Keolis strengthens its mid-sized city footprint with the public transport contract in Auch

Keolis strengthens its mid-sized city footprint with the renewal of the public transport contract in Auch
17th October 2021
On 29 September 2021, the conurbation authority of Grand Auch Coeur de Gascogne, in the French department of Gers, renewed its contract with Keolis to operate and maintain the whole of its public transport network, Alliance. This new public service delegation contract begins on 3 January 2022 and is valid for a period of eight years.

As part of this contract, Keolis’ mission will be to:

  • increase network usage by 17% and sales revenues by 15%

  • deploy an on-demand transport service to provide direct access to the conurbation's main centres of interest, including the three commercial and business zones, the SNCF train station, the city centre, the hospital and the aviation business zone

  • convert a free downtown shuttle into a vehicle with low carbon emissions by the end of the new contract, using a system that runs on hydrogen