TITSA
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TITSA is the Transportes interurbanos de Tenerife, S.A. which operates the only public bus service in Tenerife, on the Canary Islands. It carries over 60 million travellers a year in a fleet of approximately 600 vehicles.
History
In 1884, the Omnibus Company started a bus line between
The Camacho Hotel Company had introduced the first gasoline powered bus in 1904. In 1927, the authorities decided to control bus service and divided the island into a north and a south zone. Two different bus companies won the contracts for the two zones. Although in 1928 they amalgamated to form a single company, different managers continued to manage different lines, and they did not always co-operate on schedules. The growth of improved roads between 1930 and 1950 gave the rail-independent buses the financial edge over the electric trams.[1]
In 1942 the bus system was reorganized into an integrated system. In 1978, it changed its name to TITSA and the major shareholder (85%) was the Spanish state railway
Titsa bus fleet, locally known as "guagua" (single bus) or "guaguas" (multiple buses) are equipped with various sort of passenger comfort technologies, including USB ports and wifi.[3]
Depots
The company has five Depots:
- Intercambiador:Av.3 de Mayo
- Cuevas Blancas:C/Punta de Anaga
- Los Rodeos:Crta General Del Norte
- Cho/Parque la Reina:C/Levante
- San Jeronimo:C/Calados
See also
- Intercambiador
Notes
- ^ a b c "a brief review of the history of the company..." TITSA
- ^ Tenerife government takes over TITSA directly (Spanish newspaper)
- ^ "The new TITSA Tenerife buses incorporate free Wi-Fi on board". Advartis. 19 October 2019.