Vilnius municipality leaders already spoke in 2024 about plans to make shipping part of public transport, stating at the time that this would also reduce the load on other public transport.
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This year, four electric boats “Rytas,” “Lašiša,” “Geležinis vilkas,” and “Smilga” have been running daily approximately every 40 minutes from the Business Triangle to Žirmūnai beach and back.
Only at the start of the second shipping season this May was it possible to see captains waiting for passengers at empty docks.
However, the situation changed in summer – Vilnius resident Lina told 15min that she and her family failed to board the boat twice, despite only a few other passengers waiting in line ahead of them.
The municipal company JUDU, responsible for the capital’s public transport, explained why this happens and shared some advice.
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