URBAN LINES

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On behalf of the Municipality of Mantua, APAM runs the Urban Public Transportation through service contract. 
The service includes 9 lines, which runs on a transport network divided into two zones: Zone A (Mantua) and Zone B (the municipalities of Mantua in the urban area: Porto Mantovano, Borgo Virgilio, Curtatone and San Giorgio). The buses of urban lines are distinguished by their orange color. 

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Urban lines run along 558 bus stops, which are located averagely in every 250 mt. Some of the bus stops are equipped with electronic timetable systems which indicate the arrival times of the lines in circulation 
The service is available for 361 days out of 365 and it is suspended on the following days of the year: 1st  May, 25th December, 1st January, 15th August.
The service is divided into two periods: the winter period is from the 1st January until the ending date of schools and from the starting date of schools until the 31st December; and the summer period is from the ending date of schools until the starting day of the successive academic year. 

Depending on lines and days, the service working hours in a day are:  

  • about 13 hours on weekdays starting at 6.00 and ending at 20.30;
  • about 11 ore on non-working days (including Sundays and holidays) starting at about 8.00, excluding some only-postmeridian rides (minimun 7 hours).

Waiting time for the connecting lines is 5’ on average. 

During the academic year, the service circulation program is built by paying maximum attention to the needs and demands of students
Ride hours of the lines are regulated according to the starting and finishing hours of schools by keeping in touch with the representative institutions in education field. 

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