Trafiku Urban Explained

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Trafiku Urban
Lines:15
Stations:233[1]
Ridership:1.8 mln/month
Owner:Municipality of Pristina
Operator:Municipality of Pristina
Vehicles:96

Trafiku Urban (TU) is the public transport company owned by the Municipality of Pristina.[2] It operates with 15 lines in the urban area. Lines are operated through a public-private partnership. In 2016 the Municipality of Pristina purchased 51 new buses for the city, produced by Iveco, in an attempt to modernize the fleet.

History

Trafiku Urban was established on 1 April 1976 by the Municipality of Pristina as a public company.[3] It was developed in the year of rapid development of the city, when new neighborhoods emerged, and an influx of new residents arrived in the city. The buses from 1976 were present until 1999, when some of the lines were privatized. In 2016 the Municipality of Pristina signed a deal with EBRD to buy new buses for the first time since 1976. As part of the deal, a new Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan was commissioned. As of 2018, 51 new buses operate in 15 lines of the urban transport system, with the plan to reorganize into 20 lines by 2019.[4]

The current 15 lines of bus transportation in the city carry approximate 21,600,000 travelers per year.[5] The number is expected to grow through the development by the new Urban Mobility Plan for the city.[6] The measures taken to reduce car usage in the city is considered to have a good impact on bus usage for the city residents, potentially increasing the number of users of the transport system.

Urban bus lines

Bus line Start End
1 Technical Faculty Fushë Kosovë
1A Central Bus Station Pristina International Airport
2 Technical Faculty Kastriot
3 Bregu i Diellit Bardhosh
3A MatiçanKodrën e Trimave
3B Hospital District Bardhosh
4 matiqan Germia
5 Bregu i Diellit Sofali
6 Arbëria Street Malush Kosovo
6A Arbëria VIVA Market (in front of ETC)
7 Kolovica 7 March (Emshir)
7A Street Xhavit Ahmeti Rrethi i Madh
7C Kalabria Kalabria
8 Pristina Butofc Center Hospital
9 Matiçan Germia Park
10 Hajvalia Around Pristina

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.slideshare.net/ErmalSylejmani/publik-transport-prishtina?from_action=save ANALIZA DHE MODELIMI I TRANSPORTIT PUBLIK NË QYTETIN E PRISHTINËS” Mentori: Kandidati: Prof. Dr. Sc. Shaban BUZA BSc. Ermal BEDRI SYLEJMANI
  2. Web site: EBRD: Pristina Urban Transport Project . 15 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915193749/https://www.ebrd.com/cs/Satellite?c=Content&cid=1395243045421&d=Mobile&pagename=EBRD%2FContent%2FContentLayout . 15 September 2018 . live .
  3. Web site: Trafiku Urban, historik . 15 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155200/http://trafikurban-pr.com/shq/historic-shq.html . 15 September 2018 . live .
  4. Web site: SeeNews: Kosovo's Pristina opens urban mobility planning tender – EBRD . 15 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915192156/https://seenews.com/news/kosovos-pristina-opens-urban-mobility-planning-tender-ebrd-475637 . 15 September 2018 . live .
  5. https://www.slideshare.net/ErmalSylejmani/publik-transport-prishtina Analiza e transportit publik në qytetin e Prishtinës. Ermal Sylejmani 2016
  6. Web site: KANË FILLUAR PUNËT NË HARTIMIN E PLANIT TË QËNDRUESHËM TË MOBILITETIT PËR PRISHTINËN. Prishtina Online, 2017 . 15 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155256/http://prishtinaonline.com/lajmet/1184/kan-filluar-punt-n-hartimin-e-planit-t-qndrueshm-t-mobilitetit-pr-prishtinn . 15 September 2018 . live .