JGSP Novi Sad

JGSP Novi Sad (Serbian Cyrillic: ЈГСП Нови Сад; full legal name in Serbian: Јавно Градско Саобраћајно Предузеће Нови Сад, Javno Gradsko Saobraćajno Preduzeće Novi Sad) is a public transit company for the city of Novi Sad and is under the city's jurisdiction. The company conducts intercity lines for areas in Temerin, Žabalj, Sremski Karlovci аnd Beočin.

JGSP Novi Sad

Official logo
Native name	ЈГСП Нови Сад
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Industry	Transportation
Founded	3 August 1946; 78 years ago (1946-08-03)
Headquarters	Novi Sad , Serbia
Area served	Novi Sad
Key people	Milan Balać (Director)
Services	Coach service, Local and city transit
Revenue	€37.03 million (2024)[1]
Net income	(€6.95 million) (2024)[1]
Total assets	€53.30 million (2024)[2]
Total equity	€0 (2024)[2]
Owner	City of Novi Sad (100%)
Number of employees	1,292 (2024)
Website	www.gspns.co.rs
Footnotes / references Business ID: 08041822 Tax ID: 100277615 [3]

History

Ikarbus IK 218N JGSP bus in Novi Sad

Solaris Urbino JGSP bus in Novi Sad

Ikarbus Ik-201 JGSP bus in Novi Sad

The beginnings of public transportation in Novi Sad date back to 1868, when the city authorities at the time were asked to grant permission for public passenger coaches to be used around the city. The number of public horse drawn coaches kept growing that by 1884 their activity was regulated by a statute.^[4]

With the development of the City of Novi Sad came the idea of introducing electric trams. The first tram in Novi Sad started working and servicing passengers on 30 September 1911. When Novi Sad became the center of the newly formed Danube Banovina in 1929, the population size of the city increased exponentially. In 1930, the city authorities decided to buy three buses for public transportation. Public transportation was on the rise, but with the outbreak of World War II, and the occupation, bus traffic was reduced. The interruption of tram traffic came in 1944 as a result of the Allied bombing where a power station was badly damaged. The tram service restarted on 25 May 1945.^[4]

The decision of the National Committee established the City transport company (Serbian: Градско саобраћајно предузеће, Gradsko saobraćajno preduzeće) on 3 August 1946. With the growing use of buses for public transportation, tram services were completely cancelled and demolished by 1958.^[4]

In order to ensure better conditions for the reception and dispatch of suburban and intercity passengers, the Novi Sad bus station was built and opened in December 1967, next to the Novi Sad railway station. Seventy new Volvo buses were launched in 1969 out of 110 in GSP bus lot that year.^[4]

By the decision of the City Council of Novi Sad in 1991, GSP was declared a public enterprise under the jurisdiction of the City. The workers council was abolished and a management board was formed, consisting of representatives of the city and the enterprise.^[4]

In November 2024, the company's director Mladen Papović was arrested in an international police action as being part of the group which was involved in smuggling narcotics from abroad; as a result, Milan Balać was appointed as new company's director.^[5]

Buses

As of January 2016, JGSP Novi Sad has 259 buses in its fleet operating in urban and suburban lines, with the average bus age of 13.5 years.^[6]

According to the list of registered buses for the calendar year of 2015, JGSP Novi Sad has the following bus brands in its fleet: Volvo, Ikarbus, Solaris, Irisbus and Neobus.^[7]

Lines

Urban Lines

Detailed map of Novo Naselje neighborhood with marked location of JGSP Novi Sad

Outdated map of bus lines and stops

Bus lines - older schematic map

All urban lines are classified under I zone of public transportation.

As of July 2024, these are the following urban bus lines:^[8]

Urban Lines^[8]

