| Founded | 1901 |
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| Headquarters | Ljubljana, the Celovška Road 160, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Service area | Ljubljana Medvode Dol pri Ljubljani Brezovica Škofljica |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Routes | 23 |
| Stops | 636 regular + 5 detour only |
| Fleet | 200 buses 5 midi 41 single 154 articulated |
| Fuel type | diesel and CNG |
| Operator | Public Holding Ljubljana |
| Web site | www.lpp.si |
The Ljubljana Passenger Transport (Slovene: Ljubljanski potniški promet), also known by the acronym LPP, is a public transport company (company with limited liability), embedded in the Public Holding Ljubljana (Slovene: Javni holding Ljubljana) and primarily provides urban public bus transport and the subsidiary BUS, medkrajevni potniški promet, d.o.o. (English: BUS, Intercity Passenger Transport, LLC) in Ljubljana and its surroundings. In addition, the company also offers bus service ordered, service and repair of commercial vehicles and parts, technical inspection of vehicles and vehicle registration.
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Company headquarters with office building, garage areas, workshops and technical inspection of motor vehicles building is located in the vast complex in the Upper Šiška between Celovška Road, Litostrojska Street and Ljubljana Brigades Road.
When Ljubljana had about forty thousand inhabitants, the city authorities decided to impose a "mechanized" means of transport and in 1900 Splošna malo železniška družba (English: General little railway company) was officially established. Without special ceremony tramway officially started to operate on 6 September 1901. The first day they sold 6400 tickets.
The company was in fact very small, because only 13 motorised units with 1 trailer and a car used for salting roads in winterwere in stock, 64 people were employed. In each tramway there was room for thirty people (16 seats and 14 standing), they could reach speeds of up to thirty kilometers per hour. By the end of 1901, the Ljubljana tram traveled about 136,000 kilometers and transported 330,000 passengers. Splošna malo železniška družba which was managing tramways in Ljubljana was the Austrian private limited company under the direction of foreign investor company Siemens & Halske. After the expiry of twenty years of operation, the city finally bought the rights of the tramway company.
In 1929, the Splošna malo železniška družba changed its name to Električna cestna železnica (English: Electric street railway) and since 1930 the city modernised stock and tracks. With purchasing new and used vehicles the rolling stock 1940 considered 52 units. Tramway lines were connecting city center with the suburbs. Workshops and garages were moved to the street Celovška cesta in the suburb of Šiška.
After the war, Ljubljana quickly spread and the tramway no longer withstand the growing transportation needs in the city. When personal cars were spreading to general population, this was an additional reason for the different arrangements of the public transport would prejudice less street surface in Ljubljana. On May 1953 the Mestni ljudski odbor Ljubljana (English: City people's committee of Ljubljana) set up a commission that prepared the proposal on changing tramways with the trolleybus and bus service.
The transition was gradual. Mid-fifties, in 1958 Ljubljana started to regularly operate the first trolleybuses and buses, tramway finally stopped driving, the Električna cestna železnica was renamed to Ljubljana-Transport. Last journey of tramway was on 20 December 1958. Like the tramways, trolleybuses are also electrically powered and therefore are depending on the power lines installed in the city. Trolleybus lines that operated:
Experience with the operation of the trolleybuses was not the best. Trolleybus current collectors often "fall off" and had to be reinstalled every time. Winter were additional problems caused by snow and a road-sanding with salt. Salt water often came into contact with electrical wiring and caused short circuits. Sometimes the entire body of the trolleybus was energized with electricity. Passengers were often experienced shock if they touched the metal parts of the vehicle. The last trolleybus vehicle in Ljubljana drove on 4 September 1971 on the line no. 1. Next day trolleybus line was completely replaced by buses.
Sixties and seventies in the 20th century have brought unimagined development of urban public transport and the company, which in 1971 was renamed to Viator, which gradually expanded its operations throughout Slovenia. Urban transport operations developed into other services such as long distance passenger transport, freight and tourist traffic, which boosted tourist agencies' activities, and then continued with the construction of lifts to mountains such as Vogel, Velika planina and Zatrnik. From transport and tourism it was only one step to catering and taxi services. Since 1971, the company engaged exclusively with operating public bus transportation.
In 1977, Viator formed link with the company SAP into SOZD SAP Viator. Further merges and alliances followed between different transport, tourism and hotel organizations throughout Slovenia and also the Viator found himself on 25th 1981 in the INTEGRAL SOZD. In this context today's business's name occurred, Ljubljanski potniški promet.
