EKIALDEBUS to launch new services planned with GOAL SYSTEMS software

March 22, 2012 - PRLog -- JANUARY 2011–Oyarzun, SPAIN. EKIALDEBUS will use a complete GOAL SYSTEMS urban and interurban planning solution for sizing and scheduling of its new operations. This solution consists of the integrated software tools GoalBus® and GoalDriver®, and the new services will begin operation in March, 2011.

EKIALDEBUS is a business consortium made up of three Spanish transit companies from the province of Guipúzcoa: HERRIBUS, INTERBUS and AUIF, which have a combined fleet size of over 80 vehicles. In the fall of 2010, EKIALDEBUS was awarded the interurban public transit services for eastern Guipúzcoa, which run between Donosti-San Sebastián and the region's main cities (Hondarribia-Fuenterrabía, Irún, Oyarzun, Lezo and Pasaia-Pasajes).

With the goals of improving the management of services, reorganizing and standardizing the services offered, and increasing capacity, Guipúzcoa's government solicited bids for a revitalized interurban public transit system for the province's eastern regions. The three companies integrated in the EKIALDEBUS consortium, which were already providing some of these services, decided to develop and present an ambitious joint proposal to handle all of the services up for bid. EKIALDEBUS collaborated with GOAL SYSTEMS in preparing this proposal. Finally, in October 2010, EKIALDEBUS was awarded all of the lines included in the competition.

The companies that make up EKIALDEBUS all have long histories in the sector. Their experience stretches back to the mid-20th century, and they have been able to combine their family business traditions passed down through the generations with the spirit of innovation necessary for continuing management and expansion. Being well aware of the importance of efficiency in the use of resources, the management of EKIALDEBUS has decided to implement a complete planning solution that allows operational costs to be minimized, while at the same time guaranteeing service quality levels and ensuring the well-being of employees.

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