TUVISA

Transportes Urbanos de Vitoria
A bus of the company in 2007
Founded1967[1]
LocaleVitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain
Service typebus service
Routes15
Fleet97[2]
Annual ridership16.2 million (2019)[3]
Websitewww.vitoria-gasteiz.org/tuvisa

TUVISA (Spanish pronunciation: [tuˈβisa]; short for Transportes Urbanos de Vitoria, S.A.) is the municipal company responsible for urban transport in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the north of Spain.[4] As of March 2022, the company operates 97 buses.[2]

History

On 30 October 2009, the whole network was reorganized, resulting in a lower number of lines operating with shorter headways.[5] The reorganization of the network was suggested by the Plan de Movilidad Sostenible, 'Sustainable Mobility Plan', aimed at improving traffic and mobility in the city.[citation needed] In October 2010, some changes to the network were made,[which?] with additional changes in September 2012 and February 2013.[citation needed] A tenth line was added to the network in 2015.[6]

Routes

  • L1 Circular
  • BEI
  • L3 Betoño-Zumaquera
  • L4 Lakua-Mariturri
  • L5 Salburua-Elejalde
    • L5a Salburua-Elejalde-Astegieta
    • L5b Salburua-Elejalde-Jundiz (Ariñez)
    • L5c Salburua-Elejalde-Jundiz itv
  • L6 Zabalgana-Arkaiate
  • L7 Borinbizkarra-Salburua
  • L8 Unibertsitatea
  • L9 Gamarra-Zumaquera
  • L10 Aldaia-Larrein

Night routes

These lines, known as Gautxori, operate in Friday and Saturday nights.[7]

  • G1 Lakua-Abetxuko
  • G2 Adurtza-Salburua
  • G3 Armentia-Zabalgana
  • G4 Sansomendi-Lakua
  • G6 Salburua-Aranbizkarra

See also

References

  1. ^ Rioja Andueza, Iker (8 May 2021). "La historia olvidada del antiguo y lujoso hotel Quintanilla de Vitoria, que tuvo servicio de ómnibus en el siglo XIX". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b del Campo, José Luis (30 March 2022). "La flota de Tuvisa tiene 11,2 años de antigüedad media". Noticias de Álava (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ "TUVISA supera todos sus récords con más de 16 millones de personas viajeras en 2019". Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz (in Spanish). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ "TUVISA. Autobuses urbanos". Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ Cueto, Iosu (26 November 2009). "Los urbanos, como un reloj". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ "La línea 10 de Tuvisa aguarda su puesta en marcha". Gasteiz Hoy (in Spanish). 12 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ^ Gatón, Natxo (15 February 2022). "El Gautxori vuelve a Vitoria-Gasteiz: líneas y horarios". Gasteiz Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2022.