List_of_trolleybus_systems
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—separate articles in Wikipedia—have been made for the following countries:
- Americas
- Europe (Note: countries not listed here are included in this article; see Contents table below)
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This page also provides references that are applicable to all parts of the complete list.
Bold typeface for a location city indicates an existing trolleybus system, currently in operation (temporary suspensions not counted), or a new system currently under construction.
Algeria
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Algiers | 1934 | 1974 | ||
| Constantine | - | - | Construction started 1914, not completed. | |
| 1921 | 1963 (?) | |||
| Oran | 17 May 1939 | 1969 (?) |
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Egypt
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Cairo | 1950 | 22 October 1981 | ||
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Morocco
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Casablanca | 1932 | May 1972 | ||
| Marrakesh | 29 September 2017[1][2] | See also Trolleybuses in Marrakesh. | ||
| Tétouan | Apr 1950 | Nov 1975 | Suburban line to Martil. | |
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South Africa
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Bloemfontein | 16 December 1915 | Oct 1937 | ||
| Boksburg | 25 March 1914 | 10 October 1925 | ||
| Cape Town | 1930
21 December 1935 |
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28 February 1964 |
Demonstration
See also Trolleybuses in Cape Town. | |
| Durban | 24 February 1935 | 11 April 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Durban. | |
| Germiston | 19 August 1914 | 1918 | ||
| Johannesburg | 1930
26 August 1936 |
-
10 January 1986 |
Demonstration.
See also Trolleybuses in Johannesburg. | |
| Pretoria | 1 July 1939 | 21 February 1972 | See also Trolleybuses in Pretoria. | |
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Tunisia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Tunis | 1945 | 1970 | ||
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Argentina
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| (Bahía Blanca) | Completed 1954, not opened. | |||
| TBA | Buenos Aires | 4 June 1948 | 30 April 1966 | |
| Emir SA, TECSA, TAMSE | Córdoba | 7 May 1989 | See Trolleybuses in Córdoba. | |
| La Plata | December 1954 | 25 December 1966 | ||
| Mar del Plata | 1956 | 1963 (?) | ||
| EPTM, STM | Mendoza | 16 October 1913
14 February 1958 |
1915 (?)
February 2021 |
See Trolleybuses in Mendoza. |
| EMTR, DMT, M. Fierro, Ecobus, SEMTUR | Rosario | 24 May 1959 | Operation suspended 1 January 1993 – 25 January 1994, during transition to a new operator and fleet. See also Trolleybuses in Rosario. | |
| Dirección Provincial del Transporte. | Tucumán | 23 July 1955 | 28 April 1962 | Three routes, fleet of 25 Henschel coaches. |
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Brazil
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Brazil
Canada
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Canada
Chile
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Valparaíso | 31 December 1952 | Operation suspended 1 December 1981 - circa May 1982, reopened after sale to a new, private operator.[3][4] See also Trolleybuses in Valparaíso. | ||
| ENT/ETCE | Santiago | 31 October 1947 | ca. November 1978 | Also experimental operation in 1940[5] with a single vehicle.[6] |
| ETS | 24 December 1991 | 9 July 1994[7] | ||
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Colombia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Bogotá | 12 April 1948 | 15 August 1991 | ||
| Medellín | 12 October 1929 | 1951 | An experimental trolleybus line, using one vehicle, operated on the campus of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana from 30 November 2011 until December 2012.[8] A trolleybus system for Medellín is proposed (as of 2013).[9] | |
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Cuba
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| (La Habana /Havana) | (18 September 1949) | ? | Test operation, see note. | |
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- Note: Tests began 18 September 1949 along tramway lines using "all-service vehicles" (dual-mode buses) purchased secondhand from Newark, New Jersey, US. The tests did not involve building new or converting existing supply because Havana's tramway had twin-wire overhead. Regular service was not operated.
