CTP Iași

The Compania de Transport Public (CTP) Iași (English: Iași Public Transport Company) is the major transit operator responsible for public transportation in Iași, Romania. Until September 2016, CTP was known as the Autonomous Public Transport Operator of Iași (Romanian: Regia Autonomă de Transport Public (RATP) Iași).[3]

For other uses, see CTP and RATP.
Compania de Transport Public (CTP) Iași
GT4 tram on route 13
GT4 tram on route 13
Overview
OwnerCity of Iași
LocaleIași
Transit typeTram, Bus
Number of lines29[1]
Annual ridership50.35 million (2014)[2]
Websitewww.sctpiasi.ro
Operation
Began operation1 March 1900 (1900-03-01)
Number of vehicles126 trams, 140 buses, 10 microbuses
Technical
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge

History

Established on 19 March 1898, CTP Iași operates an extensive network using metre gauge trams (electric trams began operating in 1900) and buses. Trolleybuses were used on a number of routes starting in 1985, but all trolleybus routes (within a system length of 31.3 km (19.4 mi), as of 2003) were converted to bus operation by 2006.

The Iași city is partly built on hills, and the tram network reaches, on certain portions, large slopes. The steepest grade on the entire tram system is 8.8 percent,[4] on the line between Târgu Cucu and the intersection with Tudor Vladimirescu Blvd. (Cinci Drumuri-Pădurii) towards the Tatărași neighbourhood, one of the steepest gradients on adhesion railways in Europe.

Routes

As of 2019, CTP Iași operates 9 regular tram routes on 140 km (87 mi), and 24 regular bus routes on 449 km (279 mi) throughout Iași.[1] In 2014, the CTP carried 50,358,000 passengers, an average of 140,000 passengers per day.[2]

Tram routes
NºRouteFull LengthNotes
Copou–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu-Podu Roș–Baza 3–Tătărași–Tg.Cucu–Piața Unirii–Copou17.517.5 km (10.9 mi)Operates in loop with route 13
Dancu–Tătărași–Tg.Cucu–Piața Unirii–Gara15.515.5 km (9.6 mi)
Dacia–Podu de Piatră–Gara Nicolina–Baza 3–Țuțora19.619.6 km (12.2 mi)
Dacia–Gara–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu13.013.0 km (8.1 mi)
Canta–Gara–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu–Podu Roș–Baza 3–Țuțora20.820.8 km (12.9 mi)
Copou–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–Baza 3–Țuțora13.913.9 km (8.6 mi)
Copou–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu–Podu Roș–Tehnopolis20.220.2 km (12.6 mi)
Dacia–Podu de Piatră–Gara Nicolina–Baza 3–Tătărași Nord21.321.3 km (13.2 mi)
Copou–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu–Tătărași–Baza 3–Podu Roș–Tg.Cucu–Piața Unirii–Copou17.517.5 km (10.9 mi)Operates in loop with route 1

