The Compania de Transport Public (CTP) Iași (English: Iași Public Transport Company) is the major transit operator responsible for public transportation in Iași, Romania. Until September 2016, CTP was known as the Autonomous Public Transport Operator of Iași (Romanian: Regia Autonomă de Transport Public (RATP) Iași).CTP - the new transport operator in Iași
History Established on 19 March 1898, CTP Iași operates an extensive network using metre gauge trams (electric trams began operating in 1900) and buses. 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.
In January 2023, CTP began to offer transport services for the Iași Metropolitan Public Transport Association (Asociația Metropolitană de Transport Public Iași (AMTPI)), in the metropolitan area of the city.
Tram routes
Nº Route Full Length Notes Canta–Gara—Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu-Podu Roș–Baza 3–Tătărași–Tg.Cucu–Piața Unirii—Bacinshi–Canta 17.5 Operates in loop with route 13 Dancu–Tătărași–Tg.Cucu–Piața Unirii–Gara 15.5 Dacia–Podu de Piatră––Baza 3–Țuțora 19.6 Dacia–Gara–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu 13.0 Canta—Gara–Podu de Piatră––Baza 3–Țuțora 20.8 Gara–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–Baza 3–Țuțora 13.9 Gara–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu–Podu Roș–Tehnopolis 20.2 Dacia–Podu de Piatră–Gara Nicolina–Baza 3–Tătărași Nord 21.3 Canta–Gara–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu–Tătărași–Baza 3–Podu Roș–Tg.Cucu–Piața Unirii–Bacinschi–Canta 17.5 Operates in loop with route 1
Bus routes
Nº Route Full Length Notes 18 Tătărași Sud–Cartier Aviației–Tătărași Sud 3.5 Operated with minibuses 19 Canta–Gara–Podu Roș–Frigorifer–CUG I 20.0 20 Tătărași Sud–Tg.Cucu–Piața Independenței–Păcurari–Mall Moldova–Metro 32.0 23 Podu Roş-Tudor Neculai-Complex Sun City-Primăria Miroslava 12.4 23b Podu Ros (4)-Sun City-Miroslava-Cornesti-Proselnici 27.5 27/27b Tătărași Nord–Baza 3–Frigorifer–CUG I–Spital Elytis–Ciurea 25.7 Saturdays, Sundays and holidays ends at Spital Elytis 28 Dacia–Piața Alexandru–Podu Roș–Tg.Cucu–Piața Independenței–Copou 22.7 29 Tomești–Țuțora-Baza 3-Podu Roș 9.0 30 Canta–Gara–Gara Nicolina–Bucium 21.9 30b Mall Moldova-Canta–Gara–Gara Nicolina–Bucium 27.9 36 Dacia–Gara–Copou–Breazu 22.9 41 Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Podu Roș–Tehnopolis–Ciurea 21.3 42 Copou–Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–CUG I 22.2 43 Păcurari–Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–CUG I 23.9 43c Mall Moldova–Păcurari–Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–CUG I 29.2 44/44b Dacia–Alexandru cel Bun–Gara Nicolina–Frumoasa–CUG I–Spital Elytis–Ciurea 24.0 Saturdays, Sundays and holidays ends at Spital Elytis 46 Păcurari–Piața Independenței–Tg.Cucu–Tudor Vladimirescu–Bucium 25.0 47 Tătărași Sud–T.Vladimirescu–Podu Roș–Gara Nicolina–Alexandru cel Bun–Dacia 21.5 48 Tg.Cucu–Cimitirul Sf. Petru și Pavel–Complex "Roua"–Ciric–Tătărași Sud 8.5 Route operates May to October 49 Tg.Cucu–Cimitirul Sf. Petru și Pavel–Complex "Roua" 5.9 Route operates October to May 50 Express Gara–Piața Unirii–Tg.Cucu–Aeroport 15.5 Every half an hour 52 Piața Alexandru cel Bun–Zimbru–Copou 13.0 54 Târgu Cucu–Sărărie–C.A.Rosetti Copou–Piața UniriCopou—Piața Unirii
Fares The CTP fare system, jointly with the Iași Metropolitan Public Transport Association (AMTPI) fare system, accept tickets, transit passes and card payments (either direct or through a smartphone application). As of December 2025, the adult cash fares are 4 RON valid for 120 minutes inside the urban zone, or 9 RON valid for 180 minutes inside the urban and metropolitan zones. Adult passes for 30-day all routes are available at 130 RON inside the urban zone, or 320 RON for both zones. More options are available, including different types of discounts.CTP Iași faresAMTPI fares
Ticket vending machines are also available at some stations. In 2018, the payment options were modernized and paying through a mobile 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.
