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      Another step towards ticket price cuts in Szczecin

      Marta Kufel

      Marta Kufel

      Another step towards ticket price cuts in Szczecin

      Szczecin has made another step towards cutting public transport ticket price. As most major Polish cities are planning to bump prices, Szczecin is going to reduce them, including season tickets

      This fare “revolution” is about to happen in spring next year as the amended-resolution draft has just been put forward to the City Council.

      “The All Regular Lines season ticket has sparked the most controversy so far,” said Hanna Pieczyńska, the spokesperson for Szczecin's Roads and Public Transport Authority. “The new price under the amended-resolution draft will be PLN 80.”

       

      TICKET TYPES

      Regular

      Discount

      Named tickets for regular day lines

      PLN 60.00

      PLN 30.00

      Named citywide tickets for day and night lines excluding tourist lines

      PLN 80.00

      PLN 40.00

      Named tickets for one fast line

      PLN 80.00

      PLN 40.00

      Named citywide tickets for all lines excluding tourist lines

      PLN 140.00

      PLN 70.00

      Bearer citywide tickets for all lines excluding tourist lines

      PLN 150.00

       

       

      Public transport is one of the critical components of each city’s organism. And a sustainable transport policy is the key driver of urban development. Szczecin set this development process in motion already several years ago. It is yet to reach the climax, with extensive discussions being in progress and resulting in planned changes to paid parking zones and associated decisions.

      As the authorities of most major cities in Poland look for savings amidst the pandemic, Szczecin has decided to adopt an altogether different strategy. 

      By reducing season-ticket fares, the City aims to encourage residents to use public transport. This is all part of a concerted effort encompassing both sustainable transport and parking policies. The plans are long-term and will follow a clear path.

      Sustainable transport has been a priority for Szczecin, as demonstrated by the city's extensive investments in public transport in recent years.

      The launch the Szczecin Fast Tram and plans to extend its network, as well as the tram depot modernisation, the construction of the Turkusowa terminus, the reoconstruction of Szafera Street, Szarych Szeregów Square and Wyszyńskiego Street, and, most importantly, the commencement of the Metropolitan Szczecin Rail System development show that the city is going in a clear direction.

      Szczecin has set in motion a transport revolution, and it is already having an impact. It is worth reminding that the objective for the Fast City Rail alone is to remodel or upgrade rail lines with a total length of 23.75 km, build integrated termini and stops with P&R and B&R facilities (elevators, wheelchair ramps), as well as to install transport integration systems, including passenger information boards, ticket machines and ticket validators. This is one of the largest public transport projects in Europe.

      Another examples of public transport changes in Szczecin include additional bus and tram lines, and adjustments to route maps. Public transport vehicles now cover over 2 million kilometres more than only eight years ago. Also, more than 20 new lines and almost 200 stops have been added. And transport on demand has proven to be a nationally unprecedented innovation.

      And all these changes have had no financial impact on passengers, with ticket prices remaining the same since 2012 despite inflation and growing public transport expenditures. If ticket prices were to keep up with those of basic commodities, the increase would be clear.

      It is difficult to analyse public transport fares in major agglomerations due to area- population- and zoning-specific differences. Nevertheless, the numbers speak for themselves, with Szczecin being at the top of the ranking:

       

      City

      (last price increase year)

      Monthly / 30-day ticket

      One line

      Monthly / 30-day ticket

      All lines

      Szczecin

      (2012)

      PLN 60

      PLN 100

      Gdańsk

      (2012, 2020)

      -

      PLN 88 

      (only within city limits)

      Kraków

      (2018, 2019 )

       

      PLN 106/158 

      (depending on the zone)

      Lublin

      (2012, 2017)

      PLN 87/128 

      (depending on the zone)

      PLN 119/172 

      (depending on the zone)

      Łódź

      (2013, 2017)

      PLN 86

      PLN 96

      Poznań

      (2014, 2019, 2020)

       

      PLN 133/272.64 

      (depending on the zone)

      Warsaw

      (2014, 2017)

       

      PLN 110/180 

      (depending on the zone)

      Wrocław

      (2018, 2021)

       

      PLN 110

       

      On 01 April 2021 Szczecin will get even more ahead of the game –  as most major Polish cities are already announcing price bumps, Szczecin’s tickets will get cheaper. Reductions will range from 10 to 25 percent for season, 24-hour and multi-day tickets.

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