Draft:La Plata Urban Transportation System
| La Plata Urban Transportation System | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | Sistema Urbano de Transporte de La Plata |
| Owner | Municipality of La Plata |
| Area served | Greater La Plata |
| Locale | La Plata partido |
| Transit type | |
| Number of lines | 9 |
| Daily ridership |  100,000+ (Feb. 2024)[1] |
| Annual ridership | 53,680,435 (2023)[2] |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 15 May 2002[3] |
| Operator(s) |
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| Technical | |
| Top speed | |
The La Plata Urban Transportation System (Sistema Urbano de Transporte in Spanish)[a] is the principal public transport operator in the Greater La Plata area. Formed in 2001 as a strictly bus system, the SUT operates a network of bus routes covering all the localidades in the partido of La Plata.
History
[edit]The Urban Transportation System was an initiative created in 2001 by the Municipality of La Plata in response to the widespread transportation crisis in the city, whose objective was to improve the bus system to organize traffic.
Five lines were created, in order to replace former lines 506 (operated by U.T.E. Líneas 506-561), 508 (Nueve de Julio S.A.T.), 518 (Línea 18 S.R.L.), 520 (Flecha de Oro S.R.L.) and 561 (U.T.E. Líneas 506-561). The Norte line was created to replace line 520, Sur line to replace line 506, Este in replacement of line 518, and Oeste in replacement of lines 508 and 561, adding a new line (Centro) to run within the La Plata downtown.[3]
The system contemplated to build transfer stations between the different lines, that would make possible to connect different points of the city almost directly, although the transfer stations were never built due to complaints from neighbors, which brought the closure of the Centro line after three months of operation.[5]
Beginning in 2010, bus lines 508, 518 and 561 were restored, although as express bus service lines.[6][7] One year later, the seven bus lines in operation at the time and 2 new bus lines (506 and 520) were put out to tender,[8] which were finally transferred for their operations to the companies Fuerte Barragan S.A.T.I.C.I., Nueve de Julio S.A.T. and Unión Platense S.R.L.[9]
In 2012, the concession contract to the company Nueve de Julio S.A.T. on lines Norte and 518 was terminated, which were subsequently tendered and awarded to the companies Fuerte Barragan S.A.T.I.C.I. (518) and Unión Platense S.R.L. (Norte).[10]
A bicycle-sharing system was created in 2013 under the name "La Plata on bici" (La Plata en bici in Spanish) with a dockless system in the San Martín Plaza,[11] although all stations created were closed by the beginning of 2017.[12] The system was re-opened in late 2017 as "Move Yourself on Bike" (Movete en Bici in Spanish).[13] Several cycle tracks were built since 2003,[14] reaching a total of 34,8 kilometers of cycle tracks in February 2022[15] and over 55 kilometers in September 2023.[16]
System
[edit]The SUT is composed of a bus system and a bicycle-sharing system composed with several cycle tracks, all of which operate primarily within the boundaries of the La Plata partido, including the municipalties of Abasto, Altos de San Lorenzo, Ángel Etcheverry, Arturo Segui, City Bell, Los Hornos, Joaquín Gorina, Lisandro Olmos, Manuel B. Gonnet, José Hernández, Melchor Romero, El Peligro, Ringuelet, San Carlos, Tolosa, Villa Elisa, Villa Elvira and Villa Garibaldi. In addition to La Plata itself, the transit system is accompanied by other provincial bus lines operated by the same companies of the SUT that serve various suburbs within its service area, including the partidos of Berazategui, Berisso, and Ensenada, among others.
