In connection with the coronavirus pandemic, the Public Transport Authority in Krakow introduces a change regarding fees for parking cars in park & ride parking lots. From April 1, the parking fee can only be made by a payment card or by making a contactless payment using, for example, a phone or a watch with the NFC function.
The change is dictated by the developing pandemic, and the limitation of coin payments minimizes the possibility of getting infected through contact with the vending machine
The entitlements of the Krakow Card allows you to purchase season tickets at a lower price. Persons registered in Krakow or paying taxes here from February 1 can also use the new type of semi-annual ticket “5 + 1”. What is it all about?
Semi-annual tickets with discounts
The cost of purchasing such a ticket is 420 PLN in total. However, people who choose this type of ticket will not have to pay the full amount in advance. The fee will be charged automatically every month from the payment card indicated by the passenger – for five months it will be 80 PLN, and for the sixth month it will be 20 PLN or in the case of a concessionary ticket – 40 PLN for five months and 10 PLN for the sixth month (provided that a cheaper ticket is used) in the sixth month there are no gaps between the validity of individual tickets).
How to buy a 5 + 1 ticket?
First of all, you need to register for the Electronic Passenger Account at m.kkm.krakow.pl
After providing the required data and confirming the registration, the account will be created. You must then log in with your e-mail address and password.
Since the 5 + 1 ticket can be purchased only by persons with the status of the Krakow Card, the already existing Card with the Resident’s rights must be added to the created account, either in a mobile form or saved on a plastic card. To do this, select the “My cards” („Moje karty”) and “Add card” („Dodaj kartę”) tabs. A form will appear in which you must select the card type (e.g. mKK, KK plastic card, KKM – depending on where the Resident status is saved) and the customer code (copied from the card) and PESEL number.
To buy a 5 + 1 ticket, go to the “5 + 1 ticket” tab, subscribe (automatic renewal of the purchase every month) and complete the purchase.
The last step is the payment for the purchased ticket, made on the website of the TPay payment operator. It is done by adding information about the payment card, from which the funds for the ticket purchase will be charged every month. From now on, every month until the end of the 5 + 1 cycle, the payment card provided will be charged with the correct amount and another ticket will be automatically purchased under the subscription.
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On Monday, February 15, a new traffic organization was introduced near Wawel. The changes will result in the passage of ul. st. Idzi and Podzamcze will be severely limited. There will be no more transit on this route. The ride is still to be made available there only for selected vehicles, including those belonging to the inhabitants of the center of Krakow.
Changes in the traffic near Wawel Castle / Wawel Hill
We are finishing the process of introducing changes to the traffic organization near Wawel, which has been going on for over a week. We are implementing a project prepared by the Public Transport Authority and the Municipal Traffic Engineer to calm traffic in the area of the Royal Castle. As part of the changes, from Monday, St. Idzi and Podzamcze will be included in the restricted traffic zone. Most of the people who have used this ride so far will not be able to do it anymore
Michał Pyclik from the Road Administration of the City of Krakow
In the office, they emphasize that arranging parking spaces for cars, the movement of electric cars, facilitating the movement of pedestrians, and thus increasing safety, are the main goals of the solutions being implemented near Wawel.
“The next step in the implementation of the city’s transport policy plan, as well as part of improving the quality of space in the cultural park, is the inclusion of Podzamcze and św. Idzi, where there is already a residential zone to the currently restricted traffic zone” – explains the city hall. “According to the assumptions, the new traffic organization together with the currently binding residence zone in this area is to significantly contribute to the improvement of the safety of vulnerable road users” – they add.
Who will be able to move freely there?
Only the following persons will be authorized to enter the restricted traffic zone: – residents with a K type parking subscription for sectors A1, A2, A4; – from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. only for and for the duration of loading and technical service – bicycles, horse-drawn carriages, consular corps, diplomatic corps, public transport, taxis, post office special services, municipal services, labeled medical assistance; – commuting to the property, garage, or reserved space at ul. Podzamcze, ul. st. Idzi and the Wawel Royal Castle; – commuting to the property at ul. Grodzka 64; – supplying the property at ul. st. Gertrude 26-29; – drivers with a permit from the Krakow City Roads Authority.