• 1:
  • 1A Klisa — Center — Liman I
  • 1B Liman I — Center — Klisa

• 2:
  • 2A Center — Novo Naselje
  • 2B Novo Naselje — Center
• 3:
  • 3A Petrovaradin — Center — Detelinara
  • 3B Detelinara — Center — Petrovaradin
• 4:
  • 4A Liman IV — Center — Railway station
  • 4B Railway station — Center — Liman IV
• 5:
  • 5A Temerin Road — Center — Avijatičarsko naselje
  • 5B Avijatičarsko naselje — Center — Temerin Road
• 6:
  • 6A Podbara — Center — Adice
  • 6B Adice — Center — Podbara
• 7:
  • 7A Novo Naselje — Railway station — Futoška Market — Liman IV — Novo Naselje
  • 7B Novo Naselje — Liman IV — Futoška Market — Railway station — Novo Naselje
• 8:
  • 8A Novo Naselje — Center — Liman I
  • 8B Liman I — Center — Novo Naselje
• 9:
  • 9A Novo Naselje — Liman — Petrovaradin
  • 9B Petrovaradin — Liman — Novo Naselje
• 10:
  • 10A Center — Industrijska Zona Jug
  • 10B Industrijska Zona Jug — Center
• 11:
  • 11A Railway station — Hospital — Liman — Railway station
  • 11B Railway station — Liman — Hospital — Railway station
• 12:
  • 12A Center — Telep
  • 12B Telep — Center
• 13:
  • 13A Detelinara — Liman — Univerzitet
  • 13B Univerzitet — Liman — Detelinara
• 14:
  • 14A Center — Sajlovo
  • 14B Sajlovo — Center
• 15:
  • 15A Center — Industrijska Zona Sever
  • 15B Industrijska Zona Sever — Center
• 16:
  • 16A Railway Station — Pristanisna Zona
  • 16B Pristanisna Zona — Railway Station
• 17:
  • 17A BIG Mall — Center
  • 17B Center — BIG Mall
• 18:
  • 18A Novo Naselje — Detelinara — Center — Liman — Novo Naselje
  • 18B Novo Naselje — Liman — Center — Detelinara — Novo Naselje
• 19:
  • 19A Railway Station — RTV — Miseluk (Hospital)
  • 19B Miseluk (Hospital) — RTV — Railway Station

Daily urban lines start from 04:30 till midnight, except lines 8, 11a and 11B (from 05:00 till midnight). Lines 18A and 18B are overnight lines and they have four or five departure schedules from midnight till 04:00 in the morning.

Suburban Lines

Suburban lines of Novi Sad have five zones (I, II, III, IV, V), and in the intercity traffic and neighboring districts exist four zones, with nine zones when including sub-zones (IIA, IIIA, IIIB, VA, VB).

All suburban lines depart from the bus terminals from the main Novi Sad bus station and the Novi Sad railway station, with few departures also conducted from the city center, as well as Industrial Zones North and South.

The suburban lines function according to the principle of tournaise, which means that there is no specific departure interval, but the buses run on different lines during the day (unlike the city lines which have a certain departure interval and the vehicle only runs on a specific line during the day).

As of February 2023, these are the following suburban bus lines:

Suburban Lines^[8]

• 21 Šangaj
• 22 Kać
• 23 Budisava
• 24 Kovilj
• 35 Čenej
• 41 Rumenka
• 42 Kisač
• 43 Stepanovićevo
• 52 Veternik
• 53 Old Futog
• 54 Futog (Grmečka street)
• 55 Futog (Braće Bošnjak street)
• 56 Begeč
• 64 Bukovac

Articulated buses run on working days on individual or majority of the departure lines for 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 41, 42, 43, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 62 and 64. On other lines regular or mini-buses are used. On Saturdays and Sundays, these lines exclusively use regular or mini-buses, except on Saturdays during certain departure dates for lines 24, 32, 52, 53, 54, 55, and 56.

Intercity Lines

As of February 2023, these are the following intercity bus lines:

Intercity Lines^[8]

• 32 Temerin
• 33 Gospođinci
• 61 Sremski Karlovci (Vinogradarska street)
• 62 Sremski Karlovci (Dudara)

Overnight Lines

Overnight urban lines are carried hourly exclusively on the following lines:

• 18A Novo Naselje — Detelinara — Center — Liman — Novo Naselje (from 00:30 till 03:30)
• 18B Novo Naselje — Liman — Center — Detelinara — Novo Naselje (from 00:00 till 04:00)

Overnight suburban and intercity lines are carried once during the night in both directions on the following lines:

• 24 Novi Sad (railway station) — Kać — Budisava — Kovilj
• 32 Novi Sad (bus station) — Bački Jarak — Temerin
• 43 Novi Sad (railway station) — Rumenka — Kisač — Stepanovićevo
• 56 Novi Sad (railway station) — Veternik — Futog — Begeč
• 61 Novi Sad (bus station) — Petrovaradin — Sremski Karlovci (Vinogradarska street)

Overnight services are subject to the same tariff system as daily services.