Public Transport Volumes in Prague and its Suburbs

Public Transport Volumes in Prague and its Suburbs Blanka Brožová ROPID (Prague Transport Authority) brozova.blanka@ropid.cz 7 June, 2017 Workshop Travel Behaviour - Prague

Introduction Czech Republic = 10 mil. inhabitants Prague = 1,2 mil. inhabitants Prague Transport Region (The City of Prague + ca. 1/3 of Central Bohemia Region) = 1,8 mil. inhabitants 2

Users of the Traffic Systems in Prague (2007) Prague citizens 74% One-day visitors 19% Short-term visitors 4% Long-term visitors 3% total number of persons present on a normal business day in the city in 2007 was estimated to be ca. 1.8 mil., i.e. ca. 50 % more than the number of Prague citizens each of the groups shows different travel behaviour 3

Sources and Destinations of Prague Citizens and Visitors (2007) Intra-city traffic 84% Through traffic 1% Extra-city traffic 15% Prague as a huge city generates mostly intra-city traffic transit traffic of persons is marginal 4

Modal Split in Prague Public Transport (PT) vs. Car Transport (CT) [%] Prague (2015) Munich (2011) Vienna (2014) Budapest (2014) Milan (2013) Krakow (2013) CT 34 59 42 44 39 39 PT 66 41 58 56 61 61 modal split in Prague has not changed much over the last 10 years 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% modal split of all the transportation means (data below) may be influenced by a different methodology of calculation (mostly for walking) CT PT 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% PT CT Walking Cycling Prague (2015) Munich (2011) Modal split [%] Vienna (2014) Budapest (2014) Milan (2013) Krakow (2013) PT 46 23 39 45 57 43 CT 23 33 28 35 37 27 Walking 30 27 26 18 29 Cycling 1 17 7 2 6 1 5

Public Transport in Prague and its Suburbs Prague Integrated Transport (PID) fully integrated transport system in Prague and a part of the Central Bohemia region (metro, railway, trams, urban, suburban and regional buses, ferries and the Petřín funicular) Central Bohemia Integrated Transport (SID) tariff cooperation of regional bus operators in a part of the Central Bohemia region (suburban and regional buses) Other lines railway outside of PID, regional and suburban buses outside of PID and SID, public transport in some towns in Central Bohemia Long-distance transport trains and buses In the near future a unified integrated transport system in Prague and the whole Central Bohemia region should be created, including more of long-distance trains 6

thousands of passengers number of lines Public Transport in Prague and its Suburbs 35 000 30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000 10 000 5 000 Number of bus passengers crossing Prague border per year 0 PID SID 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Number of bus lines crossing Prague border PID SID The Central Bohemian system SID transports only ca. 12 % of what PID transports and its share is getting lower every year 7

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Prague Integrated Transport Mode Passengers / year Metro 456 820 000 Trams 358 284 000 Trams 28,37% Urban buses 372 435 000 Suburban buses 36 855 000 Railway 36 669 000 Metro 36,17% Urban buses 29,49% Funicular 1 480 000 Ferries 402 700 1 262 945 700 Ferries 0,03% Funicular 0,12% Railway 2,90% Suburban buses 2,92% Passenger counting takes place regularly: Metro network ca. every 5 years + counters in stations continuously Tram network ca. every 3 years Bus network divided into 5 sectors each sector ca. every 3 years Trains several times a year 9

thousands of passengers thousands of vehicle kilometers Prague Integrated Transport 1 280 000 PID in Prague no. of passengers and vehicle km 188 000 1 260 000 186 000 1 240 000 1 220 000 1 200 000 1 180 000 1 160 000 1 140 000 1 120 000 184 000 182 000 180 000 178 000 176 000 174 000 172 000 Extension of metro A and integration of new suburban areas 1 100 000 cestující passengers v tis. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 výkony vehiclev km tis. vozokm 170 000 Adoption of the new network passenger numbers are growing New metropolitan network vehicle km saving 10

thousands of passengers thousands of vehicle kilometres Prague Integrated Transport METRO - no. of passengers and vehicle km 470 000 57 000 460 000 55 000 450 000 53 000 440 000 51 000 430 000 49 000 420 000 47 000 410 000 400 000 390 000 45 000 43 000 41 000 Extension of metro A to Motol 380 000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 39 000 cestující passengers v tis. výkony vehiclev km tis. vozokm Influence of floods in June 2013 (some parts of the metro network were out of order) 11

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thousands of passengers thousands of vehicle kilometers Prague Integrated Transport 400 000 TRAMS - no. of passengers and vehicle km 56 000 380 000 54 000 360 000 52 000 340 000 50 000 320 000 48 000 300 000 46 000 280 000 44 000 260 000 42 000 240 000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 40 000 cestující passengers v tis. výkony vehiclev km tis. vozokm Major reinforcement of tangential bus lines 2010 2015 extensive modernization of tram tracks 13

thousands of passengers thousands of vehicle kilometres Prague Integrated Transport 380 000 370 000 BUSES in Prague no. of passengers and vehicle kilometers 84 000 82 000 360 000 350 000 340 000 80 000 78 000 76 000 330 000 320 000 310 000 300 000 290 000 cestující passengers v tis. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 výkony vehiclev km tis. vozokm 74 000 72 000 70 000 68 000 66 000 Growth of tangential connections Floods in June 2013 New metropolitan network Extension of metro A to Motol Integration of new areas in Central Bohemia 14

thousands of passengers thousands of vehicle kilometres Prague Integrated Transport 42 000 40 000 BUSES outside of Prague no. of passengers and vehicle kilometres 23 000 22 000 38 000 36 000 34 000 32 000 30 000 28 000 21 000 20 000 19 000 18 000 17 000 16 000 Integration of new areas in Central Bohemia steep increase in passenger numbers 26 000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 15 000 cestující passengers v tis. výkony vehiclev km tis. vozokm Continuous suburbanization 15

thousands of passengers thousands of train kilometres Prague Integrated Transport 42 000 PID TRAINS in Prague no. of passengers and train kilometres 5 100 38 000 4 900 34 000 30 000 26 000 22 000 18 000 14 000 10 000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 cestující passengers v tis. výkony train km v tis. vlakokm 4 700 4 500 4 300 4 100 3 900 3 700 3 500 A demanding reconstruction of track 011 (affecting also track 231) New railway stops built in Prague (Podbaba, Kačerov) and its suburbs (Hostivice, Rudná) Corridor to Benešov (S9) modernized, direct trains to Milovice and more trains to Úvaly + S7 through Prague New Connection finished expansion of railway transport by more than 30 % 16

Survey among Prague Integrated Transport users Passenger satisfaction survey every 2 years Travel behaviour: how often do you travel, duration of journey Importance of and satisfaction with key aspects: punctuality, tidiness, fares, information, kindness of staff -> Overall satisfaction is growing (91 % in 2015, 87 % in 2013) 17

Survey among Prague Integrated Transport users Average number of changes 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 1.79 1.46 1.26 1.47 1.31 Average travel time (minutes) 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 39 37 33 35 33 75 % are regular users of public transport Number of changes is decreasing Average travel time is decreasing Passengers prefer faster connections with changes to direct but slower connection Faster connection with changes Direct but slower connection 18

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