The Compania de Transport Public (CTP) Iași ( English: ''Iași Public Transport Company'') is the major transit operator responsible for public transportation in

Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally ...

, Romania. Until September 2016, CTP was known as the ''Autonomous Public Transport Operator of Iași'' ( Romanian: ''Regia Autonomă de Transport Public (RATP) Iași'').

History

Established on 19 March 1898, CTP Iași operates an extensive network using metre gauge trams (electric trams began operating in 1900) and

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es. Trolleybuses were used on a number of routes starting in 1985, but all trolleybus routes (within a system length of , 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, 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 , and 24 regular bus routes on throughout Iași. In 2014, the CTP carried 50,358,000 passengers, an average of 140,000 passengers per day.

Tram routes

Bus routes

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.CTP Iași fares
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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.