Szeged Transport Ltd.

The Szeged Transport Ltd. (Hungarian: Szegedi Közlekedési Kft/Szegedi Közlekdési Társaság (SZKT)) is the name of the transport company of the city of Szeged, Hungary.

Szeged Transport Ltd.

Native name	Szegedi Közlekedési Kft/Szegedi Közlekdési Társaság (SZKT)
Company type	Limited company
Industry	Public transport
Founded	1885
Headquarters	Szeged, Hungary
Key people	Zoltán Majó-Petri

Aims

The Szeged Transport Ltd.'s aims are: the operation of electric track-based transport, a public pay parking system, vehicle rescue and transport, and parking.

Brief history

Tramcar MWG at Széchenyi square

The Szeged Transport Ltd. was established in 1885. The first tramways were launched on October 1, 1908.

After the First World War the tramway transport, both the public transport from 1920, and the freight transport from 1925, declined steadily in Szeged.

No major operations or clashes occurred in Szeged during World War II, therefore the tram network was not damaged.

The importance of the freight transport continued to decline in the 1950s, and in 1971 it ceased to exist.

On April 29, 1979 first trolleybus started service on line 5, linking Újszged, city centre and Bartók square.

Then other lines alsó were launched: line 6 in 1982, line 7 (not the same as line 7 nowadays) and line 8 in 1983 and line 9 in 1985.

After 1990 the SZKT became the property of Szeged.

Organisation

See also: Public transport in Szeged

Organizational units

The company operates two sectors: tramways and trolleybuses in an integrated system. However, the city's bus network does not fall under the competence of the SZKT, it is operated by the Dél-alföldi Közlekedési Központ Zrt. (DAKK)..

Parking System

The SZKT operates the parking system within the city centre which was established in 1996.

There exist two (green & yellow) parking zones between which the advance parking tickets ensure interoperability.^[1]

Szeged Airport

See also: Szeged Airport

Since 2006 the SZKT has also been operating the Szeged Airport.

The airport is located 5 kilometres (3 NM) west of the city centre.

Vehicles

Tramway PESA 120Nb

Tramways

Number of pieces	Manufacturer/Type	Manufacture year	Acquisition year	Tracking number	Remarks
1	F1A tramcar	1897.		SZ 5	ex-BKV 1520
2	Schlick FI originally BVVV F	1904.		313-314	Nostalgic tramway
1	MWG	1908.		12	Nostalgic tramway in 2008
1	F1A tramcar	194x.		SZ 6	ex-BKV 1531
1	Diesel-electric tramcari]	1953.		03	ex-M III
1	FVV CSM–2	1964.		609	inoperable
2	FVV CSM–4	1971		656	inoperable
		1977	1977	813	cast-off
18	Tatra KT4D	1985., 1990.	2004-2006., 2008-2010.	200-217	ex. Cottbus & Potsdam tramcars
4	Tatra TB6A2D-M additional tramcar	1989.	2009-2010.	950-953	ex. Rostock tramcars
13	Tatra T6A2	1996-1997.	1996-1997.	900-912
9	PESA 120Nb	2011-2012.	2011-2012.	100-108	operated in 2012

Trolleybuses

Number of pieces	Manufacturer/Type	Manufacture year	Tracking number	Remarks
1	ZiU–9	1986.	9-153	nostalgic trolleybus
5	Škoda 14Tr	1987., 1989., 1994.	T-701., T-705-T-706, T-708-T-709
25	Škoda 15Tr	1988, 1990-1994,	T-600 - T-612, T-614-T-616, T-618-T-622	T-613 & T-617, 2016 cast-off
1	Ikarus 280T	1992.	505	Nostalgic trolleybus
5	Škoda 21Tr	1997-1998.	T-815-T-819	reconstructed
6	Mercedes-Benz Citaro O-530 TR12/TV.EU	1999.	T-860-T-865.	reconstructed
7	Solaris Trollino 12	2002, 2006.	T-866-T-872
9	Škoda 25Tr	2007-09.	T-877-T-885
1	ARC Tr187/TV.EU	2010.	T-660
13	Ikarus-Škoda Tr 187.2	2013-14.	T-450 - T-462
4	SOR TNS 12	2023-24	T-400-T-403

Autobuses

Trolleybus Škoda 22Tr at Széchenyi square

Number of pieces	Manufacturer/Type	Manufacture year
2	Škoda 21AB
9	Mercedes-Benz Citaro	1999-2001, 2005, 2007.
1	Mercedes-Benz Citaro L	2007.

Statistics

The length of the entire network which includes the length of all connections, is 81 km. The number of stops is 171 (92 tramways and 79 trolleybuses) and the vehicle fleet contains 129 vehicles (61 tramsways, 49 trolleybuses and 19 autobuses).

Traffic data

Within a working day

	1999	2005	2008	Data for 2005 compared with 1999	Data for 2008 compared with 2005	Data for 2008 compared with 1999
Number of streets
Tramway:	58273	60463	57421	103,76%	94,97%	98,54%
Trolleybus:	50052	50973	50838	101,84%	99,74%	101,57%
Number of departures:
Tranway:	846	758	730	89,60%	96,31%	86,29%
Trolleybus:	767	880	949	114,73%	107,84%	123,73%

Street number distribution in 2005: SZKT: 46%, Tisza Volán: 54%

Street number distribution in 2008: SZKT: 49%, Tisza Volán: 51%

Leadership

Acting directors

Gábor Dózsa	2003 – 2011
István Tibor Tóth	211 – 2016
Zoltán Majó-Petri	2016 – present

Current Management

Dr. Majó-Petri Zoltán	acting director
Baranyi Irén	director of finance
Szőke-Tóth Ágnes	PR office manager
Náday Attila	chief engineer in charge of technology
Gombos Ferenc	chief engineer in charge of public transport
Dr. Forró Zoltán	manager in charge of parking system
Zombori Krisztián	chief engineer in charge of infrastructure
Báló Tamás	rmanager in charge of Szeged Airport