Mostransavto

Mostransavto
	LiAZ-5292.60 in Protvino, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Company type	Joint-stock company
Industry	Public transport bus service
Founded	1926 in Bogorodsk (modern Noginsk), USSR
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Area served	Moscow Oblast
Key people	Sergey Smirnov (General Director)
Owner	Moscow Oblast (100%)
Website	https://mostransavto.ru/

Mostransavto (Russian: Мострансавто) is a formerly state-owned, joint-stock company operating bus transit within the Moscow Oblast. It has a daily throughput of 2.3 million passengers. Currently, it oversees up to 4000 buses, 1209 different routes, and 44 bus terminals and terminal stations.^[1]

In 2019, Mostransavto was reorganised from a state-owned enterprise into a joint-stock company, completely owned by the Government of Moscow Oblast.^[2]

History

On August 11, 1924, a plenary meeting of the Moscow City Council Presidium was held, at which it was decided to begin organizing suburban bus services in stages, followed by transport services for industrial cities in the Moscow province. The first buses in the Moscow region appeared on the streets of Serpukhov, Kolomna, Orekhovo-Zuyev, Podolsk, Noginsk and some other cities in 1925-1926. Since that time, Mostransauto has been counting down its age.

The petal board is a checkpoint for bus drivers at the terminal. It was used in the 1990s

In 1992, Mostransauto transferred from state ownership to regional ownership; financial support was reduced. Previously, 12% of the rolling stock was renewed during the year and about the same number underwent major repairs, but after perestroika, the number of new buses decreased sharply, and buses were no longer repaired at specialized factories, but in workshops at enterprises. The financial situation of Mostransauto has also changed, as in addition to the state-owned carrier, a large number of private carriers have appeared.

To overcome the crisis, Mostransauto enterprises entered the commercial transportation market (almost 1,000 Gazelle minibuses were leased for this purpose), and long-distance routes appeared, mostly parallel to the main railway routes.

Since 1993, used foreign-made buses, mainly Ikarus, Mercedes-Benz and MAN brands, have been purchased. In the early 2000s, a large batch of Israeli Haargaz buses arrived on a Mercedes-Benz O303 chassis to serve intercity routes.

The year 2001 was a turning point for Mostransauto. Mostransauto enterprises have received large shipments of new buses. Among other things, the construction and reconstruction of bus terminals and bus stations began. In recent years, convenient train stations have been built in Sergiev Posad, Chekhov, Klin, Lukhovitsy, Silver Ponds, Domodedovo, Yegoryevsk, Voskresensk, Kolomna and other cities of the Moscow region. Other programs (including production automation) began to be developed, ultimately aimed at improving the quality of passenger transportation.

In 2005, the first batch of new Scania OmniLink buses arrived, which made it possible to replace the old buses on suburban and intercity routes.

In 2007, Mostransauto received a large batch of new Mercedes-Benz Conecto commuter buses from Turkey on leasing terms, which made it possible to replace out-of-service vehicles on suburban and intercity routes.

Since the mid-2010s, Mostransauto has received a large batch of LiAZ-5292 buses of several modifications, and in 2015 — a large batch of new LiAZ-4292.60 buses, which operate on intra-city, intra-district routes of the Moscow region, as well as suburban routes of Moscow and the Moscow region, which were owned by SUE Mosgortrans. This batch of buses has completely replaced the old LiAZ-5256 buses that have reached their service life, and other old buses of various modifications that operated on intra-city and intra-district routes of the Moscow region.

In 2019, the State Unitary Enterprise "Mostransavto" was reorganized into JSC^[3].

Starting in 2020, Mostransauto began to receive a suburban version of the LiAZ-5292.65 bus, which should completely replace buses that have run out of time. Scania OmniLink and other other brands that came in the mid-2000s.

From July 2021 to October 2022, Mostransauto JSC was headed by Sergey Alekseevich Smirnov, General Director.

On May 16, 2022, the passenger transportation service was launched at the request of NamPoPuti^[4].

Since June 18, 2022, cash payments have been canceled on buses of Mostransavto JSC and other regional carriers.^[5].

As of the end of June 2022, Mostransauto JSC was on the verge of bankruptcy. The government of the Moscow Region, in order to avoid bankruptcy proceedings, launched the company's rehabilitation procedure. Within the framework of Resolution No. 659/18 of June 23, 2022 "On Taking measures to prevent Bankruptcy and Restore Solvency (Rehabilitation) of MOSTRANSAUTO Joint Stock Company"^[6]:

Financial resources will be allocated from the budget (up to 3,800,000,000 ₽); it is necessary to reduce accounts payable; suspensions of activities as of January 1, 2023 are unacceptable.; The company is facing serious cuts — it is planned to reduce up to 20% of employees.^[7]^[8].

In August 2022, the Government of the Moscow Region handed over to the company a batch of 110 new blue LiAZ-4292.60 buses.^[9].

On September 30, Sergey A. Smirnov resigned as CEO of Mostransavto JSC^[10]. On October 3, 2022, Sergey Vladimirovich Kaigorodov was appointed the new director.^[11].

