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May 12, 2025

Publication of tender for purchase of 40 electric buses (10m) through the South-East Regional Program 2021-2027.

November 16, 2024

The modernization works of the tram infrastructure in Monument Park have been completed, at which point trams of lines 21 and 22 are back on the routes.

Due to the still incompletely modernized infrastructure, trams only run between Monument Park and Pod Brăilița (Calea Galați), via Dorobantilor Boulevard (line 22) and Independenței Boulevard (line 21).

July 14, 2023

Publication of tender for purchase of minimum 6, maximum 8 trams (18m) through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
10.10.2023: contract was signed with Astra Vagoane Călători.

May 29, 2023

Tram traffic on the main routes is suspended due to the start of the modernization of the tram infrastructure. The only routes that will continue to be operational are line 24 to Combinat endstation and line 25 to Lacu Sărat village, both with starting point from the Radu Negru Depot.

April 10, 2022

Publication of tender for purchase of 2 trams (18m) through the Regional Operational Program, Priority Axis 4 of the REGIO Program 2014-2020.
31.08.2022: contract was signed with Astra Vagoane Călători.
07.11.2023: all trams were delivered.

February 27, 2022

Publication of tender for purchase of 6 electric buses (12m) through the Regional Operational Program, Priority Axis 4 of the REGIO Program 2014-2020.
25.07.2022: contract was signed with BMC Truck & Bus (romanian importator for ZTE Smart Auto buses).
2023: all electric buses were delivered.

September 25, 2020

Publication of tender for purchase of 11 electric buses (10m) through the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration.
17.01.2022: contract was signed with BMC Truck & Bus (romanian importator for ZTE Smart Auto buses).
11.08.2023: all electric buses were delivered.