It was a single-track line in metre gauge, operating from 1883 to 1931 between the capital city of Valletta and the army barracks at Mtarfa / Mdina.
A legal trailer was founded in 1903 by the Society.
As of 2020, the number of registered cars amounted to 394,955, giving an auto-mobile density of 1253.8 per km². Malta has 3,096 kilometres of road, 2,704 km (87.3%) of which are paved and 392 km are unpaved as of 2008. The official road user guide for Malta is The Highway Code. ===Buses=== Buses are the primary method of public transport for the Maltese Islands and have been in operation there since 1905, offering a cheap and frequent service to many parts of Malta and Gozo.
The railway was known in Maltese as il-vapur tal-art (the land ship). === Tramways === Electric tramways operated in Malta from 23 February 1905 till 1929.
The railway was known in Maltese as il-vapur tal-art (the land ship). === Tramways === Electric tramways operated in Malta from 23 February 1905 till 1929.
The road operation was terminated after the bankruptcy of the company on December 15, 1929 and the infrastructure was rebuilt. In 2008, the Halcrow report suggested the government to reintroduce two tram lines in Malta: Valletta to Sliema along the coast road, and Valletta to Ta' Qali.
It was a single-track line in metre gauge, operating from 1883 to 1931 between the capital city of Valletta and the army barracks at Mtarfa / Mdina.
From June 2007 to August 2012, a three-times daily floatplane service, operated by HarbourAir Malta, linked the sea terminal in Grand Harbour to Mgarr harbour in Gozo. In the past there were two further airfields which were in operation during World War II and into the 1960s, located at Ta'Qali and Ħal Far.
A heliport is also located there, but the scheduled service to Gozo ceased in 2006.
From June 2007 to August 2012, a three-times daily floatplane service, operated by HarbourAir Malta, linked the sea terminal in Grand Harbour to Mgarr harbour in Gozo. In the past there were two further airfields which were in operation during World War II and into the 1960s, located at Ta'Qali and Ħal Far.
As of 2020, the number of registered cars amounted to 394,955, giving an auto-mobile density of 1253.8 per km². Malta has 3,096 kilometres of road, 2,704 km (87.3%) of which are paved and 392 km are unpaved as of 2008. The official road user guide for Malta is The Highway Code. ===Buses=== Buses are the primary method of public transport for the Maltese Islands and have been in operation there since 1905, offering a cheap and frequent service to many parts of Malta and Gozo.
The road operation was terminated after the bankruptcy of the company on December 15, 1929 and the infrastructure was rebuilt. In 2008, the Halcrow report suggested the government to reintroduce two tram lines in Malta: Valletta to Sliema along the coast road, and Valletta to Ta' Qali.
Malta's buses carried over 40 million passengers in 2015. The traditional classic Maltese buses, which were in operation until 2011 and still provide tourist-oriented services to this day, have become visitor attractions in their own right due to their uniqueness, and are depicted on many Maltese advertisements to promote tourism as well as on gifts and merchandise for tourists.
The buses are to be repainted into a new livery of light green and white and during a press announcement to mark the formal takeover of operations on the day, several repainted buses were lined up for a photo call to show off the new livery, these being two of the leased in 2014 Optare Solos, one of the leased in 2014 Wright Volvos, one each of the new in 2011 King Long XMQ6900J and XMQ6127J buses.
From June 2007 to August 2012, a three-times daily floatplane service, operated by HarbourAir Malta, linked the sea terminal in Grand Harbour to Mgarr harbour in Gozo. In the past there were two further airfields which were in operation during World War II and into the 1960s, located at Ta'Qali and Ħal Far.
Unlike the system it replaced, the buses were owned and operated by a single company with the drivers working as employees of Arriva Malta. When Arriva ceased operations on 1 January 2014 due to financial difficulties, the company was nationalised as Malta Public Transport by the Maltese government as an interim measure while a new bus operator could be found.
