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Most Latvian cities, towns and villages are connected by buses. All routes are categorized by regions and then the ATD chooses the operator for the region. So, for example, Bauska gets the awful Sabiedriskais autobuss who use old, unreliable low capacity buses without air conditioning on the quite busy route. While Cēsis gets Cata with modern buses and even free wifi.
In the first quarter of 2014 the bus system received a 15,5 mio € subsidy from the ministry to cover the losses.
The current operators on the ATD routes are:
AS "CATA" for ZA, RPR, VPR
SIA "Daugavpils autobusu parks" for DA, LPR
SIA "Dobeles autobusu parks" for D, ZPR
SIA "Jēkabpils autobusu parks" for DA, LPR, ZPR
SIA "Jelgavas autobusu parks" for D
AS "Liepājas autobusu parks" for DR, C1A, C1B, KPR
AS "Nordeka" for A;C2;DA;DR
SIA "Norma A" for A
SIA "Sabiedriskais autobuss" for DR, C1C, KPR
AS "Talsu autotransports" for ZR, KPR
There are also various others operators, for example VTU Valmiera, that don't receive subsidies from the state but from the local councils.
Many regional cities have their own bus and/or minibus networks. Liepāja and Daugavpils has trams.
In the first quarter of 2014 the bus system received a 15,5 mio € subsidy from the ministry to cover the losses.
The current operators on the ATD routes are:
AS "CATA" for ZA, RPR, VPR
SIA "Daugavpils autobusu parks" for DA, LPR
SIA "Dobeles autobusu parks" for D, ZPR
SIA "Jēkabpils autobusu parks" for DA, LPR, ZPR
SIA "Jelgavas autobusu parks" for D
AS "Liepājas autobusu parks" for DR, C1A, C1B, KPR
AS "Nordeka" for A;C2;DA;DR
SIA "Norma A" for A
SIA "Sabiedriskais autobuss" for DR, C1C, KPR
AS "Talsu autotransports" for ZR, KPR
There are also various others operators, for example VTU Valmiera, that don't receive subsidies from the state but from the local councils.
Many regional cities have their own bus and/or minibus networks. Liepāja and Daugavpils has trams.