Vilnius

Responsible authorities

Updated: August 2009

Municipal Enterprise “Susisiekimo paslaugos” (MESP)

Missions:

The compulsory tasks of the entreprise are :

Preparing public transport schedules and giving proposals on routes as well as types and numbers of transport vehicles,
Providing information about public transport for passangers;
Arrangement of ticket production, distribution and control;
Passanger control;
Accumulation of means from sold tickets, settlement of accounts with carriers according to concluded agreements,
Giving proposal on carrier selection tenders organised by the municipality to carry passengers at regular communication routes,
Collecting and analysing information on passenger carriage within the city,
Drafting legislation and other documents in relation with the enterprise’s activities,
Parking system management;
Introducing e-ticketing;
Introducing centralized traffic management system.

Organisation:

MESP was founded in 1998 according to resolution of Vilnius City Council. It currently employs about 180 employees. There are 6 main departments in MESP – Economy, Public transport, Passenger control, Ticket, Traffic and Parking departments.

During nine years of operation, MESP has accomplished such main projects as introduction of common bus and trolleybus tickets, coordination of traffic schedules, creation of information system for passengers, development of dedicated bus lanes network, creation of route network for disabled people.

MESP together with Vilnius city participate in project implementing electronic ticket.

Budget in million ¤ :

Expenditures (2006): 35,08 ¤
Hiring of operators: 31,15 ¤
Revenues: 35,09 ¤
Ticket revenue: 22,60 ¤
Compensations: 11,22 ¤
Other: 1,26 ¤

Contacts :

MESP
´olyno str. 15,
Vilnius LT-10209, Lithuania
Tel/Fax +370 5 2709339
email : office@vilniustransport.lt

Director : Mr. Vaidotas Antanavičius
Economist : Ms. Viktorija Puzaitė

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