Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Warszawie


Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Warszawie is a local authority controlled body managing all means of public transport in Warsaw. The public transport companies running the lines governed by the ZTM are:
It also carries out tasks related to the implementation, management and operation of the Warsaw Public Bicycle system.
In addition to the above, ZTM contracts out some of the bus services to private companies. These include PKS Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Arriva Bus Poland, Europa Express City, Mobilis, KM Łomianki and ITS Michalczewski.
ZTM operates an integrated ticketing system based on proof-of-payment and a variety of single-use, time-limited, and long-term ticket types valid across tram, bus, rail, and metro lines.
It is member of the European Metropolitan Transport Authorities and the International Association of Public Transport.

Operations

Warsaw Metro

ZTM operates Warsaw Metro, an urban rapid transit rail system, service is provided by 30 carriages. Metro Warszawskie now comprises two lines with 27 stations and a total length of 29 kilometers.

Trams

company, managed by ZTM, operates a tram network comprising 27 tram lines measuring 138 kilometers in length. Tram service is provided by 584 carriages, of which 63% are modern low floor carriages. The routes are currently undergoing further expansion.

City Rail

provides local services in the Warsaw metropolitan area, on already existing railway routes managed by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe.
The carrier operating the SKM lines is Szybka Kolej Miejska Sp. z o.o.
The company was originally incorporated as a joint venture between the City of Warsaw with 50% shares and the companies Metro Warszawskie Sp. z o.o. with 49% shares and Tramwaje Warszawskie Sp. z. o.o. with 1% shares, both owned entirely by the city and responsible respectively for the Metro and Tram system.
Rail transport is the fastest means of transportation in the agglomeration, reaching a commercial speed of around 40 km/h.

Buses

is divided between several companies, including Miejskie Zakłady Autobusowe, Europa Express City, Mobilis, PKS Grodzisk Mazowiecki and Arriva Bus Transport Polska. Only MZA and KM Łomianki are owned by the City.

Veturilo

was launched in 2012. The system currently offers over 3 thousand bicycles in 204 rental stations. In 2015, the system was used by 375 thousand users.

Fares

Warsaw area is split into two zones. Zone A is the central part of the city. Ticket fares have a slight price difference between these zones. For instance, in January 2018, a one-day ticket for zone A was priced at 15 zł, a zone A+B one-day travel ticket was 26 zł, single 20-min ticket priced at 3,40 zł, 75-min at 4,40 and 90-min at 7 zł.
There is one ticket tariff for every mode of transportation. Tickets can be purchased at ticket machines all over the city.
Ticket machines are available in Polish, English, German, Russian and Ukrainian languages.

Chief executive officers

FromToNameRef.
19921999Kazimierz Kulig
19992000Bogdan Bator
20002003Przemysław Prądzyński
20032006Robert Czapla
20062013Leszek Ruta
20132013Andrzej Franków
2013Wiesław Witek