Ecuador
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Quito | 18 December 1995 | See Trolleybuses in Quito |
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Mexico
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Sistecozome | Guadalajara | 15 December 1976[10] | Limited, free service initially; full service began on 9 January 1977.[10] See Trolleybuses in Guadalajara. | |
| STE | Ciudad de México /Mexico City | 9 March 1951 | See note. See also Trolleybuses in Mexico City. | |
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Peru
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Lima | July 1928 | 13 June 1931 | ||
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Trinidad and Tobago
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Port of Spain | 1 October 1941 | 31 December 1956 | ||
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United States
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in the United States
Uruguay
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| Name of companies | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| AMDET (1951–1976) COOPTROL (1975–1992) |
Montevideo | 28 March 1951 | 26 January 1992 | |
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Venezuela
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Transbarca | (Barquisimeto) | Partially constructed, 2006–2012 (not continuously), and very limited demonstration service operated on one section from November 2012 to circa early 2013, but system did not open for regular service, and project was cancelled in July 2013.[13] See Trolleybus usage by country#Venezuela for more information. | ||
| Tranvías Eléctricos de Caracas | Caracas | July 1937 | 1949 (?) | |
| Tromerca | Mérida | 18 June 2007 | c. mid-2016[14] | Introductory service, Sundays only, started 26 November 2006. System opened (regular, daily service) on 18 June 2007.[15] Service gradually converted to diesel bus operation in 2015–16; no formal closure announcement, but trolleybus service not expected to resume.[14] See Trolleybuses in Mérida. |
| Valencia | 1941 | 1947 (?) | ||
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Afghanistan
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Kabul | Feb 1979 | 1993 | See also Trolleybuses in Kabul | |
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Armenia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Gyumri | 29 November 1962 | 2005 | ||
| Yerevan | 15 August 1949 | See Trolleybuses in Yerevan. | ||
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Azerbaijan
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Baku | 5 December 1941 | 30 June 2006 | See also Trolleybuses in Baku. | |
| Ganja | 1 May 1955 | 2004 | See also Trolleybuses in Ganja, Azerbaijan. | |
| Mingaçevir | 15 April 1989 | 31 March 2006 | See also Trolleybuses in Mingachevir. | |
| Nakhchivan | 3 November 1986 | April 2004[16] | See also Trolleybuses in Nakhchivan (city). | |
| Sumqayıt | 28 April 1961 | 31 December 2005 | See also Trolleybuses in Sumqayit. | |
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China
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| Name of system | City | Province | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Anshan | Liaoning | 1 January 1975 | 1 July 2000 | ||
| Beijing | — | 26 February 1957 | See Beijing Bus. | ||
| Benxi | Liaoning | 1 July 1960 | 1 May 1998 | ||
| Baoding | Hebei | 29 December 2018 | [17][18][19][20] As of 2021, trolleybuses temporarily replaced by battery-electric buses due to construction.[21] | ||
| Changchun | Jilin | 1 July 1960 | 1 May 2001 | ||
| Wuyang Meikuang (五阳煤矿) Trolleybus[22] | Changzhi | Shanxi | An independent system owned by Lu'an Environmental Energy Development Co., Ltd. serving Wuyang Coal Mine and nearby areas | ||
| Chengdu | Sichuan | 1 January 1962 | 10 January 1996 | ||
| Chongqing | — | 24 December 1955 | 23 May 2004 | ||
| Dalian | Liaoning | 1 October 1960 | |||
| Datong | Shanxi | 15 January 1985 | 1990s | 3 km mining commuter trolleybus from Xinergou to Wajinwan Mine opened in 1985;[23] extended June 1988 on both ends from Silaogou to Wangcun Mine for total length of 16 km.[24] | |
| Fuzhou | Fujian | 28 September 1983 | 14 March 2001 | ||
| Guangzhou | Guangdong | 30 September 1960 | |||
| Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 26 April 1961 | |||
| Harbin | Heilongjiang | 31 December 1958 | 26 June 2008 | ||
| Jilin City | Jilin | 1 October 1960 | 2000 | ||
| Jinan | Shandong | 1 January 1977 | See Trolleybuses in Jinan. | ||
| Xiaohengshan Meikuang (小恒山煤矿) Trolleybus | Jixi | Heilongjiang | 2016 | An independent system owned by Jixi Mining Group Co., Ltd. serving Xiaohengshan Coal Mine and nearby areas | |
| Lanzhou | Gansu | 1 January 1959 | 6 May 2008 | ||
| Luoyang | Henan | 1 October 1984 | |||
| Nanchang | Jiangxi | 1 July 1971[25] | 20 June 2009 | ||
| Nanjing | Jiangsu | 1 August 1960 | 10 January 1996 | ||
| Qingdao | Shandong | 21 October 1960 | |||
| Qiqihar | Heilongjiang | 16 February 1959 | 14 March 2002 | ||
| Shanghai | — | 15 November 1914 | See Trolleybuses in Shanghai. | ||
| Shenyang | Liaoning | 1 November 1951 | 20 June 1999 | ||
| Yangzhuang Meikuang (杨庄煤矿) Trolleybus | Feicheng / Tai'an | Shandong | An independent system owned by Shandong Energy Feicheng Mining Group Co., Ltd. serving Yangzhuang Coal Mine and nearby areas. | ||
| Taiyuan | Shanxi | 1 May 1960 | Taiyuan Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. owned system | ||
