List of trolleybus systems

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Brisbane in Australia had a trolleybus system from 1951 until 1969
Brisbane in Australia had a trolleybus system from 1951 until 1969

This is a list of cities where trolleybuses operate, or operated in the past, as part of the public transport system. The original list has been divided to improve user-friendliness and to reduce article size. Separate lists have been made for:

This page also provides references and links for all parts of the list.

Contents

[edit] Africa

[edit] Flag of Algeria Algeria

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  el-Jazair ولاية الجزائ /Algiers -

1934

 -

1974

 Construction started 1914, not completed.

-
  Qusantînah قسنطينة /Constantine -

1921

 -

1963 (?)

 Construction started 1914, not completed.

-
  Wahran وهران /Oran 17 May 1939 1969 (?)  

[edit] Flag of Egypt Egypt

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  el-Qāhirah القاهرة‎ /Cairo 1950 22 Oct 1981  

[edit] Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Addis Ababa     Planned, see note.

Note: Rus Afro Trolleybus Company, backed by Ethiopian and Russian investors, announced in January 2008 that it would "shortly" begin trial operation with two vehicles imported from Russia. The company is building a trolleybus assembly factory at Debremarkos [1].

[edit] Flag of Morocco Morocco

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ الدار البيضاء /Casablanca 1932 May 1972  
  Tétouan تطوان /Tetouan Apr 1950 Nov 1975 Suburban line to Martil.

[edit] Flag of South Africa South Africa

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bloemfontein 16 Dec 1915 Oct 1937  
  Boksburg 25 Mar 1914 10 Oct 1925  
  Cape Town 1930

21 Dec 1935

 -

28 Feb 1964

 Demonstration

-
  Durban 24 Feb 1935 11 Apr 1968  
  Germiston 19 Aug 1914 1918  
  Johannesburg 1930

26 Aug 1936

 -

10 Jan 1986

 Demonstration.

-
  Pretoria 1 Jul 1939 21 Feb 1972  

[edit] Flag of Tunisia Tunisia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Tūnis تونس /Tunis 1945 1970  

[edit] Asia

[edit] Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Kabul کابل Feb 1979 1993 Closed because of war damage, reopening planned.

[edit] Flag of Armenia Armenia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Gyumri Գյումրի 29 Nov 1962 2006  
  Yerevan Երեւան 15 Aug 1949    

[edit] Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bakı /Baku 5 Dec 1941   Future of system uncertain.
  Gəncə /Ganja 1 May 1955   Future of system uncertain.
  Mingaçevir /Mingachevir 15 Apr 1989    
  Nakhichevan City 3 Nov 1986 2003  
  Sumqayıt /Sumqayit 28 Apr 1961 31 Dec 2005  

[edit] Flag of the People's Republic of China China

Trolleybus in Bejing
Trolleybus in Bejing
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Ānshān 鞍山 /Anshan 1 Jan 1975 1 Jul 2000  
  Běijīng 北京 /Beijing 26 Feb 1957    
  Běnxī 本溪 /Benxi 1 Jul 1960 1996  
  Chángchūn 长春 /Changchun 1 Jul 1960 2001  
  Chéngdū 成都 /Chengdu 1 Jan 1962 10 Jan 1996  
  Chóngqìng 重庆 /Chongqing 24 Dec 1955 23 May 2004  
  Dàlián 大连 /Dalian 1 Oct 1960    
  Fúzhōu 福州 /Fuzhou 28 Sep 1983 14 Mar 2001  
  Guǎngzhōu 广州 /Guangzhou 30 Sep 1960    
  Hángzhōu 杭州 /Hangzhou 26 Apr 1961    
  Harbin (Hā'ěrbīn) 哈尔滨 31 Dec 1958    
  Hong Kong SAR 香港     see note.
  Jílín 吉林 /Jilin 1 Oct 1960 2000  
  Jǐnán 济南 /Jinan 1 Jan 1977    
  Lánzhōu 兰州 /Lanzhou 1 Jan 1959    
  Luòyáng 洛陽 /Luoyang 1 Oct 1984    
  Nánchāng 南昌 /Nanchang 1 Jul 1971    
  Nánjīng 南京 /Nanjing 1 Aug 1960 1996  
  Nánníng 南宁 /Nanning     see note.
  Qīngdǎo 青岛 /Qingdao 25 Oct 1960    
  Qiqihar (Qíqíhā'ěr) 齐齐哈尔 Jan 1959 2002  
  Shànghǎi 上海 /Shanghai 15 Nov 1914    
  Shěnyáng 沈阳 /Shenyang 1 Nov 1951 Jun 1999  
  Tàiyuán 太原 /Taiyuan 1 May 1960    
  Tiānjīn 天津 /Tianjin 1 Jul 1951 1994  
  Wǔhàn 武汉 /Wuhan 20 Sep 1958    
  ♦ Wuhan Iron & Steel 1 Oct 1962    
  Xī'ān 西安 /Xi'an 1 Oct 1959    
  Zhèngzhōu 郑州 /Zhengzhou 1 May 1979    
  • Note for Hong Kong SAR 香港: Demonstration by Citybus (Hong Kong) at their depot in Wong Chuk Hang, 12 Apr 2001 [2].
  • Note for Nánníng 南宁: A trolleybus system, opened 1994, has been reported here. Confirmation is lacking.

