Public buses in Sofia
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Sofia Public bus system | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Stolichna Municipality |
Area served | Stolichna Municipality |
Locale | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Transit type | Bus |
Number of lines | 101[1] |
Operation | |
Began operation | 20 April 1935 |
Operator(s) |
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Technical | |
System length | 2,380 km (1,478.9 mi)[2] |
Average speed | 20 km/h (12 mph) |
The Sofia public bus system (Bulgarian: Автобусен транспорт София) forms part of the public transport network of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria.
In operation since 1935, the system presently comprises 98 routes.
History
The public bus transport in Sofia developed relatively late compared to the other types of transport in the city. The first operational line was opened on 20 April 1935. Soon after that six more lines were opened, bringing the total network length to 23 km.[2]
During the communist era, the bus fleet consisted mainly of Ikarus and Bulgarian-made Chavdar buses. After the political changes in 1989, however, the fleet has gradually been modernised.
Lines
As of September 2022, the following bus lines in Sofia are in service:
Line | Route | Garage | |
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1 | Geo Milev Bus Station – Kokalyane | Malashevtsi | |
3 | Geo Milev Bus Station – Dolni Pasarel | Malashevtsi | |
4 | Mladost 1 – Kokalyansko Hanche | Druzhba | |
5 | Geo Milev Bus Station – Dolni Lozen village | Malashevtsi | |
7 | Iskar Railway Station – Verila Train Station | Druzhba | |
8 | German – Krivina | Druzhba | |
10 | Busmantsi – Dimitar Milenkov | Druzhba | |
11 | Geo Milev Bus Station – Ovcha Kupel 2 | Zemlyane | |
12 | Iztok Bus Station – Dolni Bogrov | MTK Group | |
14 | Iskar Train Station – Iztok Bus Station | Druzhba | |
18 | Orlandovtsi Bus Station – Chepintsi Mill | MTK Group | |
20 | Lions' Bridge Sq. – Lokorsko | MTK Group | |
21 | Central Railway Station – Voynegovtsi | MTK Group | |
22 | Central Railway Station – Podgumer | MTK Group | |
23 | Orlandovtsi Bus Station – Kurilo Train Station | Malashevtsi | |
24 | Orlandovtsi Bus Station – Benkovski | MTK Group | |
26 | Obelya 1 – Gnilyane | Malashevtsi | |
27 | Kn. Maria Luisa Metro Station – Katina | MTK Group | |
28 | Lokorsko – Mramor | Malashevtsi | |
29 | Iliyantsi Bus Station – Balsha | MTK Group | |
30 | Obelya 1 – Balsha | MTK Group | |
31 | Obelya 1 – Golyanovtsi | MTK Group | |
42 | Lyulin 8 – Mihaylovo | Zemlyane | |
44 | Bankya Bus Station – Ivanyane | Zemlyane | |
45 | Vardar Metro Station – Zapaden Park | Zemlyane | |
47 | Slivnitsa Metro Station – Gradoman | Zemlyane | |
49 | Slivnitsa Metro Station – Klisura | Zemlyane | |
54 | Slivnitsa Metro Station – Kalotina Junction | Zemlyane | |
56 | Vardar Metro Station – Malo Buchino | Zemlyane | |
58 | Knyazhevo Bus Station – Vladaya | Zemlyane | |
59 | Moesia Metro Station – Marchaevo | Zemlyane | |
63 | Tsar Boris III Blvd – The Golden Bridges | Zemlyane | |
64 | Sofia Zoo – Centre of Hygiene | Zemlyane | |
65 | Sofia Zoo – Manastirski Livadi | Zemlyane | |
66 | Sofia Zoo – Moreni Hotel | Zemlyane | |
67 | Sofia Seminary – Simeonovo | Zemlyane | |
68 | Sofia Zoo – Simeonovo | Zemlyane | |
69 | National Oncology Hospital – Tsareva Mahala | Druzhba | |
70 | National Oncology Hospital – Plana | Druzhba | |
72 | Pliska Hotel – Zapaden Park | Malashevtsi | |
75 | Geo Milev Bus Station – Eagles' Bridge | Druzhba | |
76 | Mladost 4 – Gotse Delchev | Druzhba | |
77 | Central Railway Station – Zapaden Park | Zemlyane | |
78 | Central Railway Station – Vrazhdebna | Malashevtsi | |
79 | Hristo Botev – Stind | Malashevtsi | |
81 | Obelya Train Station – Ivanyane | MTK Group | |
82 | Central Railway Station – Lyulin 5 | Malashevtsi | |
83 | Sofia Zoo – Hyundai Bulgaria | Zemlyane | |
85 | Hadzhi Dimitar – Vrabnitsa 2 | Malashevtsi | |
86 | Svoboda – Malashevtsi Bus Depot | MTK Group | |
88 | Sofia Zoo – Druzhba 2 | Druzhba | |
90 | Malashevtsi Bus Depot – Buhovo | MTK Group | |
94 | Sofia University – Students' Town | Malashevtsi | |
98 | Sofia Zoo – Zheleznitsa | Zemlyane | |
100 | Benkovski – Road Building Equipment | Malashevtsi | |
101 | Central Railway Station – Fondovi Zhilishta | Malashevtsi | |
102 | Ovcha Kupel 2 – Students' Town | Zemlyane | |
103 | Ovcha Kupel Bus Station – Lyulin Villa Zone | Zemlyane | |
107 | Boyana Church – Kapruzitsa | Zemlyane | |
