Since December, a technological improvement has changed the lives of Internet users. intercity buses in the Community of Madrid: A new feature has been added that will allow people to see what’s happening exact location in real time of these means of transport via the Google Maps portal.
This is an improvement that has not yet reached all green intercity buses in the community. It is only available for the means of transport of the Corredur Sur lines which are Leganés, Móstoles, Fuenlabrada, Alcorcón and Torremolinosalthough the list should grow in the coming weeks.
How to check intercity bus information on Google Maps
To check the exact location of intercity buses on Google Maps, the Madrid Regional Transport Consortium (CRTM) explains the following: “The only thing the user has to do is to Find your location on Google Maps on your mobile and have “Public transport” layer activated in the application”.
“By clicking the stop icon,” they add, “You will see the lines passing there and the actual waiting times“. Likewise, this improvement will give buses the possibility of communicating with the Google trip planner. In this way, traffic, incidents or route progress can also be displayed.
EMT buses are already benefiting from this improvement
THE EMT buses They already offer users the possibility of checking their location in real time, as well as the waiting time until the vehicle arrives, with Google Maps, becoming the first public transport in Madrid to offer it.
It is made with the GTFS-RT standard “with the aim of continuing to advance in the digitalization of Madrid’s public transport”, as Madrid City Hall declared on its Internet portal.
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