Public buses in Sofia
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| 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
- Sofia Metro
- Sofia Public Transport
- Sofia Tramway
- Trolleybuses in Sofia
References
- ↑ - Bus, Trolleybus and tram routes in Sofia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History of the bus transport in Sofia
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