[edit] Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia

Škoda 14Tr trolleybus in Tbilisi
Škoda 14Tr trolleybus in Tbilisi
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Batumi ბათუმი 6 Nov 1978 2006  
  Chiatura ჭიათურა 7 Nov 1967   Interurban line to Sachkhere საჩხერე.
  Gori გორი 1 May 1972    
  Kobuleti ქობულეთი     see note.
  Kutaisi ქუთაისი 11 Sep 1949 14 Jan 2007  
  Ozurgeti ოზურგეთი 28 Nov 1980 2006  
  Poti ფოთი 9 May 1981   This system is believed to be closed, but confirmation is lacking.
  Rustavi რუსთავი 16 Feb 1971    
  Samtredia სამტრედია 28 Aug 1982 Feb 2004 Included interurban line to Kulashi village.
  Sokhumi სოხუმი 3 Jan 1968    
  Tbilisi თბილისი 21 Apr 1937 4 Dec 2006 [1]
  Tskhinvali ცხინვალი 25 Jun 1982 Nov 1990  
  Zestaponi ზესტაფონი     Construction started 1990 - 1991, not completed.
  Zugdidi ზუგდიდი 25 February 1986 2007  
  • Note for Kobuleti ქობულეთი: Construction started 1990 - 1991 of interurban line to Makhinjauri (terminus of a line from Batumi ბათუმი), not completed.

[edit] Flag of India India

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Delhi दिल्ली 1935 1962  
  Kolkata কলকাতা 1 Jan 1977 1982  
  Mumbai मुंबई 11 Jun 1962 24 Mar 1971  

[edit] Flag of Iran Iran

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Tehran تهران 14 Sep 1992    

[edit] Flag of Japan Japan

Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama
Trolleybus on tunnel line in Tateyama
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Shin-Hanayashiki Onsen-tochi
(新花屋敷温泉土地)		 Hanayashiki (花屋敷) 1 August 1928 April 1932 Hanayashiki is part of Kawanishi, Hyogo
[2]
Kawasaki-shi Kōtsū-bu
(川崎交通部)		 Kawasaki 1 March 1951 30 April 1964 [3]
Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus Kurobe 1 August 1964    
Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus Kurobe 23 April 1996    
Kyōto-shi Denkibu
(京都市電気部)		 Kyoto 1 April 1932 30 September 1969 [2]
Nagoya-shi Kōtsū-kyoku
(名古屋市交通局)		 Nagoya 10 May 1943 15 January 1951 [3]
Ōsaka-shi Kōtsū-kyoku
(大阪市交通局)		 Osaka 1 September 1953 14 June 1970 [2]
Tōkyō-to Kōtsū-kyoku
(東京都交通局)		 Tokyo 20 May 1952 28 September 1968 [3]
Yokohama-shi Kōtsū-kyoku
(横浜市交通局)		 Yokohama 16 July 1959 31 March 1972 [3]

Notes for Kurobe:

Both lines are part of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. This passes through Chūbu-Sangaku National Park (also known in English as "Japan Alps National Park").

