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.
| Trafiku Urban | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Trafiku Urban logo | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Municipality of Pristina | ||
| Locale |  Pristina, Kosovo | ||
| Transit type | Bus | ||
| Number of lines | 15 | ||
| Number of stations | 233[1] | ||
| Daily ridership | 1.8 mln/month | ||
| Website | trafikurban-pr | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation |
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| Operator(s) | Municipality of Pristina | ||
| Number of vehicles | 96 | ||
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History
editTrafiku 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
edit| 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 | Matiçan | Kodrën 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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ ANALIZA DHE MODELIMI I TRANSPORTIT PUBLIK NË QYTETIN E PRISHTINËS” Mentori: Kandidati: Prof. Dr. Sc. Shaban BUZA BSc. Ermal BEDRI SYLEJMANI
- ^ "EBRD: Pristina Urban Transport Project". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Trafiku Urban, historik". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "SeeNews: Kosovo's Pristina opens urban mobility planning tender – EBRD". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Analiza e transportit publik në qytetin e Prishtinës. Ermal Sylejmani 2016
- ^ "KANË FILLUAR PUNËT NË HARTIMIN E PLANIT TË QËNDRUESHËM TË MOBILITETIT PËR PRISHTINËN. Prishtina Online, 2017". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.