Buses in Saint Petersburg

Russian bus NefAZ-5299-40-57 LNG Disabled access of Third Park JSC
An LNG-powered MAZ-206.947 of Domtransauto LLC.
LNG-powered Volgabus-4298.G4 of West-Service LLC departing from the bus stop.
An LNG-powered MAZ-203.947 of Domtransauto LLC
West-Service LLC older stock bus of type LiAZ-5293, no longer in use

Petersburg Bus (Петербу́ргский авто́бус) is one of the transport systems of the city of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast. It is operated by the Committee for Transportation of Saint Petersburg Government (Комитет по транспорту Правительства Санкт-Петербурга) with operations subcontracted to carriers including Passazhiravtotrans (state unitary enterprise) and West-Service LLC, Third Park РJSC, Domtransauto LLC, Taksi LLC (Taxi).[1]

Fares per trip are ₽65 if paid via Podorozhnik card or ₽95 if paid by bank card; cash cannot be used for payment. Discounts are given if transferring from another form of public transport.[2]

Night buses operate in the summer months, when the bridges spanning the Neva River are raised.

History

Attempts to organize a passenger bus service in Saint Petersburg were first undertaken by private entrepreneurs. In 1901, Ippolit Romanov demonstrated an omnibus with an electric battery of his own design in St. Petersburg – the first electric bus. In 1902, Pyotr Frese manufactured an 8-seat open horse-drawn omnibus based on a truck with a French engine from De Dion-Bouton. Both designer-entrepreneurs intended to open a regular bus service in St. Petersburg and even received permission from the City Council to operate their buses, but abandoned this idea due to unfavorable conditions.[3]

The first buses began to circulate in 1907 and were operated by Saint Petersburg Automobile-Omnibus Company (Санкт-Петербургское товарищество автомобильно-омнибусного сообщения).

During World War I and the October Revolution, public transport was halted.

The bus system was relaunched on July 8, 1926. The first Russian-made bus was Ya-6 which was manufactured by ARZ. The first bus company was Lenkomtrans (Ленкомтранс) which was later renamed to Passazhiravtotrans (Пассажиравтотранс).

During World War II, all the transportation was operated by the Red Army.

In March 1945, the city council recovered the bus system and started to manufacture buses made by AZUL factory. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the buses were operated by Passazhiravtotrans, which become the main operator.

In 2022, marshrutkas were banned from operating in Saint Petersburg and the bus map was redrawn.[4][5]

Beginning in 2022, new buses, all colored in cyan and powered by CNG or LNG, with air-conditioning, validators, electronic destination displays inner displays, and USB-chargers were purchased.[6][7]

Early bus-like transport in Saint Petersburg

Rolling stock on Saint Petersburg routes, 1990s–2010s

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bus carriers". orgp.spb.ru.
  2. ↑ "Fares". Saint Petersburg Metro.
  3. ↑ "Коммерческая стезя Фрезе. Коммерческие автомобили пионера российского автостроения П.А. Фрезе" [Frese's commercial career: Commercial vehicles of the pioneer of Russian automobile manufacturing P.A. Frese]. gruzovikpress. February 2008.
  4. ↑ "Замена коммерческих маршрутов социальными" [Replacing commercial routes with social ones]. Transport of Saint Petersburg (in Russian).
  5. ↑ "Изменения автобусных маршрутов" [Changes to bus routes]. СПб ГКУ «Организатор перевозок» (in Russian).
  6. ↑ "Полностью обновлен подвижной состав коммерческих перевозчиков" [The rolling stock of commercial carriers has been completely updated]. Government of Saint Petersburg (in Russian). 15 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "St. Petersburg will receive almost 300 modern buses by the end of 2025". Izvestia. 16 July 2025.
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