In the winter of 2022-2023, two bus deliveries took place: in December 2022, 20 new buses ЛиАЗ-5292.65^[12], in January 2023 — 49 new LiAZ-4292.60 in the coloring of the Moscow region^[13]. From February to July, 80 NEFAZ buses were delivered.-5299-40-52 (urban modification) and 326 NEFAZ buses-5299-31-52 (suburban modification)^[14]. The delivery of buses has also begun. ГАЗель City^[15].

On August 10, 2023, the auction "Provision of services for assessing the market value of 100% of the share in the authorized capital of RAND-TRANS LLC, as well as conducting an expert examination of a self-regulatory organization of appraisers for an assessment report" was posted on the public procurement portal^[16]. The customer is JSC Mostransauto. Later, the purchase was canceled, and on August 15, an auction was held for the provision of services for assessing the market value of 100% of the share in the authorized capital of Stafftrans LLC, as well as for conducting an expert examination of a self—regulatory organization of appraisers for an evaluation report (the customer is also Mostransauto JSC).^[17]. It is assumed that Mostransauto plans to buy out these legal entities along with buses and drivers.^[18].

Bus terminals and bus stations in Moscow Oblast

44 bus terminals and bus stations in Moscow Oblast are owned and operated by Mostransavto.^[19]

Bus terminals

Chekhov Bus Terminal
Dmitrov Bus Terminal
Domodedovo Bus Terminal
Klin Bus Terminal
Kolomna Bus Terminal
Lukhovitsy Bus Terminal
Mozhaysk Bus Terminal
Mytishchi Bus Terminal
Noginsk Bus Terminal
Orekhovo-Zuyevo Bus Terminal
Ramenskoye Bus Terminal
Sergiyev Posad Bus Terminal
Stupino Bus Terminal
Volokolamsk Bus Terminal
Voskresensk Bus Terminal
Yegoryevsk Bus Terminal
Zaraysk Bus Terminal

Bus stations

″Yuzhnaya″ Bus Station, Balashikha
″Zvyozdnaya″ Bus Station, Balashikha
Bronnitsy Bus Station
Chernogolovka Bus Station
Elektrogorsk Bus Station
Fryazino Bus Station
″Staraya Kolomna″ Bus Station, Kolomna
Krasnoarmeysk Bus Station
Kurovskoe Bus Station
Lotoshino Bus Station
Lytkarino Bus Station
Ozyory Bus Station
Pavlovsky Posad Bus Station
″Podolsk station″ Bus Station, Podolsk
Protvino Bus station
Pushchino Bus Station
Pushkino Bus Station
Roshal Bus Station
Ruza Bus Station
Serebryanye Prudy Bus Station
Serpukhov Bus Station
Shakhovskaya Bus Station
Shatura Bus Station
Solnechnogorsk Bus Station
Taldom Bus Station
Vereya Bus Station

Mostransavto also operates a passenger service complex at Kashira station, Kashira.

Rolling stock

As of 2025, Mostransauto JSC has more than 5 thousand buses.^[20].Mostransauto JSC also provides buses on order, mainly, ГАЗ A64R42, ГолАЗ-5251, ЛиАЗ-5250 (ЛиАЗ-5251), ЛиАЗ-4292.60, ЛиАЗ-5292.60, ПАЗ-320445-04, Луидор-2250DS, ГАЗель City, НефАЗ-5299, ЛиАЗ Cruise^[21], Foton BJ6122U8MKB-A2^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27] and other models^[28].

Gallery of rolling stock
Louis-22340C minibus (MB Sprinter 515CDI) in Pushkin, route No. 5
LIAZ 4292 Mostransauto, Naro-Fominsk
Two LiAZ-4292.60 buses of JSC Mostransavto, routes No. 344c and 344, at a suburban bus station near the Khovrino metro station, May 2023
Bus of the Moscow region route No. 305 in the Kapotnya area, transport of the city of Dzerzhinsky, on Kapotnya Street
GolAZ-525110-11 "Voyage" intercity bus in Korolev, route No. 499
NefAZ commuter bus-5299-31-52 in a parking lot near Podolsk, April 2023
NefAZ commuter bus Showroom-5299-31-52 , forward view
NefAZ Salon-5299-31-52 . View of the seats with tables and pockets
Validator on the NefAZ commuter bus-5299-31-52
NefAZ Salon-5299-31-52 JSC "Mostransauto". View of the front hatch control buttons. The rear hatch of the bus opens and closes manually
The scoreboard in the passenger compartment of the NefAZ commuter bus-5299-31-52 . The nameplate is located below on the left
LiAZ-4292.60 (1-2-1) JSC "Mostransavato" for delivery in 2023 on Red Army Avenue in Sergiev Posad
LiAZ-4292.60 JSC "Mostransavto" in Serpukhov. A special feature of individual buses is an EMU, similar to those used on the LiAZ-4292 and LiAZ-5292 buses in St. Petersburg by the State Unitary Enterprise Passazhiravtotrans of St. Petersburg.