[edit] Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Aqtöbe 11 Aug 1982    
  Almaty 20 Apr 1944    
  Astana 18 Jan 1983    
  Atyrau 4 Sep 1996 29 Apr 1999  
  Novaya Bukhtarma Dec 1974 1980  
  Öskemen Dec 1974 1985  
  Petropavl 20 Nov 1971    
  Qaraghandy 30 May 1967    
  Qosanay 2 Jan 1990   Reported as closed during 2005.
  Shymkent 11 Jan 1969 19 Feb 2003 Some operation reported during 2005, none during 2006.
  Taraz 10 April 1980    

[edit] Flag of North Korea Korea North

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Anju 안주 (安州)     Opened between 1986 and 1990, perhaps 1989.
  Ch'ŏngjin 청진 (淸津) 20 Oct 1970    
  Haeju 해주 (海州) Apr 1986    
  Hamhŭng 함흥 (咸興) Apr 1976 (?)    
  Kanggye 강계 (江界) 17 Apr 1992    
  Kapsan 갑산 (甲山) Oct 1992    
  Kimch'aek 김책 (金策) 17 May 1985    
  Kimkol 10 Apr 1986   Connects Kimkol railway station with coal mine at Markyn, South Pyongan province, exact location unknown.
  Kowŏn 고원 (高原) Jul 1979    
  Nampho 남포 (南浦)     Opened between 1979 and 1982.
  P'yŏngsŏng 평성 (平城) 4 (?) Aug 1983    
  P'yŏngyang 평양 (平壤) 30 Apr 1962    
  ♦ Sangwŏn 상원 (祥原) 29 (?) Mar 1995   Connects residential district to cement works. Sangwŏn-gun is part of Pyongyang city.
  Ryongdae 10 Jun 1993   Connects Ryongdae railway station with coal mine, South Pyongan province.
  Ryongdung 11 Apr 1983   Connects Ryongdung railway station with coal mine, North Pyongan province.
  Sinŭiju 신의주 (新義州)     Opened between 1977 and 1980, perhaps 1978.
  Sunch'ŏn 순천 (順天)     Opened between 1986 and 1990, perhaps 1989.
  Tŏkch'ŏn 덕천 (德川) 27 Apr 1990    
  Unhŭng 운흥 (雲興) Aug 1988   Ryanggang province.
  Wŏnsan 원산 (元山) 8 Sep 1988    
  • Note: It is speculated that other trolleybus systems are located at:

Confirmation is lacking (Tarkhov and Merzlov).

[edit] Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bishkek 13 Jan 1951    
  Naryn 13 Dec 1994    
  Osh 1 Nov 1977    

[edit] Flag of Malaysia Malaysia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  George Town 1925 1961  

[edit] Flag of Mongolia Mongolia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Ulaɣan Baɣatar / Улаанбаатар /Ulaanbaatar 29 Oct 1987    

[edit] Flag of Burma Myanmar

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Yangon ရန္‌ကုန္‌မ္ရို့ 17 August 1936 by 1945  

[edit] Flag of Nepal Nepal

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Kathmandu काठमाडौं 1975

1 Sep 2003

 19 Dec 2001

21 Jul 2006

  

[edit] Flag of the Philippines Philippines

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Manila Feb 1929 Dec 1941  

[edit] Flag of Singapore Singapore

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Singapore 14 Aug 1926 15 Dec 1962  

[edit] Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Colombo Image:Colombo sinhala.jpg 22 Jul 1953 1 Dec 1964  

[edit] Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Dushanbe / Душанбе 2 May 1955    
  Khujand / Хуҷанд 3 Nov 1970    

[edit] Flag of Turkey Turkey

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Ankara 1946 1981  
İstanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel İşletmeleri Genel Müdürlüğü İstanbul /Istanbul 27 May 1961 16 Jul 1984 Trolleybuses operated only on European side. [4].
  İzmir Jul 1954 Sep 1992  

[edit] Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Aşgabat /Ashgabat 19 Oct 1964    

[edit] Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Andijon /Andijan 30 Apr 1970 2002  
  Buxoro /Bukhara 1 Dec 1987    
  ♦ Buxoro - Kagan     Reported as complete but not yet open (Trolleybus Magazine).
  Jizzakh 26 Aug 1997    
  Farg'ona 23 Feb 1971    
  ♦ Farg'ona - Margilan 1971    
  Namangan 4 Apr 1973    
  Olmaliq 20 Dec 1967    
  Samarqand 20 Dec 1957    
  Toshkent 7 Nov 1947    
  Urgench 20 Oct 1997    

[edit] Flag of Vietnam Vietnam

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Hà Nội (河内) /Hanoi 15 Dec 1986 Jul 1993  

