News from the Cities
The Sustainable Mobility Strategic Plan of the Madrid Region continues to developing measures and proposals
The Sustainable Mobility Strategic Plan of the Madrid Region, developed by the Consorcio Regional de Transportes, continues progressing, thanks to the collaboration between the different administrations, since it was set up in late 2013. This Plan has involved the 179 municipalities of the Madrid Region, through regular meetings with technical staff of the different City
Android Pay accepted for pay as you go travel in London
Since May, customers using Transport for London (TfL)’s services, including the Tube, buses and trams, as well as most National Rail services in London, have been able to travel using Android Pay on their mobile phone. The new payment app, developed by Google, supports MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from many of the
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
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
Pay for what you use
RMV pilots innovative smart fare system As of April 2016, the RMV is the first public transport association in Germany to try out an innovative kilometre-based fare system in a large-scale pilot. 20,000 test users of the new fare model RMVsmart are no longer paying the rate for an entire fare zone but only for
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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