City bus service no. 6 (Ljubljana)

6, 6B
Overview
Operator	Ljubljana Passenger Transport
Vehicle	Articulated bus
Began service	1928
Route
Locale	Ljubljana
Start	Črnuče
Via	Ježica, Bežigrad, Bavarski dvor, Vič
End	Dolgi most
Length	22.8 km
Service
Frequency	4-40 min.

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 passengers are transported. It passes North - South corridor of Ljubljana on busiest roads connecting Črnuče, Ježica, Bežigrad, Bavarski dvor, Vič 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 Ajdovščina 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.

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)

Sources

• Tadej Brate (1997). Ljubljanski tramvaj včeraj, danes, jutri = Ljubljana tramway yesterday, today, tomorrow. Tehniški muzej Slovenije. ISBN 961-90361-3-1. 
• Tadej Brate (2005). Zgodovina mestnega prometa v Ljubljani. LPP d.o.o.. ISBN 961-91685-0-X. 
• Tadej Brate (2008). Ljubljanski mestni promet v slikah. Kmečki glas. ISBN 978-961-203-343-9. 
• Line 6 schedule