Citymapper is a British
public transit
Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of wh ...
app and
mapping service which displays transport options, usually with live timing, between any two locations in a supported city. It integrates data for all urban
modes of transport
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, including walking, cycling and driving, in addition to public transport.
It is free of charge to users, and is supported by a
mobile app
A mobile application or app is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a smartphone, phone, tablet computer, tablet, or smartwatch, watch. Mobile applications often stand in contrast to desktop appli ...
on devices such as
mobile phone
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s, and by an
Internet
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website.
The underlying data is pulled from a variety of sources, including
open data
Open data are data that are openly accessible, exploitable, editable and shareable by anyone for any purpose. Open data are generally licensed under an open license.
The goals of the open data movement are similar to those of other "open(-so ...
(usually
GTFS-files provided by transport authorities) and local transit authorities.
Some data is user-generated or collected by local employed personnel.
Citymapper started in 2011 in London.
Its second city was New York.
In August 2020 travel in 58 cities and metropolitan areas was covered. Citymapper was founded by Azmat Yusuf, a former
Google
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employee, who also serves as Citymapper's CEO.
In December 2019 the app added a feature which allows users to choose between a "fast" route or "main roads" which avoid dimly-lit areas.
As of 2023, the company provides its services to more than 50 million users across 100 cities.
Other services
In September 2017, Citymapper launched a
night bus service in the
East End of London.
The service in various iterations was called Smartbus, SmartRide, and Ride.
The service used eight-passenger vans, as London's transit authority, Transport for London, did not allow Citymapper to operate full-size buses.
Citymapper discontinued this service in July 2019.
In February 2019, Citymapper launched Pass, a weekly subscription that gave users access to some forms of public transit in London, at lower cost than other weekly passes.
Corporate finances
In 2019, Citymapper earned £5.8 million in revenue but had net losses in excess of £9 million.
As of May 2021, Citymapper has raised £45 million in venture capital funding.
In May 2021, the company launched a crowdfunding campaign targeted at retail investors. The company plans to use the funds to expand services into additional cities.
In March 2023, Citymapper was acquired by
Via Transportation
Via Transportation, Inc. is a technology company that provides software as a service (SaaS) and operations to improve public transportation networks for cities, transit agencies, schools and universities, healthcare providers, and corporations a ...
for undisclosed terms.
See also
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Transit (app)
Transit is a mobile app providing real-time public transit data. The app functions in over 871 metropolitan areas across 25 countries around the world.
Description
Transit was designed for aggregating and mapping real-time public transit dat ...
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Moovit
References
External links
Citymapper website
Mobile route-planning software
Transport organisations based in London
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