Optile
Encyclopedia
Optile is a public transport
organisation, created in October 2000 from a merger between several private bus companies serving suburban
Paris
. It regulates bus routes under the authority of STIF, the Francilian
transport authority.
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
organisation, created in October 2000 from a merger between several private bus companies serving suburban
Banlieue
In francophone areas, banlieues are the "outskirts" of a city: the zone around a city that is under the city's rule.Banlieues are translated as "suburbs", as these are also residential areas on the outer edge of a city, but the connotations of the term "banlieue" in France can be different from...
Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. It regulates bus routes under the authority of STIF, the Francilian
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
transport authority.
Key facts
- 1,070 bus lines
- 1,100 of the 1,300 communes of Île-de-France served
- 24,000 bus stops
- 250 million passenger journeys per year
External links
- optile.com official site