In 1989, the LPP has decided to withdraw from the Integral, since there wasn't any more development opportunities for continuing operations of urban public transport to Ljubljana, its people and its visitors, and its suburbs. LPP has become a public company serving residents of the capital and its suburban municipalities. Since 1994 LPP acts as a public, limited liability company, under Municipality of Ljubljana.
| no. lines | route | period of operation | ground of suspension |
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| 1D | Mestni log - Dolgi most P+R | 3 June 2010 – 28 February 2011 | unprofitable |
| 2 departure 3.15 (W-Sat) , 4.15 (Sun) | Bavarski dvor > Moste > Štepanjsko naselje > Fužine > Nove Jarše | until 31 August 2009 | extension of line N5 to Štepanjsko naselje |
| 4 | Moste – Žale – Ajdovščina – Moste | early 1960s – 1980 | extension of line 2 to Nove Jarše, which is no longer circular route |
| 3 | Litostroj – Rudnik – Nedeljski sejem (Sunday fair) | late 1990s | flea market moved to city center |
| 9a | Bavarski dvor – Trnovo | 1970s | extension from Kodeljevo to Štepanjsko naselje and the introduction of operation after 21:00 on the entire line |
| 10 | Congress Square – Zadobrova | mid 1950s – 2 September 2007 |
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| 11 departure 3.45 (W-Sat) | Zalog > Polje > Sneberje > Hrastje > Nove Jarše > Bavarski dvor | until 31 August 2009 | unprofitable runs through Sneberje |
| 15 | Bavarski dvor – Medvode | mid 1950s – 2 September 2007 |
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| 16 | Gameljne – (Brod – Vižmarje) – Bavarski dvor (D) | 1971 – 2 September 2007 |
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| 17 | Trg osvoditve – Fužine | 1983 | extension of line 20 from Bavarski dvor to Fužine |
| 17 | Trnovo – Barje | 1984–1988 | extension of line 19 from Bavarski dvor to Barje |
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| 21 | Ruski car – Šlandrova (IMP) | 1980 | unprofitable |
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| turn-around Rudnik – E. Leclerc | February – December 2001 | unprofitable, commercial route, funded by the company E. Leclerc | |
| (Sun) | Kolodvor – Avtosejem (car fair) | 1990 | unprofitable |
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Currently 24 lines operate in total length of 319 kilometers. It covers 97% of urban area of Ljubljana Municipality, which means that 97% of households in Ljubljana have the distance to the nearest stop is less than 500 meters.
Buses connect the city center with urban areas and outlying villages within the boundaries of Ljubljana Municipality, some lines also operate in adjacent municipalities, such lines are lines 15 and 25 in Medvode, 21 in Dol pri Ljubljani, 6B and 19B in Brezovica, line 3B, N3B and 3G in Škofljica, line 3G also operates in Grosuplje and 19I in Ig.
| No. | route | Workday | Saturday | Sunday and Holiday |
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| 1 | Vižmarje – Mestni log | 4.50: Bav. dvor > Vižmarje, 4.55–22.42 | 4.50: Bav. dvor > Vižmarje, 5.00–22.45 | – |
| 1B | Mestni log – Vižmarje – Gameljne | – | – | 5.50–7.20, 5.50: Bav. dvor > Vižmarje > Gameljne & 12.30–22.45 |
| 1S | Sunday fair (car fair) – Mestni log – Vižmarje – Gameljne | – | – | 6.55–13.20 |
| N1 | Bavarski dvor – Vižmarje – Brod Bavarski dvor – Vižmarje – Brod – Gameljne |
2.50–4.30 & 23.40–0.20, 22.38: Vižmarje > Bav. dvor 22.30–23.50 |
2.50–4.30 & 23.40–0.20, 22.40: Vižmarje > Bav. dvor 22.30–23.50 |