Bus routes
NºRouteFull LengthNotes
18Tătărași Sud–Cartier Aviației–Tătărași Sud3.53.5 km (2.2 mi)Operated with minibuses
19Canta–Gara–Podu Roș–Frigorifer–CUG I20.020.0 km (12.4 mi)
20Tătărași Sud–Tg.Cucu–Piața Independenței–Păcurari–Carrefour Era–Metro32.032.0 km (19.9 mi)
23Podu Roș–Primăria Miroslava
27/27bTătărași Nord–Baza 3–Frigorifer–CUG I–Tehnopolis–Ciurea25.725.7 km (16.0 mi)
28Dacia–Piața Alexandru–Podu Roș–Tg.Cucu–Piața Independenței–Triumf22.722.7 km (14.1 mi)
29Tomești–Țuțora9.09.0 km (5.6 mi)
30Canta–Gara–Gara Nicolina–Bucium21.921.9 km (13.6 mi)
30bCarrefour Era-Canta–Gara–Gara Nicolina–Bucium27.927.9 km (17.3 mi)
36Dacia–Gara–Piața Unirii–Piața Independenței–Copou–Breazu22.922.9 km (14.2 mi)
41Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Podu Roș–Tehnopolis–Ciurea21.321.3 km (13.2 mi)
42Copou–Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–CUG I22.222.2 km (13.8 mi)
43Păcurari–Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–CUG I23.923.9 km (14.9 mi)
43cCarrefour Era–Păcurari–Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–CUG I29.229.2 km (18.1 mi)
44/44bDacia–Alexandru cel Bun–Gara Nicolina–Frumoasa–CUG I–Tehnopolis–Ciurea24.024.0 km (14.9 mi)
46Păcurari–Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–Bucium25.025.0 km (15.5 mi)
47Tătărași Sud–T.Vladimirescu–Podu Roș–Gara Nicolina–Alexandru cel Bun–Dacia21.521.5 km (13.4 mi)
48Tg.Cucu–Cimitirul Sf. Petru și Pavel–Complex "Roua"–Ciric–Tătărași Sud8.58.5 km (5.3 mi)Route operates May to October
49Tg.Cucu–Cimitirul Sf. Petru și Pavel–Complex "Roua"5.95.9 km (3.7 mi)Route operates October to May
50 ExpressGara–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu–Aeroport15.515.5 km (9.6 mi)Scheduled correlated with
flight arrivals and departures
51Tudor Vladimirescu–Podu Roș–Gara Socola11.311.3 km (7.0 mi)
52Alexandru cel Bun–Zimbru–Copou13.013.0 km (8.1 mi)
53Târgu Cucu–Blocuri ȘorogariOnly for students
54Târgu Cucu–Sărărie–C.A.RosettiOperated with minibuses

Fares

The CTP fare system accepts tickets, transit passes and card payments (either direct or through a smartphone application). As of January 2023, adult cash fares are RON3.00 (€0.61) for 120 minutes inside 1st zone, RON4.00 (€0.81) inside 1st and 2nd zones, or RON2.75 (€0.56) for a single trip inside 1st zone when purchasing in sets of 20 trips each. Adult passes are available for 30-day all routes at RON110,00 (€22.28) inside 1st zone, RON40 (€8.10) inside 2nd zone, or RON150 (€30.38) for both zones. More options are available, including different types of discounts.[5]

Ticket vending machines are also available at some stations. In 2018, the payment options were modernized and paying through an app was made possible - by using a third-party application and scanning QR codes that are available in multiple points in the vehicles and on the side of ticket kiosks in most stations. After a few months, most vehicles have been equipped to also support contactless card payments.

Rolling stock

Historically, tram cars from different companies have been acquired. The current fleet operates with 126 trams.[6]

Current vehicles
A replica of an AEG-type tram from 1900, built in 1998 for the tram system's centennial
Pesa Swing tram passing Piața Unirii (Union Square)
Bozankaya tram on route 3
Product list[7] and details (data from CTP Iași)
 Make/Model   Description   Length (m)   Fleet size   Year acquired   Year produced   Notes 
Maschinenfabrik Esslingen GT4 articulated tram 18.8 106 1997-2012 1959-1965 Acquired 109 units from Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen (SSB), HAVAG, Stadtwerke Augsburg, Stadtwerke Nordhausen; 75 units modernised in 1988-1998; all unmodernised units retired by 2022, 1 unit rebuilt as GT4M. CTP Iași is the largest operator of this model.
GT4M articulated tram 18.8 1 1997/2013 1962/2012 SSB GT4 rebuilt by Remar Pașcani (air-conditioned).[8][9]
WU ST10 articulated tram 21.3 7 2007-2008 1976-1977 Acquired from HEAG mobilo Darmstadt.
MAN GT8 (Type Mannheim) double-articulated tram 25.3 10 2009-2012 1976 Acquired from Stadtwerke Augsburg.
Duewag M8C double-articulated tram 26.6 7 2017-2018 1989 Acquired from Ruhrbahn GmbH; modernised in 2011-2014.
Duewag M6D articulated tram 20.4 8 2018 1984-1992 Acquired from MVG Mülheim; modernised in 2011-2014.
Pesa 122NaJ five articulated sections tram 30.5 16 2021 2021 Low-floor and wheelchair-accessible; ordered in April 2020.[10][11]
Bozankaya five articulated sections tram 29.9 16 2021-2023 2021-2023 Low-floor and wheelchair-accessible; ordered in November 2019.[12][13]

