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UITP Summit 2025: And the winners are...

UITP Awards highlight the best public transport projects of the last two years
By Adam Hill June 17, 2025 Read time: 2 mins
Ribbon cutting officially opens UITP Summit 2025 (image: UITP)

The winners of the eighth edition of UITP Awards range from an urban integration project in Chile to a Chinese mobility platform.

Announced in a ceremony during the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg, the winners were selected from more than 300 submissions - a record for the programme.

"The UITP Awards shine a spotlight on the world’s most visionary and game-changing urban mobility projects," says Mohamed Mezghani, UITP secretary general.

"Our winners exceeded every expectation, embodying the spirit of innovation and excellence. Their work is a shining example of how public transport can transform urban life and serve as the backbone of sustainable mobility."

 

Who won the UITP Awards 2025?
 

Climate and Health

Conseil Exécutif des Transports Urbains Durables (CETUD)

Project title: Dakar’s Pilot electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line
Country: Senegal
 

Design

Metro de Santiago

Project title: Urban integration between Tobalaba Station and Mercado Urbano Tobalaba (MUT)
Country: Chile
 

Diversity and Inclusion

Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG)

Project title: Seoul Helping Map (Seoul Donghaeng Map)
Country: South Korea
 

Marketing Campaigns

TPG – Transports Publics Genevois

Project title: Modal transfer campaign based on behavioural insights
Country: Switzerland
 

Multimodal Integration

Guangzhou Yangchengtong Co

Project title: Urban Intelligent Mobility Platform for the Greater Bay Area
Country: China
 

Operational Excellence

MTR Corporation

Project title: Future-Ready Transit Operations: A trilogy to Operations preparedness
Country: Hong Kong
 

Public and Urban Transport Strategy

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)

Project title: Delhi Meerut Namo Bharat corridor in National Capital Region (NCR) of India
Country: India
 

 

Technological Innovation

Île-de-France Mobilités

Project title: Paris 2024 Public Transport app
Country: France
 

Young Researchers

Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Transporte de Pasajeros

Project title: Measurement of Environmental Impact in the Acquisition of a 100% Electric Fleet
Country: Ecuador

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