Councilors Rafał Komarewicz and Dominik Homa from the presidential club “Przyjazny Krakow” submitted a joint interpellation to the president of Krakow with an application for the purchase of new minibusses and the launch of new bus lines in Krakow.
“We are asking you to buy more Karsan minibusses, which are able to reach more residents with the offer of Krakow public transport” – emphasize the councilors Komarewicz and Homa.
Lack of public transport in certain areas
They point out that due to various difficulties in road traffic and the ownership structure, residents of the areas of Bochenka, Bronowice, Przegorzał, and Wola Justowska streets are doomed to lack of public transport in the vicinity.
The Councillors proposition
The Councillors proposed to launch 2 new bus lines operated by Karsan minibuses:
Bronowice (Widok estate) – Na Błonie – Wola Justowska – Przegorzały – Salwator;
Kurdwanów – Cechowa – Podedworze – Loaf – Łużycka – Nowosądecka – Piaski Nowe or the 2nd option: Kurdwanów – Cechowa – Łużycka – Loaf – Podedworze – Piaski Nowe.
The councilors also ask in the interpellation that the answer to it should include an analysis of the proposed variants. “In the event that it is not possible to service the above-mentioned routes, please provide other communication solutions for the above-mentioned areas” – we read in the interpellation.
Minibusses are already in Krakow!
Let us recall that recently 2 minibusses, Karsany, with a length of approximately 6 m, have arrived in Krakow. There is room for 21 passengers inside. These are the smallest and most agile vehicles in the MPK SA fleet in Krakow.
Higher performance in narrow spaces
As the MPK in Krakow admits, the biggest advantage of these small buses is the ability to drive along narrow streets and through small intersections. Karsan mini buses are expected to perform well on routes such as line No. 176 (Bodzów – Kostrze OSP), where there are both very narrow roads and small loops, where there is very little space to turn back.
Passenger friendly – charge your tablet/phone on the go!
Apart from the maneuverability advantages of the Karsans, the vehicles are also passenger-friendly. They have a low floor. For people in wheelchairs, there is also a special place inside the vehicles and a folding platform by the door. The vehicles were also equipped with a passenger information system, air conditioning, and USB ports for charging the batteries of phones, tablets, and other mobile devices.
Driver comfort – they have that too!
With the driver’s comfort in mind, the door has been designed exclusively for the driver. Panoramic windshield and large mirrors provide excellent visibility for drivers.
How much would it cost?
The purchase of 2 minibusses costs PLN 812 thousand PLN net. Before they can go to the streets and be able to carry passengers, they still have to undergo technical checks.
Marek Gancarczyk, the MPK spokesman, admits that this type of specialized buses are brought to a specific route. So first there is a decision to launch a new line, and then the rolling stock adapted to it as needed.
A tender for a new electric city bike is to be announced in February. The city plans that if all goes well, there will be 1000 bicycles at 100 stations available for residents already around the holidays. These are also to be located on the periphery and in less urbanized neighborhoods. The new municipal electrics are to be access function to means of public collective transport.
A tender for electric bikes is up!
“We will announce the tender in February. To start with, we want a thousand bikes. The inhabitants do not massively use and do not know electric bikes, so we want to distribute them. That is why we do not go straight to the level of three thousand bikes. We will be the first city in Poland to offer an electric city bike” – says Łukasz Franek, director of the Public Transport Authority (ZTP).
A new system – lease for min 4 years
The new system of the Krakow city bike (there is no official name yet) works differently from the Wavelo system, where the costs of the system, but also the income, were on the operator’s side. Now, Krakow wants to have a service, at least for 4 years, for which it will pay, as it pays MPK and Mobillis for transport services.
The costs behind it
What costs are we talking about? ZTP estimates that it will be approx. PLN 5-7 million per year. For the implementation of the bicycle policy, including the city bicycle system in Krakow, in 2021 the city budget has allocated less than PLN 10 million.
