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Railway lines in South Tyrol
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Südtirol Bahn - Treno Alto Adige: Railway lines in South Tyrol
Over the last few years, the local Transport Office has boosted public transport services, placing the railway network at the heart of its policies, alongside a vast bus network serving the entire province.
South Tyrol's railway network features four main lines:
- PUSTERTAL LINE (Fortezza – San Candido)
- MERANO LINE (Bolzano – Merano)
- BRENNERO LINE (Brennero – Bolzano – Ala)
The local rail network draws upon the concept that inspired the Venosta Valley railway. Having been abandoned for many years, the railway was revamped and re-opened in 2005, and equipped with cutting-edge rolling stock.
In 2008, the Provincial Government of South Tyrol signed a new series of agreements with RFI (Italian Railway Network Authority). As a result of these agreements, the latest rolling stock was purchased for the Pustertal railway, many stations were refurbished, and a significant modernisation effort was carried on many other stations thanks to funding from local government and the South Tyrol Transport Authority (STA).
This project sets out to make trains and buses a true alternative to car use for as many people as possible.
However, this can only occur by offering modern, comfortable, environmentally-friendly public transport, as well as schedules and timetables that are tailored to customers' needs, easy to remember and perfectly integrated with one another.
This is the main idea behind the South Tyrol Schedule project: considerable progress has been made with the project, as it establishes the railway network as the backbone of public transport, offering connections every 60 or 30 minutes along major routes, as well as additional services at peak times.
The entire system is based upon four pillars:
- Services at regular intervals with the new network timetable
- An interesting range of services to all customers with comfortable, latest-generation rolling stock, buses and coaches, attractive stations and stops, clean, safe, reliable, on-time services
- Competitive fares with specific solutions for commuters, schoolchildren and students, senior citizens, groups and , families, occasional travellers
- Easy access and comprehensive services with a vast network of ticket offices, dynamic timetable information systems, a single, easy-to-identify corporate image and a single public transport office
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