The history of public transportation in Opole until 1997 (with a particular focus on the years 1953-1997)

Abstract

The beginnings of public transportation in Opole date back to 1926. Public transportation was then organized by a company established with the participation of the city authorities. Any further activities of the public transportation system in Opole were interrupted by the events of World War II. Public transportation in Opole was resumed only in 1950. From 1953 it was organized and maintained by the municipal authorities. In 1957, the Municipal Transport Company was established. In 1975, the Provincial Public Transport Company was established with its seat in Opole and local plants in Opole, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and Nysa. At the beginning of 1992, as part of the ownership changes taking place in Poland at that time, the legal successor of this company became the Municipal Transport Company in Opole, established as a budgetary unit of the Opole municipal commune. In 1997, the plant was transformed into a limited liability company owned by the Opole commune.