“The interested companies declare that they are able to prepare the system in 3 months. Theoretically, the bike could be available during the holidays, I do not want to declare it. The situation is what it is. It may turn out that there are no bikes or companies will miss financially. You also have to take into account appeals from the tender” – emphasizes Łukasz Franek.
1000 bicycles at 100 stations, including a lot on the outskirts
ZTP officials assume that the basic function of the new city bike will be the function of accessing public means of collective transport. In addition, the electric bicycle is to play an important communication function in the more peripheral, less urbanized regions of Krakow. Initially, there will be about 100 stations (10 bikes for each station) and they are to be evenly distributed throughout the city. Thus, there will be less accumulation of stations in the very center of Krakow.
Hubs outside of the city + on the outskirts
The stations would appear, among others in such locations as Tyniec or the area of ul. Klasztorna. It is also about places where there is a bicycle infrastructure, there are paths for bicycles, thanks to which you can cover longer distances on electrics, up to 10-15 km. For now, it remains unknown how much the residents will pay for the new city bike, whether it will be somehow related to the public transport ticket tariff, etc.
“If we were to make an ordinary bicycle, we can repeat the Wavelo model, but here we want flexibility, where the stations are integrated with public transport, where it is possible to change and correct it” – adds Łukasz Franek.
Wavelo bikes left Krakow
Let us remind you that Wavelo has been operating in Krakow since 2016. It was very popular among residents and tourists. The Krakow authorities have signed a contract with BikeU to run a city bike rental facility for as many as eight years, until 2024. As part of it, BikeU provided residents with up to 1500 bicycles available at one time at 168 stations located throughout the city.
The Krakow city bike solution was quite innovative, because all costs and responsibility for the system were borne by the concessionaire, i.e. BikeU. The city paid only PLN 1 month for each bike, i.e. PLN 1,500. In addition, the city got 1 percent. loan receipts.
At the end of 2019, however, the BikeU company suddenly submitted a letter to the Krakow City Hall terminating the contract for running the Wavelo bicycle rental. More Wavelo two-wheelers began to disappear from Krakow. Ultimately, it happened at the beginning of 2020.
MPK is modernizing the bus fleet. New electric buses from the pool of 50 purchased by the city carrier are slowly starting to arrive in Krakow.
On Monday, January 25, the first of 50 new electric buses ordered by MPK in Krakow left the Solaris Bus & Coach factory in Bolechowice near Poznań. The bus will be delivered on a special tow truck to the Wola Duchacka Bus Service Station.
After delivery, the technical acceptance of the new bus will begin. It will be carried out entirely at the MPK depot (due to the limitations related to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it is currently not possible for these technical approvals to take place at the manufacturer’s factory as before).
50 new buses for Krakow
The contract for the delivery of 50 electric buses and 50 charging devices via a plug-in connector, dedicated to each vehicle, was signed on May 25, 2020. All new buses will carry passengers on four lines No. 144, 173, 179, and partially 503, running through Aleja Trzech Wieszczów, i.e. in the area of the city, where the greatest exceedances of the permissible air pollution standards occur.
The electric buses that Solaris will deliver to Kraków will be driven by axles with integrated electric motors. Articulated buses will be structurally prepared for charging in 2 ways: through a 4-pole roof pantograph located above the first axle of the vehicle or through a plug-in connector. The energy storage will be Solaris High Energy + batteries.
European Union Funds ON!
Electric articulators will be able to offer a journey for 141 passengers at a time, 43 of whom will be able to use seats. The newest buses for Krakow will be equipped with monitoring, passenger information system, air conditioning, USB chargers and an electric heating system. People on wheelchairs will be able to use a platform that will facilitate getting on and off the bus. The ramp will be mounted at the second door. For the purchase of these vehicles, MPK SA obtained approx. PLN 110 million in subsidies from the European Union funds.
These are the next electric buses in the capital of Małopolska. The residents of Krakow can currently use 29 emission-free vehicles.
