Trolleybuses in Ruse

Ruse trolleybus system

Two ZiU-9 trolleybuses in Ruse, with Lada taxi at left and the Pantheon behind, 1993.
Operation
Locale	Ruse, Bulgaria
Open	9 September 1988 (1988-09-09)
Status	Open
Routes	8
Operator(s)	ЕГГЕД Русе АД (Egged Ruse JS Co)
Infrastructure
Stock	49 trolleybuses
Website	Egged Ruse (in English)

The Ruse trolleybus system (Bulgarian: Русе Тролейбусен транспорт) forms part of the public transport network of the city and municipality of Ruse, the fifth most populous city in Bulgaria. Opened in 1988, the system currently has eight lines.

Services

The Ruse trolleybus lines as of 2015 are:^[1]

• 02: "Treti Mart" Blvrd. – "Sent Uan" Str. – "Nikolaevska" Str. – "Skobelev" Blvrd. – "Lipnik" Blvrd.
• 09: Charodeika South Residential District – "Hristo Botev" Blvrd – "Sefan Stambolov" Str. – "Treti Mart" Blvrd.
• 13: Drujba 3 Residential District – "Dame Gruev" Str. – "Tsar Osvoboditel" Blvrd. - "Lipnik" Blvrd. – Shunting yard.
• 21: Charodeika South Residential District – "Tsar Osvoboditel" Blvrd. – "Lipnik" Blvrd. – Shunting yard.
• 24: Drujba 3 Residential District – "Tsar Osvoboditel" Blvrd – "Skobelev" Blvrd. – "Treti Mart" Blvrd.
• 25: Drujba 3 Residential District – "Bulgaria" Blvrd. – "Skobelev" Blvrd. – "Pliska" Str. – "Tutrakan" Blvrd.
• 27: Drujba 3 Residential District – "Hristo Botev" Blvrd. – "Syedinenie" Blvrd. – "Tutrakan" Blvrd.
• 29: Charodeika South Residential District – "Hristo Botev" Blvrd. – "Syedinenie" Blvrd. – "Pliska" Str. – "Tutrakan" Blvrd.

Fleet

As of 2015, the Ruse trolleybus fleet has 49 trolleybuses:

• FBW 91T - 8 units;
• Iveco 2470 Socimi - 23 units;
• Mercedes-Benz O 405 GTD - 1 unit;
• Neoplan N6020 - 7 units;
• Renault ER100H - 8 units;
• Škoda 14Tr - 2 units;

See also

• Ruse Central railway station
• List of trolleybus systems

References

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in Ruse at Wikimedia Commons

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

Coordinates: 43°51′N 25°58′E / 43.850°N 25.967°E / 43.850; 25.967