Current bus lines
[edit]| Line | Branch line |
Terminal A | Major streets of travel | Terminal B | Length | Operated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 (Norte) | 10 | Nueve de Julio S.R.L. Terminal Avenue 31 & 514 St. |
|
Moreno Plaza 54 St. & Ave. 13 |
15.9 km (9.9 mi) | Unión Platense S.R.L.[17] |
|
Rafael Hernández National School Avenue 1 & 49 St. |
15.3 km (9.5 mi) | ||||
| 11 | Nueve de Julio S.R.L. Terminal Avenue 31 & 514 St. |
|
Rocha Plaza Ave. 7 & Ave. 60 |
13.2 km (8.2 mi) | ||
| 12 | City Bell Golf and Riding Club 12 St. & 465 St. |
|
Moreno Plaza 54 St. & Ave. 13 |
13.5 km (8.4 mi) | ||
| 13 | City Bell 467 St. & 28 St. |
|
La Plata Train Station Ave. Diagonal 80 & Ave. 1 |
15.1 km (9.4 mi) | ||
| 15 | José Hernández 511 St. & 31 St. |
|
Provincial Persons Registry Ave. 60 & Ave. 1 |
13.5 km (8.4 mi) | ||
| 16 | José Hernández 31 St. & 511 St. |
|
Provincial Persons Registry Ave. 60 & Ave. 1 |
15.4 km (9.6 mi) | ||
|
17.7 km (11.0 mi) | |||||
| 17 | José Hernández 31 St. & 511 St. |
|
Rocha Plaza Ave 7. & Ave. 60 |
15 km (9.3 mi) | ||
|
Rafael Hernández National School Avenue 1 & 49 St. |
15 km (9.3 mi) | ||||
|
Rocha Plaza Ave 7. & Ave. 60 |
19.9 km (12.4 mi) | ||||
| 18 | José Hernández 511 St. & 31 St. |
|
Rocha Plaza Ave 7. & Ave. 60 |
10 km (6.2 mi) | ||
| 502 (Sur) | 10 | Los Hornos Avenue 60 & 167 St. |
|
La Plata Bus Terminal 41 St. & 4 St. |
16 km (9.9 mi) | Unión Platense S.R.L.[18] |
| 19 | Altos de San Lorenzo 131 St. & 84 St. |
|
La Plata Train Station Ave. 1 & 41 St. |
8.8 km (5.5 mi) | ||
| 21 | ||||||
| 503 (Este) | 10 | Expreso La Plata Buenos Aires S.A.[19] | ||||
| 11 | ||||||
| 12 | Microexpres S.A. | |||||
| 13 | ||||||
| 14 | Expreso La Plata Buenos Aires S.A.[19] | |||||
| 15 | ||||||
| 16 | ||||||
| 18 | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 45/46 | ||||||
| 61 | ||||||
| 80 | ||||||
| 504 (Oeste) | 10 | Nueve de Julio S.A.T.[20] | ||||
| 11 | ||||||
| 14 | ||||||
| 15 | ||||||
| 16 | ||||||
| 17 | ||||||
| 18 | ||||||
| 19 | ||||||
| 22 | ||||||
| 23 | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||
| 26 | ||||||
| 27 | ||||||
| 61 | ||||||
| 62 | ||||||
| 65 | ||||||
| 81 | ||||||
| 83 | ||||||
| 84 | ||||||
| 85 | ||||||
| 86 | ||||||
| 506 | 18 | INTA Ave. 66 & 170 St. |
|
La Plata Train Station Ave. 1 & 41 St. |
14 km (8.7 mi) | Fuerte Barragan S.A.T.I.C.I.[21] |
|
15 km (9.3 mi) | |||||
| 40 | INTA Ave. 66 & 170 St. |
|
INTA Ave. 66 & 170 St. |
28 km (17 mi) | ||
| 41 | INTA Ave. 66 & 170 St. |
|
INTA Ave. 66 & 170 St. |
30 km (19 mi) | ||
| 80 | INTA Ave. 66 & 170 St. |
|
La Plata Train Station Ave. 1 & 41 St. |
21 km (13 mi) | ||
| 508 | Express service |
Lisandro Olmos Ave. 44 & 197 St. |
|
Moreno Plaza 54 St. & Ave. 13 |
16.1 km (10.0 mi) | Nueve de Julio S.A.T.[22] |
| 518 | Express service |
Barrio Aeropuerto 4 St. & 613 B St. |
|
República de los Niños Gral Belgrano Road & 500 St. |
17.7 km (11.0 mi) | Expreso La Plata Buenos Aires S.A.[23] |
| 520 | 1 | Unión Platense S.R.L. Terminal RP 11, km. 8 |
|
Hipódromo de La Plata Ave. 44 & 116 St. |
12.6 km (7.8 mi) | Unión Platense S.R.L.[17] |
| 2 | Unión Platense S.R.L. Terminal RP 11, km. 8 |
|
Hipódromo de La Plata Ave. 44 & 116 St. |
14.6 km (9.1 mi) | ||
| 3 | Unión Platense S.R.L. Terminal RP 11, km. 8 |
|
Hipódromo de La Plata Ave. 44 & 116 St. |
12.6 km (7.8 mi) | ||
| Paraje La Hermosura RP 11, km. 14 |
|
17.4 km (10.8 mi) | ||||
| 561 | Express service |
Industrial Park Ave. 520 & 232 St. |
|
San Martín Plaza Ave. 7 & Ave. 51 |
