TUVISA

{{short description|Company responsible for urban transport in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain}}

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| founded = 1967{{cite news |last1=Rioja Andueza |first1=Iker |title=La historia olvidada del antiguo y lujoso hotel Quintanilla de Vitoria, que tuvo servicio de ómnibus en el siglo XIX |url=https://www.eldiario.es/euskadi/historia-olvidada-antiguo-lujoso-hotel-quintanilla-vitoria-tuvo-servicio-omnibus-siglo-xix_130_7913664.html |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=El Diario |date=8 May 2021 |language=es}}

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| locale = Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain

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| fleet = 97{{cite news |last1=del Campo |first1=José Luis |title=La flota de Tuvisa tiene 11,2 años de antigüedad media |url=https://www.noticiasdealava.eus/araba/2022/03/30/flota-tuvisa-11-anos-antiguedad/1176274.html |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=Noticias de Álava |date=30 March 2022 |language=es}}

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| annual ridership = 17.8 million (2024){{cite news |last1=Salazar |first1=Agurtzane |title=Tuvisa batió en 2024 el “mejor año de su historia”, al transportar a casi 18 millones de personas |url=https://www.noticiasdealava.eus/gasteiz/2025/01/12/tuvisa-batio-2024-mejor-ano-record-pasajeros-9146984.html |access-date=2 March 2025 |work=Noticias de Álava |date=12 January 2025 |language=es}}

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TUVISA ({{IPA|es|tuˈβisa}}; short for {{Langx|es|label=none|Transportes Urbanos de Vitoria, S.A.}}) is the municipal company responsible for urban transport in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the north of Spain.{{cite web |title=TUVISA. Autobuses urbanos |url=https://www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/we001/was/we001Action.do?accionWe001=ficha&idioma=es&accion=cuadroMando&claveArea=1&claveTema=2 |website=Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=es}} As of March 2022, the company operates 97 buses.

History

On 30 October 2009, the whole network was reorganized, resulting in a lower number of lines operating with shorter headways.{{cite news |last1=Cueto |first1=Iosu |title=Los urbanos, como un reloj |url=https://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20091126/alava/urbanos-como-reloj-20091126.html |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=El Correo |date=26 November 2009 |language=es}} The reorganization of the network was suggested by the {{Langx|es|label=none|Plan de Movilidad Sostenible|lit=Sustainable Mobility Plan}}, aimed at improving traffic and mobility in the city.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} In October 2010, some changes to the network were made,{{which|date=April 2022}} with additional changes in September 2012 and February 2013.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}} A tenth line was added to the network in 2015.{{cite news |title=La línea 10 de Tuvisa aguarda su puesta en marcha |url=https://www.gasteizhoy.com/linea-10-tuvisa-paradas/ |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=Gasteiz Hoy |date=12 January 2015 |language=es}}

Routes

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  • L1 Circular
  • BEI
  • L3 Betoño-Zumaquera
  • L4 Lakua-Mariturri
  • L5 Salburua-Elejalde
  • L5a Salburua-Elejalde-Astegieta
  • L5b Salburua-Elejalde-Jundiz (Ariñez)
  • L5c Salburua-Elejalde-Jundiz itv
  • L6 Zabalgana-Arkaiate
  • L7 Borinbizkarra-Salburua
  • L8 Unibertsitatea
  • L9 Gamarra-Zumaquera
  • L10 Aldaia-Larrein

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= Night routes =

These lines, known as Gautxori, operate in Friday and Saturday nights.{{cite news |last1=Gatón |first1=Natxo |title=El Gautxori vuelve a Vitoria-Gasteiz: líneas y horarios |url=https://www.gasteizhoy.com/gautxori-vitoria-gasteiz-lineas-horarios/ |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=Gasteiz Hoy |date=15 February 2022 |language=es}}

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  • G1 Lakua-Abetxuko
  • G2 Adurtza-Salburua
  • G3 Armentia-Zabalgana
  • G4 Sansomendi-Lakua
  • G6 Salburua-Aranbizkarra

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See also

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