TA/ TSO Focus

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

• SOFSE, Argentina: Railway improvement is national priority

  July 1, 2016
  Operadora Ferroviaria Sociedad del Estado (SOFSE) is the government-owned railway company in Argentina. It was created in 2008 by Article 7 of Law No. 26,352 (Rail Reorganization Act) for territorial integration within the multimodal transportation system.

• TransLink, Vancouver: Making good better

  June 1, 2016
  TransLink is the regional transportation authority of Metro Vancouver in Canada. It was created in 1999 and is officially recognised as the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority.

• DB's restructuring and digitalisation: Aligning plans with performance

  May 1, 2016
  In 2015, despite reporting record turnovers, Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) posted losses for the first time since 2003.

• Dubai RTA: Capital budget of AED3.69 billion allocated for FY2017

  April 1, 2016
  In the last decade, the Dubai Roads and Transport Agency (RTA) has undertaken several initiatives to increase the share of public transport in the Emirate of Dubai.

• Seattle's Sound Transit: Expanding the LRT network

  March 1, 2016
  Sound Transit or the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority is a regional transit system serving the Greater Seattle area since 1999. Box 1 provides a background on Seattle.

• Transport for New South Wales: Enhancing infrastructure and service in Sydney

  February 1, 2016
  Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) was formally established on November 1, 2011, to co-ordinate, allocate funds, and draw up policy and planning and for other non-service delivery functions of the transport system.

• Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), Mexico: Focus on improving the metro system

  January 1, 2016
  Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) is a public agency responsible for the construction and operation of the Mexico City Metro.

• NJ Transit: Continued efforts to enhance and expand service

  December 1, 2015
  NJ Transit is the third largest provider of bus, rail, and light-rail transit (LRT) services in the United States.It transports passengers in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia.

• Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM): Enhancing and expanding the Metrolink system

  November 1, 2015
  Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is responsible for developing tram and ticketing infrastructure as well as drafting fare policies. It owns the Metrolink tramway and is currently involved in a GBP1.4-billion expansion and improvement programme to improve public transport service in Greater Manchester.

• Secretaría del Metro de Panamá: Expanding system to meet demand

  October 1, 2015
  Secretaría del Metro de Panamá (SMP) is a fully state-owned corporation responsible for the development of the Panama Metro system. The corporation is in charge of planning, promotion, management, regulation, co-ordination, monitoring as well as providing infrastructure and equipment.

• Singapore Land Transport Authority: Preparing to meet demand growth

  September 1, 2015
  The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore is a statutory body under the Ministry of Transport that spearheads planning, operations, and maintenance of surface transport infrastructure and systems in Singapore.

• Jernbaneverket, Norway: Undertaking railway network upgrade

  August 1, 2015
  Jernbaneverket (JBV, Norwegian National Rail Administration) operates, maintains and develops the Norwegian railway network infrastructure.

• Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO): Expanding infrastructure and operations

  July 1, 2015
  Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) was conceived of after World War II, to facilitate the transportation of Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) goods from the Persian Gulf ports to warehouses in Dhahran. Construction started in October 1947 and the first line was inaugurated in October 1951.

• Metro de Santiago, Chile: Current performance and capital projects

  June 1, 2015
  State-owned Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA (Metro SA) operates Transantiago, the public transport system of Santiago.

• Metropolitan Council, US: Serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area

  May 1, 2015
  The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) is the regional policy-making body and planning agency for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, also known as the Twin Cities metropolitan region.

• Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation: Ranked among the best globally

  April 1, 2015
  The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) is the operator of the Taipei Metro (more commonly known as the MRT). It serves Taipei, the capital city and the largest metropolitan of Taiwan, with an urban population of 8.4 million as of March 2013.

• Abuja Mass Transit Company: Initiatives to expand fleet and improve service

  March 1, 2015
  Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company Limited (AUMTCO) was established in 1984 by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) (erstwhile Ministry of Federal Capital Territory).

• İstanbul Ulaşım A.S., Turkey: Current operations and future plans

  February 1, 2015
  İstanbul Ulaşım A.S. is wholly-owned by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. It operates the tramway, metro rail, light-rail transit (LRT), funicular and aerial cable cars in Istanbul.

• OC Transpo, Canada: Sustainable mobility in Ottawa

  January 1, 2015
  OC Transpo provides public transit service in Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. It serves an area of about 466 square km and a population of 842,410. The number of employees as on December 31, 2012, was 2,804.

• Lahore Transport Company: Current operations and future plans

  December 1, 2014
  Lahore Transport Company (LTC) is a wholly-owned company of Government of Punjab (Pakistan).LTC was established in June 2009 and is responsible for evaluating and reviewing existing bus routes, proposing new routes, monitoring bus operations and planning other measures to improve public transport, excluding a rail transit in the city of Lahore.