RATP Iași
GT4 tram on route 6 | |
Overview | |
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Owner | City of Iași |
Locale | Iași |
Transit type | Tram, Bus |
Daily ridership | 140,000 |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1898 |
Number of vehicles | 150 trams, 175 buses |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 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).[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
Current vehicles
Make/Model | Description | Fleet size | Year acquired | Year produced | Notes |
SSB GT4 | articulated tram | 106 | 1997–2012 | 1959–1965 | Acquired 109 units from Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen, Hallesche Verkehrs, Stadtwerke Augsburg, Stadtwerke Nordhausen. 75 units modernised in 1988–1998. 2 units retired. 1 unit rebuilt as GT4M. RATP is the largest operator of this model. |
GT4M | articulated tram | 1 | 1997/2013 | 1962/2012 | SSB GT4 rebuilt by Remar Paşcani.[4][5] |
GT8 (Type Mannheim) | double-articulated tram | 10 | 2010-2012 | 1976 | Acquired from Stadtwerke Augsburg. |
ST10 | articulated tram | 7 | 2007–2008 | 1976 | Acquired from HEAG mobilo Darmstadt. |
ST11 | double-articulated tram | 3 | 2007–2008 | 1982 | Acquired from HEAG mobilo Darmstadt. |
Be 4/4 + B4/B | tram + wagon | 9 | 2003–2004 | 1960–1961 | Acquired from Bernmobil Bern. |
Be 8/8 | double-articulated tram | 14 | 2008–2010 | 1973 | Acquired from Bernmobil Bern. All units modernised in 1987–1990. |
Retired vehicles
Make/Model | Description | Fleet size | Fleet numbers | Year acquired | Year produced | In service until | Notes |
old trams | 2-axle tram | 54 | 1-54 | 1898-? | 1898-? | ca.1976 | Original trams built by AEG, later modernised and rebuilt by other companies; 2 trams preserved |
ITB V58+V10 | 2-axle tram+trailer | 56+66 | 50-105/50-115 | 1959–1969 | 1958–1969 | 1992 | 1 tram preserved |
ČKD Tatra T4R | 4-axle tram | 70 | 201-270 | 1978–1981 | 1978–1981 | 2009 | 1 tram preserved |
Timiş-2 | 4-axle tram+trailer | 47+47 | 301-347, 348 ex 301 (same number for both tram and trailer) | 1981–1982 | 1981–1982 | 2003 | 1 tram+trailer preserved, 4 trams converted into works cars |
ex-V58+V10 | 2-axle tram+trailer | 15+15 | 100-114 (same number for tram and trailer) | 1991–1992
(rebuilds) |
1958–1969 | ca.1996 | Rebuilt by RATP Iasi from old V58+V10 trams; none preserved |
ITB V2A | 6-axle articulated tram | 25 | 350-374 | 1992–1996 | 1988–1996 | 2003 | 1 prototype (new); 24 trams acquired from Oradea Transport Local and CTP Cluj-Napoca, and modernised by Nicolina SA Iași; 1 tram preserved |
ČKD Tatra T4D | 4-axle tram | 27+2(B4D) | 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 |
ST7/ST8 | 6-axle articulated tram | 16 | 101-116 | 1998 | 1961–1963 | 2009 | Acquired from HEAG mobilo Darmstadt; 1 tram preserved |
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 preserved |
Bus fleet
Currently, RATP operates a fleet of 175 transit buses and vans.
References
- ↑ CTP - the new transport operator in Iași (Romanian)
- ↑ Tot mai puţini ieşeni merg cu RATP-ul (Romanian)
- ↑ The RATP fleet (Romanian)
- ↑ GT4 von Remar Pascani modernisiert (German)
- ↑ GT4M Picture gallery at railfaneurope.net
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Regia Autonomă de Transport Public Iași. |
- RATP official site
- SCTP official site
- Tram Travels: Regia Autonomă de Transport Public Iaşi (RATP Iaşi)
- pics about the trams in Iaşi