Trolleybuses in Solingen

Solingen trolleybus system
An MAN trolleybus in Solingen, 2005.
Operation
Locale	Solingen, Germany
Open	19 June 1952 (1952-06-19)
Status	Open
Routes	6
Operator(s)	Stadtwerke Solingen
Infrastructure
Electrification	600 V DC
Overview System map, 2010.
Website	Stadtwerke Solingen (German)

The Solingen trolleybus system (German: Oberleitungsbussystem Solingen), also known locally as the Stangentaxi, serves the city of Solingen, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Opened on 19 June 1952, it is the largest of the three remaining trolleybus systems in Germany, and one of its lines extends into the neighbouring municipality of Wuppertal.

See also

• Solingen Hauptbahnhof
• List of trolleybus systems in Germany

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in Solingen at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Trolleybuses in Wuppertal at Wikimedia Commons

• Trolleybus city : Solingen at Trolleymotion (English)
• Solingen database / photo gallery and Solingen trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.

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Coordinates: 52°50′N 13°50′E / 52.833°N 13.833°E / 52.833; 13.833