Autolinee Toscane S.p.A. (also known as AT) is a private Italian company, wholly owned by

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, active in the local

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sector. It manages several urban and suburban bus lines in

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

for a total of 1.7 million kilometres travelled annually. It is part of a temporary association of companies ''ColBus'' together with ''MAS+'', the latter owned by ''F.lli Alterini'', ''S.A.M.'' and ''F.lli Magherini'', and holds 33% of the company ''Li-nea'', also owned by ''ATAF Gestioni'' and ''Cooperativa Autotrasporti Pratesi''.

Public tender

The

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projected in 2010 the reform of the local public transport by road, to guarantee economic and social sustainability to the sector for the coming eleven years, with a

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, to appoint a sole agent to manage the local

in Tuscany. The Region and

ONE Scarl Compagnia Toscana Trasporti Nord, also known as CTT Nord, was a public transport company established on 22 October 2012, with corporate office in Pisa and operational offices in Livorno, Prato, Lucca and Massa Carrara. It was formed after a long p ...

, the consortium born on 21 December 2017 formed by twelve public transport operators ( ATAF&Li-nea, Autolinee Chianti Valdarno, Autolinee Mugello Valdisieve, BluBus, CAP Autolinee, Consorzio Pisano Trasporti,

CTT Nord Compagnia Toscana Trasporti Nord, also known as CTT Nord, was a public transport company established on 22 October 2012, with corporate office in Pisa and operational offices in Livorno, Prato, Lucca and Massa Carrara. It was formed after a long p ...

, Etruria Mobilità, PiùBus, Siena Mobilità,

Tiemme Toscana Mobilità Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the m ...

, Vaibus), signed an agreement on 29 December 2017 to fulfil the transitional period pending the opinion of the

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and the

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for the assignment of the public transport services to a single company occurred with a public tender. Following several appeals, the takeover of local operators has been postponed various times until 1 November 2021 when Autolinee Toscane became the single operator in the Region.

Assets

Autolinee Toscane operate the following transporting assets as of 1 November 2021: * 4,827 employees * 1,051 urban buses * 153 suburban buses * 1,521 intercity buses * 37,538 bus stop * 35 ticket offices * 3,000 ticket dealers * 440 urban bus routes * 57 depots * 565 suburban bus routes toward 307

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* 24,527 km of lines * 110,865,333 km to cover yearly * 2 Funicular ( Montenero funicular and

Certaldo funicular The Certaldo Funicular ( it, Funicolare di Certaldo) is a funicular railway in the town of Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy. It links a terminus in Certaldo Basso, some from Certaldo railway station, with a terminus in Certaldo Alto. The line opened on ...

)

Routes

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Vehicles

Autolinee Toscane fleet is really varied as it derives from the merger of twenty-two transport companies with different needs by territory and routes. AT is planning to renew the fleet acquiring 2,095 buses over a period of ten years. As the average age of the vehicles is higher, about half has more than 15 years of activity, AT decided to purchase immediately new buses in 2022; it will make an investment of 40 million euros to buy 223 new urban and suburban buses. As of August 2022 has been purchased the following models.

New buses

;Conecto Fifty Mercedes-Benz Conecto have been purchased and put into service in the region main cities. The new urban model is the long and can carry 108 passengers, of which 26 seated, it is equipped with a

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engine. The new livery is completely white and the "Autolinee Toscane" blue logo on the back, front and side it is applied to the new urban buses. ;Intouro Four long Merceds-Benz Intouro suburban buses, with a capacity of 50 seats and 25 standing, entered in service on the routes connecting

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

with

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

Montespertoli Montespertoli () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence. Montespertoli borders the following municipalities: Barberino Val d'Elsa, Castelfiorentino, ...

and

Borgo San Lorenzo Borgo San Lorenzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northeast of Florence. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 18,085 and an area of .All demographics and o ...

. The livery is blue and the "Autolinee Toscane" white logo on the back, front and side is applied to the new suburban buses. ;Crafter Three

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minibuses were delivered on 25 May 2022 to operate in the historic center of

Montepulciano Montepulciano () is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and ''comune'' in the Italian province of Siena in southern Tuscany. It sits high on a limestone ridge, east of Pienza, southeast of Siena, southeast of Florence, and north of Rome b ...

. The minibuses have a length of , a width of and can transport 25 passengers; they are slightly smaller than the standards provided for this category, just to be suitable to transit within the historic center of Montepulciano, with its narrow streets, particular slopes and access gates through medieval doors. The Crafters have been modified by Carind International of

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specialized in changing transport vehicles according to the required needs. ;Crossway Fiftytwo Iveco Crossways, in the and meters configuration, have been acquired to increase and renew the obsolete former intercity fleet operating through the

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of the Tuscany. ;Indcar Mobi The company acquired three

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- Indcar Mobi to be used on the hilly routes of the

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in the

Province of Lucca The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca. It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 ''comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pro ...

, four buses operating in the province of

Prato Prato ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city lies in the north east of Tuscany, at the foot of Monte Retaia, elevation , the last peak in the Calvana chain. With more than 200,000 i ...

, two in

and two in

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the m ...

Fares

;Tickets Autolinee Toscane has adopted two single urban fares in the entire

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: Urbano Capoluogo issued in the Capital of Provinces and Urbano Maggiore in the others main centres both for a 70 minutes (90 in Florence) validness. A multi-trip tickets carnet with ten tickets is on sale. ;Passes Various passes are available as needed, after an online registration, according to the type and the chosen period (monthly, quarterly or annual). No card is released and the control is carried out exhibiting the Tessera sanitaria. ;Elba Pass Autolinee Toscane has released the Elba Pass that allows to discover the

Elba Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National ...

travelling on the public transports. The card has a validity for one, three or six days and permit to go around on all buses with no limit.

Innovation

Autolinee Toscane has started the installation of 1,013 display at bus stops throughout the Region. The new smart bus stop, produced by the Swedish company ''Axentia'', is the latest generation in the electronic displays that will ensure a gradual evolution of the technologies applied to the stops of the local public transport network. The bus stop displays has a compact design, don't require power cable or antenna and the maintenance is reduced to the replacement of the battery every five years. The project has been brought forward compared to the program and is carried out in parallel with the installation of the newest AVM systems on the entire fleet that will provide the information of the passages in real time.

References

External links

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