3.50–5.50 & 23.40–0.20 22.30–23.50 |
| 2 | Nove Jarše – Zelena jama | 2.50–0.20 | 2.50–24.00 | 3.50–0.20 |
| 3 | Litostroj – Rudnik | 5.00–20.48 | 5.05–20.48 | 6.00–20.48 |
| 3B | Litostroj – Rudnik – Škofljica | 5.00–20.30 | – | – |
| N3 | Bavarski dvor – Rudnik | 2.50–4.32 & 21.00–0.20 | 2.50–4.50 & 21.00–0.20 | 3.50–5.50 & 21.00–0.20 |
| N3B | Bavarski dvor – Rudnik – Škofljica | 4.50 & 21.13–21.20 | – | – |
| 3L | Bavarski dvor – Tovarna Lek | 21.25–22.00 | – | – |
| 3G | Bežigrad (Železna) – Škofljica – Grosuplje | 4.22–23.40 | 4.52–23.40 | 4.52–23.40 |
| 5 | Podutik – Štepanjsko naselje | 4.55–20.22 | 5.00–20.20 | 5.55–20.25 |
| N5 | Podutik – Bavarski dvor – Štepanjsko naselje | 2.50–4.30 & 20.40–0.20 | 2.50–4.30 & 20.40–0.20 | 3.50–5.30 & 20.40–0.20 |
| 6 | Črnuče – Dolgi most P+R | 2.50–0.20 | 2.50–0.20 | 3.50–0.20 |
| 6B | Črnuče – Dolgi most – Vnanje Gorice |
4.34–23.13 – |
5.10–20.00 & 22.13–23.13 – |
4.54–20.00 & 22.13–23.13 – |
| 7 | Pržan – Nove Jarše | 4.57–22.10 | 5.10–22.10 | 6.00–22.10 |
| 7L | Pržan – Nove Jarše – Letališka | 4.57–8.04 & 12.28–16.10 & 21.06–22.07 | 5.10–7.30 & 12.25–15.30 & 21.05–22.05 | – |
| 8 | Gameljne – Brod – Ježica – Brnčičeva | 4.55–21.40 | 5.00–21.40 | – |
| 8B | Gameljne – Brod – Bavarski dvor | 21.55 | 22.10 | – |
| 9 | Štepanjsko naselje – Trnovo | 4.56–22.15 | 5.05–22.15 | 5.55–22.15 |
| 11 | Ježica – Zalog | 4.55–21.05 | – | – |
| 11B | Bežigrad (Železna) – Zalog | 3.30–4.10 & 20.35–0.20 | 3.30–0.20 | 4.30–5.10 & 22.20–0.20 |
| N11 | Bavarski dvor – Zalog | 2.50 & 4.50 | 2.50 & 4.50 | 3.50 & 5.50 |
| 12 | Bežigrad (Železna) – Vevče | 4.40–22.50 | 4.40–23.00 | 5.44–22.30 |
| 13 | Center Stožice – Bežigrad – Sostro | 4.55–22.25 | 4.30–22.25 | 5.20–22.25 |
| 14 | Savlje – Vrhovci | 4.58–22.13 | 5.05–22.14 | 5.50–22.13 |
| 14B | Savlje – Bokalce | 5.13–21.45 | 5.00–21.48 | 6.00–21.48 |
| 15 | Stanežiče – Zgornje Pirniče | 6.15–21.00 | – | – |
| 18 | Kino Šiška – Tovarna Lek | 5.30–19.55 | 5.30–7.43 & 13.07–16.05 | – |
| 19B | Tomačevo – Barje – Jezero | 4.55–22.30 | 5.50–22.15 | 5.50–22.30 |
| 19I | Tomačevo – Barje – Ig | 4.50–22.45 | 4.50–22.45 | 5.50–22.20 |
| 20 | Nove Stožice – Fužine | 4.50–22.25 | 5.00–22.25 | – |
| 20Z | Nove Stožice – Fužine – Zalog | – | – | 6.00–22.25 |
| 21 | Ježica – Beričevo | 5.00–23.05 | 5.00–21.55 | – |
| 22 | Fužine – Kamna Gorica | 5.00–22.35 | – | – |
| 23º | Kolodvor – Živalski vrt | 9.00–10.20 & 12.00–12.20 & 16.00–17.20 & 19.20 | 9.00–10.20 & 12.00–12.20 & 16.00–17.20 & 19.20 | 9.00–10.20 & 12.00–12.20 & 16.00–17.20 & 19.20 |
| 24 | Bizovik – Kodeljevo | 5.05–23.15 | – | – |
| 25 | Medvode – Zadobrova | 4.55–22.20 | 5.00–22.10 | 6.00–22.10 |
| 25B | Zadobrova – Bavarski dvor | – | 7.45 | – |
| 27 | NS Rudnik – BTC – Letališka | 5.00–22.08 | 5.00–22.08 | – |
| 27B | Letališka – BTC – Bavarski dvor | 23.05–23.40 | 23.05 | – |
| 27K | Bavarski dvor – Kolosej | – | 23.40 | 16.15–23.45 |
| 28 | Kodeljevo – Mali Lipoglav | 5.50–7.25 & 11.35–15.25 | – | – |
| 29 | Kodeljevo – Vevče – Tuji Grm | 5.10–6.00: Vevče – Tuji Grm, 7.00 & 10.40–11.40 & 13.10–15.10 | – | – |
Key: º – Line operates from 1. May to 31. October
In operation for city bus service is currently 200 urban buses at an average age of 11 years and 3 months, which are used in three versions, 5 midi, 41 single and 154 articulated buses. Older single vehicles are high-floor and of length of 11 meters and newer are low-floor and of length of 12 meters. Older articulated vehicles are high-floor and of length of 16,5 meters and newer are low-floor and of length of 18 meters.
