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Introducing Budapest Transport Association (BTA)

Introducing Budapest Transport Association (BTA). Kéthelyi, József managing director Budapest Transport Association. Affected in the BTA. 15,000 km 2 3,5 million people Budapest : 525 km 2 , 1 . 8 86.000 inhabitants 7 public transport provider 188 settlements. Territory of the BTA.

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Introducing Budapest Transport Association (BTA)

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  1. Introducing Budapest Transport Association (BTA) Kéthelyi, József managing director Budapest Transport Association

  2. Affected in the BTA • 15,000 km2 • 3,5 million people • Budapest: 525 km2, 1.886.000 inhabitants • 7 public transport provider • 188 settlements

  3. Territory of the BTA

  4. Problems in metropolitan areas • Suburbanization, more people live in suburban areas • Motorization • Growing need of mobility • Traffic jams • Environmental problems

  5. Modal split in the Budapest region • Population of Budapest decreases • Population in the suburbia increases • In the 90’s the number of the passengers to Budapest increased by 50% • Daily passengers from suburbs: 563.000 passenger/day/direction

  6. Modal Split in the Budapest area 71% 29% 60 40% Within Budapest Across the administrative border Public transport Individual transport

  7. BTA • Cooperation of competent authorities and service providers • Competent authorities: • Ministry of Economics and Transport • Local government • Main service providers • BKV (Local PT operator) • MÁV (State Railway company) • Volánbusz (regional bus company)

  8. Organization of BTA Established in Sept. 2005 Public company 8 employees Financing: 50% State (Ministry) 50% Budapest (Municipality) 8

  9. Introduction of Budapest Combined Passes (Step 1) • Started in 01.09. 2005 • Since01.01.2006 introduction of annual Passes • Budapest Combined Passes valid on services of BKV, MÁV and VOLÁNBUSZ within the administrative boundary of Budapest • For commuters may be shorten the regional passes and tickets • Fare level reduction for passengers • Revenue loss for regional operators • Compensation paying obligation for competent authorities

  10. More affordable…Budapest Combined Passes Price: normal BKV tariff + 10 per cent • Monthly Pass • Full price • Discount price (student, senior) • 30-day Pass • Full price • Discount price (student, senior) • 14-day Pass • Full price

  11. Budapest Combined Passes montly sales

  12. Tasks of BTA public co. • Operation of BTA step 1 • Statistic of Budapest Combined tickets • Traffic survey • Marketing • Review of contract of the service providers • Compensation calculation • Phone call information and dealing with complains • Coordination between operators • Harmonisation of timetable and increase of level of service at connections • Preparation of next steps of BTA • R&D activities and analysis • Preparation of infrastructure developments aiming cooperation of operators • Elaborating integrated tariff system (level and structure) • proving BTA interest at external developments

  13. Further development of BTA • Step II until 2010 • Development of Tariff integration • Based on ‘Elektra Budapest’ project of BKV and the Hungarian national chipcard standard framework ‘ELEKTRA Hungaria’ • Step III from 2010 • Development of real transport association • With facilities development already now! • Suburban rail development in Érd (NDP I) • Budapest suburban rail development (NDP II) • Rapid Rail (S-bahn) feasibility study • Numbering system for regional busses • Bus loop for connecting bus services • and P+R at rail stationsin Budapest

  14. Thank you for your attention! http://www.bksz.hu info@bksz.hu

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