[edit] Europe

[edit] Flag of Austria Austria

Trolleybus in Salzburg
Trolleybus in Salzburg
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Gmünd     see České Velenice Czech Republic
  Graz 1 Oct 1941 29 Jun 1967  
  Innsbruck 8 Apr 1944

17 Dec 1988

 29 Feb 1976

25 Feb 2007

 [5].
  Judenburg 10 Dec 1910 1914  
  Kapfenberg 1 Jul 1944 31 Mar 2002 System included line extending to Bruck an der Mur.
  Klagenfurt 1 Aug 1944 16 Apr 1963  
  Klosterneuburg 22 May 1908 Dec 1919 Connected Klosterneuburg and Weidling railway station.
  Leoben 1 Mar 1949 13 Jul 1973  
  Liesing 17 Jul 1909 1917 Connected Liesing and Kalksburg. Liesing and Kalksburg are now part of Wien.
  Linz 15 May 1944    
  Salzburg 1 Oct 1940    
  Wien /Vienna:      
  ♦ Pötzleinsdorf - Salmannsdorf 14 Oct 1908 30 Oct 1938  
  ♦ Währinger Gürtel - Salmannsdorf 9 Oct 1946 3 Dec 1958  

Goods (freight) line (trolleytruck):

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Sankt Lambrecht 16 Nov 1945 21 Apr 1951 Limited passenger service operated [4].

[edit] Flag of Belarus Belarus

MAZ-103t trolleybus in Minsk
MAZ-103t trolleybus in Minsk
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Babrujsk / Бабруйск /Babruysk 30 Aug 1978    
  Brest / Брэст 20 Apr 1981    
  Homiel / Гомель /Homyel 20 May 1962    
  Hrodna / Гродна 5 Nov 1974    
  Mahilyow / Магілёў (Mogilev) 19 Jan 1970    
  Miensk / Менск /Minsk 19 Sep 1952    
  Viciebsk / Віцебск (Vitsyebsk) 1 Sep 1978    
  • Note: Plans were announced in 2001 for new systems in:

Baranavičy / Баранавiчы (Baranavichy)

Barysaŭ / Барысаў (Borisov)

Lida / Ліда

Maładečna / Маладэчна (Molodechno)

Navapołacak / Наваполацак (Novopolotsk)

Vorša / Ворша (Orsha)

Pinsk / Пінск

Połacak / Полацак (Polotsk)

Salihorsk / Салігорск (Soligorsk)

(Trolleybus Magazine)

[edit] Flag of Belgium Belgium (by province)

Trolleybus in Ghent
Trolleybus in Ghent

[edit] Flag of Antwerp (province) Antwerpen (Antwerp)

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Antwerpen (Anvers) /Antwerp 14 Aug 1929 31 Mar 1964  

[edit] Flag of Brussels-Capital Region Brussels

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bruxelles / Brussel / Brussels 18 Apr 1939 15 Feb 1964  

[edit] Flag of East Flanders Oost-Vlaanderen (East Flanders)

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Gent /Ghent 24 Mar 1989   Operation suspended 9 Apr 2004 - 17 Oct 2005.

[edit] Flag of Liège (province) Liège

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Liège 31 Jul 1930 9 Nov 1971  
RELSE ♦ Liège - Seraing 15 May 1936 31 Aug 1964. This system operated a unique group of double-end trolleybuses with driving positions at both ends [6].

[edit] Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Sarajevo 23 Nov 1984   Operation suspended Apr 1992 - 27 Nov 1995 because of war.

[edit] Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria

Škoda trolleybus in Varna
Škoda trolleybus in Varna
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  (Blagoevgrad / Благоевград)     Construction started during late 1980s, not completed.
  Burgas / Бургас 25 Sep 1989    
  Dobrich / Добрич 1988    
  Gabrovo / Габрово 1987    
  Haskovo / Хасково 1993    
  Kazanlak / Казанлък 1987 11 Jan 1999  
  Pazardzhik / Пазарджик 1 Jun 1993    
  Pernik / Перник Jul 1987    
  Pleven / Плевен Jul 1985    
  Plovdiv / Пловдив 1955    
  Rousse (Ruse) / Русе 9 Sep 1988    
  Sliven / Сливен 24 May 1986    
  Sofia / София 14 Feb 1941

1 May 1948

 9 Sep 1944

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  Stara Zagora / Стара Загора Sep 1988    
  Varna / Варна 1 Jan 1986    
  Veliko Tarnovo / Велико Търново Sep 1988    
  Vratsa / Враца Sep 1988    

