Bucharest 2024

The Bucharest network after the reopening of the complete circular tram route (line 1 and 10), the extension of metro line M2 to Tudor Arghezi on 15 Nov. 2023 and the withdrawal of tram lines 3, 24 and 45 in connection with the construction of Metro line M6.

VIDEOS

Above: YouTube^CA video - Trams in Bucharest | Tatra T4R & lots of variety! [2022] Length: 37:23 mins.

Above: YouTube^CA video - Trams in Bucharest, Romania 2022 Length: 11:42 mins.

Above: YouTube^CA video - The Metro in Bucharest, Romania 2022 Length: 12:18 mins.

PHOTOS

MAPS

Bucharest tram map 2024

INSET: CENTRAL BUCHAREST

Bucharest downtown tram map 2024

ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS

BE	Bd. Expoziţiei	ŞV	Şoseaua Viilor
CG	Corneliu Goposu	..
GB	Gara Basarab	SVL	Str. Vasile Lascăr
SB	Str. Buzeşti

I created the above maps by overlaying OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps with my own data. Copyright on the OSM maps is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).

Please note that the OSM maps used as templates for these maps correspond to the situation at the time the maps were downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, they may show bridges and highways that were built later.

ROUTES

TRAM ROUTES

Operator: Regia Autonomă de Transport Bucureşti (RATB)

1	Str. Şura Mare - Şos. Olteniţei - P. Sudului - Şos. Mihai Bravu – Şos. Ştefan cel Mare - Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara - Banu Manta - Bul. Doinea Cornea - Str. Progresului - Şoseaua Viilor - P. Eroii Revoluţiei - Str. Şura Mare [Circular route, counterclockwise]
3	Piaţa Presei Libere - Bd. Expoziţiei – - Cal. Griviţei - Şos. Chitilei - Str. Mezeş
7	Piaţa Unirii - Bd. Regina Maria - Parcul Carol - Şos. Viilor - P. Eroii Revoluţiei - Str. Şura Mare - Şos. Giurgiului - C.F.R. Progresul
10	Str. Şura Mare - P. Eroii Revoluţiei - Şoseaua Viilor - Str. Progresului - Bul. Doinea Cornea - Banu Manta - Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara – Şos. Ştefan cel Mare - Şos. Mihai Bravu – P. Sudului - Şos. Olteniţei - Str. Şura Mare [Circular route, clockwise]
11	16 Februarie - Calea Giuleşti - Bul. Doinea Cornea - Str. Progresului - Calea Rahovei – Cal. Ferentari – P. Ferentari - Zeţarilor
14	P. Sfânta Vineri - Corneliu Goposu - Hala Traian – Bd. Ferdinand I – Şos. Pantelimon - Pantelimon
16	P. Sfânta Vineri - Corneliu Goposu – Str. Vasile Lascăr - Str. Viitorului – Bd. Lacul Tei – Pipera - Platf. Industrială Pipera [Weekdays only]
16	P. Sfânta Vineri - Piaţa Sf. Gheorghe – Calea Moşilor – Str. Vasile Lascăr - Str. Viitorului – Bd. Lacul Tei – Pipera - Platf. Industrială Pipera
17	P. Sfânta Vineri - Corneliu Goposu – Str. Vasile Lascăr - Str. Viitorului – Bd. Lacul Tei [Weekends only]
19	Zeţarilor - Şos. Zeţarilor - Şos.Giurgiului - Str. Şura Mare - P. Eroii Revoluţiei - Timpuri Noi - Calea Dudeşti - Cal. Vitan - Şos. Mihai Bravu - Bd. Camil Ressu – Str. Liviu Rebreanu - Bd.1 Dec.1918 - Chimopar
21	Piaţa Sf. Gheorghe – Calea Moşilor – Şos. Colentina - Pasaj Colentina
23	FAUR poarta 4 - Barajul Dunarii - Str. Liviu Rebreanu - Bd. Camil Ressu - Cal. Dudeşti - Bd. Mărăşeşti - Bd. George Coşbuc - Calea Rahovei – Cal. Ferentari – P. Ferentari - Zeţarilor
25	Depoul Militari – Preciziei - Bd. Timişoara - Str. Progresului - Şos. Viilor – P. Eroii Revoluţiei - Str. Şura Mare - Şos.Giurgiului - C.F.R. Progresul
27	Piaţa Unirii - Bd. Regina Maria - Bd. Mărăşeşti - Cal. Dudeşti - Bd. Camil Ressu - Nicolae Grigorescu - Chimopar
32	Piaţa Unirii - Bd. Regina Maria - Bd. George Coşbuc - Calea Rahovei - Alexandria
36	Platf. Industrială Pipera - Pipera - Bd. Lacul Tei – Str. Ziduri Moşi - Şos. Pantelimon – Bd. Chišinau - Bd. Basarabia - Republica
40	P. Sfânta Vineri - Corneliu Goposu - Hala Traian - Piaţa Muncii - Bd. Basarabia - FAUR poarta 4 - Bd.1 Dec.1918 - Chimopar
41	Piaţa Presei Libere – Bd. Mărăşti – Podul Grant - Şos. Virtuţii - Ghencea
42	Vasile Pârvan - Str. Buzeşti - Piaţa Victoriei - Bd. Expoziţiei – Piaţa Presei Libere
44	Vasile Pârvan - Bd. D. Golescu - Gara Basarab - Calea Giuleşti – 16 Februarie
47	Piaţa Unirii - Bd. Regina Maria - Parcul Carol - Str. Progresului - Cal. 13 Septembrie - Ghencea
53	Str. Mezeş - Şos. Chitilei - Bd. Bucureşti Noi - Cartier Dămăroaia
55	P. Sfânta Vineri - Corneliu Goposu - Hala Traian – Şos. Iancului - Şos. Pantelimon - Pantelimon

