BILBAO MEETING / 26-27 APRIL 2007

CREDITRANS

The single public transport ticket for Bizkaia

BILBAO MEETING / 26-27 APRIL 2007

SCHEMATIC SUMMARY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR BIZKAIA

Authorities, Means and Operators

6 Transport authorities

Means of transport

- Rail: commuter, regional, underground, tramway.

- Bus: urban, interurban.

- Others: cable cars, lifts, boats, suspension bridge.

Operators: 6 public and 13 private

Notorious effects

Non-unified price zones and structures

Prices and ticket dispersion

Different ticketing systems

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THE CREDITRANS: LEGAL FRAMEWORK, DEFINITION AND SPECIFICATIONS

Legal Framework

Framework price coordination agreement: Basque Government, Regional

Authority of Bizkaia, Bilbao City Hall, CTB.

Endorsement in the respective institutions: Plenary Sessions, Councils, etc.

Contracts by and between CTB and the operators.

CTB as the issuer and manager of the Creditrans.

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THE CREDITRANS: LEGAL FRAMEWORK, DEFINITION AND SPECIFICATIONS

Definition and specifications

Pre-payment card or electronic purse of €5, €10 or €15 (magnetic strip).

Multi-zone and multi-mode. No limitations or restrictions.

Anonymous, not personalised. Different individuals.

Several people together on the same ticket.

Reduced prices: between 30% and 40% off occasional rate.

Bonus for change of transport: 20% off total price of journey.

Long duration: from date of purchase to 31/12 of following year.

Sale: - transport network: automatic, manual, not on vehicle.

- external network: newspaper stands, tobacco shops, ATMs.

Consumption: transport network.

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THE CREDITRANS: LEGAL FRAMEWORK, DEFINITION AND SPECIFICATIONS

Creditrans Network

Urban and interurban buses

Rail (except RENFE)

Others

Total: 14 operators (5 public and 9 private)

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USER PERCEPTION

Large points of sale network.

Freedom of use irrespective of modes, zones, times or days of the week.

Removal of administrative, price and zone barriers, etc.

Pay only for what you use.

Travel alone or in a group using the same ticket.

Can be used by various individuals since it is anonymous.

Long duration to allow consumption.

No loss of small leftover amounts or rights to change transport.

- Bus: several consecutive cards, extra ticket.

- Rail: purchase with leftover amount and change of transport.

exchange: several cards with accumulated leftover amounts into one.

Creditrans as a way of payment for park and ride.

Validate when boarding and alighting.

Sufficient balance required to pay for journey.

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WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE OPERATOR

Awareness of Creditrans and its application criteria.

Ticketing systems with a capacity for:

- Reading and interpreting what others have recorded on the strip.

- Correct processing, applying established rules.

- Storage of information about sales and validations and remission to the CTB.

Creditrans sales agent. Income from sales (operating).

Receive the amount for the validations on their lines (mounthly).

No. users x corresponding price, without the need for surveys or estimated calculations.

Contact with user: exchanges, complaints, etc.

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POINT OF VIEW OF GOVERNMENT

The Creditrans does not require a licence or delegation of competencies.

The Government keeps its capacity as regulator, administrator, inspector, etc.

It also continues to govern and control the offer of services and their associated cost.

Similarly, it maintains its zones and the table of titles and prices.

It regulates the corresponding Creditrans prices. Deficit control.

Establishes certain particular terms and conditions for the use of the Creditrans.

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THE ROLE OF THE CTB (BIZKAIA TRANSPORT CONSORTIUM)

Issuer of the Creditrans title: Tax No.

Managing body of the operation.

Ensures the consistent operation of the ticket on the transport system.

Receives the figures on sales, validations, changes of transport, travellers, etc.

Obtains and pays the monthly settlement to each operator (clearing).

Pays the costs of the services under contract: distribution, storage, cards, etc.

Contact with user: exchanges, complaints, suggestions, faults, operating

errors, etc.

Prepares statistics and rule books. Reports to the various levels of government.

Economically neutral for CTB.

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CREDITRANS OPERATION. EXAMPLES OF VALIDATION

Validation or cancellation

- Collection of the price of the journey and/or accreditation of appropriate title

- Always carried out on the transport network

- Different procedures according to mode and method used

Rail network (validation at station)

- Strict closed-closed system

- Open system

- Mixed system

Metro Bilbao EuskoTren Txorierri

EuskoTran

FevePte. Colgante

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CREDITRANS OPERATION. EXAMPLES OF VALIDATION

Bus network (validation on vehicle)

BILBOBUS BIZKAIBUS

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EVOLUTION OF TRAVELLERS

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

50

9188

8482

72

(millones de viajeros)

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MODAL DISTRIBUTION 2006

Metro Bilbao46%

Tranvía2%

EuskoTren1%

Feve<1%

Otros3%

Bilbobus23%

Bizkaibus25%

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MARKET SHARE 2006

52,50%

69,40%

35,80%

26,90%

75,60%

66,90%

86,70%

41,80%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

MetroBilbao

Tranvía EuskoTrenTxorierri

Feve Bilbobus Bizkaibus EtxebarriBus

PuenteColgante

59.4%

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THE FUTURE. BARIK PROJECT

Creation of new integrated tickets

Aimed at various market segments

With properties and features similar to the Creditrans

Planned tickets

- Gaztetrans

- Aimed at people under the age of 26

- Personalised

- Lower prices than the Creditrans

- The elderly and others

- Aimed at people over the age of 65

- Personalised

- Unifies current ID cards

- Maintains current bonus prices

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THE FUTURE. BARIK PROJECT

- Large family

- Various categories

- Personalised

- Reduced prices

- Temporary tickets

- Monthly

- Monthly young people

Supported on contact-less card, Barik