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Zagreb Electric Tram
Croatian transport company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Zagreb Electric Tram (ZET) (Croatian: Zagrebački električni tramvaj) is the transit authority responsible for public transport in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and parts of the surrounding Zagreb County.
ZET operates an extensive bus system, 19 tram lines (15 daytime lines and 4 nighttime lines), a gondola lift and a funicular line. Historically, ZET workshops also produced trams (namely, types M-22, M-24 and three TMK 101 prototypes). The vehicles are painted in blue, a recognizable symbol of the city's public transport. ZET offers free public transportation to all citizens over 65 and under 18 years old, starting in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
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History
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Zagreb Electric Tram was founded in 1891, the year the first horse-drawn trams started operation in Zagreb.[1] The first electric trams started operating in 1910, and the belgian company Compagnie Mutuelle de Tramways was commissioned to build and maintain the tram infrastructure.[2] In 1916, as money was scarce during World War I and the service worsened, the City Savings Bank bought the majority of ZET shares. To improve service, the bank invested in a new workshop for tram repairs, and later, in 1924, in the reconstruction of existing tracks and construction of new ones.[3] In 1929, ZET took control of the Zagreb Funicular.[4] Soon after, in 1931, after ZET merged with City Bus Transport (Gradski autobusni promet), it took control of all busses and bus lines in the city.[1][2] In 1960, it was chosen as the investor of the Zagreb Cable Car, which was opened in 1963.[1][5] In 1990, the City of Zagreb became the new owner of ZET, and in 2007, it became a subsidiary of Zagreb Holding.[2] In both 2014 and 2017, as part of a restructuring of Zagreb Holding, the City Assembly voted to make ZET once again a public company under the ownership of the city.[6][7] The change happened in January 2018.[8][9]
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Zagreb Electric Tram is headquartered at Ozaljska 105, located on the Ljubljanica tram depot.[10] It employs 3698 people.[11] Trade Union of Drivers and Transport Workers ZET Zagreb (Sindikat vozača i prometnih radnika ZET Zagreb) is a trade union representing the employees.[12] The management of the company is split between the management board, whose president is the director of the company, and the supervisory board.[13]
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Ticketing system
Tram and bus tickets can be bought at normal and ZET kiosks or in the vehicle from the driver, for cash only.[16] The yellow ticket scan machines are located next to the driver cabin in a bus, or at the front and the back of a tram. Starting in 2024, it is possible to deposit money into the MojZET app and scan the QR code next to the tram doors to buy the ticket.[17] ZET also sell transport passes for a month or a year. People under 18 and over 65 don’t have to pay for a pass, but have to have it present, while students get a discount.[18][19][20] ZET employs ticket inspectors to inforce the rules.[21]
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Tram
The first tram line was opened on 5 September 1891, setting off a vital part of the Zagreb mass transit system. The first electric trams started operating on 18 August 1910.[3] Today, Zagreb features a tram network of 259 trams on 15 day and 4 night lines running over 116 km (72 mi) of tracks through 261 stations and transporting little under 490,000 passengers per day.[23][24][25][26][27] The majority of stations serve multiple tram lines. Trams are more frequent on work days, especially during rush hour, and the least frequent on Sunday. Daytime lines come every 5-15 minutes on average.[28]
Bus

Bus transport was introduced in Zagreb in 1927, and was first managed by the enterprise Bus Transport (Autobus promet). In 1930, the concession was given to V. & M. Barešić & Company and their affiliate company Autobrzovoz. The City Savings Bank took control of the bus system in 1931 and commissioned the enterprise City Bus Transport (Gradski autobusni promet) to manage the lines, which later merged with ZET.[2][29] Starting out small, the network has since expanded to 146 bus lines, consisting of 480 buses.[30][23] The buses primarily run outside the city center where there are no trams, in the suburbs and to nearby cities, such as Zaprešić, Velika Gorica, Bistra, etc.[31] Bus service frequencies vary significantly between lines. Timetables are available at the stops and online.[32]
The current stock consists of MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Iveco buses, all of them low-floor.[33] In 2007, ZET started using 10 biodiesel busses, and in 2008 it bought 60 CNG buses, but since the city had no adequate CGN pumps, the busses were barely used until 2014, when a proper pump was built.[34][35][36][37] The first electric bus was put into service in April 2025.[38]
City bus gallery
- MAN NG 313 at the Zagrebačka Avenue
- MAN NL 263 at terminus Ljubljanica
- A minibus in Šalata
Funicular
The only funicular in Zagreb is operated by ZET, connecting Ilica through Josip Eugen Tomić Street with Strossmayerovo Promenade to the north, on the Upper Town.[39] The funicular was built by David William Klein and opened on 8 October 1890, starting permanent operation on 23 April 1893. In 1929, the funicular became property of the City of Zagreb, and ZET took control of the maintenance and the finances of the funicular. In 1934, the steam engines were replaced with an electric drive system.[40] It has two cars for 28 passengers each, and with a speed of 1.5 m/s takes 1 minute to complete the trip. It runs on a 1200 mm gauge track, with a length of 66 m and height 30.5 m, and inclination 52%, or 27.52°.[41][42]
Gondola lift

ZET was the investor of the first gondola lift in Zagreb, which started construction in 1962, and was opened in July 1963, in use until 2007. It had 88 cabins, each for 4 people. It took 23 minutes to get to the top of Medvednica, with a height difference of 670 m. In 2007, after one of the electric motors broke, it was concluded that the repairs would be too expensive, and the gondola lift was permanently closed.[1][43]
The new gondola lift was opened in 2022 and has 84 cabins, able to transport 1500 people per hour. The route is 5017 m long with a height difference of 754 m. The ride lasts for from 16 to 22 minutes, depending on the speed, which is around 20 km/h. The new cabins are accessible to people with disabilities and bycicles.[44][45][46]
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Notes
- From 17 January 1948 to 6 April 1949, ZET was split into many different enterprises, including Directorate of City Traffic Enterprises (Direkcija gradskih saobraćanih poduzeća), of whom he was a director[15]
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