Katarzyna Hebel

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The integration of the public transport in
Tricity

• Katarzyna Hebel
• Gdansk 7 th of May 2008

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Tricity in Gdansk conurbaction
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• The transport system w Tricity
• cars
• busess
• trams (in Gdansk)
• trolleybuses (in Gdynia)
• commuter train (from Gdansk to Wejherowo).

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Cars There are 90 000
private cars registered in Gdansk,Gdynia and
Sopot together. The lowest rate of car
ownership in the Tricity was in Gdynia - 350 cars
per 1000 inhabitants.
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Busses
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• Busses
• Passenger transport service
• more than 15 millions vehiclekilometers in
  Gdansk,
• 14 millions vehiclekilometers in Gdynia

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Trams

• Trams are only used in Gdansk
• Numbers of trams - 212
• The average age of trams almost 23 years.
• Length of trams routes 117 km.
• Passenger transport service almost 12 millions
  vehiclekilometers

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• Trolleybusses
• Gdynia is one of the few European cities using
  the trolleybus network.
• Trolleybuses have been in operation in Gdynia
  since 1943.

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• Trolleybusses
• 84 trolleybuses operating on 11 routes carry more
  than 30 million passengers annually.
• Low-floor vehicles make up 43 of the Gdynia
  trolleybus fleet.

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• Commuter train
• Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trójmiescie (The Tricity
  Commuter Train Authority) is the main passenger
  carrier in the Tricity. The line connects Gdansk
  and Wejherowo via Sopot, Gdynia, Rumia, and Reda.

The number of passengers carried reached 37.7
million.
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Commuter train The SKM fleet consists of
electric units produced between 1961 and 2003. In
order to improve journey comfort, they have been
undergoing a steady modernization since 2004.
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• The main problem
• in public transport in Tricity
• integration of the public transport in the whole
  Gdansk conurbation.

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Goals of integration in public transport

• make attractive conditions of travelling by
  public transport
• make possibility for cooperation for all
  operators of public transport.

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Elements of integration in opinion of inhabitants

• common tariffs and tickets system
• coordinated timetables, arrangement of routes
• information on bus/tram/trolleybus stops
• uniformed vehicle marking
• common colours of vehicle.

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Elements of integration in opinion of
municipalities

• tariffs
• tickets system
• distribuction
• timetables
• Information
• transportation research
• promotion
• modal split
• access to market
• adjustment of road traffic and control
• organization of a road and rail hub
• regulations for passengers
• quality of the service of transport.

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Bodies involved in integration

• Local authorities in Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot
• Local authorities of smaller cities and
  communities around Tricity
• Marshal of Pomorskie voivodeship
• The Tricity Commuter Train Authority (Szybka
  Kolej Miejska w Trójmiescie).

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Steps of integration of public transport in
Tricity

• 1991
• First attempt to establish an association of the
  municipalities of Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot and to
  set up a local public transport provider securing
  an integrated service in the area covered by the
  minicipalities.
• Because of a political barrier (strong union
  opposition in one company) only Gdynia and five
  neighbouring municipalities was established ZKM
  Gdynia - local scale public transport integrator.

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Steps of integration of public transport in
Tricity

• 1996
• The second attempt was made by municipalities in
  Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot and SKM. They prepared
  feasibility study, in which e-ticket was
  identified as a tool to integrate fares and
  tickets of the local and regional transport
  services.
• There was no agreement from trade union.

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Steps of integration of public transport in
Tricity

• 2000
• Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot and Wejherowo and SKM
  organised the tender for finding an operator for
  e-ticets system.
• The project was temporarily abandoned because of
  fiscal differences between local public transport
  and SKM.

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Steps of integration of public transport in
Tricity

• 2003
• New initiative to integrate the local public
  transport and SKM was taken by president of
  region (Marshal) and the mayors of the
  municipalities.
• The expert company (Arthur Andersens) said that
  the new Transport Association should provide all
  transport services in the Gdank conurbation
  (including SKM). But because of fiscal problem it
  was not possible to integrate the fare and ticket
  systems (including SKM) by electronic card.
• New opition - practical integration should based
  on paper ticket, as superstructure over the
  systems of ZKM Gdansk, ZKM Gdynia, MZK Wejherowo
  and SKM.

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Steps of integration of public transport in
Tricity

• 2007
• Second attempt of Marshal of Pomorskie
  voivodeship and final Metropolitalny Zwiazek
  Komunikacyjny Zatoki Gdanskiej (Metropolitan
  Transport Association of Gdansk Bay) the
  organizator of public transport was formed as an
  organizer public transport in the whole Gdansk
  agglomeration.

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Metropolitan Transport Association of Gdansk Bay
Gdansk Gdynia Kolbudy Kosakowo Luzino Pruszcz
Gdanski Pruszcz Gdanski- Gmina Reda Rumia Sopot We
jherowo Wejherowo-Gmina Zukowo
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The main tasks of Metropolitan Transport
Association of Gdansk Bay- I step

• Introducing a paper ticket, as superstructure
  over the systems of ZTM Gdansk, ZKM Gdynia, MZK
  Wejherowo and SKM as a tool to integrate fares
  and tickets of the local and regional transport
  services.
• Preparing tenders for contracting the operators
  companies.

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The main tasks of Metropolitan Transport
Association of Gdansk Bay- II step

• making decision of the tariffs
• tickets distribution for urban public transport
• tickets control
• marketing research of urban transport
• promotion of public transport
• information about the urban transport for
  passengers.
• contracting the operators companies
• adjustment of road traffic and control of
  quantity and quality of urban transport
• working out timetables
• carry on stops services
• calculate the range of subsidy.

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• We have first step now.
• Agglomerations paper tickets and e-tickets, as
  superstructure over the systems of ZTM Gdansk,
  ZKM Gdynia, MZK Wejherowo and SKM are introduced.

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eBilet MZKZG
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ZKM Gdynia - local scale public transport
integrator

• ZKM Gdynia - local scale public transport
  integrator has been operated for fifteen years.
• ZKM Gdynia organizes urban transport in 7 cities
  and communities.
• ZKM Gdynia engages 8 operators, 3 municipal
  companies and 5 private companies.

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The structure of urban public transport in Gdynia
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The range of urban public transport in Gdynia

• In the year 2007 the volume of services achieved
  19,245 milions vehiclekilometers in which 74
  were buses vkm and 26 were trolleybuses vkm.

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The modal split in Gdynia

• in 2002
• public transport 55
• private cars 45
• in 2006
• public transport 52
• private cars 48

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The results of introducing competition into
Gdynias urban transport system

• percentage of default carriages dropped from
  6  in 1992 to less than 0.03 in 2007
• percentage of buses and trolleybuses leaving
  stops before the scheduled time dropped from over
  8 in 1992 to 2 in 2007.

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The rating of quality of urban transport in
Gdynia

• General rating of quality of the services (scale
  2-5) in 2006 was 4,18. It grew by almost 20 from
  1994.
• Year Grade
• 1994 3,39
• 1996 3,86
• 1998 3,88
• 2000 4,01
• 2002 4,05
• 2006 4,18

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The passengers postulates in Gdynia

• The passengers postulates, beginning with the
  most important ones in Gdynias urban transport
  in 2006, were
• Direct connection
• Availability
• Punctuality
• Frequency
• Low cost
• Comfort.

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e-ticket in Gdynia
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