GSP Belgrade

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GSP Belgrade

Type	Public
Founded	1892
Headquarters	Belgrade, Serbia
Area served	Belgrade
Key people	Slaven Tica
Industry	transportation
Employees	7000
Website	www.gsp.co.yu/

CTC Belgrade (Serbian: ГСП Београд) is a public company responsible for suburban public transportation in Belgrade. The acronym "GSP" stands for Gradsko saobraćajno preduzeće (Градско саобраћајно предузеће, English: City Transport Company). GSP has 7000 employees.

[edit] History

Its history dates back to October 14, 1892 when the first horse tram line began operating in Belgrade between Slavija Square and Terazije. It was known under the name Beogradska varoška železnica (Београдска варошка железница, English: Belgrade City Rail)^[1]. The first bus line was opened in 1925 and in 1947 the first trolleybuses appeared in Belgrade.

Nowadays, GSP Beograd operates in conjunction with private companies in providing bus transport, using an ITS - Integrated Tariff System^[2]. Tickets are purchased from kiosks and cost 27 dinars for a ride within Zone 1, or 40 dinars if purchased from the driver. Zone 1 covers most of the urban region of the city, and a second zone, for which tickets cost 48 or 65 dinars, surrounds the inner zone. Monthly passes are also available, costing 1,400 dinars for persons in employment (for Zone 1), with discounts for the employed, students, the disabled and pensioners.

There are 132 lines, out of which 12 are tram, 8 are trolleybus and 112 are bus lines. Service operates daily between 4am and 12 midnight, with a limited night bus system. GSP also operates school bus lines, and transportation for disabled person.

It is estimated that around 1000 vehicles are in operation on workdays. Vehicles are 4,2 average years old.