Dopravný podnik Bratislava, akciová spoločnosť (literally Public Transport Company Bratislava, inc., abbr. DPB a.s.) is the only provider of city public transport in

Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...

. It provides 3 types of transportation: * trams (streetcars) 230 vehicles * buses 464 vehicles *

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es 123 vehicles The 100% owner of the company is the city of Bratislava.

Vehicles

DPB provides public transport using these vehicles: Trams: * Tatra-ČKD T3 113 vehicles (110 vehicles have digital/electronic destination sign installation and acoustic information system) * Tatra-ČKD T3 4 vehicles are reconstructed to T3MOD (1 vehicle), T3AS (1 vehicle), T3S (2 vehicles) * Tatra-ČKD T3P 20 vehicles * Tatra-ČKD K2 3 historic vehicles * Tatra-ČKD K2S 36 vehicles * Tatra-ČKD K2G 1 vehicle (reconstructed in 1998–2005) * Tatra-ČKD T6A5 58 vehicles (2 prototype trams delivered in 2006) * Škoda 29 T and

Škoda 30 T Škoda 30 T (also ForCity Plus) is a five carbody low-floor bi-directional tram, developed by Škoda Works, Škoda Transportation for the Bratislava tram system based on an earlier model Škoda 26 T designed for Hungarian Miskolc. Just as � ...

, 30 vehicles each. Buses: *

Ikarus 280 Ikarus 280 was an articulated bus produced by Hungarian bus manufacturer Ikarus from 1973 to 2002. It was succeeded by the Ikarus 435 in 1985. Construction features The Ikarus 280 is a model of the Ikarus 200 series. It is made of two rigid ...

1 historic vehicle (all vehicles are reject) *

Karosa B 732 Karosa B 732 is an urban bus produced by bus manufacturer Karosa from the Czech Republic, in the years 1983 to 1997. It was succeeded by Karosa B 932 in 1997. Construction features Karosa B 732 is a variant of the Karosa 700 series. The B 7 ...

30 vehicles and 2 historic vehicles (48 vehicles are reconstructed to Karosa B732 NSTG) * Ikarus 283 1 vehicle and 2 historic vehicles (the others vehicles are reject) *

Karosa B 741 Karosa B 741 is an articulated urban bus produced by bus manufacturer Karosa from the Czech Republic, in the years of 1991 to 1997. In many towns they replaced Ikarus 280 made in Hungary. In production was succeeded by Karosa B 941 in 1997. Con ...

91 vehicles (86 vehicles are reconstructed to Karosa B741 NSTG) * TAM 260 A 180 M 1 historic vehicle * TAM 272 A 180 M 6 vehicles and 1 historic vehicle (all vehicles are reconstructed) *

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4 vehicles (all vehicles are reconstructed, one vehicle is reject) *

Ikarus 435 Ikarus was a bus manufacturer based in Budapest and Székesfehérvár, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Imre Uhry's Blacksmith Workshop and Coach Factory ''(Hungarian language, hun.: Uhry Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme)'' and duri ...

85 vehicles (3 vehicles are reconstructed) * Ikarus 415 35 vehicles (1 vehicle was reconstructed abortion in years 2004–2005 to Ikarus 415 CNG) *

Ikarus 412 Ikarus was a bus manufacturer based in Budapest and Székesfehérvár, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Imre Uhry's Blacksmith Workshop and Coach Factory ''( hun.: Uhry Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme)'' and during the Communist ...

3 vehicles with low-floor (1 vehicle is specially using for handicapped children) * SOR B 9.5 32 vehicles * SOR BN 9.5 18 vehicles with low-floor *

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416 CDI 2 minibuses with 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 ...

CNG 22 vehicles with low-floor *

Iveco Daily Way IVECO, an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation, is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company. It designs and builds light, medium, and heavy commercial vehicles. The name IVECO first appeared in 1975 after a merger o ...

8 minibuses with low-floor * SOR C 10.5 8 vehicles *

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30 vehicles (lease by Tedom from January 2009 to January 2017) * SOR BN 10.5 38 vehicles with low-floor * Mercedes-Benz O 530 Citaro CNG 1 vehicle * Mercedes-Benz O 530 GL CapaCity 41 vehicles * Mercedes-Benz O 405 GN2 11 vehicles with low-floor (lease by Abuss s.r.o. Nitra from November 2009) *

SOR NB 18 SOR NB18 is a low-floor articulated single-decker bus produced by bus manufacturer SOR from the Czech Republic since 2008. Since 2009 bus also comes with hybrid drive SOR NBH 18. In many towns they currently replace Karosa B 741 and Karosa B 94 ...

City 182 vehicles *

Irisbus Citelis The Irisbus Citelis is a low-floor city bus produced by Irisbus from 2005 to 2013 when it was replaced in production by Iveco Bus Urbanway. Production and operation It was introduced in 2005 to replace the Agora. It comes in three varieti ...

12M 35 vehicles * Iveco Urbanway 12M 40 vehicles *

Solaris Urbino 10 Solaris Urbino 10 is a series of low-floor buses from the Solaris Urbino series, designed for transport, produced since 2002 by the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach in Bolechowo near Poznań. Being produced in the Urbino third-generation models ...

10 vehicles *

SOR NB 12 SOR NB12 is a fully low-floor single-decker bus produced by the Czech bus manufacturer SOR from the Czech Republic since 2008. In many towns they currently replace Karosa B 731, Karosa B 732 and Karosa B 931. Construction features SOR NB12 ...

