Case Study: Metronit saves over $3M a year with Optibus OnSchedule™

Metronit saves over $3M a year by using the optibus onschedule solution

Metronit, Israel’s Bus Rapid Transit serving over 250,000 riders across Haifa, Nesher and Krayot, faced severe congestion, tight revenue margins and an urgent need to reduce operating costs by cutting deadhead trips, duty counts and balancing weekly hours. To modernize scheduling and improve efficiency, the operator adopted Optibus’ OnSchedule™ cloud‑based schedule optimization solution.

Optibus implemented OnSchedule™ to automate and rapidly test scheduling scenarios, adapt to driver needs and regulations, and dynamically respond to traffic and construction. The results: over $3M in annual savings (about $3,188 per vehicle per month), 20% fewer duties, elimination of duties under three hours, 660 km fewer deadhead trips per day, and 60 hours of paid time saved daily—delivering immediate operational efficiency and a stronger position for future tenders.

Metronit

Eran Shurki

Operations Room Manager