Renewal of Public Transport in Sofia Municipality Regional

Renewal of Public Transport in Sofia Municipality Regional Public Transport Seminar 13 October 2011 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia 1

Sofia n n n Total area – 1194 km 2 Populated area – 245 km 2 Population, together with the temporary residents – 1 600 000, which is 1/5 of the entire population of the country (the 14 -th largest city in Europe, similar to size as Brussels and Prague) Administrative, cultural and business center Sofia produces 33% of Bulgaria’s GDP (14 Bn BGN) 2

Sofia Public Transport Structure SOFIA MUNICIPALITY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SOFIA CITY AUTOTRANSPORT SOFIA CITY ELECTROTRANSPORT SOFIA URBAN MOBILITY CENTER METROPOLITEN PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS 3

Relative shares of the trips by modes of transport (2010) Metro Trolleybuses Buses Trams 4

Bus transport Bus operators – one municipal and three private operators For 2010 Sofia City Autotransport Plc. Number of trips Private bus operators 231 mln. Mileage 31 mln. 12. 4 mln. Number of vehicles 619, of which 25% low-floor 141, of which 90% low-floor Average (years) 16 2 Number of lines 73 20 5

Electrical transport – trams and trolleybuses For 2010 Sofia City Electrotransport Plc. Number of passengers 158 mln. Mileage 16. 3 mln. Number of vehicles 468, including 307 trams - 15% partially low-floor 161 trolleybuses - 45% partially low-floor Average (years) Tram fleet - 19 years Trolleybus fleet - 17 years Number of lines 25, including 16 tram lines 9 trolleybus lines 6

Metro For 2009 Metropoliten Plc. Number of passengers 51. 4 mln. Mileage 2. 2 mln. Number of lines 1 Number of trains 24 Number of stations in operation – 2009 14 7

Sofia – General key issues § § § High share of the bus transport Decrease of the passengers in the mass public transport and increase of the trips by private cars Very high average of the vehicles High number of vehicles which are non-compliant with the up-todate standards for accessibility and ecological impact Poor condition of tram transport infrastructure (rail tracks) 8

Sofia – Main Priorities 1. Development of the electrical transport as the “backbone” of the mass public transport: - development of the metro - development of the tram transport 2. Renewal of the fleet with vehicles compliant with the contemporary European standards 3. Implementation of modern and effective system for management of the public transport processes and traffic management 4. Improvement of the infrastructure condition 5. Improvement of the passengers information service 9

Revenues of Sofia Public Transport for 2010 10

Major projects for development of Sofia Public Transport n n Sofia Integrated Urban Transport Project - financed by Operational Program “Regional Development” and co-financed by loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Project for Development of Sofia Electrical Transport – financed by EBRD 11

Component 1 – Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITS) n n n Purpose – priority for public transport vehicles at certain signalized intersections Criteria for choice of intersections – biggest delays of public transport vehicles Component scope: q q q n ITS equipment for 20 intersections ITS equipment in 750 PT vehicles Street works on 7 intersections Estimated value: EUR 5. 4 mln, VAT incl. 12

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Component 2 – Electronic Information Boards (EIB) n n Purpose – better information for the PT passengers and respectively increase of convenience and attractiveness of the service Component scope – 600 remote controlled EIBs, displaying in real time: q q n Type of transport vehicle and line number Actual time of arrival at the stop The time at the moment End station of the line Estimated value: EUR 1. 2 mln, VAT incl. 14

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Component 5 – Renewal of the fleet – delivery of trolleybuses n Purpose: q q q n n Increase of operational speed, convenience and reliability for the passengers Decrease of maintenance costs and electricity consumption Continuation of the program for fleet renewal Scope of component – 50 low-floor articulated trolleybuses with A/C in the passenger compartment Estimated value: EUR 33 mln, VAT incl. 16

Component 6 – New tram line n n Purpose – connection of r. a. Dianabad, Darvenitsa and Studentski Grad with the tram network and I-st metro line Component scope: q q n Construction of 4. 6 km tramway track, of which 2. 8 km new tracks and reconstruction of 1. 8 km abandoned tracks Construction of 17 new tram stations incl. platforms and electronic information boards Estimated value: EUR 14. 5 mln, VAT incl. 17

Component 8 – Rehabilitation of tram line along Bulgaria Blvd. n n Purpose – renewal of one of the oldest but most intensively used tram lines, increase of the operational speed and decrease of the maintenance costs Scope of the component – replacement of 3. 7 km double track and catenary incl. : q q q n 80% on ballast prism 20% on concrete slab 13 new stations incl. electronic information boards Estimated value: EUR 6. 2 mln, VAT incl. 18

Sofia Integrated Urban Transport Project – sources of financing SOURCES OF FINANCING (€) Total amount of the investments Financing from EU National co-financing Local co-financing* (a)= (b)+(c)+(d) (b) (c) (d) 62 624 478 42 500 000 7 500 000 12 624 478 * The local co-financing includes reimbursable VAT amounting to 5 921 868 EUR, loan from EBRD amounting to 6 897 522 EUR as well as 122 464 EUR for designing, financed by Sofia Municipality 19

Project for development of Sofia electrical transport In the July 2009 the municipal company Sofia City Electrotransport received 18 mln EUR loan from EBRD for: q Renewal of the fleet (30 low floor solo trolleybuses) q Rehabilitation of 3 rectifying substations q q q Loan parameters: Borrower – Sofia City Electrotransport Annual interest rate – EUROLIBOR + 3. 4% Loan maturity – 12 years, Grace period – 2 years In addition to the Loan, Sofia Municipality signed a Municipal Support Agreement with EBRD instead of providing bank guarantee or pledge for its daughter company. 20

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