Midi buses operate on lines 18, 21 and 24. Single buses operate on lines 2, 12, 18, 19B, 19I, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 27B, 27K, 28 and 29, on Saturdays and Sundays also on lines 3, N3, 5, N5, 8, 8B, 13, 25 and 25B. Articulated buses operate on lines 1, 1B, 1S, N1, 3, 3B, N3, N3B, 5, N5, 6, 6B, 7, 7L, 8, 8B, 9, 11, 11B, N11, 13, 14, 14B, 20, 20Z and 25.
| No. of vehicles | Model | Type | Year of production and garage number | Picture | |
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| 5 | Kutsenits Hydra City II/III Hybrid | low-floor | 2010: 061 – 065 |
| No. of vehicles | Model | Type – single | Year of production and garage number | Picture | |
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| 4 | MAN SU 220* | high-floor | 1988: 123 – 125, 127 | ||
| 3 | MAN NL 202* | low-floor | 1993: 147 – 149 | ||
| 1 | MAN NL 232* | low-floor | 1995: 131 (before MAJ, was gas powered) | ||
| 9 | Mercedes-Benz O405N2* | low-floor | 1997: 153, 154 (2) 1999: 155 – 161 (7) |
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| 5 | MAN NL 222* | low-floor | 2000: 132 – 136 | ||
| 6 | MAN NL 223 (A21) | low-floor | 2003: 137 – 142 | ||
| 5 | Irisbus Iveco CityClass (491E) | low-floor | 2004: 185 – 189 | ||
| 2 | Mercedes-Benz Citaro II (O530) | low-floor | 162 163 |
2007: 162º, 163º | |
| 6 | Mercedes-Benz Conecto (O345) | low-floor | 164 165–169 |
2007: 164º (1) 2009–2010: 165 (2009), 166 – 169 (2010) (5) |
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| 20 | Irisbus Iveco Citelis 12m CNG | low-floor | 2011: 100 – 119 |
| No. of vehicles | Model | Type – articulated | Year of production and garage number | Picture | |
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| 14 | MAN SG 220* | high-floor | 1987: 304, 308, 312, 314 (4) 1991: 321 – 330 (10) |
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| 13 | MAN SG 240* | high-floor | 1994: 351 – 353, 355 – 364 | ||
| 49 | MAN NG 312* | low-floor | 370–376, 378–408 409–419 |
1996: 370 – 376, 378 – 383 (13) 1997: 384 – 390 (7) 1998: 391 – 408 (18) 2000: 409 – 419 (11) |
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| 5 | Mercedes-Benz O405GN2 | low-floor | 1997: 200 – 204 | ||
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz O405GN2* | low-floor | 1998: 205 – 207 | ||
| 13 | MAN NG 313 (A23) | low-floor | 2003: 420 – 432 | ||
| 11 | Mercedes-Benz Citaro G (O530G) | low-floor | 2006: 208 – 218 | ||
| 1 | MAN Lion's City GL (NG 313, A23) | low-floor – 18,75m | 2007: 433º | ||
| 16 | MAN Lion's City G (NG 313, A23) | low-floor | 2008: 434 – 449 | ||
| 29 | Mercedes-Benz Conecto G (O345G) | low-floor | 2009–2010: 219 – 222 (2009), 223 – 247 (2010) |
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The company also test new buses in the regularly schedule. If the vehicle satisfy all criteria, buses are included to regular stock. In recent years, following buses were tested:
Intercity bus service operated by subsidiary BUS, medkrajevni potniški promet, d.o.o.
Since the introduction of the tram tickets were sold for a single ride. They remained in use until the end of 1974, when they introduced the modernization of payment services. Tokens and monthly passes were introduced. Entering the vehicle was only at the back door, where there was the conductor, the first door was only for passengers with monthly passes. With the abolition of the conductor, passenger were allowed to enter at the first door, where the driver oversaw the payment. Initially, the tokens were made by paper, the most recognizable were metal tokens with the hole, plastic tokens replaced them, different colors and shapes were available through the time. Tokens were abolished on 1 January 2010 and cash payment on 10 May 2010.
Payment is only possible by Urbana card or with mobile phone.
Single ticket is 1.20€ with available 90 minutes of unlimited number of transfers or montly passes of different categories (school – 17€, general – 37€, 50% discounted general – 17€, pensioner – 20€ and transferable – 42.50€).