Bratislava Integrated Transport (BID)
Bratislava Integrated Transport (Bratislavská integrovaná doprava) is planned transportation system linking trains, suburban buses and intra-city transportation. All these modes should accept same tickets (based on zone validity) and also should be more connected (for example, suburban buses would wait few minutes for delayed trains so passengers can change). One of ideas is to move people from buses to trains by providing better connecting buses to trains, but BID also aims to get people from cars and lower congestion. Project is heavy delayed after failing to launch in March 2008, in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
At this moment, several project are or were running as testing phase of BID:
- Passengers with travelcards for 30 or more days can pay surcharge of 1,66 EUR per month (0,83 EUR for passengers with discounted tickets) which allows them to ride trains within city borders of Bratislava without any limits. In addition, these customers can use suburban buses operated by Slovak Lines Regio between stops Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské nivy (central bus station), Bratislava, Záhorská Bystrica, Krče and all intermediate stops.
- Route 630 to Chorvátsky Grob is example of typical BID line: It has number, share fares with intra-city transportation (although in slightly different way than in final project of BID) and doesn't run to city centre, but only to first large terminal in Bratislava where changes to other modes of transportation (trams and buses) are available. In addition, it terminates next to large shopping center. These services are donated by Chorvátsky Grob.
- In past, train service were running between Bratislava-Predmestie and Bratislava-Východné stations. Trains had line number 155 and accepted all intra-city transportation tickets. Service was originally launched at 8 September 2006 as replacement for buses due to renovation of railway crossing. It was partly donated by ŽSR (Železnice Slovenskej republiky, owner of infrastructure) by not charging ZSSK (train operator) for using railway and stations as compensation for blocking buses from operation between Vychodne and trams Raca. All other expenses were covered by DPB which also kept whole fare incomes. After completion of works and reintroducing buses between Vychodne and Raca, service continued to operate (without donation from ŽSR), however they were reduced to peak times. While these trains were popular, service was terminated and restored few times due to financing issues. Route does not operate since 2 April 2007, but boroughs of Raca, Vajnory still demands its restoration. There are also proposals to extend line to city center, while Vrakuňa borough demanded extension to station Podunajské Biskupice. These plans are unlikely to be applied in near future due to high charge for using railways, which is one of highest in Europe.
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