Bus transport
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for ...
in
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
was introduced in 1920. Since 1994, services have been managed by
Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Warszawie
The Public Transport Authority ( pl, Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Warszawie, ZTM Warszawa), branded as Warsaw Public Transport ( pl, Warszawski Transport Publiczny; WTP), is a local authority controlled body managing all means of public transp ...
(ZTM Warszawa), and operated by
various companies under contract. ZTM's fleet consists of 1787 vehicles, which cover 288 lines.
In 1921, three lines were opened. From November 1939 the regular liquidation of the rolling stock began, only one car survived
the war. Bus transport appeared again in April 1945. The first
night bus
Night service, sometimes also known as owl service, refers to the public transport services operated during the night hours. These services are operated, mainly using buses but in certain cases using trams (or streetcars), not including inte ...
appeared on the streets of Warsaw in 1963. On March 11, 1994, the Warsaw transport was reorganized.
In November 1994, the first German low-floor
Neoplan N4020 was put into operation. 1999 was marked by modern and low-floor
Solaris Urbino 15
Solaris Urbino 15, Solaris Urbino 15 CNG is a low floor tri-axle single-decker bus from the Solaris Urbino series, for public transportation vehicles. In 1999–2001, the company ''Neoplan Polska'' manufactured the bus. It is the successor of th ...
buses. In 2002,
MAN buses
A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromos ...
joined the Solarises.
Routes
Zone 1
Zone 2
Night lines
Local lines
Operators
* Miejskie Zakłady Autobusowe – owned by the city
** Depot R-1 „Woronicza”
** Depot R-2 „Kleszczowa”
** Depot R-3 „Ostrobramska”
** Depot R-4 „Stalowa”
** Depot R-5 „Redutowa”
*
Arriva Bus Transport Polska – private company
* Europa Express City – private company
* Mobilis – private company
* KM Łomianki – private company
* Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej w Grodzisku Mazowieckim – private company
Tickets
There is one ticket tariff for every mode of transportation. Tickets can be purchased at ticket machines all over the city and online.
Fleet
References
https://www.wtp.waw.pl/rozklady-jazdy/?wtp_dt=2020-04-21&wtp_md=3&wtp_ln=L-8
External links
Route planner by WikiRoutes.info
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Transport in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...