City 28 vehicles * Solaris Urbino 8,6 6 vehicles * SOR EBN 8 2 vehicles * SOR NS 12 Electric 16 vehicles * MAN NG 313 5 vehicles (all vehicles are from

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Solaris Urbino 18 Solaris Urbino 18 is a low-floor articulated version of the Solaris Urbino series buses designed for public transport, produced by the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach from Bolechowo near Poznań in Poland. It is the second most popular (after t ...

6 vehicles (all vehicles are from

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BVG) * Solaris New Urbino 18 12 vehicles * Rošero First FCLEI 4 vehicles * Otokar Kent C 18,75 71 vehicles * SOR NS 12 Diesel 80 vehicles * Solaris Urbino 12 Hydrogen 4 vehicles Trolleybuses: *

Škoda 14Tr The Škoda 14Tr is a Czech trolleybus that was produced from 1981 to 1998. Prototypes were built in 1972 and 1974. After the unsuccessful attempt to merge the Karosa ŠM 11 bus and the Škoda T 11 trolleybus and the cancelled Škoda 13Tr projec ...

65 vehicles (21 vehicles are reconstructed) * Škoda 14TrM 12 vehicles *

Škoda 15Tr Škoda 15Tr is an articulated trolleybus produced by Škoda Transportation from 1988 to 2004, since 1995 in modernized version 15TrM. It is longer version of Škoda 14Tr The Škoda 14Tr is a Czech trolleybus that was produced from 1981 to 199 ...

16 vehicles (all vehicles are reconstructed) * Škoda 15TrM 23 vehicles * Škoda 21Tr 1 vehicle with low-floor * Škoda 25Tr 6 vehicles with diesel-electric agregat with low-floor * Škoda 30Tr 35 vehicles with low-floor and 15 vehicles with diesel-electric agregat with low-floor * Škoda 31Tr 70 vehicles with low-floor * Škoda-Solaris 24m 16 vehicles with battery with low-floor * Škoda 27Tr 23 vehicles with battery with low-floor * SOR TNS 12 11 vehicles with battery with low-floor

Aggregate

1 January 2009 Public Transport Company Bratislava have 880 carry on vehicles.

Directors

* 1895–1907 – Karol Kakulay * 1907–1920 – Rudolf Pleskott * 1920–1939 – Ing. Jaroslav Bartošek * 1939–1943 – Ing. Štefan Januš * 1943–1949 – Dr. Vladimír Brežný * 1949–1950 – Ján Bauman * 1950–1951 – Ján Mazáček * 1951–1954 – Martin Hanzlík * 1954–1960 – Jozef Zatlkaj * 1960–1970 – Ladislav Studenič * 1970–1972 – František Mariš * 1972–1987 – Ing. Ladislav Moštenan * 1986–1990 – Ing. Ján Novotný * 1990–1992 – dpt. Jozef Hlavina * 1992–1994 – JUDr. Ivan Letaši * 1994–1995 – Ing. Peter Forgáč * 1995–1997 – Ing. Peter Klučka * 1997–2007 – Ing. Ján Zachar * 2007–2009 – Róbert Kadnár * 2009–2011 – Ing. Pavel Derkay * 2011–2015 – Ing. Ľubomír Belfi * 2015–2019 – Ing. Milan Urban *2019–present – Ing. Martin Rybanský

Former names of DPB

Over the course of the past century Public Transport Company Bratislava has had about 14 names. * BEÚS – Bratislavská elektrická účastinná spoločnosť * BKH – Elektrická lokálna železnica Bratislava- krajinská hranica * BMEŽ – Bratislavská mestská elektrická železnica * DOZAB – Dopravné závody hl. m. Bratislavy, komunálny podnik * DPMB – Dopravný podnik mesta Bratislava * DPHMB koncern – Dopravné podniky hl. m. SSR Bratislavy – koncern * DZHMB – Dopravné závody hl. m. SSR Bratislavy, koncernový podnik * DPB, š.p. – Dopravný podnik Bratislava, štátny podnik * POHéV – Pozsony Országhatárszeli Helyiérdekú Villamos Vasút * PVVV – Pozsonyi Város Villamos Vasút * LWP – Lokalbahn Wien – (Pozsony) Pressburg (Pressburgerbahn) * NOLB – Niederosterreichische Landdesbahnen – Dolnorakúske krajinské železnice * DPB – Dopravný podnik Bratislava, štátny podnik * DPB – Dopravný podnik Bratislava, akciová spoločnosť (today)

Gallery

File:TRAM ČKD K2 modernized BRATISLAVA.JPG, TATRA ČKD K2S (Little Big City promotion) #7108, Hlavná stanica (

main railway station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

) File:Škoda-30T.JPG, Škoda 30 T, one of the vehicles to be used on a fast tram track to

Petržalka Petržalka (; german: Engerau / Audorf; hu, Pozsonyligetfalu) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, the area shares a land border with Austria, and is home to around 100,000 ...

File:Škoda 29 T (7409).JPG, Škoda 29 T in Bratislava File:T6A5 MildaStreet BA.jpg, TATRA ČKD T6A5 from third #7955–7956 series, Miletičova ulica (Miletič street) on bus stop Záhradnícka. File:DUOBUS Bratislava.JPG, ŠKODA 25Tr with diesel-electric aggregate #6704, Molecova ulica (Molecova street) on Molecova stop. File:Urbino15 bratislava.jpg, SOLARIS URBINO 15CNG III #1207, Námestie hraničiarov in

File:Sólo električka T6A5 v Bratislave.jpg, Solo Tatra T6A5 tram in Bratislava

External links

Official website

Unofficial, but more complex website about public transport in Bratislava

Basic information about public transport in Bratislava in English

Bratislava vehicles descriptions
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