Technology that supports
growing bus networks
Manage the planning and scheduling, fare collection and daily operations of your bus network the right way.
Make services and revenue work as one
Bus networks run better when planning, fare collection and daily operations use consistent network information.
By partnering with Trapeze, you can see how services are planned, delivered and paid for across your network:
Planning & Schedulling
Timetables reflect where passengers travel and how often buses should run
Fare Collection
Fare reports show how revenue relates to the services that ran
Intelligent Transport Systems
Control room teams work from the same planning data used to design service.
Early decisions shape how your network runs
If systems don’t align, neither does the data
Authorities often plan services in one system, monitor operations in another and review fare revenue elsewhere.
Over time, this makes it harder to answer basic questions like:
- did the planned services actually run?
- which routes generated revenue?
- are operators delivering the services they are paid for?
Control rooms, finance teams and planners all end up working from different versions of the same network.
Designed for real-world bus networks
Many technology platforms look similar on paper. The difference lies not just in the system itself, but in how it is deployed and adopted.
Trapeze has operated across Africa for over 11 years, supporting multiple transport authorities that manage over 3,000 buses. In practice, this means:
- Local African teams focused on bus technology for African operating conditions
- Building new public transport systems from scratch
- Phased rollouts rather than disruptive system replacement
- Training client teams to operate and manage the system
- Support for multi-operator governance models.
- Systems configured for local operating conditions, not rigid global templates
- Training client teams to operate and manage the system
Plan services. Manage fares. Run the network
Three systems support the core functions that authorities manage every day.
Planning & Scheduling
See how our planning & scheduling works
Start with the service you want to run. Then let Trapeze calculate the buses, drivers and depot requirements needed to deliver it within one connected model.
Fare Collection
Explore our fare collection solution
Trapeze applies fare rules centrally and records every transaction across the network.
Intelligent Transport System
See our full ITS solution
Trapeze makes service data visible across the network, helping operators run services more reliably and keep passengers informed.
What our customers say
Trapeze supports SOTRA in the digitalisation of its activities by implementing a complete ITS solution, including a passenger information system. This deployment has significantly improved service quality by providing real-time travel information, particularly for daily commuting. Furthermore, as part of Abidjan's broader multi-modal mobility strategy, Trapeze has strengthened SOTRA's readiness for integration into the wider transport ecosystem in preparation for major structural projects such as the Metro and the BRT. In summary, Trapeze has helped SOTRA significantly enhance urban mobility for the Ivorian population.
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How many buses do you need?
Get a quick estimate of how many buses you’ll need for a single route.
- Enter route length and bus average speed, number of stops, dwell time and planned frequency to calculate buses needed.
- Adjust headways and/or dwell time to see how bus numbers change.
- View the estimated number of buses required for peak service
- Generate a simple reference figure for early planning discussions