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Timisoara Public Transport Management System - PTMS
Published on 04 April 2018
Romania
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About this good practice
- Public transportation vehicles in the city of Timisoara share road space with private cars and other vehicles. The primary aim of the PTM system is to improve the movement of public transport vehicles and increase comfort of their passengers around the controlled urban network.
- PTM provides the means of dynamically monitoring the location and status of Public Transport Vehicles to determine performance according to prescribed route schedules and to quickly identify any operational problems. PTM system of Timisoara is an innovative and complex system which has two major components: integrated e-ticketing and Automatic Vehicle Location by GPS (AVL). The e-ticketing system is implemented with contactless cards which are easy to use and allow the implementation of a flexible and efficient tariff policy, while at the same time providing the possibility to monitor public transport usage and passenger flows. The AVL transmits information from individual vehicles over a digital link via GPRS connection to the Control Centre of RATT. The most important subsystems of AVL are: 1) fleet management; 2) real-time passenger information on board and in stops; 3) passenger counting ; 4) communication network ; 5) fuel consumption monitoring
- PTM provides the means of dynamically monitoring the location and status of Public Transport Vehicles to determine performance according to prescribed route schedules and to quickly identify any operational problems. PTM system of Timisoara is an innovative and complex system which has two major components: integrated e-ticketing and Automatic Vehicle Location by GPS (AVL). The e-ticketing system is implemented with contactless cards which are easy to use and allow the implementation of a flexible and efficient tariff policy, while at the same time providing the possibility to monitor public transport usage and passenger flows. The AVL transmits information from individual vehicles over a digital link via GPRS connection to the Control Centre of RATT. The most important subsystems of AVL are: 1) fleet management; 2) real-time passenger information on board and in stops; 3) passenger counting ; 4) communication network ; 5) fuel consumption monitoring
Resources needed
The overall implementation costs were approx. 4 million EUR
Evidence of success
The Municipality is able to better manage the funds allocated for the public transport service thanks to accurate information about the usage and share of passenger in different tariff categories (like subscription, free passes). The main benefits for RATT are optimised and efficient management of transport demand and more revenue. As an example, the number of trips increased from approx. 105 million in 2009 to approx. 115 million in 2010
Potential for learning or transfer
This good practice has a good potential of transfer, as the problem it addresses is common to a lot of European cities. The intelligent ticketing system is a way to enhance the experience of travel in public transport, because you only pay what you travel. The AVL is very important to optimize the urban network
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Good practice owner
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Organisation
RATT – Societatea Transport Public Timisoara (Timisoara Public Transport Company)
Romania
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Contact
Director General