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BRASOV METROPOLITAN AREA
PUBLIC TRANSPORT OVERVIEW
Presently, urban areas, like Brasov, begin to think about the future and the sustainable development of
their transport system. As economic and social development is on a rising trend, this means that there is a
constantly increasing demand for mobility, which the public transportation services cannot cover efficiently.
In this respect, families, most of them living in the rural suburbs of the main city, have, in general, 1 or 2
small or medium vehicles which they use for the mobility of both the children (trips to and from school) and
the adults (daily commute to work, shopping, small trips within the city area, etc). This behavior leads to
congestions in traffic, which not only slows the speed of travel and increases the amount of time spent by
going from point A to point B, but also creates delays for the buses providing public transportation services.
In the same trend, we have to take into consideration the fact that the commercial and service sector
has developed at the edge of the city, between the major urban community in the centre and the rural
communities around it.
The main issues affecting mobility within the city of Brasov are:
• Traffic congestions in some areas of the city, during daily commuting hours
• Inadequate parking system. The number of parking spaces is much lower than the number of
cars, especially in the commercial area and in the historic center.
• The historic center of Brasov is a challenge from the traffic point of view – not only that the
streets are narrow, and the traffic affects the old historic buildings, but the historic centre is the
only passage towards the SCHEI neighborhood
• The road to the most popular mountain resort in Romania starts from the center of the city, and
those who want to go in the resort must cross the entire city.
• The development around the city means that new transfer terminals must be created at the
edges of the city.
Territorial setup of the metropolitan territory
The metropolitan territory is comprised of 3 cities (Brasov, Sacele, Codlea), 3 towns (Ghimbav, Predeal,
Rasnov) and 10 rural communes (Crizbav, Halchiu, Bod, Harman, Prejmer, Sanpetru, Tarlungeni, Cristian,
Vulcan, Feldioara)
One important feature of the Brasov Metropolitan Area is the fact that the „backbone” of the territory is
represented by an urban axis comprised of Brasov, Sacele, Ghimbav and Codlea.
Some aspects of territorial cohesion of the area are provided below:
The following map presents the road and railway infrastructure in the area
In order to provide an idea regarding the mobility demand in the territory, you will find below a table with the
population of each community in the metropolitan area:
Populaţia
BRAŞOV
CODLEA
SACELE
GHIMBAV
PREDEAL
RÂŞNOV
BOD
CRISTIAN
HĂLCHIU
HĂRMAN
PREJMER
SÂNPETRU
TĂRLUNGENI
CRIZBAV
VULCAN
FELDIOARA
276,914
24,649
33,041
5,483
5,615
16,384
4,569
4,575
4,751
5,269
9,276
4,327
8,411
2,419
4,759
7,100
A lot of social infrastructure is found on the major urbanization axis, as presented in the images below:
2010 statistics:
 Mopeds – 3.107
 Motorcycles – 4.764
 Vehicles with maximum 8 seats – 98.302
 Vehicles for passengers transport with more than 8 seats and less than 5 tones of mass -771
 Vehicles for freight transport under 3,5 t – 9.856
 Vehicles for freight transfer over 3,5 t – 2.691
 Agriculture tractors – 1.337
Estimated traffic increase is 20% for every 5 years between 2010 and 2020
Public transport general information
A. In Brasov City
The public transport in Brasov City is provided by a public owned company (RAT Bv ). The company
manages only surface transport (no underground transport in Brasov) including 27 bus lines (438 km), 11
small bus lines (155 km) and 7 trolleybus lines 94,5 km), 375 bus stops, 10 transport hubs.
The company is using 25 electrical vehicles (trolleybuses), 28 small (midi) buses, 146 buses (3 doors buses)
26 articulated buses (3 doors), 11 articulated (4 doors) buses. All buses are diesel fueled.
The entire public transport network in Brasov city is designed so that the average distance to the nearest bus
stop is around 350 m (5-10 minutes walking).
