The recent joint edition of the Conference on Advanced Systems in Public Transport (CASPT) and TransitData 2025, held in Kyoto from June 30 to July 4, 2025, provided a leading international forum for public transport researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers. This biennial event—part of a triennial series since its inception in 1975—addresses the latest advancements in operations planning, systems methodologies, and multimodal strategies.
CASPT, organised in conjunction with TransitData this year, typically convenes once every three years. CASPT focuses on public transport planning and operations innovation, while TransitData highlights the use and analysis of passive data such as automated fare collection, GPS tracking, and passenger counts.
The conference attracts a diverse range of attendees—regularly hundreds—spanning academic researchers, technology vendors, transit operators, and government authorities. In the 2025 edition alone, more than 400 participants contributed to over 270 presentations, covering both theoretical and applied research topics.
At this edition, the European project MultiModX, funded by SESAR and the European Union, was represented by Bing Liu, a postdoctoral researcher at TU Dresden. He presented the study “Integrating Air and Rail Services with Route-based Strategy,” co-authored with Dr. Christopher Szymula and Prof. Nikola Bešinović. The research introduces a route-based planning framework designed to coordinate rail and air services better, enhancing system efficiency and multimodal connectivity.
Presenting at CASPT & TransitData enabled MultiModX to share progress with a technically specialised and globally diverse audience, gaining feedback that will support future development. Events of this nature play a key role in validating new transport models and fostering technical collaboration among stakeholders across academia, industry, and government.