TA/ TSO Focus

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

• Trensurb, Brazil: Providing public transport in Porto Alegre

  November 1, 2014
  Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A, also known as Trensurb, is the operator of the Porto Alegre metro system in the Brazilian state Rio Grande do Sul. The company was established in 1980 to construct and operate the commuter rail line on the north axis of the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre (MAP) and connect the cities of Porto Alegre, Canoas, Esteio, Sapucaia do Sul, São Leopoldo, and Novo Hamburgo.

• Transport for Edinburgh: New company to integrate services

  October 1, 2014
  Transport for Edinburgh is the new company created to integrate the public bus operator, Lothian Buses, with the tram operator, Edinburgh Trams, to deliver unified public transport services and ticketing for the city of Edinburgh.

• MTC, San Francisco: Planning and financing key initiatives

  September 1, 2014
  The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, co-ordinating and financing agency for the San Francisco Bay Area.

• KPTC: Providing public transport in Kuwait

  August 1, 2014
  The Kuwait Public Transport Company (KPTC) commenced service in 1962 to provide public transport services. It has a team of 3,529 persons and serves more than 70 million passengers annually.

• East Japan Railway Company: Focus on safety, service quality and technological innovation

  July 1, 2014
  The East Japan Railway Company (JR East) was established 27 years ago following the reform and privatisation of the Japanese National Railways (JNR).

• EPMMOP: Managing mobility and infrastructure projects in Quito

  June 1, 2014
  The Metropolitan Public Enterprise Mobility and Public Works (EPMMOP), Quito, was formed in 1994 by merging the Municipality of Quito and Public Works (which was responsible for running the public works in the city) with Metropolitan Enterprise Services and Transportation Management (EMSAT).

• SAPTCO: Providing essential public service in Saudi Arabia

  May 1, 2014
  In May 2014, the Saudi Arabia Public Transport Company (SAPTCO), in a joint venture with France-based Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens Développement (RATP Dev), secured the USD2.09-billion contract to procure buses as well as operate and maintain a new bus network in Riyadh for a period of 10 years.

• BMTC, India: Recording several firsts

  April 1, 2014
  The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), formed in 1997, is a government agency that operates the public transport bus service in the Indian city of Bengaluru, serving urban, suburban and rural areas.

• WMATA, US: Strategic plan and budget 2014-15

  March 1, 2014
  The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), also known as ‘Metro', operates the Metrorail, Metrobus, as well as the MetroAccess para-transit service.

• WMATA, US: Operational and financial performance

  February 1, 2014
  The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), commonly referred to as ‘Metro', is a tri-jurisdictional government agency that provides transit service in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

• SBB, Switzerland:Operations, performance and projects

  January 1, 2014
  More people in Switzerland travel in trains than in any other country in the world. On an average, a Swiss resident travels about 2,000 km by rail every year, and a third of the citizens hold travel passes for regular public transport use.

• BC Transit: Capital programme and projects

  December 1, 2013
  Over the next five years, 45 per cent of the BC Transit fleet would have met end of useful life and require replacement. Further, additional buses, interchanges, park-and-ride facilities, and maintenance depots are required for service expansion.

• BC Transit: Striving and succeeding

  November 1, 2013
  BC Transit is the provincial Crown agency charged with co-ordinating the delivery of public transportation across British Columbia (BC) with the exception of those areas serviced by TransLink (Metro Vancouver).

• Guangshen Railway Company, China: Opportunity meets performance

  October 1, 2013
  Trains are the most popular mode of transportation between Shenzhen and Guangzhou, both located in Guangdong Province at a distance of about 100 km.

• TrainOSE, Greece: Privatisation on the anvil [free access]

  September 1, 2013
  TrainOSE is the state-owned rail operator in Greece. The company operates all rail services in the country except the Athens Metro system. It was established in 2005...

• MBTA CIP FY14-FY18: Planned capital investments for 2014-18

  August 1, 2013
  In April 2013, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) released its capital investment programme (CIP) for 2014-18, which allocates an investment of...

• MBTA: Structure, operations and financial performance

  July 1, 2013
  The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), commonly referred to as ‘The T', is the public transport operator of Greater Boston, Massachusetts.

• CBTU, Brazil: Preparing for 2014 FIFA World Cup

  June 1, 2013
  The Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU), headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, was established in 1984 to plan, study, design, build and deploy passenger rail systems ...

• 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...