Average monthly distance – 900 000 km
During 2009, 43.227.756 persons used diesel powered public transport and 8.357.116 persons have used
electrical powered public transport
In 2011 there where 56.269.964 trips registred
In the first 6 months of 2012 - 28.379.840 trips registred
Frequency varies from 10 -30 minutes
The total number of persons using public transport between 2007 and 2009 (economic growth years):
year
Number of persons using public transport
Type
2007
2008
2009
Trolleybuses
10.038.533
8.537.784
8.537.116
Buses
58.458.064
53.615.852
43.227.756
The following two images provide some information about the coverage of public transport services in the
city of Brasov.
B. The metropolitan area
The public transport in the metropolitan area, outside of Brasov city is organized at a county level. Various
routes are assigned to private transport providers as a result of a public procurement procedure. The route is
assigned to the transport provider for a period of three years, after which a new tendering procedure is
organized.
Below there are o series of information regarding the transport between Brasov and the surrounding
communities.
Nr.
Start
Intermediate
point
1
2
3
4
5
6
Braşov
Braşov
Braşov
Braşov
Braşov
Braşov
Sânpetru
Stupini
Hălchiu
Hălchiu
7
Braşov
Prejmer
8
Braşov
Hărman
arrival
Bod
Sânpetru
Bod
Crizbav
Satu Nou
Hărman
Lunca
Câlnicului
Prejmer
Km
Transport
capacity
(seats)
Interval between trips
14
7
14
25
19
10
>22
>22
>9
>22
>22
>22
60-90 minutes
30 minutes
30 – 60 minutes
60 – 180 minutes
120 – 150 minutes
30 minutes
19
>22
90-180 minutes
17
>22
2 trips every day during
Nr.
Start
9
Braşov
10
11
Braşov
Podu Olt
12
Braşov
13
14
16
17
18
19
20
Braşov
Săcele
Moieciu de
Jos
Braşov
Braşov
Braşov
Ghimbav
Vulcan
21
Vulcan
22
23
Braşov
Hălchiu
15
Intermediate
point
Lunca
Câlnicului
Târlungeni
Hărman
Timișul de
Jos
Predeal
Târlungeni
arrival
Km
Transport
capacity
(seats)
Interval between trips
the school year
Prejmer
26
>9
30 minutes
Purcăreni
Braşov
24
20
>22
>9
15-30 minutes
40 – 60 minutes
Predeal
26
>22
60-120 minutes
Pârâul Rece
Purcăreni
36
17
>22
>22
180 – 220 minutes
3 trips/daily
Râşnov
Braşov
30
>22
30 – 60 minutes
Cristian
Codlea
Ghimbav
Râşnov
Dumbrăviţa
Codlea
Braşov
Braşov
15
27
13
6
15
>22
>22
>9
>9
>22
15-30 minutes
120 – 180 minutes
15- 30 minutes
15- 30 minutes
60-90 minutes
Codlea
15
>9
60-120 minutes
Cristian
Braşov
6
21
>9
>22
30-60 minutes
30-60 minutes
Cristian
Holbav
Mina 1 Mai
The main issues that have to be taken into account when planning public transport in the metropolitan area
are:
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A lot of private companies are developing in the area between Brasov and Cristian along National
Road(DN) 73 and also between Brasov and Ghimbav along DN 1
The entire north area of the metropolitan area (communes of Sanpetru, Bod, Harman, Halchiu,
Crizbav) is mostly residential, with small companies operating in the area. The public transport should
take into account that some services such as education, health, culture are provided in the Brasov City
area, which generates a certain demand for transport.
The commune of Prejmer in the North east host a very important industrial park which draws a
significant work force from Brasov City. Also, the entire north side of the metropolitan territory
(Halchiu, Bod, Harman, Sanpetru) could provide work force in Prejmer and create a new northern axis
of development covering the north east and the north west of the metropolitan area.
The road to Predeal is a mountain road, narrow (one lane for each direction) and it is one of the most
congested roads in the country, especially during weekends, as it links the capital of Romania with the
most important 5 mountain resorts in the country.
The transport companies unload their passengers at the edge of Brasov city, where they board the in
city busses.