The article is taken from Gazeta Krakowska – you can find it here in Polish language.
The city commissioned a feasibility study for collision-free transport, including the metro in Krakow. One of the analyzed solutions is the construction of a tram line partially running underground.
The study for collision-free communication in Krakow, including the metro, was to be completed by December 16, 2019. However, there is a long delay associated with the creation of the document. Currently, the office informs that the study should be accepted in the first quarter of 2021.
So far, 4 out of 6 stages of the “Feasibility study for the construction of fast, collision-free rail transport in Krakow” were completed.
informs the Office
Implementation of Stage 4
The magistracy emphasizes that as part of the implementation of stage 4, the prepared documentation is the most extensive and thematically diverse part of the document, which includes:
detailed route mapping for various types of transport and development of a concept along with design drawings;
rolling stock analysis,
train traffic control,
power supply,
assessment of technologies adopted for implementation,
preliminary conservation conditions (opinions and arrangements),
preliminary assessment of legal conditions,
geological and engineering study, geotechnical opinion and hydrogeological study (e.g. based on field research – 140 research holes were made to a total depth of approx. 4500 m),
opinions of municipal units and municipal units (including the Road Administration of the City of Krakow, Public Transport Authority in Krakow, Municipal Investments Board in Krakow, Department of Spatial Planning, Department of Environmental Management, Department of Municipal Traffic Engineer).
What are the current technical possibilities?
The main goal of this stage was to determine the technical possibilities of implementing the new means of transport and to indicate the conditions that should be paid special attention to when performing further works. A multi-sector technical analysis allowed to obtain extremely valuable information in the field of technology of works (both route and station sections) and the construction of the geological substrate.
The optimal rolling stock and its parameters for each of the analyzed variants were also indicated. A very important aspect was the design of routes, stations, and stops in such a way as to preserve the unique character of the city. The areas particularly valuable in terms of monument protection were the center of Krakow and Nowa Huta – they add.
Conservation Works underway
Let us recall that in the case of the metro, the connection on the Nowa Huta – city center – Bronowice route was taken into account. In this case, arrangements were made with the conservation authorities as to the location of underground stops in the center. It was found that they could be located under the Mogilskie roundabout, in the vicinity of the Main Railway Station – under the Nowaka-Jeziorański square and under the square at ul. Karmelicka, where there is now an above-ground car park, and a park is to be built by mid-2022.
Multiple variants were taken into account!
One of the analyzed variants is also the construction of another fast tram line, which would partially run in the tunnel.
“The route of this variant coincides with the route of the variant assuming the implementation of the metro line, however, the tunnel section was designed in the central section, where the greatest difficulties occur on the tram network. The rest of the route is overground with partial use of the existing tram tracks (mainly in the Nowa Huta area), and the construction of new overground infrastructure would be partially required” – explains the Office.
How would the tram tunnel route look like?
The central (tunnel) section would run from the Barei roundabout along ul. Lublańska and Pilotów, where it would intersect with the railway line no. 100. Then the route was mapped towards the Mogilskie roundabout, where it would turn west along ul. Lubicz to the area of the railway station, thus creating a large interchange junction (tram, bus, railway) in this place. Next, the route would run along the outline of the Planty (1st ring road), along Rajska and ul. Reymont, where the end of the tunnel section was established.
The proposed stops for the tunnel part are: Polsadu roundabout, Młyńskie roundabout, Olsza, Mogilskie roundabout, Dworzec Główny, Stare Miasto, and Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza.
The May 2014 referendum
Let us recall that in May 2014, the inhabitants of Krakow voted in favor of the construction of the metro in Krakow in a referendum. In September 2018, the city signed an agreement with ILF Consulting Engineers Polska to develop (for PLN 9.4 million) a study for collision-free communication in Krakow, including the metro. The provisions of the contract were such that the document was to be drafted up to 68 weeks from the date of the contract, but no later than December 16, 2019.
