Public buses in Sofia

Sofia Public bus system
Overview
Owner Capital municipality
Locale Sofia, Bulgaria
Transit type Bus
Number of lines 89[1]
Operation
Began operation 20 April 1935
Operator(s) Sofia Public Transport
Technical
System length 2,380 km (1,478.9 mi)[2]

The Sofia public bus system (Bulgarian: София Автобусен транспорт) forms part of the public transport network of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria.

In operation since 1935, the system presently comprises 89 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 October 2013, the following bus lines in Sofia are in service:

Line Route
1 Autostation Geo Milev — Kokalyansko hanche // Kokalyane
3 Autostation Geo Milev — Dolni Pasarel
4 Mladost-1 — Kokalyane inn
5 Autostation Geo Milev — Dolni Lozen
6 Autostation Geo Milev — German
7 Iskar train station - (BRC) - Gorni Lozen
8 German - Krivina
9 Autobase Iskar - Gurko str.
10 Busmantsi — D. Milenkov
11 Autostation Geo Milev — Ovcha Kupel-2
12 Autostation Iztok - Dolni Bogrov
14 Iskar train station - Autobase Iskar
18 Autostation Orlandovtsi - Chepintsi
20 Autostation Orlandovtsi - (The Mill) - Lokorsko
21-22 Orlandovtsi - Podgumer hospital
23 Autostation Orlandovtsi - Kurilo train station
24 Autostation Orlandovtsi - Benkovski // St. Mina monastery // Lokorsko
25 Autostation Iliyantsi — Mirovyane
26 Obelya - Gnilyane
27 North station - Katina
28 Lokorsko - (Podgumer) - Mramor
29 Autostation Iliyantsi - Balsha
30 Obelya - Balsha
31 Obelya - Golyanovtsi
42 Lyulin-8 - Autobase Bankya
44 Autostation Bankya - Gradoman // Verdikal // Ivanyane
45 Ovcha Kupel - Vardar Metro Station
47 Slivnitsa Metro Station - Gradoman
48 Slivnitsa Metro Station - Mihaylovo
49 Slivnitsa Metro Station - Klisura
54 Slivnitsa Metro Station - Kalotina road junction
56 Vardar Metro Station - Malo Buchino
59 Knyazhevo - Tolumska Mahala/Marchaevo
60 Central railway station - Ovcha Kupel
63 Tsar Boris III blvd. - Byalata cheshma str.
64 Autostation Hladilnika - Tsentar po higiena
65 Gotse Delchev - Manastirski livadi
67 Seminariyata - Simeonovo
69 Oncological hospital - Bistritsa // Tzareva mahala
70 Oncological hospital - Plana
72 Pliska hotel - Zapaden Park
73 Ovcha Kupel-2 - Gotse Delchev
74 Central railway station - Gotse Delchev
75 Autostation Geo Milev - Orlov most
76 Mladost-4 - Gotse Delchev
77 Central railway station - Zapaden Park
78 Central railway station - Vrazhdebna
79 Hristo Botev - DIP Stind
81 Obelya railway station - Ivanyane
82 Central railway station - Lyulin-5
83 Sofia Zoo - Hyundai Bulgaria
84 Sofia Airport - Gurko str.
85 Stefan Karadzha - Vrabnitsa-2
86 Svoboda - Malashevtsi
87 Obelya - Autostation Iliyantsi
88 Druzhba-2 - Sofia Zoo
90 Malashevtsi - Buhovo
93 Autostation Hladilnika - Simeonovo Gondola lift
94 Sofia University - Studentski grad
98 Seminary - Zheleznitsa
100 Benkovski - Patnostroitelna tehnika
101 Central railway station - Fondovi zhilishta
102 Ovcha Kupel - Studentski grad
107 Boyana Church - Karpuzitsa
108 Lyulin 5 - Hyundai Bulgaria
111 Mladost-1 - Lyulin-1,2
113 Mladost-1 - Mladost-4
114 Tsarigradsko shose Metro Station - Druzhba-2
117 Autostation Iztok - Buhovo
118 Autostation Iztok - Zhelyava
119 Autostation Iztok - Kremikovtsi Steel Complex // Botunets
120 Levski-G - Sofia Zoo
122 Autostation Hladilnika - Simeonovo Gondola lift
123 Oncological hospital - Simeonovo Gondola lift
150 Obelya-1 - Voluyak centre // Plodohranilishteto
204 Druzhba-2 - Borovo
213 Central railway station - Mladost-4
260 Gorna Banya - Praga blvd.
280 Studentski grad - Sofia University
285 Stefan Karadzha - Vrabnitsa-2
294 Studentski grad - Aviation place
305 Central railway station - Mladost-3
306 Mladost-2 - Sofia University
309 Lyulin-1,2 - Iliyantsi
310 Lyulin-5 - Stochna gara square
314 Mladost-1 - Sofia park
384 Sofia Airport - Mladost 1
404 Central railway station - Druzhba bus depot
413 Central railway station - Mladost-4
505 Orlov most - Vrana park
604 Iskar railway station - Pirogov hospital

Gallery

See also

References

  1. - Bus, Trolleybus and tram routes in Sofia
  2. 2.0 2.1 History of the bus transport in Sofia