Editing Nicosia (section)

==Transport==

=== Rapid transit ===

==== Bus transport ====
[[File:Solomos Bus Station by night Nicosia Republic of Cyprus.jpg|thumb|alt=Photo of buses at Solomou Square in Nicosia|Public buses run by OSEL, in [[Solomos Square]]]]Public transport within the district is served by Nicosia Public Transport, a subsidiary of Cyprus Public Transport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Cyprus Public Transport |url=https://publictransport.com.cy/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=publictransport.com.cy}}</ref> Bus service used to be operated by OSEL (Nicosia District Transport Organisation) until 2020, but the company ceased to operate after fraud claims.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ανακοινωθέντα Άρθρο - PIO |url=https://www.pio.gov.cy/%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1-%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B8%CF%81%CE%BF.html?id=14575#flat |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=www.pio.gov.cy |language=el}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicosia bus company's eight directors under investigation – Cyprus Mail |url=https://archive.cyprus-mail.com/2015/12/09/nicosia-bus-co-investigation/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In the northern part, the company of LETTAŞ provides this service.<ref name="starkblettas">{{cite web |date=19 December 2007 |title=Kurban bayramı yarın başlıyor |url=http://www.starkibris.net/index.asp?haberID=7588 |access-date=28 April 2012 |publisher=[[Star Kıbrıs]]}}</ref>

==== Train ====
There is no operating train network in Cyprus. Plans for the creation of an intercity railway have been made, but none has materialised. The first railway line on the island was the [[Cyprus Government Railway]] which operated from 1905 to 1951. It was closed down due to financial reasons.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 June 2011 |title=Study underway for Cyprus railway network |url=http://famagusta-gazette.com/study-underway-for-cyprus-railway-network-p12204-69.htm |access-date=13 June 2012 |work=Famagusta Gazette}}</ref> It used to stop in the city.

=== Motorways ===
Nicosia is linked with other major cities in Cyprus via a [[Roads and motorways in Cyprus|modern motorway network]]. The [[A1 motorway (Cyprus)|A1 motorway]] to the south, connects Nicosia with [[Limassol]], which continues onto the [[A6 motorway (Cyprus)|A6]] going from Limassol to [[Paphos]].
The [[A2 motorway (Cyprus)|A2]] to the southeast, links Nicosia with [[Larnaca]], continuing onto the [[A3 motorway (Cyprus)|A3]] going from Larnaca to [[Ayia Napa]]. The [[A9 motorway (Cyprus)|A9]] to the west, connects Nicosia to the western Nicosia district villages and the [[Troodos Mountains|Troodos mountains]]. The [[A22 motorway (Cyprus)|A22 Ring Road]] is currently under construction, which is planned to [[Ring road|bypass]] the city.

=== Airports ===
The capital is linked, via road, to the 2 international airports under the Republic's administration, [[Larnaca International Airport]] (located {{Approx.}} {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}} south-east from the city) and [[Paphos International Airport]] ({{Approx.}} {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}} south-west).
[[File:Nicosia airport insite 3.JPG|thumb|[[Nicosia International Airport]] interior, 2010]]
The island's largest airport in the past, [[Nicosia International Airport]], ceased commercial operations in 1974, after the [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus|Turkish invasion]]. It is located within the Green Line buffer zone, and is used as the headquarters of the [[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus]] (UNFICYP).

[[Ercan International Airport]] is {{convert|13|km|sp=us|abbr=on}} away from Nicosia. Flights to the airport are banned internationally due to the ongoing [[Cyprus problem|Cyprus dispute]]. Non-stop flights only take place from Turkey, and all planes that fly to Northern Cyprus from other countries have to stop over in Turkey.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|title=Students Flock to Universities in Northern Cyprus|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/17/world/europe/students-flock-to-universities-in-northern-cyprus.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|date = 16 February 2014|access-date=25 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905165507/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/17/world/europe/students-flock-to-universities-in-northern-cyprus.html?_r=0|archive-date=5 September 2015|url-status=live|last1 = Güsten|first1 = Susanne}}</ref> The Government of the Republic of Cyprus considers the use of Ercan Airport to enter or exit the island illegal,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus to the Hague - Tourism |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/Embassies/embassy_thehague.nsf/All/4254DF2F0B871664C225792E001F2A27?OpenDocument#:~:text=Travellers%20arriving%20in%20the%20Republic,(Limassol),%20and%20Pafos. |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=www.mfa.gov.cy}}</ref> and could result in facing criminal charges when entering (or exiting) the Republic.

=== Taxis and trams ===
In 2010, as part of the Nicosia Integrated Mobility Plan, a pre-feasibility study for a proposed tram network has taken place and sponsored by the Ministry of Communications and Works. The study compared two scenarios, with and without the operation of a tramway in terms of emitted polluting loads.<ref>{{in lang|el}} [http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/mcw.nsf/All/07E87A85E80AD127C225781C0043861D/$file/IMMP%20Final%20Report%20Appendices.pdf THE NICOSIA INTEGRATED MOBILITY MASTER PLAN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031141728/http://www.mcw.gov.cy/mcw/mcw.nsf/All/07E87A85E80AD127C225781C0043861D/$file/IMMP%20Final%20Report%20Appendices.pdf |date=31 October 2017 }} REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS – Ministry of Communications and Works</ref>

Many taxi companies operate in Nicosia. Fares are regulated by law and taxi drivers are obliged to use a [[taximeter]].

=== Cycling ===
In 2011, the Nicosia Municipality introduced the Bike in Action scheme, a [[bicycle sharing system]] which covers the Greater Nicosia area. The scheme is run by the Inter-Municipal Bicycle Company of Nicosia (DEPL).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.podilatoendrasi.com.cy/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=NODE&cnode=1&clang=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226084005/http://www.podilatoendrasi.com.cy/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=NODE&cnode=1&clang=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 December 2011 |title=Ποδηλατο Εν Δρασει / Home |publisher=Podilatoendrasi.com.cy |access-date=21 July 2012 }}</ref>