PTV Lines

Public transport
service planning software

PTV Lines is built specifically for public transport planners - combining powerful functionality with ease of use. Create and adjust timetables, routes, and service proposals within minutes. Streamline routine tasks and gain more time to focus on optimizing and improving public transport services.

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PTV Lines - your solution for smart public transport planning

PTV Lines makes the planning and optimization of bus and rail networks simple and efficient. The cloud based software is ready for immediate use and specially designed for service planners. With just a few clicks, routes, timetables and connections can be adapted and optimized to suit requirements.

Whether for long-term strategies or daily operations - PTV Lines is a powerful software for future-oriented, flexible transit service planning.

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Plan Smarter. Deliver Better Public Transport.

Simplify your workflows, test scenarios in minutes, and make confident, data-driven decisions with your public transport planning solution PTV Lines.

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Who is PTV Lines for?

Public Transport Authorities

Public transport planners face increasing challenges: tight budgets, fluctuating passenger demand, political pressure, and the need to enhance service quality. That’s where PTV Lines comes into play.

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Mobility Consultancies

Public transport planning consultancies are expected to analyze mobility data, optimize networks, and provide actionable recommendations to cities - all while meeting tight deadlines. Learn how PTV Lines helps.

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Why you should work with PTV Lines

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Simple and intuitive

Optimize your line planning easily, even without knowledge of complex public transport software

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Easy decision-making

Understand the concrete effects of infrastructure changes before making decisions

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Improved collaboration

Design public transport services together as a team and share results with stakeholders

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More productivity & less errors

Sketch ideas quickly with a powerful and intuitive tool, streamline your workflow and boost productivity

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No installation necessary

Work from anywhere: PTV Lines is cloud-based, easily scalable and self-updating

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Guaranteed data security

Rely on our IT security: PTV Lines is hosted in the EU and meets the highest security requirements

Case Studies: Learn how our customers use PTV Lines

Case Study
Time saving Public Transport Planning with PTV Lines

Which digital tools are best for public transport consulting firms? Here’s how the consultancy TransportTechnologie-Consult Karlsruhe (TTK) used PTV Lines to save time and resources during a bus network redesign project.

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Bus route optimization with PTV Lines in Bavaria

The Bavarian transportation association AMINA uses PTV Lines and PTV Visum to improve its services: better timetables, greater efficiency and data-driven public transport planning.

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How to increase public transport usage with PTV Lines

Lithuania's second largest city, Kaunas, uses PTV Lines software to optimize its bus network - making it more commuter-friendly.

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Improving Public Transport Accessibility in Solihull with PTV Lines

How can the suburbs be better connected to the city center? The town of Solihull in the UK, is testing different scenarios and has found a solution: the X12 bus line.

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Optimizing Public Transport in Cantabria with PTV Lines and PTV Visum

How do you adapt public transportation in a region undergoing rapid social and economic change? Researchers at the University of Cantabria in Spain used software modeling to do just that.

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Number of users251020
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Learning & Support

Welcome to the Learning & Support section for PTV Lines. Here, you will find all the resources you need to make the most out of our software and get assistance when you need it.

Resource Library

Explore our resource library, filled with informative guides, insightful articles, tutorial videos, or customer success stories. All curated to support your endeavor in shaping the future of mobility with us. Learn more.

Helpdesk & FAQ

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