[edit] Flag of Croatia Croatia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Rijeka 27 Oct 1951 16 Aug 1969  
  Split 1944 1972  

[edit] Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic

Škoda 15Tr trolleybus in Hradec Králové
Škoda 15Tr trolleybus in Hradec Králové
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Brno 30 Jul 1949    
  České Budějovice 1909

28 Oct 1948

 1914

24 Apr 1971

 Third system opened 2 May 1991.  
  České Velenice 16 Jul 1907 14 Jul 1916  
  Chomutov - Jirkov 1 Sep 1995    
  Děčín 6 Jan 1950 14 Dec 1973  
  Hradec Králové 2 May 1949    
  Jihlava 19 Dec 1948    
  Mariánské Lázně 27 Apr 1952    
  Most, and Most - Litvínov 1948 31 Jan 1959  
  ♦ Litvínov 6 Dec 1946 31 Jan 1959  
  Opava 24 Aug 1952    
  Ostrava 9 May 1952    
  Pardubice 20 Jan 1952    
  Plzeň 9 Apr 1941    
  Praha /Prague 29 Aug 1936 15 Oct 1972  
  Teplice 1 May 1952    
  Ústí nad Labem 1 Jul 1988    
  Zlín 27 Jan 1944    

[edit] Flag of Denmark Denmark

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
KS København /Copenhagen 21 May 1938

2 Aug 1993

 15 Oct 1963

Oct 1998

 Also 1902 demonstration. [7] [8]
NESA ♦ Hellerup, København 1 Feb 1927 17 Oct 1971  
  Odense 8 Aug 1939 19 Nov 1959 [9]

[edit] Flag of Estonia Estonia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Tallinna Trammi- ja Trollibussikoondis (TTTK) Tallinn 6 Jul 1965   [10]

[edit] Flag of Finland Finland

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Helsinki /Helsingfors 5 Feb 1949

7 Apr 1979

 14 Jun 1974

30 Oct 1985

 [11]

[12]
  Tampere /Tammerfors 8 Dec 1948 15 May 1976 [13]

[edit] Flag of France France

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in France

[edit] Flag of Germany Germany

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Germany

[edit] Flag of Greece Greece

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Athína / Αθήνα (Athens) Jun 1954    
  Peiraiás / Πειραιάς /Piraeus 1949   Connection with Athens network built 1988, trolleybus service between Athens and Piraeus opened 1990. Piraeus system now operated as part of Athens system.

[edit] Flag of Hungary Hungary

Ziu-9 trolleybuses in Debrecen
Ziu-9 trolleybuses in Debrecen
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Budapest 16 Dec 1933

21 Dec 1949

 1944

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  Debrecen 2 Jul 1985    
  Szeged 1 May 1979    

[edit] Flag of Italy Italy

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Italy

[edit] Flag of Latvia Latvia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Rīga 6 Nov 1947   See Rīgas Satiksme. [14]

[edit] Flag of Lithuania Lithuania

Škoda 14Tr trolleybus in Vilnius
Škoda 14Tr trolleybus in Vilnius
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Kaunas 31 Dec 1965   [15]
  Vilnius 27 Nov 1956   [16]

[edit] Flag of Moldova Moldova

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bălţi /Balti 12 Jun 1972    
  Chişinău /Chisinau 12 Oct 1949    
  Solonceni 1 May 1992 3 Jan 1994 2.9-km line connecting residential area of Solonceni village to administrative and employment centers.
  Tighina / Тигина (Russian: Bendery / Бендеры) 1996    
  Tiraspol 1 Nov 1967    
  ♦ Tiraspol - Tighina 19 Jun 1993    

[edit] Flag of the Netherlands The Netherlands

[edit] Flag of Gelderland Gelderland

Trolleybus in Arnhem
Trolleybus in Arnhem
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Arnhem trolleybus Arnhem 5 Sep 1949    
  Nijmegen 9 Jul 1952 29 Mar 1969  

[edit] Flag of Groningen Groningen

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Groningen 27 Jun 1927 9 Nov 1965  

[edit] Flag of South Holland Zuid-Holland (South Holland)

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  (Rotterdam)     see note.
  • Note for Rotterdam: Trolleybus overhead installed in the Maas tunnel in 1941, on instructions from German military authorities. Not used.

