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Transportes Urbanos de Sevilla, Sociedad Autónoma Municipal (Spanish for Seville Urban Transportation, Municipal Autonomous Corporation), popularly known as TUSSAM, is a public-owned company that manages bus routes and Seville tramway in Seville, Spain.
TUSSAM operates 59 routes extending over 680 km. It carried over 86 million passengers in 2024.[1]
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TUSSAM was founded on November 4, 1975 from a split in the Servicio Municipal de Transportes Urbanos (SMTU).[2] The first buses purchased by TUSSAM arrived in 1977, the Enasa Pegaso 6035. Initially, the buses were blue on the bottom and cream on the top. Some models included a red stripe in the middle.
In 1982, the use of the bonobús was introduced, becoming a pioneer in Spain in the use of this system on buses.[3] That same year, the fleet was renewed with the Pegaso 6038. Between 1986 and 1987, the Exploitation Assistance System was incorporated, which allowed the location of the buses to be known in real time. In 1987, the fleet was renewed with buses manufactured by Renault, inaugurating a new image characterized by the "Seville orange" color. In 1989, the bonobuses became card-shaped, and the transfer option was introduced. In 1998, new Iveco bus were acquired.
In the 2000s, TUSSAM suffered severe financial losses. In 2001, it lost €27 million. By mid-2004, its accumulated debt had risen to over €60 million. In 2007, the debt had reached €137 million.[4] To alleviate this debt, Seville City Council eliminated the non-transferable bus pass at the beginning of 2005, leaving only the higher-priced one-way bus option. This, which represented a 28% price increase, sparked protests from consumer and environmental organizations.[5] Due to the reduction in passenger numbers as a result of this measure, the following year TUSSAM resumed selling the non-transferable bus pass, with an 8% price increase compared to the previous year.[6][7] In the following years, TUSSAM continued to lose passengers.[8]
TUSSAM hired its first female driver in 2001. A year later, in 2002, it renewed its image again, choosing the crimson and gold colors, symbols that appear on the Flag of Seville. The new image was selected by competition among students of the School of Fine Arts, whose winner was Ana Rocío Maraver Tello.[9] In 2004 TUSSAM began a renovation of the waiting canopies, changing their color from orange to maroon. That same year, the first information points of the waiting times began to be installed at the stops.
Seville's tram service, known as Metrocentro, was inaugurated on 28 October 2007 between Plaza Nueva and Prado de San Sebastián. In 2011, the tram debuted a new look and was extended to San Bernardo. In 2024, three new stops were inaugurated in the so-called "extension to Nervión".[10]
In 2009, the cards incorporated a contactless ticketing system. In 2012, TUSSAM again slightly revamped the image of the buses, using the slogan #Déjatellevar (along with #MuéveteporSevilla, starting in 2015). That same year, TUSSAM began managing the Special Airport Line (EA). TUSSAM began managing the Prado de San Sebastián Bus Station in 2013.[10]
The mobile app, AppTUSSAM, was launched in 2013, allowing users to access the route map, real-time bus locations, and expected wait times for each stop. A year later, in 2014, online top-ups became available. Between 2015 and 2017, the image of the cards and the AppTUSSAM underwent updates, most notably the introduction of the Social Card.[10]
In 2017, the East Line (LE), the service's first express line, was created, connecting the Seville East district with Prado de San Sebastián. The North Line (LN) would be added in 2018, doing the same with Pino Montano, and the South Line (LS) in 2021, connecting with Bellavista.[10]
Since 2019, the entire bus fleet has been equipped with free Wi-Fi.
On October 30, 2024, line 35 was abolished and replaced by line CJ, due to the relocation of the first judicial bodies to the new City of Justice in Palmas Altas. On January 22, 2024, one of the terminals was extended from Prado de San Sebastián to San Bernardo.[11]
On February 3, 2025, service on line C5 was restored, consisting of four electric minibuses with 21 seats each.[12] The line had been suspended since December 2019, when one of the minibuses had an accident in the Plaza del Duque and left a dozen people injured.
On September 29, 2025, the first Tramvibús line (TB1) will be inaugurated, connecting Nervión with Seville East and Torreblanca. This line has its own segregated lane, consisting of ten vehicles that reach a commercial speed of between 22 and 25 kilometers per hour, twice the usual speed. On November 17, 2025, another bus line will be inaugurated, connecting Seville East with the Virgen Macarena University Hospital.[13]
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TUSSAM consists of a network of 45 routes, of which 41 are publicly operated. Four routes are operated by Casal SL. TUSSAM also operates eight night lines; two special lines that only provide service during Seville Fair; as well as a tram line. Overall, the service covers close to 700 kilometers, with an average commercial speed of 12.65 km/h.
TUSSAM routes are divided in several categories.
- Single-digit routes are cross-town routes (Spanish: líneas transversales)
- Two-digit routes starting with 1, 2, 3 and 4 head north, east, south and west, respectively.
- Two-digit routes starting with 5 head to suburbs.
- Routes starting with an L (as well as Route CJ) are express-route services.
- Routes starting with a C are loop-routes (Spanish: líneas circulares).
- Routes starting with an A are night routes (Spanish: líneas nocturnas). They all reach Prado and operate from 00:00 to 05:00.
- Routes starting with an E are special-service routes (Spanish: servicios especiales). These include the Airport Line (EA) and the Seville Fair lines and need their own special ticket to be used.
Loop routes
Cross-town routes
Northern routes
Eastern routes
Southern routes
Western routes
Suburban routes
Neighborhoods and express routes
Tram bus
Tramway
Special services
Night buses
Former lines
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Operations
As of December 31, 2010, TUSSAM owned a total of 374 vehicles. The fleet composition is as follows:[32]
By fuel
- 56.96% (213): Biodiesel
- 41.44% (155): Compressed natural gas
- 0.53% (2): Bioethanol
- 1.07% (4): Electric
By dimension
- 72.73% (272): Standard bus (12 meters)
- 23.26% (87): Articulated bus (18 meters)
- 2.14% (8): Midibus (8 meters)
- 1.87% (7): Minibus (7 meters)
By vehicle accessibility
- 70.32% (263): Low floor with automatic ramp
- 28.88% (108): Low floor with automatic and manual ramp
- 0.80% (3): Low floor without ramp
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