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STB could eliminate 24 night routes

Riana Gegiu

13 November 2026, 11:00

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Autobuz de noapte/ Foto: Facebook/ Societatea de Transport București STB SA

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STB could eliminate Bucharest’s 24 night lines, according to the restructuring plan presented on Friday, November 13, amid the company’s reorganization. The only route that would be retained is route 100, between Unirii Square and Henri Coandă International Airport.

The judicial administrator’s plan calls for abandoning routes N1, N10 and N101-N122, which connect Unirii Square with several neighborhoods. At present, they generally operate at intervals of approximately 30 minutes during periods when the metro and most daytime lines are not operating.

According to the data presented, night transport uses 78 buses and trolleybuses and involves 175 drivers, recording approximately 9,000 validations per month. Eliminating the routes could reduce STB’s expenses, but it could force employees working night shifts to use taxis or alternative transport services.

The measure is being considered as the company faces financial problems. The plan also includes raising the fare for a single trip from 3 to 5 lei, increasing the monthly pass to 100 lei and reducing some free travel benefits. The proposal contrasts with announcements made in April regarding the modernization of some night lines with autonomous trolleybuses.

Context: before the restructuring plan, STB is preparing for insolvency and has begun layoffs

Before discussions about the night routes, the Bucharest Transport Company was already insolvent, and the Bucharest Tribunal recently examined a new application to open insolvency proceedings, after the initial application had been rejected on the grounds that the file did not contain all the documents. The management indicated that the documentation had been completed in order to resume the process.

During the same period, STB entered a reorganization process: the company issued dismissal notices and announced the elimination of 919 vacant positions, despite having debts of over 3 billion lei and reporting losses of 765 million lei in the first ten months of the year, with a negative net treasury balance of 67 million lei. The positions targeted included 120 drivers (bus/trolleybus drivers) and 50 tram drivers, while the laid-off employees were to receive severance pay of between 20,000 and 40,000 lei, depending on their length of service.