Rolling stock Historically, tram cars from different companies have been acquired. The current fleet operates with 130 trams (as of 2025).
Current vehicles
+Product list and details (data from CTP Iași) Make/Model Description Length (m) Fleet size Year acquired Year produced Notes Maschinenfabrik Esslingen GT4 articulated tram 18.8 55 1997-2012 1959-1965 Acquired 109 units from Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen (SSB), HAVAG, Stadtwerke Augsburg, Stadtwerke Nordhausen; 75 units modernised in 1988–1998; all unmodernised units retired by 2022, 1 unit rebuilt as GT4M. CTP Iași is the largest operator of this model. GT4M articulated tram 18.8 1 1997/2013 1962/2012 SSB GT4 rebuilt by Remar Pașcani (air-conditioned).GT4 von Remar Pascani modernisiert WU ST10 articulated tram 21.3 7 2007-2008 1976-1977 Acquired from HEAG mobilo Darmstadt. MAN GT8 (Type Mannheim) double-articulated tram 25.3 10 2009-2012 1976 Acquired from Stadtwerke Augsburg. Duewag M8C double-articulated tram 26.6 7 2017-2018 1989 Acquired from Ruhrbahn GmbH; modernised in 2011-2014. Duewag M6D articulated tram 20.4 8 2018 1984-1992 Acquired from MVG Mülheim; modernised in 2011-2014. Pesa 122NaJ five articulated sections tram 30.5 16 2021 2021 Low-floor and wheelchair-accessible; ordered in April 2020.PESA aduce la Iaşi 16 tramvaie lungi de 30 de metri Bozankaya five articulated sections tram 29.9 16 2021-2023 2021-2023 Low-floor and wheelchair-accessible; ordered in November 2019.Bozankaya wins order for 16 low-floor trams for IasiPrimul tramvai Bozankaya pentru Iași a finalizat testele în fabrică și a plecat spre România Bozankaya three articulated sections tram 20 18 2025-2026 2025-2026 Low-floor and wheelchair-accessible; ordered in April 2024.Municipalitatea cumpără încă 18 tramvaie, prin PNRR
Retired vehicles
+Former rolling stock (informations from CTP Iași) Make/Model Description Fleet size Fleet numbers Year acquired Year produced In service until Notes AEG 2-axle tram 54 1–54 1900-? 1900-? ca. 1976 Original trams built by AEG, later (1929–1938) modernised and rebuilt within own enterprise; 2 preserved. ITB V58+V10 2-axle tram + trailer 56+66 50–105/50–115 1959-1969 1958-1969 1992 Romanian built by ITB Bucharest (now STB); 1 preserved. ČKD Tatra T4R 4-axle tram 70 201–270 1978-1981 1978-1981 2009 1 preserved. Timiș 2 4-axle tram + trailer 47+47 301–347, 348 ex 301 (same number for both tram and trailer) 1981-1982 1981-1982 2003 Romanian built by Electrometal Timișoara; 1 tram+trailer stored awaiting for preservation, 4 converted into works cars. ITB-M 2-axle tram + trailer 15+15 100–114 (same number for tram and trailer) 1991-1992 (rebuilds) 1958-1969 1998 ex-V58+V10 trams rebuilt by R.A.T.C Iași; none preserved. ITB V2A 6-axle articulated tram 25 350–374 1992–1997 1988-1992 2003 1 prototype (new); 24 trams acquired from Oradea Transport Local and CTP Cluj-Napoca, and modernised by Nicolina Works Iași; 1 stored, awaiting preservation. ČKD Tatra T4D+B4D 4-axle tram + trailer 27+2 201II, 206II, 208II, 212II, 219II, 223II, 230II, 231II, 236II, 237II, 241II, 242II, 244II, 246II, 249II, 251II, 253II, 257II, 260II, 262II, 266II, 267II, 269II, 271–274 / 273–274 1997-2002 1968-1988 2009 Acquired from HAVAG; none preserved. DWM ST7/ST8 6-axle articulated tram 16 101–116 1998 1961-1963 2009 Acquired from HEAG mobilo Darmstadt; 1 stored awaiting preservation. MAN GT5 5-axle articulated tram 14 354–355, 357–358, 360, 362, 365–367, 369–373 2001 1964-1969 2010 Acquired from Stadtwerke Augsburg; 1 tram stored awaiting preservation. SWS/BBC/MFO Be 4/4+B4/B 4-axle tram + trailer 9+9 148–156 2003-2004 1960-1961 2016 Acquired from Bernmobil Bern; one unit converted and periodically used for collecting household electrical equipment waste. WU ST11 8-axle double-articulated tram 3 279, 283, 284 2007-2008 1982 2018 Acquired from HEAG mobilo Darmstadt. SWS/BBC Be 8/8 8-axle double-articulated tram 14 157–169, (725) 2008-2010 1973 2023 Acquired from Bernmobil Bern; all units modernised in 1987-1990.
