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Renewal of Public Transport in Sofia

Renewal of Public Transport in Sofia. Regional Public Transport Seminar 13 October 2011 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Sofia Municipality. Sofia. Total area – 1194 km 2 Populated area – 245 km 2

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Renewal of Public Transport in Sofia

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  1. Renewal of Public Transport in Sofia Regional Public Transport Seminar13 October 2011Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Sofia Municipality

  2. Sofia • Total area – 1194 km2 • Populated area – 245 km2 • Population, together with the temporary residents – 1 600000, which is 1/5of the entire population of the country (the 14-th largest city in Europe, similar to size as Brussels and Prague) • Administrative, cultural and business center • Sofia produces 33% of Bulgaria’s GDP (14 Bn BGN)

  3. Sofia Public Transport Structure

  4. Relative shares of the trips by modes of transport (2010) Metro Trolleybuses Buses Trams

  5. Bus transport Bus operators – one municipal and three private operators

  6. Electrical transport – trams and trolleybuses

  7. Metro

  8. Sofia – General key issues • High share of the bus transport • Decrease of the passengers in the mass public transport and increase of the trips by private cars • Very high average age of the vehicles • High number of vehicles which are non-compliant with the up-to-date standards for accessibility and ecological impact • Poor condition of tram transport infrastructure (rail tracks)

  9. Sofia – Main Priorities 1. Development of the electrical transport as the “backbone” of the mass public transport: - development of the metro - development of the tram transport 2. Renewal of the fleet with vehicles compliant with the contemporary European standards 3. Implementation of modern and effective system for management of the public transport processes and traffic management 4. Improvement of the infrastructure condition 5. Improvement of the passengers information service

  10. Revenues of Sofia Public Transport for 2010

  11. Major projects for development of Sofia Public Transport • Sofia Integrated Urban Transport Project - financed by Operational Program “Regional Development” and co-financed by loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) • Project for Development of Sofia Electrical Transport – financed by EBRD

  12. Component 1 – Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITS) • Purpose – priority for public transport vehicles at certain signalized intersections • Criteria for choice of intersections – biggest delays of public transport vehicles • Component scope: • ITS equipment for 20 intersections • ITS equipment in 750 PT vehicles • Street works on 7 intersections • Estimated value: EUR 5.4 mln, VAT incl.

  13. Component 2 – Electronic Information Boards (EIB) • Purpose – better information for the PT passengers and respectively increase of convenience and attractiveness of the service • Component scope – 600 remote controlled EIBs, displaying in real time: • Type of transport vehicle and line number • Actual time of arrival at the stop • The time at the moment • End station of the line • Estimated value: EUR 1.2 mln, VAT incl.

  14. Component 5 – Renewal of the fleet – delivery of trolleybuses • Purpose: • Increase of operational speed, convenience and reliability for the passengers • Decrease of maintenance costs and electricityconsumption • Continuation of the program for fleet renewal • Scope of component – 50 low-floor articulated trolleybuses with A/C in the passenger compartment • Estimated value: EUR 33 mln, VAT incl.

  15. Component 6 – New tram line • Purpose – connection of r.a. Dianabad, Darvenitsa and Studentski Grad with the tram network and I-st metro line • Component scope: • Construction of 4.6 km tramway track, of which 2.8 km new tracks and reconstruction of 1.8 km abandoned tracks • Construction of 17 new tram stations incl. platforms and electronic information boards • Estimated value: EUR 14.5 mln, VAT incl.

  16. Component 8 – Rehabilitation of tram line along Bulgaria Blvd. • Purpose – renewal of one of the oldest but most intensively used tram lines, increase of the operational speed and decrease of the maintenance costs • Scope of the component – replacement of 3.7 kmdouble track and catenary incl.: • 80% on ballast prism • 20% on concrete slab • 13 new stations incl. electronic information boards • Estimated value: EUR 6.2 mln, VAT incl.

  17. Sofia Integrated Urban Transport Project – sources of financing * The local co-financing includes reimbursable VAT amounting to 5 921 868 EUR, loan from EBRD amounting to 6 897 522 EUR as well as 122 464 EUR for designing, financed by Sofia Municipality

  18. Project for development of Sofia electrical transport In the July 2009 the municipal company Sofia City Electrotransport received 18 mln EUR loan from EBRD for: • Renewal of the fleet (30 low floor solo trolleybuses) • Rehabilitation of 3 rectifying substations • Loan parameters: • Borrower – Sofia City Electrotransport • Annual interest rate – EUROLIBOR + 3.4% • Loan maturity – 12 years, Grace period – 2 years • In addition to the Loan, Sofia Municipality signed a Municipal Support Agreement with EBRD instead of providing bank guarantee or pledge for its daughter company.

  19. Thank you for the attention! projects@sofiatraffic.bg

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