GMV to develop ITS in Toruń, Poland

On 4 July 2019 GMV signed a contract with the City of Toruń for development of a fleet management and passenger information system. The company will extend the functions of the currently operating system as well as bringing the public transport bus fleet into the ITS system. The modernization scheme is scheduled to be completed by June 2021.

This is not the first time Toruń has shown its trust in GMV. In 2014 the company fitted a passenger information system in the city's tram fleet. It includes onboard computers with a GPS locator in 51 vehicles, a central system for managing the public transport fleet, as well as 67 boards displaying updated tram departure times and any delays. Travelers can also use a bus-stop search engine and dynamic passenger information on the website to gain real-time public-transport information in their city.

Under this new agreement the city of Toruń plans to expand the functions of the currently operating system with – among other features – a new program for creating the topology of the city’s bus- and tram-network. This solution will optimize fleet use, ensure efficient scheduling of crew shifts and speed up timetabling. The website will be complemented by a handheld app that includes a travel planner, notifications of changes in the functioning of public transport and the option of saving preferred stops as favourites.

The other part of the contract is inclusion of the cities bus fleet in the passenger information system. The scope of this project includes delivery, assembly and commissioning of on-board devices in 115 public transport buses with driver consoles. Ensuring communication between the dispatcher's office and the driver will improve the punctuality of the transport network, and in the event of traffic, it will help to develop alternative travel routes on an ongoing basis. Users will be informed about changes by 73 new passenger information boards with a voice module.

“The development of Toruń’s Passenger Information System in serves as further proof of what we have been witnessing for the last few years: Poland is spearheading the take up of solutions of this type. Intelligent transport systems increase citizens' trust in public transport, providing precise, dependable information. This encourages more people to use public transport regularly, with a positive knock-on effect on the city’s air pollution and traffic levels”, says Rafał Krzysiak, Business Development Manager at GMV. He adds, "We are pleased that Toruń has once again recognized our offer as the most attractive; this will allow us to introduce new technological innovations in the city’s fleet management system”.