| Sanremo trolleybus system | |
| Operation | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Sanremo, Liguria, Italy |
| Open | 1942 |
| Routes | 1 |
| Operator(s) | Riviera Trasporti |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 35 km (22 mi)[1] |
| Overview | |
| Website | Riviera Trasporti (Italian) |
The Sanremo trolleybus system (Italian: Rete filoviaria di Sanremo), also known as the Italian Riviera trolleybus (Italian: Filovia della Riviera dei Fiori), is focused on the town and comune of Sanremo, in the region of Liguria, northwestern Italy.
In operation since 1942, the system consists of one 35 km (22 mi) long trolleybus route, linking the coastal towns of Ventimiglia and Taggia.
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The trolleybus system on the Italian Riviera was built to replace two interurban tramways, the Taggia–Ospedaletti tramway and the Bordighera–Ventimiglia tramway. The new trolleybuses, unlike the trams, were also able to cope with the steep climbs between Ospedaletti and Bordighera.
The first trolleybus route, from Sanremo to Ospedaletti, was inaugurated in 1942, followed in 1948 by the second line (Sanremo–Taggia), and in 1951 by the Ospedaletti–Ventimiglia extension.
On 20 December 2001, a deviation was opened to serve the new Taggia-Arma railway station. However, traffic between Sanremo and Taggia (line T) was operated by coach for a few years, because of roadworks.
Three services are operated on the single route comprising the Sanremo trolleybus system. They are:
Interurban Trolleybus and (former) Tram Network
This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at March 2011.
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