Owner City of Iași Daily ridership 140,000 Founded 19 March 1898 Transit types Tram, Bus | Locale Iași Began operation 1898 Number of vehicles 150 | |
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Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
The Regia Autonomă de Transport Public (RATP) Iași (English: The Autonomous Public Transport Operator of Iași) is the major transit operator responsible for public transportation in Iași, Romania. In September 2016, RATP became Iași Public Transport Company (Romanian: Societatea Compania de Transport Public (SCTP) Iași).
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History
Established on 19 March 1898, RATP operates an extensive network using metre gauge trams (electric trams began operating in 1900) and buses. Trolley buses were used on a number of routes starting in 1985, but all trolley bus routes were converted to bus operation by 2005.
Routes
RATP operates 8 tram routes on 82.6 kilometres (51.3 mi), and 21 bus routes on 98.6 kilometres (61.3 mi) throughout Iași. In 2014, the RATP carried 50,358,000 passengers, an average of 140,000 passengers per day.
Trams routes
1 (Copou-Piața Unirii-Tg.Cucu-Podu Roș-Baza 3-Tătărași-Tg.Cucu-Piața Unirii-Copou) - 17.5 km
3 (Dancu-Tătărași-Tg.Cucu-Piața Unirii-Gara) - 15.5 km
6 (Dacia-Gara-Piața Unirii-Tg.Cucu) - 13 km
7 (Canta-Gara-Piața Unirii-Tg.Cucu-Tudor Vladimirescu-Baza 3) - 14.7 km
8 (Copou-Piața Unirii-Tg.Cucu-Tudor Vladimirescu-Baza 3) - 13.9 km
9 (Copou-Piața Unirii-Tg.Cucu-Podu Roș-Tehnopolis) - 20.2 km
11 (Dacia-Podu de Piatră-Gara Nicolina-Baza 3-Tătărași Nord) - 21.3 km
13 (Copou-Piața Unirii-Tg.Cucu-Tătărași-Baza 3-Podu Roș-Tg.Cucu-Piața Unirii-Copou) - 17.5 km
Bus routes
5 (Dacia-Podu de Piatră-Podu Roș-Baza 3-Țuțora) - 19.6 km
19 (Canta-Gara-Podu Roș-Frigorifer-CUG I) - 20 km
20 (Tătărași Sud-Tg.Cucu-Piața Independenței-Păcurari-Carrefour ERA-METRO) - 18 km
27 (Tătărași Nord-Baza 3-Frigorifer-CUG I-Tehnopolis-Ciurea) - 18.9 km
28 (Dacia-Piața Alexandru-Podu Roș-Tg.Cucu-Piața Independenței-Triumf) - 22.7 km
29 (Tomești-Țuțora-Baza 3-Podu Roș) - 19.6 km
30 (Canta-Gara-Gara Nicolina-Bucium) - 21.9 km
30b (Carrefour ERA-Canta-Gara-Gara Nicolina-Bucium) - 27.9 km
36 (Dacia-Gara-Piața Unirii-Piața Independenței-Copou-Breazu) - 22.9 km
41 (Piața Independenței-Tg.Cucu-Podu Roș-Tehnopolis-Ciurea) - 21.3 km
42 (Copou-Piața Independenței-Tg.Cucu-Tudor Vladimirescu-CUG I) - 22.2 km
43 (Păcurari-Piața Independenței-Tg.Cucu-Tudor Vladimirescu-CUG I) - 23.9 km
43c (Carrefour ERA-Păcurari-Piața Independenței-Tg.Cucu-Tudor Vladimirescu-CUG I) - 29.2 km
44 (Dacia-Alexandru cel Bun-Gara Nicolina-Frumoasa-CUG I-Tehnopolis-Ciurea) - 17.2 km
46 (Păcurari-Piața Independenței-Tg.Cucu-Tudor Vladimirescu-Bucium) - 25 km
47 (Tătărași Sud-T.Vladimirescu-Podu Roș-Gara Nicolina-Alexandru cel Bun-Dacia) - 21.5 km
48 (Tg.Cucu-Cimitirul Sf. Petru și Pavel-Ciric-Tătărași Sud) - 8.5 km
49 (Tg.Cucu-Cimitirul Sf. Petru și Pavel) - 4.4 km
50 (Piața Independenței-Piața Unirii-Tg.Cucu-Aeroport) - 14.5 km
51 (Tudor Vladimirescu-Podu Roș-Gara Socola) - 11.3 km
52 (Alexandru cel Bun-Păcurari-Copou) - 13 km
Fares
The RATP fare system accepts tickets and transit passes. As of June 2016, adult cash fares are RON2.00 (€0.45) for a single trip, or RON1.80 (€0.43) each when purchasing 10 trips. Adult passes are available by the day RON8.00 (€1.80), 30-day one route RON75.00 (€16.85), 30-day two routes RON90.00 (€20.22), or 30-day all routes RON120.00 (€26.96). Student 30-day one route passes are sold for RON56.00 (€12.58), whereas senior residents of the city over 65 are allowed to travel for free (by application).
Rolling stock
Historically, tram cars from different companies have been acquired. The current fleet operates with 150 trams.
Bus fleet
Currently, RATP operates a fleet of 175 transit buses and vans.