[edit] Flag of Norway Norway

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Tide Bergen 24 Feb 1950   [17]
Drammen Kommunale Trikk Drammen 15 Dec 1909 10 Jun 1967 First trolleybus system in Scandinavia. [18]
AS Oslo Sporveier Oslo 15 Dec 1940 15 Feb 1968 [19]
Stavanger Buss-Selskap Stavanger 26 Oct 1947 12 Jan 1963 [20]

[edit] Flag of Poland Poland

Solaris Trollino trolleybus in Tychy
Solaris Trollino trolleybus in Tychy
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bydgoszcz 1943 27 Jan 1945  
  Dębica 12 Nov 1988 Oct 1990  
  Gdańsk 18 Sep 1943 1945  
  Gdynia 18 Sep 1943   Two lines extend to the adjoining town of Sopot. See Gdynia trolleybus.
  Gorzów (Wielkopolski) 23 Jul 1943 30 Jan 1945  
  Jelenia Góra 1944 1945  
  Legnica 10 Nov 1943

15 Sep 1949

 Jan 1945

1953

  
  Lublin 21 Jul 1953    
  Olsztyn 1 Sep 1939

10 Dec 1946

 1945

31 Jul 1971

  
  Poznań 12 Feb 1930

1 Mar 1946

 20 Jan 1945

29 Mar 1970

  
  Słupsk 22 Jul 1985 17 Sep 1999  
  Tychy 1 Oct 1982    
  Walbrzych 22 Oct 1944 30 Jun 1973  
  Warszawa /Warsaw 5 Jan 1946

1 Jun 1983

 1 Jul 1973

31 Aug 1995

  
  Wrocław 16 Mar 1912 1914  

[edit] Flag of Portugal Portugal

Trolleybus in Coimbra
Trolleybus in Coimbra
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Braga 28 May 1963 10 Sep 1979  
  Coimbra 16 Aug 1947    
  Porto 1 Jan 1959 27 Dec 1997  

[edit] Flag of Romania Romania

Rocar Autodromo trolleybus in Bucharest
Rocar Autodromo trolleybus in Bucharest
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Baia Mare 16 Feb 1996    
  Brăila 23 Aug 1989 1999 Reopening planned for 2008.
  Braşov 1 May 1959   Future of system uncertain.
  Bucureşti /Bucharest 10 Nov 1949    
  Cluj-Napoca 17 Nov 1959    
  Constanţa 5 Jul 1959   Future of system uncertain.
  Craiova 9 May 1943 Oct 1944 Construction of new trolleybus system begin in 2008. One line, worked by 10 trolleybuses.
  Galaţi 23 Aug 1989   10 new trolleybus will be order in 2008 
  Iaşi 1 May 1985 2005  
  Mediaş 22 Dec 1989    
  Piatra Neamţ 22 Dec 1995   System includes suburban lines to Dumbrava Rosie and Savinesti. Extension to Roznov planned.
  Ploieşti 1 Sep 1997    
  Satu Mare 15 Nov 1994 2005  
  Sibiu 4 Aug

17 Aug 1983

 18 Oct 1904

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  Slatina 30 May 1996 31 Dec 2005  
  Suceava 15 Aug 1987 2 Apr 2006 Reopening of system under consideration.
  Târgovişte 4 Jan 1995 2005 Reopening of system under consideration after local election in June 2008
  Târgu Jiu 20 Jun 1995   System includes interurban line to Barsesti.
  Timişoara 15 Nov 1942   50 new Skoda troellybus ordered in 2008
  Vaslui 1 May 1994    

[edit] Flag of Russia Russia

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Russia

[edit] Flag of Serbia Serbia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Beograd / Београд /Belgrade 22 Jun 1947    

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Škoda trolleybus in Bratislava
Škoda trolleybus in Bratislava
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Banská Bystrica 24 Aug 1989   Operation suspended from 1 Jan 2006. Operation resumed as of 10 Nov 2007 on two lines, remaining routes are to re-start operation no later than 1 Jan 2008.  
  Bratislava 19 Jul 1909

31 Jul 1941

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  Košice 27 Sep 1993    
  Poprad 2 Aug 1904 1907  
  Prešov 13 May 1962    
  Žilina 17 Nov 1994    

[edit] Flag of Slovenia Slovenia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Ljubljana 1952 4 Sep 1971  
  Piran 24 Oct 1909 19 July 1913  

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Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Spain

[edit] Flag of Sweden Sweden

Trolleybus in Landskrona
Trolleybus in Landskrona
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Göteborg /Gothenburg 2 Oct 1940 14 Nov 1964 [5].
  Landskrona 27 Sep 2003   [6].
  Linköping 1989 - Demonstration.
  Stockholm 20 Jan 1941 30 Aug 1964 [7].
  Västerås 11 Nov 1938 1948 1-km demonstration line [8].

