STPT (transport operator)

Societatea de Transport Public Timișoara SA
PredecessorRegia Autonomă de Transport Timișoara SA
Founded1869
Headquarters,
Key people
Florin Petolea (chief executive)
Services
RON 71,188,084[1] (2023)
OwnerTimișoara City Hall
Number of employees
1,058[1] (2023)
Websitewww.stpt.ro

Societatea de Transport Public Timișoara SA,[2] commonly abbreviated STPT, is the primary public transport operator in the city of Timișoara. STPT is owned by the city and covers the entire urban public transport; it operates the tram (9 lines), the trolleybus (6 lines), the urban bus transport (12 lines + 8 express routes and 26 metropolitan routes), the waterbus public transport on the Bega Canal and the VeloTM bicycle-sharing system. 90 million passengers are transported annually, of which 52 million by tram.[3]

Timeline

  • 1869 – The first horse-drawn tram in Timișoara is inaugurated on 8 July, running between Cetate and Fabric; in October, the network is extended to Iosefin.[4]
  • 1890 – The network spans 6.636 km, and the trams carry more than 711,000 passengers annually.[4]
  • 1899 – 27 July marks the first day of electric tram operation in Timișoara. The first generation of electric trams in Timișoara consisted of Type A cars.[4]
  • 1904 – The company is transferred to the administration of the Communal Council under the name Timișoara Communal Trams.[4]
  • 1920 – The foundations for tram production in the company's own workshops are laid.[4]
  • 1939 – The Timișoara Electromechanical Company is established.[4]
  • 1943 – The first bus routes appear in Timișoara.[4]
  • 1948 – The Timișoara Transport Company is established.[4]
  • 1971 – The Mixed Tram-Trolleybus Operations Depot on Dâmbovița Boulevard–Ion Barac Street is put into operation.[4]
  • 1977 – Tram production is transferred to the Electrometal company.[4]
  • 1979 – Public transportation is transferred to the Timiș County Local Transport Company.[4]
  • 1986 – The trolleybus depot on Banatul Street is put into operation.[4]
  • 1990 – The Timișoara Autonomous Transport Authority is established.[4]
  • 2015 – The bike-sharing system is inaugurated with 25 stations and 300 bicycles.[5]
  • 2016 – Seven waterbuses are purchased for transportation on the Bega Canal.[6]
  • 2017 – Following a reorganization, the transport authority is transformed into the Timișoara Public Transport Company.[7]

STPT lines

As of 2026

Bus routes

Urban buses

Mercedes-Benz Conecto C bus on route 33b

Metropolitan buses

School buses

  • Line S1: Tristan Tzara – high schools
  • Line S2: Șagului Overpass – high schools
  • Line S2b: British School – Șagului Overpass
  • Line S3: Urseni – high schools
  • Line S4: Stuparilor – high schools
  • Line S7: University of Life Sciences – high schools
  • Line S8: Comtim – Banat College
  • Line S9: Șagului – Vlad the Impaler
  • Line S10: Ronaț – high schools
  • Line S11: Stuparilor – high schools
  • Line S12: Ghiroda – high schools
  • Line S13: Airport District – high schools
  • Line S14: Magnoliei – high schools
  • Line S14b: British School – Magnoliei
  • Line S15: Balta Verde – Lorena

Trolleybus routes

Škoda 24Tr Irisbus trolleybus on route 16
  • Line 11: Gheorghe Barițiu – Arena AquaSport
  • Line 14: Gheorghe Barițiu – Ion Ionescu de la Brad
  • Line 15: Sudului Roundabout – Traian Grozăvescu
  • Line 16: Sudului Roundabout – Traian Grozăvescu
  • Line 17: Arena AquaSport – University of Life Sciences
  • Line 18: Gheorghe Barițiu – University of Life Sciences

Tram routes

GT4MT Armonia tram on route 2
GT6 Bozankaya on route 6a

Waterbus routes

The waterbus public transport in Timișoara
  • Line V1: Michael the Brave – Ardealul

Fleet

The fleet consists of:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Raportare contabilă la data de 30.06.2023" (PDF). STPT.
  2. ↑ "Societatea de Transport Public Timișoara". Primăria Municipiului Timișoara.
  3. ↑ "Linii de tramvai reabilitate pe 9 trasee: peste 600 milioane de lei". Agenda. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Istoric". STPT.
  5. ↑ "Transport public pe două roți în Timișoara. 300 de biciclete pot fi împrumutate gratuit în 25 de stații din oraș". Digi24. 1 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Cozmei, Victor (2 June 2015). "Transport în comun cu hidrobuze pe canalul Bega. Primăria Timișoarei dă 11 milioane de lei pentru șapte vaporetto". HotNews.
  7. ↑ "HCL 271/2017". Primăria Timișoara.
  8. ↑ "The tram from Bozankaya is ready for the trip to Timișoara in yellow". Railway.Supply. 10 May 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Primul troleibuz a ajuns la Timișoara". Radio România Timișoara. 3 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Karsan e-ATA meets Timișoara, 2023 European Capital of Culture!". Karsan. 3 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Primăria Timișoara atribuie contractul pentru achiziționarea a 30 de autobuze electrice noi". Primăria Timișoara. 7 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Vânt din pupă! Timișoara are transport public pe Bega, după jumătate de secol de pauză". TION. 3 October 2018.