As of October 2014 the government has chosen Autobuses Urbanos de León (ALSA subsidiary) as its preferred bus operator for the country, and although the agreement has yet to be fully determined and signed, it is planned that they will being operation in January 2015. During the closing days of December 2014, the Times of Malta and other newspapers were reporting that the company had now signed contracts and purchased the existing operation for 8 million euros.
The buses are to be repainted into a new livery of light green and white and during a press announcement to mark the formal takeover of operations on the day, several repainted buses were lined up for a photo call to show off the new livery, these being two of the leased in 2014 Optare Solos, one of the leased in 2014 Wright Volvos, one each of the new in 2011 King Long XMQ6900J and XMQ6127J buses.
Malta's buses carried over 40 million passengers in 2015. The traditional classic Maltese buses, which were in operation until 2011 and still provide tourist-oriented services to this day, have become visitor attractions in their own right due to their uniqueness, and are depicted on many Maltese advertisements to promote tourism as well as on gifts and merchandise for tourists.
As of October 2014 the government has chosen Autobuses Urbanos de León (ALSA subsidiary) as its preferred bus operator for the country, and although the agreement has yet to be fully determined and signed, it is planned that they will being operation in January 2015. During the closing days of December 2014, the Times of Malta and other newspapers were reporting that the company had now signed contracts and purchased the existing operation for 8 million euros.
They duly took over the business on January 8, 2015 with their takeover being effected as a "soft launch".
By February the sub contracted buses from UBS were replaced - temporarily - with 32 dual-door Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses operated by ALESA (as opposed to the situation until then of sub contracting of both bus and driver from UBS) until new Otokar Vectio C dual-door single deck buses currently on order have arrive later in 2015.
These new buses will number 142 in total and used to augment the existing fleet as the revised route network is incrementally rolled out during the course of 2015 with the full service planned not expected to be fully realized until 2016, at which time the 23 million euro subsidy for 2015 will rise to 29 million thereafter. In January 2019, the Government has said that young people who are between 16 and 20-years old in 2018 can now travel by bus for free.
At the end of 2015, there were also 501 yachts on the register.
These new buses will number 142 in total and used to augment the existing fleet as the revised route network is incrementally rolled out during the course of 2015 with the full service planned not expected to be fully realized until 2016, at which time the 23 million euro subsidy for 2015 will rise to 29 million thereafter. In January 2019, the Government has said that young people who are between 16 and 20-years old in 2018 can now travel by bus for free.
In 2016 the government announced a new study on reintroducing the tram.
These new buses will number 142 in total and used to augment the existing fleet as the revised route network is incrementally rolled out during the course of 2015 with the full service planned not expected to be fully realized until 2016, at which time the 23 million euro subsidy for 2015 will rise to 29 million thereafter. In January 2019, the Government has said that young people who are between 16 and 20-years old in 2018 can now travel by bus for free.
These new buses will number 142 in total and used to augment the existing fleet as the revised route network is incrementally rolled out during the course of 2015 with the full service planned not expected to be fully realized until 2016, at which time the 23 million euro subsidy for 2015 will rise to 29 million thereafter. In January 2019, the Government has said that young people who are between 16 and 20-years old in 2018 can now travel by bus for free.
People between 17 and 19-years old will travel for free between the 1st of January 2019 and the 31st of December 2019.
As of 2020, the number of registered cars amounted to 394,955, giving an auto-mobile density of 1253.8 per km². Malta has 3,096 kilometres of road, 2,704 km (87.3%) of which are paved and 392 km are unpaved as of 2008. The official road user guide for Malta is The Highway Code. ===Buses=== Buses are the primary method of public transport for the Maltese Islands and have been in operation there since 1905, offering a cheap and frequent service to many parts of Malta and Gozo.
The new study, which is expected by late 2020, should also look at metro and monorail options. ==Maritime transport== Malta has three large natural harbours on its main island.
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