Crimean Trolleybus

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Krymtrolleybus: Škoda 9Tr n. 5451 in Crimea

Crimean Trolleybus Line (Ukrainian: Кримський тролейбус, translit. Kryms’kyi troleibus; Russian: Крымский троллейбус, translit. Krymskiy trolleybus) in Crimea, Ukraine is currently the longest trolleybus line in the world.^[1] It is about 86 kilometres (54 miles) long, and runs between the autonomous republic's capital, Simferopol, and the coastal city of Yalta on the Black Sea.

The trolleybus line, managed by the, public transport company Krymtrolleybus, was built in the 1950's as an alternative to extending the current railway line in Simferopol over the mountains to the coastal settlements. The line was opened in two parts: Simferopol—Alushta segment was opened in 1959 and the Simferopol—Yalta segment in 1961. The journey to Alushta is about 1½ hours long, and the journey to Yalta is about 2½ hours long, and costs about 8 hryvnias.^[1]

The trolleybus line's route passes through the Crimean Mountains across the Angarsky Pass, reaching 752 metres (2,500 feet) at the road's highest point, then decending down to the resort town of Alushta on the coast.^[1] The remaining distance to Yalta equals 41 km long, winding around the mountains and above the sea.

The full list of stops of the trolleybus line are: Simferopol Railroad Station — Marino — Lozove — Pionerske — Dobre — Zarichna — Perevalne — Sosnivka — Angarsky Pass — Kutuzovsky Fountain — Luchistoe — Verkhnyaya Kutozovka — Nizhnyaya Kutozovka — Alushta — Lazurne — Malyi Mayak — Kiparisne — Pushkino — Partenit — Zaprudne — Artek — Krasnokamyanka — Gurzuf — Ai-Danil — Nikitsky Botanical Garden — Sosnyak — Massandra — Yalta

The Škoda 9Tr, Škoda 14Tr vehicles are used on the route.