City bus service no. 6 (Ljubljana)
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City bus service number 6 Črnuče – Dolgi most is the most heavily loaded and frequent of 23 bus lines
in Ljubljana
. Annually approximately 16,000,000 passenger
s are transported. It passes North - South corridor of Ljubljana on busiest roads connecting Črnuče
, Ježica, Bežigrad
, Bavarski dvor, Vič
and Dolgi most.
where a temporary transfer station was. After the abolition of tramway in 1958, discontinued tramway section was handed over to trolleybus and route No. 6 Vič – Ježica was created.
At the end of the sixties trolleybuses route was discontinued and was replaced with buses. In 1974 route was extended from Ježica to the Črnuče, after the opening of Eastern Ljubljana ring road new turning was arranged at Dolgi most. In 1991 after independence war
night service was shortned to the 24.00. In 2002, they arranged a new turning at the parking lot Dolgi most, where first park and ride (P + R) in Ljubljana (beginning of 90th years of the 20th century) was introduced. In November 2003 night service was extended until 0:30. In July next year night service was shortened until 24.00. From April 2008 on working days approximately every fourth bus continues from Dolgi most to Vnanje Gorice in the municipality of Brezovica on newly created line No. 6B Črnuče – Vnanje Gorice. On 6 December 2008 Saturday, Sunday and Public holiday operation was introduced.
On 28 June 2010 operation hours on line 6 were extended with the first departure from Bavarski dvor at 2.50 on Weekdays and Saturdays and 3.50 on Sundays and Public Holidays and the last at 0.20.
Ljubljanski Potniški Promet
The Ljubljana Passenger Transport , also known by the acronym LPP, is a public transport company , embedded in the Public Holding Ljubljana and primarily provides urban public bus transport and the subsidiary BUS, medkrajevni potniški promet, d.o.o. in Ljubljana and its surroundings...
in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
. Annually approximately 16,000,000 passenger
Passenger
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s are transported. It passes North - South corridor of Ljubljana on busiest roads connecting Črnuče
Crnuce
The Črnuče District or simply Črnuče is a city district in the northern part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It on the left bank of the Sava River....
, Ježica, Bežigrad
Bežigrad
The Bežigrad District or simply Bežigrad is a city district in the northern part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It encompasses the area between the southern rail line to the south, the Upper Carniola rail line to the west, the highway loop to the north, and Šmartno Street and the Žale...
, Bavarski dvor, Vič
Vic
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and Dolgi most.
History
In 1928 bus route Vič – Črnuče was opened. Before World War II it was canceled because unreliability and competition with tramway. 27. May 1931 of new tramway line section was opened, called the Vič line. Turning point was near the Vič church. After World War II Vič was still connected with the center of town with tramway and Bežigrad with Ježica from 6 October 1951 with the trolleybus route Razstavišče (Vilharjeva road) – Ježica. In May 1956 trolleybus route was extended from Vilharjeva over railway line passing through the Bavarski dvor to AjdovščinaAjdovšcina
Ajdovščina is a small town and a municipality with the same name and a population of 7000 , located in the Vipava Valley , Slovenia....
where a temporary transfer station was. After the abolition of tramway in 1958, discontinued tramway section was handed over to trolleybus and route No. 6 Vič – Ježica was created.
At the end of the sixties trolleybuses route was discontinued and was replaced with buses. In 1974 route was extended from Ježica to the Črnuče, after the opening of Eastern Ljubljana ring road new turning was arranged at Dolgi most. In 1991 after independence war
Ten-Day War
The Ten-Day War or the Slovenian Independence War was a military conflict between the Slovenian Territorial Defence and the Yugoslav People's Army in 1991 following Slovenia's declaration of independence.-Background:...
night service was shortned to the 24.00. In 2002, they arranged a new turning at the parking lot Dolgi most, where first park and ride (P + R) in Ljubljana (beginning of 90th years of the 20th century) was introduced. In November 2003 night service was extended until 0:30. In July next year night service was shortened until 24.00. From April 2008 on working days approximately every fourth bus continues from Dolgi most to Vnanje Gorice in the municipality of Brezovica on newly created line No. 6B Črnuče – Vnanje Gorice. On 6 December 2008 Saturday, Sunday and Public holiday operation was introduced.
On 28 June 2010 operation hours on line 6 were extended with the first departure from Bavarski dvor at 2.50 on Weekdays and Saturdays and 3.50 on Sundays and Public Holidays and the last at 0.20.
Line variants
- 6B Črnuče – Dolgi most – Vnanje Gorice (Weekdays - 4.32-23.13, Saturdays - 5.10-20.00, Sundays and Public holidays - 4.52-20.00 and Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays - 22.12-23.13)