Electric Bus Depot, Chitila
A depot and terminal for Chitila's electric bus fleet on a 14,643 sqm site, with maintenance, dispatch and bus wash buildings and 38 outdoor charging bays.
Delivered for the Town of Chitila, the project addresses the need to modernise public transport infrastructure and serves the electric bus fleet acquired by the town as part of its transition to low-carbon public transport.
The depot is located in Chitila, Ilfov County, on a 14,643 sqm plot with significant slopes that required extensive earthworks to prepare the site.
Buildings and site works
- Maintenance building – 571.5 sqm, with space for parking and charging 4 buses and a dedicated area for technical inspections, maintenance and repairs.
- Administrative and dispatch building – 531.58 sqm, with offices, reception, meeting rooms, locker rooms and workshops.
- Bus wash – 273.20 sqm, with two wash bays and wastewater collection and treatment systems.
- Outdoor charging area – 34 bays covered by metal canopies plus 4 further bays in the northern part of the site, with fast and slow charging stations.
- Circulation – roads and secondary paths for bus and staff vehicle access.
- Technical areas – fire-fighting systems, recycling tanks and other equipment.
Security
Buses are protected overnight by a video surveillance system and controlled access through a gatehouse.
General data
The site includes 18 car parking spaces and 39 bus spaces, with 20% of the land laid out as green space.