The Polish government plans to minimize the movement of Poles during the Christmas and New Year period. Krakow’s public transport will also operate in a reduced form at this time.
Suspended tram and bus lines!
Fewer rounds, suspended tram and bus lines – these are changes in the Krakow public transport schedule, which are to apply from December 24 to January 8. But now the Public Transport Authority reserves that trams and buses may run according to the changed timetable until January 15th.
Tram lines schedule
For now, from Christmas Eve to January 8, tram lines have been planned:
No. 1, 13, 18, 20, 24 – will run every 10 minutes during peak hours and every 20 minutes off-peak on weekdays
No. 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 14, 19, 21, 22 – will run on weekdays every 20 minutes throughout the day
No. 3, 8, 50, 52 – will run every 10 minutes on weekdays. Additionally, line 52 will run every 20 minutes on Saturdays
6, 12, 17 – will continue to be suspended
No. 16, 49 – will run on weekdays in the current hours, every 20 minutes
No. 44 – will be restored and will run every 20 minutes during rush hours on weekdays (except 24 and 31 December).
Bus lines schedule
No. 106, 136 – will run on weekdays in rush hours with a frequency limited to 30 minutes
No.111, 131, 141, 161, 171, 181, 271 – timetable adjustments on weekdays will be introduced in order to adapt to the new hours of arrivals and departures of tram lines
132, 166, 429, 482 – will continue to be suspended
No. 137, 179 – will run on weekdays with a frequency limited to 15 minutes
144, 164, 169, 173, 469, 503 – will run during rush hours on weekdays with a frequency limited to 15 minutes
155, 413 – will be suspended in the period from December 24 to January 8
172, 174, 178, 572, 578 – they will run on weekdays with a frequency limited to 20 minutes (line 572 as before only during rush hours)
No. 194 – from December 24 to January 3 it will run on weekdays every 15 minutes during peak hours and every 20 minutes off-peak; Regular frequency will be restored from 4 January.
Christmas Eve and Christmas
In addition, on December 24, on Christmas Eve, public transport will operate according to daily timetables, with the following changes:
Tram lines:
No. 3, 8, 50, 52 – until approx. 16 will run unchanged, then the frequency will be reduced to 20 minutes
5, 9, 16, 19 – they will not run from approx. 17
No. 13 – will run every 20 minutes all day long
44, 49 – will be suspended.
Bus lines:
No.100, 101, 109, 114, 116, 124, 127, 128, 134, 136, 140, 158, 159, 160, 165, 168, 176, 183, 184, 189, 192, 193, 502, 537, 578 – they will not run from approx. 17
No. 139, 502 – they will run all day every 15 minutes (without peak reinforcements up to 10 minutes)
475, 511, 572 – will be suspended.
On Friday, December 25 – Christmas, public transport will operate according to holiday timetables, with the following changes:
Tram lines:
5, 9, 19 – will be suspended
No. 50 – it will run every 20 minutes all day (except in the morning when it runs every 30 minutes).
Bus lines:
100, 101, 103, 124, 128, 134, 158, 159, 165, 184, 189, 192, 194, 240, 502, 537 – they will run from approx. 13; line No. 134 will perform additional courses: approx. 6.30 from “Cracovia Stadion” and approx. 7 from the “Zoo”.
109, 114, 168, 578 – will be suspended.
On Saturday, December 26 – the second day of Christmas, public transport will operate according to holiday timetables, with the following changes:
Tram lines:
5, 9, 19 – will be suspended
No. 50 – it will run every 20 minutes all day (except in the morning when it runs every 30 minutes).
Bus lines:
100, 101, 103, 124, 128, 134, 158, 159, 165, 184, 189, 192, 194, 240, 502, 537 – they will run from approx. 13; line No. 134 will perform additional courses: approx. 6.30 from “Cracovia Stadion” and approx. 7 from the “Zoo”.
109, 114, 168, 578 – will be suspended.
New Year’s Eve and New Years
On Thursday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve, public transport will operate according to holiday timetables, with the following changes:
Tram lines:
No. 13 – will run every 20 minutes all day long
44, 49 – will be suspended.
