Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi

Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi

Industry	Transport
Founded	1884 (current name: 2000)
Headquarters	Lugano , Switzerland
Area served	Lugano and surrounding suburbs
Owner	City of Lugano Canton of Ticino Municipality of Massagno Municipality of Paradiso Municipality of Savosa Municipality of Vezia
Website	http://www.tplsa.ch/

Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi (TPL) is a public transport operator in and around the Swiss city of Lugano. Previously known as the Società luganese dei tramway elettrici, Tranvie elettriche comunali, Azienda comunale del traffico (ACT) and Azienda comunale dei trasporti della Città di Lugano (ACTL), the organisation was founded in 1884 and adopted its current name in 2000.^[1]

TPL operates the city's urban bus network, along with a funicular that links the city's railway station with the city centre. It is a private limited company whose shares are mostly owned by the city of Lugano (58.56%) and the canton of Ticino (30.44%), with the remaining shares are owned by neighbouring municipalities. It is a member of the arcobaleno tariff network.^[2]