One public authority
Velora’s municipal ferry crews and coastal tram service become the Velora Island Transit Authority. A common ticket replaces six separate fare books.
ROOTED HERE. GOING PLACES.A small island.
A small island.
A shared way forward.
We’re Velora Island Transit. Getting people where they need to be, and keeping our island close.
Publicly owned. Locally run.
Part of everyday island life since 1984.
Part of everyday island life since 1984.
THIS PLACE WE CALL HOMELife moves
Life moves
with the water.
In the Aven Sea, a green ridge rises from two sheltered sounds. That ridge is Velora: a twelve-kilometre island of warm stone, steep gardens, and streets that always seem to lead back to the water.
Our first communities grew around the two harbours in 1684. Ferry crews carried lantern glass, garden produce, and the news between the main island and four smaller neighbours. The routes became routines. The routines became a city.
Today, 186,000 people call this archipelago home. Our warm maritime climate brings long, dry summers, soft winter rain, and a steady afternoon sea breeze. A tram under the trees or a crossing in the evening light is simply part of the day.
That’s what we’re here to protect: the freedom to move through a place without losing what makes it special.
HOW WE GOT HERE
Built one connection at a time.
Under the ridge
M1 Vela / Spine opens between Vara / North Gate and Tala / South Point, giving the island a fast, sheltered north–south connection.
A greener way around
T2 Nara / Gardenline brings the ridge’s observatory and conservatory into the network. Both tram lines move to a fully low-floor fleet.
Everyone on board
The final accessible ferry pontoon opens at Una / West Haven. All 15 stations now have a step-free route from street to vehicle.
OUR PROMISE TO THE ISLANDClear information.
Clear information.
Open doors.
Good journeys.
We’re owned by the people of Velora through the Island Assembly. Fares help run the network; public funding keeps it affordable and connects communities beyond the busiest streets.
Our job is practical: a timetable you can understand, a ticket that makes sense, a person to help when plans change. We publish the same travel information at every station and online, in Velic and English.
Talk to your transit authorityTWO NAMES. THE SAME WELCOME.A little Velic
A little Velic
goes a long way.
Velic is our island’s local language. Its short, open sounds grew from words spoken across the quays. We put the Velic name first, followed by its English meaning, on every line and station.
You’ll see “Sena / Central Exchange” on the map, the platform, and your ticket. One place, whichever language feels like home.
Ela.Hello.
Nara.Garden; a place of growing.
Vela.Spine; that which connects.
Ela nara, ela vela.Good journeys, together.
Our everyday farewell is an old island idiom: “growing together, connected together.”