Bus lines:
No. 139, 502 – they will run all day every 15 minutes (without peak reinforcements up to 10 minutes)
475, 511, 572 – will be suspended
on the night of December 31 to January 1, the night lines will run according to the current timetables without additional reinforcements.
On New Year’s Day, public transport will operate according to holiday timetables, with the following changes:
Tram lines:
5, 9, 19 – will be suspended
No. 50 – it will run every 20 minutes all day (except in the morning when it runs every 30 minutes).
Bus lines:
100, 101, 103, 124, 128, 134, 158, 159, 165, 184, 189, 192, 194, 240, 502, 537 – they will run from approx. 13; line No. 134 will perform additional courses: approx. 6.30 from “Cracovia Stadion” and approx. 7 from “Zoo”
The construction of the tram line from Krowodrza Górka to Górka Narodowa is in progress. The investment will take 2 years, and during this time the residents will have to take into account considerable nuisance and traffic difficulties. The latest photos & videos (check them out below) show how the construction is going.
Before the 5.5-kilometer-long track to the north of the city is built, a large area must be rebuilt on the section between the Krowodrza Górka terminus and the outskirts of the city on the national road No. 7. Officials from the Municipal Investments Board remind that the construction of the tram line to Górka Narodowa has begun July 8. The construction of the tram line from the Krowodrza Górka terminus to the Górka Narodowa is to take 2 years.
Cutting down trees and leveling the ground
“The first stage of works can hardly be called spectacular, but it is a necessary stage to be able to start the main works: detours are being built, demolition works and preliminary archaeological surveys are underway, underground utilities are being repositioned. Recently, excavations of foundations for segments of the concrete structure, the so-called bathtub, the line of which will run between Kuźnica Kołłątajowska and Banacha Streets. This solution is to reduce the nuisance for the inhabitants of the surrounding buildings” – emphasize in ZIM.
Greenery is gone! Trees replanting?
As part of the construction of the Krakow Fast Tram to the Górka Narodowa, only the greenery that collides with the planned road and tram system has been cleared and reduced to the necessary minimum. To implement the project, 3,477 pieces of woody plants (deciduous and coniferous) will be removed in total.
Due to the extensive infrastructure of the project and collisions with many technical networks, tree plantings in the investment area cannot be carried out in a 1: 1 ratio. Nevertheless, within the boundaries of the investment, 2,680 tree plantings were planned, and the missing 797 trees will be planted as replacement plantings on plots belonging to the Municipality of Krakow.
Where will the tracks lead?
From Krowodrza Górka (where the existing loop will be completely rebuilt), the tram will travel through the green area between the car showroom and the hospital.
At the intersection with ul. Opolska, a two-level intersection will be built. We will go down Opolska Street and the tram line will go higher.
Then the tram will go straight to ul. Pachoński. Before the crossing with Pachońskiego, Park & Ride parking is planned.
The line will run along ul. Pachońskiego, then slightly turn right, connecting the intersections of Pachońskiego and Zielińska streets, and Białoprądnicka and Bularnia streets.
Between the intersections with ul. Bularnia and Pleszowska, the tram will turn left and reach Górnickiego Street, and further, on the southern side of ul. Pachońskiego, to Siewna Street.
At Siewna, the track will be moved to the northern side of the road and between the buildings (behind the buildings at 30 and 32 Siewna Streets) it will reach ul. Bociana.
The tram will reach building No. 17 along Bociana Street, where it will turn north and through the area of the existing concrete plant, towards the railway tracks.
After passing under the railway tracks, the tram will cross ul. Kuźnicy Kołłątajowskiej and ul. Słomczyńskiego, and then behind the estate at ul. Banacha will go straight ahead for a while to turn right towards al. 29th of November. The loop is planned south of ul. Belwederczyk.
What does the investment include?
The route of the Krakow Fast Tram to Górka Narodowa also includes a two-chamber road tunnel with a length of approx. 100 m along ul. Opolska. This solution is to ensure a collision-free and problem-free passage of tram communication from northern housing estates to the city center.
