Monday, 15 June 2015

Malmo: An Ancient City with systemic Public Transport


Malmo is the third largest city of Sweden and also the capital City of Skane County, located on the southern tip of the country. Malmo was founded in 1272 which was 20KM away from Lund, a fortified seaport. It has been the 2nd largest city in the reign of Danish rulers. Malmo was the hub of trade and commanded the largest markets until Copenhagen came on the board in the 16th century. After many wars and industrial revolution, the city developed rapidly and become the earliest industrial city of Scandinavia. After the inauguration of Oresund Bridge, the dormant soul of this bustling city has revoked again and Malmo seaport has seen a new era of development.
Due to the diverse ethnic communities and immigrants from all over the world, Malmo has become a city of rich and diverse culture and blend of many societies has contributed a lot to have an exotic and colorful life in Malmo. To explore the mix of many cultures, one should have to plan and arrange a good trip and travel services alike so that he would enjoy in the real time from his journey in Malmo. Malmo has excellent transport services like a bus, taxi, train, underground and air travel as well.

Amidst all, the public transport is the most affordable and convenient source of transportation. It includes trains, buses and trams services. Skanerrafiken is the company which is responsible for public transport in Malmo. This company has organized a system of trains which are working on different lines, called Pagatag. Oresundtag train service is also complementing with Pagatag to cross the Denmark and neighboring countries. Both companies are operating trains jointly on the Danish and Swedish sides.

Urban bus transport service is also available in Malmo which is operating in more than 10 cities of Skane. Bus service routes are the main source of regional transport in Skane that connects cities and towns with each other. Urban bus service is obliged to use a specific color scheme to differentiate regional and inter bus services. For instance, green buses were used previously but now yellow-colored buses are being operated. Some bus services are also operating for handicapped passengers, named as Serviceresor. Furthermore, the regional company is also operating boat service for commuters as public transport. You can also book for Malmo airport taxi online for safe and reliable transportation. Additionally, trains and buses in Malmo have been organized many of their adjacent routes, corresponding with regional transit services.
On the whole, Malmo has a very extensive system of public transport which is equally economical and comfortable for locals and tourist in long and short run of their traveling.

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