Metro
The public transport in Sofia consists of a comprehensive network of bus, trolleybus, tram and metro lines. It is overseen by the Sofia Urban Mobility Center, a municipal enterprise responsible for route planning, scheduling, fare collection and ticket inspection. It also pays the various transport operators for their service on a per-kilometer basis. Sofia is the only city in Bulgaria that operates the four modes of public transport. [1]
As of 2023, public transport in Sofia is operated by 3 municipal and 1 private company:
Transport in Bulgaria is dominated by road transport. As of 2024, the country had 879 kilometers of highways and another 117 km under construction. The total length of the network is almost 40,000 km, divided nearly in half between the national and the municipal road network. In addition, there are 57,000 km of streets. Buses play a significant role in long-distance public transport, coaches are operated by private companies. The capital Sofia has three major national bus terminals, the Central, the Western and the Southern Terminals.
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The Sofia trolleybus system forms part of the public transport network of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria.
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The Sofia public bus system forms part of the public transport network of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria.
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to public transport:
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