22.5 km (14.0 mi) | Nueve de Julio S.A.T.[24] |
Cycle tracks
[edit]TBA
Notes
[edit]- ^ Abbreviated as SUT.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cantidad de transacciones SUBE (usos) por día en 2024" [Number of SUBE transactions (uses) per day in 2024] (in Spanish). Ministry of Transport (Argentina). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Cantidad de transacciones SUBE (usos) por día en 2023" [Number of SUBE transactions (uses) per day in 2023] (in Spanish). Ministry of Transport (Argentina). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Arranca hoy: cómo será el nuevo sistema de transporte". El Día (in Spanish). 15 May 2002. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024.
- ^ Castro, Ángeles (13 May 2011). "Colectivos con nuevas velocidades máximas". La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Se inaugura el nuevo sistema de transporte, sólo predomina la incertidumbre" (PDF). Diario Hoy (in Spanish). 12 May 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Comienzan a circular a partir del lunes Presentaron las nuevas lineas de micros 508 y 561" (in Spanish). Agencia Nova. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Vuelve la Línea 518 con un servicio semirrápido". El Día (in Spanish). 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013.
- ^ "El regreso de dos líneas". El Día (in Spanish). 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Cuatro propuestas para el servicio local de colectivos". El Día (in Spanish). 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015.
- ^ Bartoli, María Belén (7 November 2012). "Se abre la carrera por la concesión de las líneas Norte y 518". Diagonales.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Se podrán retirar gratis bicicletas y cascos en la esquina de 7 y 50". El Día (in Spanish). 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Los bicicleteros municipales, desactivados". El Día (in Spanish). 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Se inauguró un bicicletero en el Paseo del Bosque". El Día (in Spanish). 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Inauguran hoy la bicisenda en San Carlos". El Día (in Spanish). 7 February 2003.
- ^ "Arranca el préstamo de bicicletas en 25 y 50". El Día (in Spanish). 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Este es el mapa de los 55 kilómetros de bicisendas que tiene La Plata". Infocielo (in Spanish). 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b "UNION PLATENSE | Recorridos". Unión Platense (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "UNION PLATENSE | Recorridos". Unión Platense (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "LÍNEA ESTE - Expreso La Plata" (in Spanish). Expreso La Plata Buenos Aires S.A. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Nueve de Julio - Transporte" (in Spanish). Nueve de Julio S.A.T. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Grupo SM | Empresas de Transporte de Pasajeros | FUERTE BARRAGAN- LINEA 275 Y 506" (in Spanish). Fuerte Barragan S.A.T.I.C.I. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Nueve de Julio - Transporte | LÍNEA 508 - SERV. SEMIRÁPIDO" (in Spanish). Nueve de Julio S.A.T. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "LÍNEA 518 - Expreso La Plata" (in Spanish). Expreso La Plata Buenos Aires S.A. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Nueve de Julio - Transporte | LÍNEA 561 - SERV. SEMIRÁPIDO" (in Spanish). Nueve de Julio S.A.T. Retrieved 19 February 2024.