[edit] Flag of Switzerland Switzerland

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Switzerland

[edit] Flag of Ukraine Ukraine

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Ukraine

[edit] Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom

[edit] Oceania

Trolleybuses in Wellington, New Zealand
Trolleybuses in Wellington, New Zealand

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[edit] Flag of New South Wales New South Wales

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Sydney:      
  ♦ City 22 Jan 1934 12 Apr 1948  
  ♦ Kogarah 3 Jul 1937 29 Aug 1959  

[edit] Flag of Queensland Queensland

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Brisbane 2 Aug 1951 13 Mar 1969  

[edit] Flag of South Australia South Australia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Adelaide 2 Mar 1932

5 Sep 1937

 11 Aug 1934

12 Jul 1963

 Experimental.

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[edit] Flag of Tasmania Tasmania

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Hobart 29 Oct 1935 24 Nov 1968  
  Launceston 21 Dec 1951 26 Jul 1968  

[edit] Flag of Western Australia Western Australia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Perth 1 Oct 1933 29 Aug 1969  

[edit] Flag of New Zealand New Zealand

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Auckland 19 Dec 1938 26 Sep 1980  
  Christchurch 5 Jul 1931 Nov 1956  
  New Plymouth 30 Oct 1950 7 Oct 1967  
  Dunedin 24 Dec 1950 31 Mar 1982 World's southernmost trolleybus system.
  Wellington 29 Sep 1924
20 Jun 1949		 May 1932
-		 see Trolleybuses in Wellington.

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[edit] Flag of Hawaii Hawaii

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Honolulu 1936

1 Jan 1938

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22 Jun 1957

 Demonstration

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[edit] North America

[edit] Flag of Canada Canada

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Canada

[edit] Flag of Cuba Cuba

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  (La Habana /Havana) (18 Sep 1949)  ? Test operation, see note.
  • Note: Tests began 18 Sep 1949 along tramway lines using "All-Service Vehicles" purchased secondhand from Newark, New Jersey, US. This was possible with little effort because Havana's tramway had twin-wire overhead. Regular service was not operated.

[edit] Flag of Mexico Mexico

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Guadalajara 9 Jan 1977    
  Ciudad de México /México City 6 Apr 1952   Also demonstrations in 1948 and 1951.

[edit] Flag of the United States United States

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in the United States

[edit] South America

[edit] Flag of Argentina Argentina

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  (Bahia Blanca)     Completed 1954, not opened.
  Buenos Aires 4 Jun 1948 30 Apr 1966  
  Córdoba 7 May 1989    
  La Plata Dec 1954 25 Dec 1966  
  Mar del Plata 1956 1963 (?)  
  Mendoza 16 Oct 1913

14 Feb 1958

 1915 (?)

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  Rosario 24 May 1959

25 Jan 1994

 31 Dec 1992

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  Tucumán 23 Jul 1955 28 Apr 1962  

[edit] Flag of Brazil Brazil

Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Brazil

[edit] Flag of Chile Chile (by Región )

[edit] V Valparaíso

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Valparaíso 31 Dec 1952

26 Apr 1982

 30 Nov 1981

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[edit] RM Región Metropolitana de Santiago

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Santiago 1940

31 Oct 1947

  ?

18 Jun 1978

 Third system: 24 Dec 1991 - 9 Jul 1994.

[edit] Flag of Colombia Colombia

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Bogotá 12 Apr 1948 15 Aug 1991  

[edit] Flag of Ecuador Ecuador

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Quito 18 Dec 1995  

[edit] Flag of Peru Peru

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Lima Jul 1928 13 Jun 1931  

[edit] Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Port of Spain 1 Oct 1941 31 Dec 1956  

[edit] Flag of Uruguay Uruguay

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Montevideo 28 Mar 1951 26 Jan 1992  

[edit] Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes
es:Transbarca Barquisimeto     Opening planned for 2008.
Tranvías Eléctricos de Caracas Caracas Jul 1937 1949 (?)  
Trolmérida Mérida 18 Jun 2007   Introductory service, Sundays only, started 26 Nov 2006.
  Valencia  ? 1949 (?)  