Retired vehicles
A preserved type ITB V58 tram from 1961
A type Tatra T4R tram from 1978
The only storaged metre-gauge ITB V2A tram in Romania
Former rolling stock[7] (informations from CTP Iași)
 Make/Model   Description   Fleet size   Fleet numbers   Year acquired   Year produced   In service until   Notes 
AEG 2-axle tram 54 1–54 1900-? 1900-? ca. 1976 Original trams built by AEG, later (1929-1938) modernised and rebuilt within own enterprise; 2 trams preserved.
ITB V58+V10 2-axle tram + trailer 56+66 50–105/50–115 1959-1969 1958-1969 1992 Romanian built by ITB Bucharest (nowadays, STB); 1 tram preserved.
ČKD Tatra T4R 4-axle tram 70 201–270 1978-1981 1978-1981 2009 1 tram preserved.
Timiș 2 4-axle tram + trailer 47+47 301–347, 348 ex 301 (same number for both tram and trailer) 1981-1982 1981-1982 2003 Romanian built by Electrometal Timișoara; 1 tram+trailer storaged awaiting for preservation, 4 trams converted into works cars.
ITB-M 2-axle tram + trailer 15+15 100–114 (same number for tram and trailer) 1991-1992

(rebuilds)

 1958-1969 1998 ex-V58+V10 trams rebuilt by R.A.T.C Iași; none preserved.
ITB V2A 6-axle articulated tram 25 350–374 1992-1997 1988-1992 2003 1 prototype (new); 24 trams acquired from Oradea Transport Local and CTP Cluj-Napoca, and modernised by Nicolina Works Iași; 1 tram storaged awaiting for preservation.
ČKD Tatra T4D+B4D 4-axle tram + trailer 27+2 201II, 206II, 208II, 212II, 219II, 223II, 230II, 231II, 236II, 237II, 241II, 242II, 244II, 246II, 249II, 251II, 253II, 257II, 260II, 262II, 266II, 267II, 269II, 271–274 / 273–274 1997-2002 1968-1988 2009 Acquired from HAVAG; none preserved.
DWM ST7/ST8 6-axle articulated tram 16 101–116 1998 1961-1963 2009 Acquired from HEAG mobilo Darmstadt; 1 tram storaged awaiting for preservation.
MAN GT5 5-axle articulated tram 14 354–355, 357–358, 360, 362, 365–367, 369–373 2001 1964-1969 2010 Acquired from Stadtwerke Augsburg; 1 tram storaged awaiting for preservation.
SWS/BBC/MFO Be 4/4+B4/B 4-axle tram + trailer 9+9 148–156 2003-2004 1960-1961 2016 Acquired from Bernmobil Bern; one unit converted and periodically used for collecting household electrical equipment waste.
WU ST11 8-axle double-articulated tram 3 279, 283, 284 2007-2008 1982 2018 Acquired from HEAG mobilo Darmstadt.
SWS/BBC Be 8/8 8-axle double-articulated tram 14 157–169, (725) 2008-2010 1973 2023 Acquired from Bernmobil Bern; all units modernised in 1987-1990.

Bus fleet

CTP Iași operates a fleet of 140 transit buses and 10 minibuses.[6]

Current fleet
ISUZU Citiport in Iași
MAN NL 313 on route 46
Order year Producer/Model Year produced Engine/Transmission Length (m)
(Seats)		 Quantity (Number active) Notes
2016 MAN Lion's City NL 313 2005-2006 Diesel MAN D2866 LUH Euro III
ZF Ecomat		 12 10
(10 active)		 Ex-Postbus Austria (Vorarlberg), PostBus Switzerland, RLG Lippe, and VKU Unna.
2016 Euro Bus Diamond 2016 Diesel Mercedes-Benz OM936 Euro VI
ZF EcoLife		 12
(28)		 8
(8 active)		 Manufactured in Romania with BMC bodywork.
2016-
2017		 Isuzu Citiport 2016-2018 Diesel Cummins ISB6.7E6 280B Euro VI
ZF EcoLife		 12
(24)		 92
(92 active)		 4 (local funds) from 2016 and another 88 from EBRD contract (delivered in 2017 and 2018).
2020 MAN Lion's City G NG 313 2005-2006 Diesel MAN D2866 LUH Euro IV 18 9
(9 active)		 Ex-Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft; articulated buses.
2020 Solaris Urbino 12 III 2007 Diesel DAF PR183S3 Euro IV
Voith D864.5		 12 12
(12 active)		 Ex-Mobilis Warsaw.
2021 Solaris Urbino 12 IV electric 2022 Asynchronous electric motor 12
(30)		 20
(20 active)		 Battery electric buses.[14]
2021 ZTE Granton GTZ6129BEVR 2023 Asynchronous electric motor 10
(26)		 24
(5 active)		 Battery electric buses, contracted with BMC.[15]

