Isfahan and Suburbs Bus Company
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| name = Isfahan and Suburbs Bus Company
شرکت واحد اتوبوسراني اصفهان و حومه
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| headquarters = Next to Baboldasht Terminal, Kaveh Boulevard, Isfahan
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| service_area = Isfahan, Baharestan, Dastgerd, Gaz,
Dolatabad, Habibabad, Komeshcheh, Qahjavarestan
Dorcheh, Khomeynishahr
Isfahan Province
| service_type = Bus service
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| routes = 1 BRT Route
Formerly 2, lines merged
94 Bus Routes
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| ridership = 950,000 passengers per day
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| operator = Isfahan Municipality
| website = {{URL|ica.isfahan.ir/}}
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Isfahan and Suburbs Bus Company ({{langx|fa|شرکت واحد اتوبوسراني اصفهان و حومه}}) is a public transport agency running Transit buses in Isfahan city and surrounding satellite cities and settlements in the Greater Isfahan Region, Central Iran. The municipalities served other than Isfahan are: Abrisham, Baharestan, Dastgerd, Dolatabad, Dorcheh, Gaz, Habibabad, Khomeynishahr, Komeshcheh, and Qahjavarestan.
The organization was founded on October 26, 1967 with an initial capital of 39'100'000 Rials (Equivalent to 54'768'540'300 Rials in 2013, 1'738'680 US Dollars in 2013, 245'453 US Dollars in 1967)
It sends 60 buses to Iraqi border every year for a one month pilgrim parade.{{cite web | url=https://www.imna.ir/news/681273/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B5-%DB%B2%DB%B0-%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%81-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%A8-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3 | title=اختصاص ۲۰ هزار متر مربع فضای مسقف به موکبهای اصفهان در شهر مقدس کربلا | date=20 August 2023 }}
Fleet
Buses used are mostly manufactured by Iran Khodro Diesel. The oldest model active in the fleet is IKD O457 City Bus. These buses were later upgraded to be able to use CNG fuel, becoming the model IKD CNG City Bus O457G-OSG. Esfahan also utilizes Shahab Khodro Renault Eurobuses. Also the higher capacity MEGATRANS City Bus is also used in the fleet.{{cite web|url=http://isfahan.ir/ShowPage.aspx?page_=form&order=show&lang=1&sub=46&PageId=1705&tempname=Navganotobosrani|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024194752/http://isfahan.ir/ShowPage.aspx?page_=form&order=show&lang=1&sub=46&PageId=1705&tempname=Navganotobosrani|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2011|title=ایران خودرو دیزل|publisher=isfahan.ir|accessdate=2014-09-18}} Recent buses entering the fleet are Oghab Scania-3112 models.
Buses utilized in BRT lines, are 2 cabins, and are SNA X-MOB 18001 and XMQ6180G1 models.
Smart Card
{{Main|ESCard}}
The first time a smart card system was used on Isfahan buses was in summer 2010, with studies done over the summer and the contractor chosen over the fall of 2009. The system was reorganized with the creation of ESCard in summer 2012.{{cite web|url=http://escard.ir/Fa.aspx?p=19|title=تاریخچه|publisher=escard.ir|accessdate=2014-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131214644/http://www.escard.ir/Fa.aspx?p=19|archive-date=2014-01-31|url-status=dead}}
Routes
=BRT=
BRT's ridership at summer of 2015 is 120'000 per day.{{Cite web |url=http://esfahanews.mihanblog.com/post/15 |title=سونامی حمل و نقل در اصفهان | language=ar | trans-title=Transportation tsunami in Isfahan |access-date=2015-06-26 |archive-date=2015-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627054843/http://esfahanews.mihanblog.com/post/15 |url-status=dead }}
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|+ !Line !First Terminus !Second Terminus !Length (km) !Stations !Stations | |||||
BRT1 | Bagh-e-Ghoushkhane Terminal | Yazdabad Bridge | 19 | 32 | 32 |
BRT2 | Bozorgmehr Bridge | Jomhuri Square | |||
BRT3 | Arghavanieh Terminal | Khorram Terminal | |||
BRT4 | Jey Bus Terminal | Dorcheh Jct. |
==Formerly==
Before September 15, 2014, There were two BRT bus routes. On that date, these routes were merged to create one continuous route.[https://web.archive.org/web/20141019113000/http://www.isfahan.ir/ShowPage.aspx?page_=news&lang=1&tempname=Sotobosrani&sub=46&PageID=21369&PageIDF=942 فاز يك و فاز دو خط يك BRT ادغام شد]
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|+ !Line !First Terminus !Second Terminus !Length (km) !Stations !Stations | |||||
BRT1 | Azadi Square (Isfahan) | Yazdabad Bridge | 9 | 14 | 14 |
BRT2 Replaced Route 6 | Bagh-e-Ghoushkhane Terminal | Azadi Square (Isfahan) | 10 | 19 | 19 |
=Normal Routes=
=Night Routes=
These routes are active from 20:30 to 23:00 daily. Currently there are 15 active night routes, plus the BRT route
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|+ !Line !Logo !First Terminus !Second Terminus !Length (km) !Stations !Stations | ||||||
Line 1 | 50px | Bozorgmehr Bridge | Zeynabieh-Darak | 14 | 37 | 37 |
Line 9 | 50px | Jomhuri-ye Eslami Square | Enqelab Square | 5 | 12 | 12 |
Line 10 | 50px | Bagh-e-Ghoushkhane Terminal | Enqelab Square | 5 | 13 | 12 |
Line 25 | 50px | Khorram Terminal | Rehnan | 7 | 21 | 21 |
Line 26 | 50px | Sheykh Bahaei | Dorcheh Jct. | 10 | 24 | 24 |
Line 28 | 50px | Khorasgan Terminal | Shiri Bridge | 14 | 38 | 33 |
Line 34 | 50px | Jomhuri-ye Eslami Square | Azadi Square | 7 | 21 | 21 |
Line 42 | 50px | Hotel Pol | Kuy-e Amirieh | 11 | 29 | 24 |
Line 43 | 50px | Imam Hosein Square | Laleh Square | 9 | 26 | 26 |
Line 57 | 50px | Jomhuri-ye Eslami Square | Zeynabieh-Darak | 11 | 29 | 30 |
Line 79 | 50px | Enqelab Square | Kazemi-Mofatteh jct. | 8 | 18 | 18 |
Line 91 | 50px | Soffeh Terminal | Malekshahr Amusement park | 20 | 47 | 47 |
Line 92 | 50px | Hasht Behesht | Khaneh Esfahan | 15 | 32 | 33 |
Line 93 | 50px | Khorram Terminal | Khorasgan Terminal | 14 | 29 | 30 |
Line 94 | 50px | Janbazan Blvd. | Alikhani Square (Malekshahr) | 18 | 29 | 29 |