The bus transport development in Malta
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24136/atest.2019.003Keywords:
public transport, transport system, busesAbstract
The aim of the article is the presentation the history of the creation and development of bus transport in Malta, including the beginning of bus transport in the first years of the twentieth century. It also presents the reforms from the 1970s and changes that have occurred in recent years. Bus transport was covered the system of contracted public services with specification of minimum quality requirements, which led to the optimization and modernization of the bus park, improvement of the quality of services and increase in the number of passengers.
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