The Szeged Transport Ltd. () is the name of the transport company of the city of Szeged, Hungary.
Aims The Szeged Transport Ltd.'s aims are: the operation of electric track-based transport, a public pay parking system, vehicle rescue and transport, and parking.
Brief history
The Szeged Transport Ltd. was established in 1885. The first tramways were launched on October 1, 1908.
After the First World War the tramway transport, both the public transport from 1920, and the freight transport from 1925, declined steadily in Szeged.
No major operations or clashes occurred in Szeged during World War II, therefore the tram network was not damaged.
The importance of the freight transport continued to decline in the 1950s, and in 1971 it ceased to exist.
On April 29, 1979, first trolleybus started service on line 5, linking Újszged, city centre and Bartók square.
Then other lines alsó were launched: line 6 in 1982, line 7 (not the same as line 7 nowadays) and line 8 in 1983 and line 9 in 1985.
After 1990 the SZKT became the property of Szeged.
Organisation
Organizational units The company operates two sectors: tramways and trolleybuses in an integrated system. However, the city's bus network does not fall under the competence of the SZKT, it is operated by MÁV Személyszállítási Zrt. as of 2024, formerly by Volánbusz.Szeged helyi közlekedése, MÁV-Csoport
Parking System
The SZKT operates the parking system within the city centre which was established in 1996.
There exist two (green & yellow) parking zones between which the advance parking tickets ensure interoperability.
Szeged Airport
Since 2006 the SZKT has also been operating the Szeged Airport.
The airport is located west of the city centre.
Vehicles
Tramways Number of pieces Manufacturer/Type Year of manufacture Year of acquisition Tracking number Remarks 1 F1A tramcar 1897 SZ 5 ex-BKV 1520 2 Schlick FI originally BVVV F 1904 313–314 Nostalgic tramway 1 MWG 1908 12 Nostalgic tramway in 2008 1 F1A tramcar 194x SZ 6 ex-BKV 1531 1 Diesel-electric tramcar 1953 03 ex-M III 1 FVV CSM–2 1964 609 inoperable 2 FVV CSM–4 1971 656 inoperable 19771977 813 cast-off 18 Tatra KT4D 1985, 1990 2004–2006, 2008–2010 200–217 ex. Cottbus & Potsdam tramcars 4 Tatra TB6A2D-M additional tramcar 1989 2009–2010 950–953 ex. Rostock tramcars 13 Tatra T6A2 1996–1997 1996–1997 900–912 9 PESA 120Nb 2011–2012 2011–2012 100–108 operated in 2012
Trolleybuses Number of pieces Manufacturer/Type Year of manufacture Tracking number Remarks 1 ZiU-9 1986 9–153 nostalgic trolleybus 5 Škoda 14Tr 1987, 1989, 1994 T-701, T-705–T-706, T-708–T-709 25 Škoda 15Tr 1988, 1990–1994 T-600–T-611, T-616, T-619–T-621, T-623–T-624, T-626 T-613 & T-617, 2016 cast-off 1 Ikarus 280T 1992 505 Nostalgic trolleybus 5 Škoda 21Tr 1997–1998 T-810–T-815 reconstructed 6 Mercedes-Benz Citaro O-530 TR12/TV.EU 1999 T-860–T-865 reconstructed 7Solaris Trollino 122004-2007T-870–T-878 1 ARC Tr187/TV.EU 2010 T-660 13 Ikarus-Škoda Tr 187.2 2013–2014 T-450–T-462 4Solaris Trollino 18AC2005T-670-T-673 4SOR TNS 122023–2024T-400–T-4031Skoda 26Tr2012T-8797Škoda 28Tr2008T-770-T-776
Autobuses
Number of pieces Manufacturer/Type Year of manufacture 2 Škoda 21AB 9 Mercedes-Benz Citaro 1999–2001, 2005, 2007 1 Mercedes-Benz Citaro 2007
Statistics The length of the entire network which includes the length of all connections, is 81 km. The number of stops is 171 (92 tramways and 79 trolleybuses) and the vehicle fleet contains 129 vehicles (61 tramsways, 49 trolleybuses and 19 autobuses).
Traffic data +Within a working day 1999 2005 2008 Data for 2005 compared with 1999 Data for 2008 compared with 2005 Data for 2008 compared with 1999 Number of streets Tramway: 58273 60463 57421 103,76% 94,97% 98,54% Trolleybus: 50052 50973 50838 101,84% 99,74% 101,57% Number of departures: Tranway: 846 758 730 89,60% 96,31% 86,29% Trolleybus: 767 880 949 114,73% 107,84% 123,73%
Street number distribution in 2005: SZKT: 46%, Tisza Volán: 54%
Street number distribution in 2008: SZKT: 49%, Tisza Volán: 51%
Leadership Acting directors Imre Mikó 1867 – 1876 Mihály Horváth 1877 – 1878 Arnold Ipolyi 1878 – 1886 Gábor Kemény 1887 – 1888 Antal Szécsen 1888 – 1894 Géza Teleki 1894 – 1913 Lajos Thallóczy 1913 – 1916 Kuno von Klebelsberg 1917 – 1932 Bálint Hóman 1933 – 1944 Ferenc Eckhart 1946 – 1949 Erzsébet Andics 1949 – 1958 Erik Molnár 1958 – 1966 Győző Ember 1967 – 1975 Iván T. Berend 1975 – 1982 László Makkai 1982 – 1985 Sándor Balogh 1986 – 1990 István Diószegi 1991 – 1999 Gábor Dózsa 2003 – 2011 István Tibor Tóth 2011 – 2016 Zoltán Majó-Petri 2016 – present
Current Management Dr. Majó-Petri Zoltán acting directorBaranyi Irén director of financeSzőke-Tóth Ágnes PR office managerNáday Attila chief engineer in charge of technologyGombos Ferenc chief engineer in charge of public transportDr. Forró Zoltán manager in charge of parking systemZombori Krisztián chief engineer in charge of infrastructureBáló Tamás rmanager in charge of Szeged Airport
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