Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid
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The Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid (CRTM; literally: Regional Consortium of Transportation for Madrid) is an autonomous body created by
Its executive board is presided by the regional minister for Transportation. The vicepresident is a member of the Municipal Council of Madrid. The rest of board members are 6 more representatives of the regional government, 2 more representatives of the Madrid municipal council, 3 representatives of other municipal councils, 2 representatives of the State administration, 2 syndical representatives, 2 representatives of corporate associations and 1 representative of consumer associations.[3]
Intercity buses
Intercity transport, i.e. journeys that go between different municipalities in the Madrid region, are operated by the CRTM. The company operates three separate types of lines; (i) daytime lines, (ii) daytime lines with added night service, and (iii) dedicated night lines.[4] The inter-urban night buses (autobuses interurbanos), commonly known as Green Owls (Búhos verdes), travel further afield than the regular N1-N28 owl buses within Madrid urban core (which are operated by EMT), and connect Madrid with the smaller cities of the periphery.[5] As of June 2022 there are 40 such routes.[4] Green Owl buses are identified by the letter N followed by three numbers (e.g. N101). It has been noted that real-time indicators at bus stops usually display only the number of a route, and not the "N" at the beginning, which can be a cause of confusion for visitors, as the route 101 can have a completely different destination to the route N101 (for example).[6]
References
- S2CID 55274136.
- ^ "Ley de creación del Consorcio Regional de Transportes Públicos Regulares de Madrid" [Law for the Creation of the Regional Consortium of Regular Public Transport for Madrid] (in Spanish). Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ^ "Información Institucional". CTRM. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ a b "Líneas de autobuses interurbanos". CRTM. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ ""Owls" night bus schedules in Madrid / Horarios de autobuses nocturnos "Búhos" en Madrid". ecomovilidad.net (in Spanish). 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ Marinas, Pablo (2021-03-29). "The chaos of Madrid's night intercity buses / El caos de los autobuses interurbanos nocturnos de Madrid". ecomovilidad.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-07.