News from the Cities
“Public Transport is a Woman” in Warsaw
On 8 March 2023 – International Women’s Day – a conference titled „Public Transport is a Woman” was held at ZTM headquarters in Warsaw. The idea behind the event was to show that in a male-dominated industry such as public transport, women also demonstrate skills, clout and can effectively supervise and implement large projects. Women
Open ticketing in Finland – What was the impact of the 2017 Act on Transport Services?
In Helsinki this week, an EMTA delegation met with the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications together with HSL, the public transport authority for the Helsinki region. Open ticketing was central to the conversation, which coincides with the preparation of a European regulation on multimodal digital moblity services (MDMS) and with the evaluation of the
Warsaw : New metro stations on the second line and new metro trains from SKODA
Warsaw Metro is developing. The last eastern section of the second Metro line (M2) was completed on 28 September 2022. Targówek district residents gained three stations – Bródno, Kondratowicza and Zacisze. The second (of two existing) Metro lines in Warsaw connects Eastern and Western city parts, crossing the Vistula river underground. Its stations are recognized
EMTA welcomes a new member: Athens Urban Transport Organization S.A. (OASA SA)
On 21 Oct 2022 at the Vienna General Meeting, OASA formally joined EMTA as a new member. AOSA is the public transport authority responsible for planning, coordinating, and financing the largest public transport system in Greece. With nearly 120 staff, OASA coordinates the service provision by its subsidiary companies, the two transport operators STASY S.A
A new deal for SYTRAL in Lyon
In Lyon, the public transport authority SYTRAL is leading remarquable changes: a wider area of competence, now covering 3200 km² an expected new fare system to cover this wider territory, a more stable governance, at last, enshrined in the French law, a new approach to allotment in the tendering framework to stimulate competition. Read more
SYTRAL introduces contactless bank card payments in Lyon
The new service introduced on 30 May 2022 allows the use of contactless bank card or any connected object as a ticket for travel on the entire TCL network (bus, metro, tram, funicular, P+R). Present your contactless bank card or your connected object (phone or watch with the NFC function activated) on the validator. You
RMV introduces a 25% discount on fares with a loyalty card
In and around Frankfurt, passengers will be able to save 25% with a new discount from January 2023. The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) Supervisory Board approved the plans at its meeting on 8 June. The discount can be purchased for 10 euros per 30 days and is then valid on adult short distance, single, and day tickets.
Public transport needs a financial safety net in the Netherlands
At present in the Netherlands, some 20% fewer people are travelling by public transport than in 2019. Transport operators and authorities, including the Rotterdam Den Haag Metropolitan Region (MRDH), are far from convinced by the Dutch government claims that passenger numbers will return to pre-pandemic levels by 2023. They call for a financial safety net
Sofia transport authority joins the EMTA network
EMTA welcomes the Sofia Urban Mobility Centre (SUMC) as new member of the association. SUMC is procuring public transport services from 3 municipal and 2 private operators, offering the 1.5m inhabitants of Sofia the benefit of 4 metro lines, 14 tram lines, and over 100 bus/trolleybus lines. Public transport has a 40% mode share in
Demand for regional bus and rail travel in Mallorca returns to pre-Covid level
More users travelled on Mallorca’s TIB regional bus and rail network in January this year compared to the same month in previous years. The year has started well for intercity public transport in Mallorca with more than 785 000 journeys in January. This represents a 70% growth from 2021 and beats the pre-Covid figure of
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