108 | Lyulin 5 – Hyundai Bulgaria | Zemlyane | |
111 | Mladost 1 – Lyulin 1,2 | Zemlyane | |
117 | Iztok Bus Station – Buhovo | MTK Group | |
118 | Iztok Bus Station – Zhelyava | MTK Group | |
119 | Iztok Bus Station – Botunets | MTK Group | |
120 | Sofia Zoo – Levski G | Malashevtsi | |
122 | Sofia Zoo – Aerial Lift Simeonovo | Zemlyane | |
150 | Obelya 1 – Voluyak | Malashevtsi | |
204 | Druzhba 2 – Gotse Delchev | Druzhba | |
213 | Central Railway Station – Mladost 4 | Druzhba | |
260 | Gorna Banya – Prague Blvd | Zemlyane | |
280 | Students' Town – Sofia University | Malashevtsi | |
285 | Hadzhi Dimitar – Vrabnitsa 2 | Malashevtsi | |
294 | Students' Town – G.M.Dimitrov Metro Station | Malashevtsi | |
304 | National Historic Museum – Druzhba 2 | Malashevtsi | |
305 | Central Railway Station – Peifil Culinary Factory | Druzhba | |
310 | Lyulin 5 – Stochna Gara Sq. | Malashevtsi | |
314 | Mladost 1 – Bistritsa | Druzhba | |
384 | Sofia Airport T2 - Druzhba 2 | Druzhba | |
404 | Central Railway Station – Druzhba Bus Depot | Druzhba | |
413 | Central Railway Station – Technopolis Mladost 4 Qr. | Druzhba | |
505 | Eagles' Bridge – Vrana Park And Museum | Malashevtsi | |
604 | Iskar Railway Station – Pirogov Hospital | Druzhba | |
Electric bus lines | |||
E6 | Geo Milev Bus Station – German | Iskar trolleybus depot | |
9 | Iskar Motorservice Station – Gen. Gurko St. | Druzhba | |
E60 | Central Railway Station – Ovcha Kupel 2 | Nadezhda trolleybus depot | |
E73 | Ovcha Kupel 2 – Sofia Tech Park | Iskar trolleybus depot | |
E74 | Central Railway Station – Manastirski Livadi | Nadezhda trolleybus depot | |
E84 | Sofia Airport T2/T1 – Gen. Gurko St. | Iskar trolleybus depot | |
E123 | Geo Milev Bus Station – Aerial Lift Simeonovo | Iskar trolleybus depot | |
E184 | Sofia Airport T1/T2 – Gen. Gurko St. | Iskar trolleybus depot | |
309 | Lyulin 1,2 – Iliyantsi Blvd underpass | Malashevtsi | |
Night bus lines (temporarily suspended) | |||
N1 | Lyulin 1 – Mladost 4 | Malashevtsi | |
N2 | Obelya – Students' Town | Malashevtsi | |
N3 | Ovcha Kupel 2 – Iztok Bus Station | Zemlyane | |
N4 | Gotse Delchev – Druzhba 2 | Druzhba |
Night bus
A night bus service was launched in Sofia by Sofia Urban Mobility Center on an experimental basis from 7 April 2018 until 31 December 2018.[3] Four routes were included (N1, N2, N3 and N4) and operated from 00:20 until 04:20 at intervals of 40 mins.[4][3] Tickets for the night bus could be obtained solely from conductors on the bus, and not from the driver, machines or other public transport ticket sale points. Tickets for the night bus cost 2 leva compared to the daytime price of 1.60 leva.[3] Knyaz Alexander Square was chosen as the site of a transfer location where all night bus lines met and passengers could switch lines.[5][4] It is unclear if the service is still running as of May 2022.
Fleet
Current fleet
- Sofia Bus Transport
Quantity | Manufacturer | Type | Photo |
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60 | BMC | Procity CNG | File:Yasha.beibe.jpg |
110 | Yutong | ZK6126HGA | |
22 | Yutong | ZK6126HGA CNG | безрамка |
20 | Yutong | E12LF | File:E12LFSF.jpg |
126 | MAN | Lion´s City G CNG (2014) | |
60 | MAN | Lion´s City G CNG (2019) | File:Amanaman.jpg |
10 | Mercedes-Benz | Intouro E | File:Интуро.jpg |
5 | Mercedes-Benz | Intouro ME | File:Мерцедесинтуро.jpg |
35 | Mercedes-Benz | Conecto LF | |
46 | BMC | Belde 220-SLF | |
30 | Mercedes-Benz | O345 Conecto | |
49 | Mercedes-Benz | O345 Conecto G | |
3 | Mercedes-Benz | O345S | |
8 | Mercedes-Benz | O345G | |
25 | MAN | SG262 |
- Sofia Electric Transport
Quantity | Manufacturer | Type | Photo |
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45 | Higer | KLQ6125GEV3 Chariot Ebus |
- MTK Group
Quantity | Manufacturer | Type | Photo |
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66 | BMC | Procity CNG |
Heritage fleet
Built | Manufacturer | Type | Photo |
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1983 | MAN | SD200 | |
1988 | Ikarus | 280 | |
1996 | Chavdar | 141 |
See also
References
- ^ [1] - Bus, Trolleybus and tram routes in Sofia
- ^ a b History of the bus transport in Sofia
- ^ a b c "Bulgarian capital Sofia launches night bus service". Sofia Globe. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ a b "Night Transport in Sofia / нощен транспорт в софия". sofiatraffic.bg. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "Night Transport in Sofia". Free Sofia Tour. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2022-05-19.