Bus fleet CTP Iași operates a fleet of 214 transit buses and 8 minibuses (as of 2025).
Current fleet
Order year Make/Model Year produced Propulsion Length (m) Fleet size Notes 2016 MAN Lion's City NL 313 2001-2004 Diesel MAN D2866 LUH Euro IIIZF Ecomat 12 10 Ex-Postbus Austria (Vorarlberg), PostBus Switzerland, RLG Lippe, and VKU Unna. 2016 Euro Bus Diamond 2016 Diesel Mercedes-Benz OM936 Euro VIZF EcoLife 12 8 Manufactured in Romania with BMC bodywork. 2016-2017 Isuzu Citiport 2016-2018 Diesel Cummins ISB6.7ZF EcoLife 12 92 4 (local funds) from 2016 and another 88 from EBRD contract (delivered in 2017 and 2018). 2020 MAN Lion's City NG 313 2005-2006 Diesel MAN D2866 LUH Euro IV 18 9 Ex-Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft; articulated buses. 2020 Solaris Urbino 12 III 2007 Diesel DAF PR183S3 Euro IVVoith D864.5 12 12 Ex-Mobilis Warsaw. 2021 Solaris Urbino 12 IV electric 2022 Asynchronous electric motor 12 20 Battery electric buses.Solaris va livra 20 autobuze electrice la Iaşi 2021 ZTE Granton GTZ6129BEVR 2023 Asynchronous electric motor 10 24 Battery electric buses, contracted with BMC.Zeci de autobuze electrice, pe străzile Iaşului 2023 Mercedes-Benz Citaro O530 2008-2009 Diesel Euro V 12 12 Ex-Berlin, Euskirchen; mainly used on metropolitan routes. 2023 MAN Lion's City EL 293 2011 Diesel Euro V 12 4 Ex-Jönköping; mainly used on metropolitan routes. 2023 Otokar Doruk 220 LE 2015 Diesel Euro V 10 3 Ex-Bucharest; mainly used on metropolitan routes. 2024 Karsan e-ATA 10 2024-2025 Asynchronous electric motor 10 25 Battery electric buses, contracted with Anadolu Romania; ordered in March 2024.Conferinţă la primărie pe tema transportului public
Minibuses Order year Make/Model Year produced Propulsion Fleet size Notes 2019 Ford Transit 2014 Diesel 1 2020/2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2008-2009 Diesel 3 2023 Karsan Jest+ 2022 Diesel 3
Retired bus fleet
Make/ModelFleet sizeAcquiredRetired Notes Chevrolet 5 1929-1935 1950s ZIS-155 1954 T.V. 2 U 1960 (?) Škoda 706 RTO T.V. 20 U 1970 (?) Karosa ŠM 11 Ikarus IK-4 Ikarus 280 1970s and 1990s Articulated buses. The lot from the 70's was newly acquired; the ones from the 90's were ex-East Germany. ROMAN 112U 1970s DAC 117 UD Articulated buses. DAC 112 UDM 1990s 2006 Saviem SC10U 50 1994-1995 2005 Ex-RATP. Ikarus 255/260/266 2005 Ikarus 263 Renault R312 30 2007 2013 Ex-RATP. Mercedes-Benz O405N2 9 2009 2013 Ex-CTSS San Sebastián. Van Hool A500 32 2009-2010 2017 Ex-STIB. Renault R312 2 2010 2013Ex-CTS. Berkhof Premier Jonckheer SB 250 20 2012 2017 Ex-Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf. MAZ-103 50 2005 2017 Bought as new fleet in 2005-2006. Retired over the years. Last ones in December 2017. Scania OmniCity CN230UB 16 2017 2018 Leased from a private operator.Ex-Norgesbuss. Den Oudsten Alliance City B96 40 2013 2022 Ex-HTM Personenvervoer. Iveco Daily 50C13 50 2003 2022 Minibuses, purchased as new.
Retired trolleybus fleet