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Pamplona City Transport

Public transportation system operating in the city of Iruña/Pamplona

Summary

Public transportation system operating in the city of Iruña/Pamplona

Field	Value
name	[[File:EGH-TUC_Logo.svg	20px]]
image2	Villavesas_en_Merindades.jpg
alt2	Buses at Merindades hub
caption2	Buses at Merindadeen plaza hub
alt	Lines 4 and 12 buses at Sarasate pasealekua
caption	Lines [[File:TUCPamplona4.svg	15px]] and [[File:TUCPamplona12.svg	15px]] buses at Sarasate pk.
owner	Iruñerriko Mankomunitatea
locale	Iruñerria
transit_type	Transit bus
[[File:PL road sign A-14.svg	14x14px]] Bus rapid transit (2023)
lines	34
stations	648
annual_ridership	40,639,355 (2019)
chief_executive	David Campión
(General Manager)
Jesús Velasco
(Transport Manager)
headquarters	San Frantzisko Kalea, 5
Iruña, Navarre (31001)
website
began_operation	1998
operator	TCC
(Transports Ciutat Comtal)
vehicles	102
(34 electric buses)
average_speed	13 km/h (8 mph)
top_speed	50 km/h (30 mph)
map	[[File:ESKUALDEKO HIRI GARRAIOA sarearen mapa.svg	250px]]

(General Manager) Jesús Velasco (Transport Manager) Iruña, Navarre (31001) (Transports Ciutat Comtal) (34 electric buses) Transporte Urbano Comarcal (abbreviated: TUC, meaning: 'Comarcal Urban Transportation System') is a regional public transportation system operating in the city of Iruña/Pamplona.

EHG/TUC is the only transit bus provider for Iruña/Pamplona and surroundings, owned by the Iruñerriko Mankomunitatea/Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona, and operated by Transports Ciutat Comtal. However, there are coach bus services, owned by the Government of Navarre and operated by different operators, connecting Iruña/Pamplona to the rest of Navarre and to other autonomous communities.

EHG/TUC is, with Bilbobus (Bilbo city), the best transportation system in Spain regarding punctuality, information reliability and vehicle occupation levels. Furthermore, the network has been given a score of 7.8 out of 10 in user satisfaction. It also owns the longest electric transit bus line on the Iberian Peninsula, line 9.

EHG/TUC buses are white, with yellow and green motifs and are commonly called Villavesas or Billabesak, which confuses people from outside of Navarre because they do not know what the local speakers refer to. The name comes from La Villavesa SA, the first transit bus company in Iruñerria, from 1920 to 1969.

Data

Year	Ridership
1997	28,811,483
1998	28,760,533
1999	31,675,795
2000	33,699,308
2001	34,212,117
2002	33,961,015
2003	34,944,307
2004	33,372,871
2005	35,706,415
2006	37,354,615
2007	38,470,295
2008	38,518,647
2009	36,927,599
2010	36,591,990
2011	36,449,281
2012	34,738,115
2013	33,212,817
2014	32,711,053
2015	34,060,583
2016	35,529,472
2017	36,991,480
2018	39,007,864
2019	40,639,335

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Fares

These are the available fares for EHG/TUC buses in 2019:

Fare	Price
30 egunak (orokorra)
Abono 30 días (general)
30 day pass (general)	€30
30 egunak (gaztea)
Abono 30 días (joven)
30 day pass (youth)	€24
30 egunak (familia ugarientzat)
Abono 30 días (familias numerosas)
30 day pass (large families)	€21

Transport card

Fare	Price
Herritar txartela (eguneko zerbitzua)
Tarjeta Ciudadana (servicio diurno)
Transport Card (day-time)	€0.70
Herritar txartela (gaueko zerbitzua)
Tarjeta Ciudadana (servicio nocturno)
Transport Card (night-time)	€1.02
Aldatzea (linea desberdinen artean)
Transbordo (entre distintas líneas)
Transfer (between different lines)	€0.00

Special transport cards

Fare	Price
F gizarte (baztertze sozialak)
Social F (excluidos sociales)
F·card (social excluded)	€0.17
B gizarte (erretirodunak)
Social B (jubilados)
B·card (retired)	€0.33
C gizarte (familia ugarientzat)
Social C (familias numerosas)
C·card (large families)	€0.49

Casual

Fare	Price
Tiket arrunta
Billete Sencillo
Cash Fare	€1.35
Tiket arrunta (Sanferminetan)
Billete Sencillo (San Fermín)
Cash Fare (San Fermin)	€1.60
Aldatzea (linea desberdinen artean)
Transbordo (entre distintas líneas)
Transfer (between different lines)	€1.35

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Service fleet

Brand	Model	Units
Man	NL273F	5
Man	NL283F	13
Man	A22	2
Scania	N310UA	6
Scania	N270UB	11
Scania	N280UB	17
Scania	N320UB	3
Solaris	Urbino 12	5
Solaris	Urbino 18	9
Volvo	7900 Hybrid	10
Volvo	D15K240	2
Heuliez	GX437HYB	6
Iveco	Urbanway 18	5
Vectia	Veris 12 Hybrid	3
Vectia	Teris 10 Hybrid	2
Vectia	Veris 12 Electric	6
Mercedes	Citaro Hybrid	4
Mercedes	Citaro G Hybrid	8
Man	Lions City 12C	9
Man	Lions City 18C	7
Man	Lions City 19C	10
Scania	N340UA6X2/2	7
Scania	N340UB4X2/2	6
Man	Lions City 18G	6
Irizar	Ie Tram	-

Day lines

These are the 24 lines in service mainly between 06:00 and 22:00, every day of the week. However, some of them deviate slightly from these times, and others are only active at certain times. They are considered the reference lines of EHG/TUC.

