Public Transit

Planning, information, and control

The Ministry of Transport is the only body in Israel with the authority and responsibility to plan Israel's public transit systems, including city and intercity lines, routes and frequencies, as well as travel costs.

The traffic planning, information, and control department

The Ministry of Transport is the only body in Israel with the authority and responsibility to plan Israel's public transit systems, including city and intercity lines, routes and frequencies, as well as travel costs.

The traffic planning, information, and control department is responsible for receiving the guidelines from the Ministry of Transport and for applying them through Egged, including the act of reporting back to the regulator about compliance with these guidelines.

How is a bus line added?

How does the traffic planning department contribute to the Egged service plan? After it receives guidelines from the Ministry of Transport, the planning department of the PT division collects required information for operating the line, including the number of passengers and nature of their travel, traffic routes, travel destinations and more.

An inclusive travel plan is formulated  based on the research. It includes a map of the bus's route, its operation hours, frequency, and schedule.

This all becomes the work schedule for each line, which is then forwarded to the operational cluster where the route travels, and from there to the branch managers and the drivers.

Integrative and accountable entity

The planning department is responsible for current, reliable, and complete reporting to the Ministry of Transport. The following is among the data which is checked regularly: the actual trips made, whether the frequency and schedule targets were met and more.

Meeting the targets!

As of the first quarter of 2019, Egged’s performance level has improved and reached 99%. This number reflects Egged's excellent performance and ongoing improvement.