In the twelve months since the launch of the tallinja card, Malta Public Transport said that 240,000 individuals now have a tallinja card. "During the first year, we have registered over 32 million trips made by passengers using tallinja cards," explained Daniel Grech, Commercial Director at Malta Public Transport.

Malta Public Transport said that the passengers were instrumental in making the tallinja card a success. The company has identified the most frequent travellers in each tallinja card category: Adult, Student, Child, Concession and Gozo. In order to thank them for their loyalty, these five customers have been given the opportunity to travel by bus for free for a whole year up to 30 June 2017.

MPT said that customers using the tallinja card automatically benefit from a daily, weekly or monthly capping, meaning that customers do not spend more than a specific amount irrespective of the number of journeys made.

There are currently over 12,000 tallinja card customers who reach their monthly capping, including a few who managed to make over 3,500 trips in a year thus saving over €2,000 during the year compared to paying in cash.

Following the introduction of the tallinja card, Malta Public Transport said that it is now also in a position to study general travel patterns. Some interesting facts observed in this data collected through tallinja cards include the busiest day during the past year, which was 30 October 2015, with over 100,000 trips being made on the day with a tallinja card. The busiest bus stops, excluding the Valletta Bus Terminus, are "Kullegg" in Msida, "Bombi" in Floriana, "Sptar" and "L-Imsida" in Msida and "Paola" in Paola.

The tallinja card appears to be very popular with people over 60, with 75% of people in that demographic holding a tallinja card. Public transport is essential in providing mobility to people who wish to travel independently.

Permalink: More than 32,000,000 trips using tallinja cards in first year