Line	Characteristics	Zizur Txikia — Nafarroako Unibertsitatea ↔ Unibertsitate Publikoa	Nafarroako Gorteen ↔ Etxabakoitz	Zirkularra Mendebaldea: Hirigunea ↔ Antsoain	Barañain ↔ Atarrabia — Uharte — Arre — Orikain	Orvina 3 ↔ Nafarroako Unibertsitatea	Arrotxapea ↔ Unibertsitate Publikoa	Atarrabia ↔ Barañain	Nafarroako Blanka ↔ Buztintxuri	RENFE Geltokia ↔ Unibertsitate Publikoa
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Night lines

These are the ten lines ensuring service mainly between 22:00 and, depending on the day, 23:00, 02:00 or 04:00.

Line	Characteristics	San Inazio ↔ Zizur Nagusia	Pablo Sarasate ↔ Barañain	Labriteko Aldapa ↔ Beriain	Pablo Sarasate ↔ Berriozar — Berriogoiti	Nafarroako Gorteen ↔ Uharte — Gorraitz	Nafarroako Gorteen ↔ Mendillorri	Pablo Sarasate ↔ Bexe Nafarroa	Labriteko Aldapa ↔ Mutiloa	Pablo Sarasate ↔ Orkoien
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Projects

{{Lang|eu|Iruñetarako Tranbia}} (Tram for Pamplona)

The Iruñetarako Tranbia Proiektua (Pamplona tram project) was a project run between 2005 and 2008, involving the creation of up to three tram lines in the city of Iruña/Pamplona.

The Government of Navarre concluded, after studying different possibilities, that implementing this project would have a very good impact on the city. However, the government estimated the cost at more than 700 million euros, and finally discarded the project.

As an alternative, Iruñerriko Mankomunitatea created bus lanes on the city's biggest avenues.

									**Zubiarte [[File:EGH-TUC_Logo.svg	20x20px]]**

{{Lang|eu|Sare Nagusia}} (Rapid System)

After the Pamplona Tram Project*,* two options were suggested: create bus rapid transit (BRT) system or a transit bus optimized system. Iruñerriko Mankomunitatea decided to develop the first idea, combining it with the Pamplona Tram Project concept, where more lines can be created (up to five in the first phase) and the other buses can use the same reserved platform.

The new system will be accompanied by a total change of the current bus lines and it will be operating before 2024.

BRT (in Spanish, BTR) lines will run 98% of their route on a separate, independent platform. Buses, 33 estimated in the first phase, will be 100% electric, but since there will be no catenary, it will be stored in batteries that will be recharged after each trip.

Line	Characteristics	Erdia ↔ Serapio Huici	Irunlarrea ↔ Bidaburua	Merindades ↔ Euskal Herria	Erreniega ↔ Bertiz	Gipuzkoa ↔ Galaria
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In folklore

The Encierro de la Villavesa ("running of the town bus") started in Pamplona on 15 July 1984 when, after the end of the Sanfermines festival and its associated running of the bulls, youths would run before the earliest urban bus entering the traditional encierro course. Starting in 1990, the Pamplona bus company detoured the early bus to defuse the risk. Currently, the youths run before a cyclist in a yellow jersey as an homage to the Navarrese cycling champion Miguel Induráin.

Images

File:P1010041.JPG|Old line 3 bus in Zabalguneak

References

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(2019). "Organigrama MCP".
(2019). "Organigrama MCP".
"EL TRANSPORTE URBANO COMARCAL OBTIENE LA MEJOR VALORACIÓN EN UN ESTUDIO DE LA OCU".
"La línea 9, la primera 100% eléctrica. Noticias de Navarra".
"Normativa y tarifas {{!}} Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona".
[http://www.navarra.es/home_es/Catalogo+de+servicios/OLD_Contrataciones/Obras+Publicas+Transportes+y+Comunicaciones/2006C08VIABILIDADTRANVIA.htm Elaboración del estudio de viabilidad y alternativas de implantación de un tranvía-metro ligero en Pamplona y su Comarca (Gobierno de Navarra)]
"Pamplona y comarca no tendrán tranvía (diariodenavarra.es)".
Gorbea, Noelia. (2019-05-10). "Sacan adelante el PMUS en Pamplona con duras críticas y reproches".
"Estudio de reordenación de la red de Transporte Urbano Comarcal (TUC) y Asistencia Técnica a la realización de la encuesta de movilidad 2013 de la Comarca de Pamplona".
(8 June 2022). "Encierro de la Villavesa: qué es, cuándo se celebra y curiosidades". diariodenavarra.es.

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