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Galway-based CitySwift wins deal to help Translink plot Belfast traffic flows

Galway-based tech company helps public transport operators to plot routes more effectively

CitySwift founders Brian O’Rourke and Alan Farrelly

CitySwift, a firm that provides data-driven scheduling and planning technology for public transport companies, has been signed up by Translink for use across the entire Belfast bus network.

Translink operates coach, bus and train services connecting cities, towns and villages throughout Northern Ireland and some cross border routes.

It is to use CitySwift’s technology to analyse and simulate runtimes that improve service performance. It does this by accessing information such as punctuality, passenger demand and driver ...