After the launch of RandstadRail (combination of tram- and heavy rail network at the Zoetermeer – suburban town near The Hague – and Hofplein connection) proved an iconic success. As a next step in the upgrade of
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