INFORMATION PORTAL OF THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE OF THE KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE Region IN TORUŃ

Marshal Piotr Całbecki, Vice-Marshal Aneta Jędrzejewska, and Tomasz Fic, President of the regional self-government company Kujawsko-Pomorski Road Transport (Kujawsko-Pomorski Transport Samochodowy (KPTS)), met today with representatives of counties and municipalities forming the Toruń Metropolitan Area to propose joining this public passenger transport company. The offer – linked to a planned amendment to national legislation in this field – means more accessible public transport for residents and relief for local government budgets.

Opening the meeting, Marshal Piotr Całbecki noted that the government’s planned amendment to the Public Transport Act would make region marshals integrators and coordinators of passenger transport in the region, giving them authority over the distribution of funds from the bus transport development fund. He emphasized that economies of scale also apply to passenger transport, meaning that a large, well-funded operator investing in vehicles and infrastructure – such as KPTS – is the best partner for municipalities and counties. Becoming a shareholder in the company would also allow local governments to entrust it with operating bus lines through an in-house procedure (direct award).

What could this look like in practice? For example, in Włocławek County, widely regarded as a model of effective organization and a system well adapted to social needs. There, KPTS operates 24 routes using 26 modern buses (18 electric and 8 hybrid), with a dense network covering the entire county and connecting municipal centers with Włocławek – the key hub in this part of the region.

KPTS currently has 34 local government shareholders (25 municipalities and 8 counties, with the region self-government as the majority shareholder). Local authorities – including those represented at today’s meeting – can join the company through private subscription (KPTS offers shares to a specific local government unit), by acquiring shares (counties for a symbolic 20,000 PLN, municipalities for 10,000 PLN), and by increasing the company’s share capital.

KPTS was established in 2012 through the merger of four local transport companies taken over by the regional self-government from the State Treasury. Today, it is a dynamic and successful enterprise, steadily reshaping perceptions of buses serving regional, county, and municipal routes. Each year, it transports 8 million passengers (based on last year’s data) across 508 routes, operating 2,200 services daily. It employs around 500 people (three-quarters of them drivers), and its fleet of 325 vehicles is continuously modernized. The company provides regional connections linking 13 county capitals, county-level transport in 7 counties, and municipal transport in 25 local government units.

In recent years, the company has been profitable. It invests in modern facilities (depots, wash stations), purchases modern vehicles (air-conditioned, electric, and hybrid – 40 added recently), and is carrying out advanced preparatory work for the construction of entirely new bus stations in Rypin, Mogilno, and Golub-Dobrzyń.

Beata Krzemińska
Spokesperson of the Marshal’s Office

March 31, 2026