TA/ TSO Focus

Profile of a transport authority/ service operator, covering its history, current status, and future plans

• Renfe, Spain: Operations, performance and projects

  May 1, 2013
  Renfe (Spanish National Railways Network) is the state-owned passenger and freight rail transport operator overseen by the Spanish Ministry of Development.

• Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company: Increasing operations

  April 1, 2013
  Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company (TUSROC) is a special purpose company that acts as a public transport operator in Tehran, the largest city in West Asia...

• FirstGroup plc: Delivering bus and rail services in North America and the UK

  March 1, 2013
  FirstGroup plc is a publicly owned transport operator, which provides bus and rail services in two continents. In North America, the company has the biggest network of...

• Prasarana, Malaysia: Undergoing massive corporate restructuring

  February 1, 2013
  In January 2013, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana), the government-owned public transport company in Malaysia, began a massive corporate restructuring exercise.

• PRASA, South Africa: Progressive in thought and action

  January 1, 2013
  The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is a state-owned enterprise responsible for most passenger rail services in the country. It manages the operations, personnel and assets of the South African Rail Commuter Corporation..

• RATP: Continues to grow strong, smart and ambitious

  December 1, 2012
  The Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens, also known as the RATP Group, is a state-owned public transport operator headquartered in Paris, France.

• Korail: An artery of South Korea’s railroad industry

  November 1, 2012
  Korea Railroad Corporation, or Korail, is the national railroad operator in South Korea. Headquartered in Daejeon, Korail operates passenger and freight trains....

• CMSP, São Paulo : Building new transport infrastructure

  October 1, 2012
  The São Paulo metropolitan rail company, Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP), is responsible for the city’s metro rail system and the planned monorail system.

• Helsinki Regional Transport Authority: Regional transport plan

  September 1, 2012
  Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) is responsible for the planning and organisation of public transport services in its member municipalities.....

• Helsinki Regional Transport Authority: BEST winner getting better

  August 1, 2012
  The Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) was established in January 2010 for the planning and organisation of public transport services in the Greater Helsinki region.

• Transperth: Delivering public transport in the Perth metro area

  July 1, 2012
  Transperth is the brand name through which the state government of Western Australia provides public transport services in the Perth metropolitan region.

• Keolis Group: Domestic and international growth prospects

  June 1, 2012
  France-based public transport operator Keolis Group has strengthened its presence over the last year by securing major contracts in France and abroad, as well as by making new...

• Israel Railways: Projects underway and in planning

  May 1, 2012
  Israel's five-year plan for transportation infrastructure involves a budget of about NIS100 billion and includes several rail and road projects.New line construction projects...

• Israel Railways: Revolutionising the country’s rail network

  April 1, 2012
  Israel Railways (IR) is the independent, government-owned company that has operated the country’s railroad services since 2003. Prior to that, it operated as a unit in the Ports and Railways Authority.

• Toronto Transit Commission: Ongoing projects and capex plans

  March 1, 2012
  The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has a series of ongoing initiatives and capital projects to improve transit service. The planned capital investments exceed the current....

• Toronto Transit Commission: Riding the Rocket

  February 1, 2012
  Having launched a series of initiatives and capital projects in 2011 to improve transit service, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) launched an eight-week campaign....

• Transportes Publicos de Maputo (TPM): Ailing performance leads to spilt

  January 1, 2012
  The capital city of Maputo in Mozambique has over 1.7 million inhabitants. Most have a low income, live on the outskirts of the city and are largely dependent on bus transport for their daily activities.

• RapidKL, Malaysia: Public transport operator in the Klang Valley

  December 1, 2011
  Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL) is a government-owned company, formed in 2004 as part of the restructuring of the public transport system in Kuala Lumpur.

• CUTCSA, Uruguay: Bus service operator in Montevideo

  November 1, 2011
  The Collective Transport Company SA Uruguay (CUTCSA) is the largest public transport company in the country in terms of market share (over 60 per cent) and number of vehicle units (over 1,000 units).

• Saudi Railways Organisation: Expanding infrastructure and operations

  October 1, 2011
  The idea of Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) was conceived after World War II, to facilitate the transportation of Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) goods...