In brief

• MPK Kraków wants to buy 20 electric articulated buses.
• The new vehicles will have two spaces for wheelchairs instead of one.
• Three bids were submitted for the tender, and the lowest one came from Solaris Bus & Coach.

A change in the equipment of the new buses

The currently operated articulated buses in Kraków have one space planned for a passenger in a wheelchair. The subsequent vehicles that MPK intends to order are to have two such spaces (Dwa miejsca dla pasażerów na wózkach zamiast jednego. MPK chce kupić 20 nowych elektryków - Puls Krakowa – pulskrakowa.pl). The change was pushed for by organizations working on behalf of people with special needs, and the company incorporated their demands into the requirements for the new batch of buses.

The tender for 20 vehicles

The subject of the order is 20 articulated buses with electric drive. The Municipal Transport Company opened the bids on Thursday, 29 October (Kraków: Trzy firmy w przetargu MPK na 20 przegubowych autobusów elektrycznych – wnp.pl). Three manufacturers took part in the tender, and the lowest price was offered by Solaris Bus & Coach.

Equipment passengers are accustomed to

The new vehicles are to have a low floor, air conditioning, surveillance cameras and phone chargers. The two spaces for wheelchairs set this purchase apart from the rest of the equipment, because they allow two people to travel on the same bus, with space adapted to their needs.