METRO ROUTES

Operator: Metrorex

M1	Dristor - Piaţa Muncii - Obor - Piaţa Victoriei - Gara de Nord - Crângaşi - Eroilor - Izvor - Piaţa Unirii - Timpuri Noi - Dristor - Nicolae Grigorescu - Republica - Pantelimon
M2	Pipera - Piaţa Victoriei - Piaţa Romană - Piaţa Unirii - P. Eroii Revoluţiei - P. Sudului - Berceni - Tudor Arghezi
M3	Preciziei - Eroilor - Izvor - Piaţa Unirii - Timpuri Noi - Dristor - Nicolae Grigorescu - Anghel Saligny
M4	Gara de Nord - 1 Mai - Străulești
M5	Eroilor - Râul Doamnei / Valea Ialomiţei

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH

Tramway: 141 km.
Metro: 79.1 km.

HISTORY

City trams (horse-drawn): 28 Dec. 1872 - 1929; (electric): 9 Dec. 1894 - today.
Metro: 19 Nov. 1979 - today.

GAUGE

Trams: 1435 mm. (standard gauge)
Metro: 1432 mm.

SOURCES

PRINT

Griffiths, N. "Bucuresti tramways in mid-1993" Light Rail & Modern Tramway. Oct. 1994 (57: 682), p.258-268.
Johnston, S. "Rebuilding in Bucharest" Tramways & Urban Transit. March 2020 (83: 987), p.99-102.
Lehnhart, H. & Jeanmaire, C. Tramway systems of Eastern Europe II. Villigen AG (Switzerland): Verlag Eisenbahn, 1977.
Russell, M. "Romania's tramway revival: Bucureşti" Tramways & Urban Transit. May 2016 (79: 941), p.173-174.
Wansbeek, C.J. "Bucharest: New trams, line refurbishment" Tramways & Urban Transit. Aug. 2007 (70: 836), p.301-304.

WIKIS

WEB SITES

Enormous thanks are due to Mr Silviu-Costin Iancu of Bucharest for the large amount of useful information (consisting of maps, route lists, photos, personal communication) concerning the history of tramways in Bucharest.

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