[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Столица Грузии отказалась от трамваев и троллейбусов - новости Украины на ЛІГА.Новости
  2. ^ a b c 原口隆行 Haraguchi, Takayuki. 2000. 日本の路面電車 III (廃止路線西日本編) Nippon no romendensha III (Haishi Rosen Nishi-Nippon-hen) (JTB Can Books series). Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau.
  3. ^ a b c d 原口隆行 Haraguchi, Takayuki. 2000. 日本の路面電車 II (廃止路線東日本編) Nippon no romendensha II (Haishi Rosen Higashi-Nippon-hen) (JTB Can Books series). Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau.
  4. ^ iett
  5. ^ Abschiedsfahrt des Obus in Innsbruck am 25.02.2007
  6. ^ Trolleybus de Seraing (RELSE)
  7. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  8. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  9. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  10. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  11. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  12. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  13. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  14. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  15. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  16. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  17. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  18. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  19. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas
  20. ^ Svenska Spårvägssällskapet English Atlas

[edit] Books

  • Clarke, Bradley H. 1970. "Trackless Trolleys of Boston, The" (no ISBN). Cambridge (MA), US: Boston Street Railway, Inc (Bulletin 18).
  • Gregoris, Paolo. 2003. "Giro d'Italia in filobus" (ISBN 88-7785-193-7). Cortona: Editore Calosci.
  • Jones, David. Australian Trolleybuses. Wellington: City Tramway Publications.
  • Mackinger, Gunter. 1979. "Obus in Österreich" (ISBN 3-900134-62-6). (Eisenbahn-Sammelheft Nr. 16.) Wien: Verlag Slezak.
  • Millar, Sean. 1986. "Trolleybuses in New Zealand" (ISBN 0-908726-20-1). Auckland: Millar Publishing.
  • Murray, Alan. 2001. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" (ISBN 0-904235-18-1. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
  • Pabst, Martin. 1989. "Tram & Trolley in Africa" (ISBN 3-88490-152-4). Krefeld: Röhr Verlag GMBH.
  • Peschkes, Robert. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus, and Rapid Transit Systems."
    • Part One, Latin America (ISBN 1-898319-02-2). 1980. Exeter, UK: Quail Map Company.
    • Part Two, Asia+USSR / Africa / Australia (ISBN 0-948619-00-7). 1987. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
    • Part Three, Europe (ISBN 0-948619-01-5). 1993. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
    • Part Four, North America (ISBN 0-948619-06-6). 1998. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
  • Sebree, Mac, and Paul Ward. 1974. "The Trolley Coach in North America" (Interurbans Special 59). (ASIN B0006CEBZC) Los Angeles: Interurbans.
  • Stock, Werner. 1987. "Obus-Anlagen in Deutschland" (ISBN 3-926882-00-X). Bielefeld: Hermann Busch Verlag.
  • Straßenbahnatlas ehem. Sowjetunion / Tramway Atlas of the former USSR (ISBN 3-926524-15-4). 1996. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn, in conjunction with Light Rail Transit Association, London.
  • "Straßenbahnatlas Rumänien" (compiled by Andreas Günter, Sergei Tarknov and Christian Blank; ISBN 3-926524-23-5). 2004. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn.
  • Tarkhov, Sergei. 2000. "Empire of the Trolleybus: Vol 1 -- Russia" (ISBN 0-948619-02-3). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
  • Wonson, Richard L. 1983. "Trackless Trolleys of Rhode Island, The" (ISBN 0-938315-01-3). Cambridge (MA), US: Boston Street Railway, Inc (Bulletin 18).
  • 吉川文夫 (Yoshikawa, Fumio). 1995.　日本のトロリーバス (Nippon no "trolleybus") (ISBN 4-88548-066-3). Tokyo: kk Denkisha-kenkyûkai.

[edit] Periodicals

  • "Trolleybus Magazine" (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
  • Tarkov, Sergei. "The Solonceni Trolleybus". Trolleybus Magazine No. 200, March-April 1995.
  • Tarkhov, Sergei and Dmitriy Merzlov. "North Korean Surprises - Part 3". (Trolleybus Magazine No. 246, November-December 2002).

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