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Local public transport in Poznań
Public transport in the city of Poznań is organized by Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego (ZTM) - Urban Transport Authority. ZTM is responsible for determining the communication lines, location of stops, distribution of tickets, ticket inspection and promotion. Network managed by ZTM is limited to the area of Poznań city, with a few lines exceeding city boundaries. Services for ZTM provide 4 operators, including the biggest - MPK w Poznaniu Sp. z o. o. (Urban Transport Company in Poznań). ZTM tickets are valid only on the lines managed by ZTM. Other bus lines, as well as railway services, do not belong to the transport system managed by ZTM and require separate tickets. The public transport system in Poznań consists of tram and bus network. |
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Bus networkBus fleet consists of over 300 vehicles and is one of the most modern in Poland. All vehicles are low-floored, many are air-conditioned and monitored. There is 50 normal bus lines (numbered 46-98), 2 express bus lines (A, L), 6 suburban lines (numbered 527, 602, 603, 651, 718 and 719) and 21 night bus lines (numbered 231-252). Tram networkTram network plays an important role in the public transport system. The city policy assumes that the city center is operated only by trams. Car access to certain streets is restricted. There is 19 normal tram lines (numbered 1-26) and one night tram line (N21). |
How to use public transport in Poznań?
Poznań's public transport with its network, timetables and tariff is unique in Poland. Trams are the core of the system - most of lines have a frequency of 10 minutes. Bus lines play a complementary role to the tram network. This solution encourage passengers to transfers, offering them, instead of low frequency direct connections, high frequency connections with transfers. Thus the network is less extensive and complicated to passengers.
Short-term and long-term tickets enable unlimited transfers, but what about occasional travels? Poznań was the first Polish city which introduced time tickets. They are essential in the system, because time ticket's holder after validating it, is able to travel all the time specified on the ticket, using different bus or tram lines within the ZTM network. Single-ride tickets are valid only in the vehicle they were validated at. Because of the transfer-based system, time tickets are relatively cheaper than single-ride tickets.
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Before getting on board, you have to buy a ticket. Tickets are sold in kiosks, shops, supermarkets and ZTM Customer Service Points. There are also 40 ticket machines located in main stops. There are 5 types of tickets: Ticked prices are determined by the type of the ticked and tariff zone, where ticket is valid. There are 3 tariff zones. |
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After boarding passengers are obligated to validate their tickets in the validating machine, immediately after vehicle starts running (does not apply to long-time tickets on ticket cards). The ticket is valid for a specified time. After exceeding that time passengers must validate another ticket. |
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