The investment planned for implementation includes: • construction of a tram line with a length of approx. 5 km along with full road infrastructure, including the construction and reconstruction of communication routes, the construction of bicycle paths, the construction of sidewalks and the construction of lighting • reconstruction of the existing Krowodrza Górka tram terminus and construction a new tram and bus terminus in the area of Górka Narodowa • construction of 3 new traction substations and thorough modernization of 1 substation • construction of a multi-level intersection with a tunnel along ul. Opolska • construction of 3 parking lots in the Park & Ride system: – at the Krowodrza Górka tram and bus terminus with approximately 110 parking spaces – at ul. Pachońskiego in the area of ul. Szopkarzy with approx. 94 parking spaces – at the Górka Narodowa tram and bus terminus – a two-level car park with approx. 240 parking spaces • construction of seven engineering structures: – tunnel along ul. Opolska – road flyover over the Sudół valley – tramway overpass over the Sudół valley – footbridge at the level of Szopkarzy and Danka Streets – bridge over the Białucha river – culvert on the Bibiczanka stream – railway viaduct.
How much will it cost? Who will do it?
The task is carried out in the “design and build” mode. According to the contract signed on May 22, 2017, the contractor for the investment is a consortium of companies: Przedsiębiorstwo Usług Technicznych “INTERCOR” Sp. z o. o. and Przedsiębiorstwo Inżynieryjnych Robót Kolejowych “TOR-KRAK” Sp. z o. o. Before selecting the contractor, the City obtained decisions on environmental conditions (March 15, 2016).
The project is co-financed by the European Union from the Cohesion Fund under the Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment for 2014-2020.
The value of the project is in accordance with the financing agreement of 03/10/2017. Total project value: PLN 378,914,203.93 Eligible expenditure under the project: PLN 216,735 206.67 Co-financing from EU funds: PLN 151,233,429.65
More info can be found, in Polish language, on the ZIM KRAKOW page (Zarzad Inwestycji Miejskich w Krakowie).
There are new proposals from the officials regarding an increase in ticket prices for public transport. They withdrew from the idea of introducing a 10-minute ticket, it would remain a 20-minute ticket, but it will become more expensive. City councilors are already announcing the tabling of amendments.
As they explained, the increases are necessary because the coronavirus pandemic had a negative impact on the city’s transport budget and if we want to maintain the pre-pandemic network and frequency of connections in the autumn, the increases are necessary.
However, officials constantly revise their proposals. Another one appeared in the Public Information Bulletin of the City of Krakow. Compared to the previous proposals, there are changes again.
New prices proposed – October 2020
Originally, it was planned that the 20-minute ticket, which now costs PLN 3.40, will be converted to a 10-minute ticket for PLN 3. However, officials withdrew from this idea. In the new proposal, there is no longer a 10-minute ticket, the 20-minute ticket would remain, but it would cost 4 zlotys, while the reduced one would cost 2.
A 50-minute ticket for PLN 4.60 was to be replaced with an hourly ticket for PLN 6. In another official proposal, the new price was even raised: to PLN 6.60.
City councilors on social media have already announced that they will be tabling amendments. “I will be submitting an amendment to keep the price of PLN 3.40 and PLN 4.60 for the inhabitants of Krakow” – announced Łukasz Wantuch.
What other changes?
There will be no more monthly tickets for one or two lines. The current monthly ticket for all lines on the Krakow Card, instead of PLN 69, is to cost PLN 96 (for zone I). Here, the previous proposal remained unchanged.
“The introduced restrictions, the need to provide additional courses, increasing the frequency of disinfection, a significant decrease in the number of passengers – as a consequence led to a drastic decrease in revenues from ticket sales – draw attention in the municipal authorities. Proceeds on this account at the end of August amounted to PLN 129 million, i.e. 56 million less than in the same period last year”.
Read the article in Polish language, under the Gazeta Krakowska site.
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