Minibuses
Order year Producer/Model Year produced Engine/Transmission Quantity (Number active) Notes
2003 Iveco Daily 50C13 2003 Diesel Euro 3
Manual transmission		 50
(7 active)
2019 Ford Transit 2019 Diesel 1
2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2009 Diesel 2

Retired bus fleet
Scania bus on route 28
MAZ-103 bus on route 41
Make/Model Fleet size Acquired Retired Notes
Chevrolet 5 1929-1935
ZIS-155 1954
T.V. 2 U 1960 (?)
Škoda 706 RTO
T.V. 20 U 1970 (?)
Karosa ŠM 11
Ikarus IK-4
Ikarus 280 1970s and 1990s early 2000s Articulated buses. The lot from the 70's was newly acquired; the ones from the 90's were ex-East Germany.
ROMAN 112U 1970s ca. 1980s/1990
DAC 117 UD Articulated buses.
DAC 112 UDM 1990s 2006
Saviem SC10U 50 1994-1995 2005 Ex-RATP.
Ikarus 255/260/266 early 1990s 2005
Ikarus 263
Renault R312 30 2007 2013 Ex-RATP.
Mercedes-Benz O405N2 9 2009 2013 Ex-CTSS San Sebastián.
Van Hool A500 32 2009-2010 2017 Ex-STIB.
Renault R312 2 2010 2013 Ex-CTS.
Berkhof Premier Jonckheer SB 250 20 2012 2017 Ex-Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf.
MAZ-103 50 2005 December 2017 Bought as new fleet in 2005-2006. Retired over the years. Last ones in December 2017.
Scania OmniCity CN230UB 16 2017 2018 Leased from a private operator.
Ex-Norgesbuss.
Den Oudsten Alliance City B96 40 2013 2022 Ex-HTM Personenvervoer.

Retired trolleybus fleet
A type Rocar 217 E trolleybus from 1994
A Škoda 14Tr trolleybus on route 43
Make/Model[7] Fleet size Fleet numbers Acquired Retired Notes
Roman 112 E 10 601-610 1985 1987 4 freight units ex-ITB Bucharest
6 passenger units ex-Constanța
DAC 117 E 45 401-445 1985-1988 2006 Articulated trolleybuses, some converted later into shorter, 12m units
DAC/Rocar 217E 14 446-450, 401II-409II 1993 2006 Articulated trolleybuses, some converted later into shorter, 12m units
Rocar 212E/312E 12 501-512 1993-1997 2006
Škoda 14Tr 12 601II-610II, 611-612 2001-2003 2006 Ex-Brno, Plzeň

See also

References
  1. "About CTP Iași". sctpiasi.ro.
  2. Tot mai puţini ieşeni merg cu RATP-ul (in Romanian)
  3. CTP - the new transport operator in Iași (in Romanian)
  4. "Pantele din Iaşi pun probleme ofertanţilor" (in Romanian). March 5, 2019.
  5. CTP Iași fares
  6. The CTP fleet (in Romanian)
  7. "Iaşi, Regia Autonomă de Transport Public Iași at Urban Electric Transit". transphoto.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. GT4 von Remar Pascani modernisiert (in German)
  9. GT4M Picture gallery at railfaneurope.net
  10. PESA aduce la Iaşi 16 tramvaie lungi de 30 de metri
  11. "Primele tramvaie PESA au ajuns la Iași" [The first PESA trams have arrived in Iași]. Agerpres. August 2, 2021.
  12. Bozankaya wins order for 16 low-floor trams for Iasi
  13. Primul tramvai Bozankaya pentru Iași a finalizat testele în fabrică și a plecat spre România
  14. Solaris va livra 20 autobuze electrice la Iaşi
  15. Zeci de autobuze electrice, pe străzile Iaşului
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