New minibuses for transportation of disabled people start running in Sofia

New specialised minibuses for transportation of people with disabilities will start running on the streets of Sofia as of 6^th of Janury. The vehicles were presented at a special ceremony attended by the Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova.

The new 7 minbuses will be phased in. The use of this transport service can be done by pre-ordering on a telephone line at the Transport Services Department at the Transport Directorate of Sofia Municipality. The opening hours of the service are from 6.00 am to 23.00 pm.

Municipality calculations show that this service is used by more than 640 people per month.

At the end of last year, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova announced that modern urban transport is one of the main priorities of Sofia Municipality in 2019. To that end, the average age of all buses in the fleet is expected to be 6 years this year, which means new acquisitions.

162 buses using natural gas will be introduced by the end of the year.