| Xishan Meidian (西山煤电) Trolleybus | Taiyuan | Shanxi | Guandi / 官地线 end at 5 May 2016 | A two routes (Guandi / 官地线 and Duerping / 杜儿坪线) independent system owned by Xishan Coal Electricity Group Co., Ltd. serving the factory and nearby areas. | |
| Tianjin | — | 1 July 1951 | 15 July 1995 | ||
| Tianshui | Gansu | 10 July 1958 | 1961 | ||
| Wuhan | Hubei | 20 September 1958 | Wuhan Public Transport Group Co., Ltd. owned system | ||
| Wuhan Gangtie (武汉钢铁) Trolleybus | Wuhan | Hubei | 1 October 1962 | 2006[26] | An independent system owned by Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Co.[26][5] serving the factory and nearby areas |
| Xi'an | Shaanxi | 1 October 1959 | 14 January 2009 | ||
| Xi'an | Shaanxi | 9 February 1983 | Commuting trolleybus line for an artillery factory in Tianwang. | ||
| Chaohua Meikuang (超化煤矿) Trolleybus | Xinmi/Zhengzhou | Henan | March 2016 | An independent system owned by Zhengzhou Coal Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. serving Chaohua Coal Mine and nearby areas | |
| Niu'erzhuang Meikuang (牛儿庄煤矿) Trolleybus | Niu'erzhuang/Handan | Hebei | January 2010 | An independent system owned by Jizhong Energy Group serving Niu'erzhuang Mine and nearby areas | |
| Xingtai Meikuang (邢台煤矿) Trolleybus | Xingtai | Hebei | March 2012 | An independent system owned by Jizhong Energy Group serving Xingtai Mine and nearby areas | |
| Zhengzhou[27] | Henan | 1 May 1979 | 15 January 2010 | ||
| 1 January 2021[28] | New eBRT trolleybus introduced along BRT Route B2.[29][30] | ||||
| Zibo | Shandong | Trolleytrucks in the Shandong Jinling Mine. |
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Georgia
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| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
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| Batumi | 6 November 1978 | 2005 | Included two interurban lines to Makhinjauri and Khelvachauri. | |
| Chiatura | 7 November 1967 | 2008 | Interurban line to Sachkhere. | |
| Gori | 30 April 1972 | 24 March 2010 | Included interurban lines to the villages of Tiniskhidi and Ortasheni. | |
| Kobuleti | Construction started 1990 - 1991 of interurban line to Makhinjauri (terminus of a line from Batumi), not completed. | |||
| Kutaisi | 11 September 1949 | 25 July 2009 | Service suspended 14 January 2007 – November 2007 | |
| Ozurgeti | 27 November 1980 | June 2006 | Included interurban line to Dvabzu village. | |
| Poti | 20 January 1980 | December 2004 | Included interurban line to Maltakva village. | |
| Rustavi | 16 February 1971 | 24 September 2009 | Service suspended in 2000 | |
| Samtredia | 28 August 1982 | 2000? | Included interurban line to Kulashi village. | |
| Sukhumi | 3 January 1968 | Service suspended August 1992 - 1995 | ||
| Tbilisi | 21 April 1937 | 4 December 2006 | [31] | |
| Tskhinvali | 25 June 1982 | December 1990 | ||
| Zestaponi | Construction started 1990 - 1991, not completed. | |||
| Zugdidi | 24 February 1986 | July 2009 | Service suspended 1992 - 1995 | |
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India
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Delhi | 1935 | 1962 | ||
| Mumbai | 11 June 1962 | 24 March 1971 | ||
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- Note: In Kolkata (Calcutta), trial operation with a single trolleybus on a short test line took place in 1977.
Iran
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Tehran | 14 September 1992[32] | Service suspended from 2013 to 2016.[33] See Trolleybuses in Tehran. | ||
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Japan
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Shin-Hanayashiki Onsen-tochi (新花屋敷温泉土地) |
Hanayashiki | 1 August 1928 | April 1932 | Hanayashiki is part of Kawanishi, Hyogo [34] |
| Kawasaki-shiei Trolleybus (川崎市営トロリーバス) |
Kawasaki | 1 March 1951 | 30 April 1964 | [35] |
| Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus | Ōgizawa Station – Kurobe Dam | 1 August 1964 | 30 November 2018 | Trolleybuses have been replaced with autonomous electric buses from April 2019. |
| Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus | Daikanbō – Murodō | 23 April 1996 | See note. | |
| Kyōto-shiei Trolleybus (京都市営トロリーバス) |
Kyoto | 1 April 1932 | 30 September 1969 | [34] |
| Nagoya-shiei Trolleybus (名古屋市営トロリーバス) |
Nagoya | 10 May 1943 | 15 January 1951 | [35] |
| Ōsaka-shiei Trolleybus (大阪市営トロリーバス) |
Osaka | 1 September 1953 | 14 June 1970 | [34] |
| Toei Trolleybus (都営トロリーバス) |
Tokyo | 20 May 1952 | 28 September 1968 | [35] |
| Yokohama-shiei Trolleybus (横浜市営トロリーバス) |
Yokohama | 16 July 1959 | 31 March 1972 | [35] |
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Notes for the two tunnel trolleybus lines:
- The 6.1 km Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus line operated almost entirely in tunnel, through a mountain, and connected Ōgizawa Station with Kurobe Dam, for tourists and hikers. The transport service continues to operate, but no longer uses trolleybuses. Ōgizawa Station is in Ōmachi city, Nagano Prefecture.
- The affiliated 3.6 km Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus line, similarly, operates entirely in tunnel and connects Daikanbo with Murodō. The line is located in Tateyama town, Toyama Prefecture.
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").
Kazakhstan
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Aqtobe | 11 August 1982 | July 2013 | Service suspended February 4 until 12 June 2013.[36] | |
| Almaty[37] | 20 April 1944 | |||
| Astana | 18 January 1983 | 30 September 2008 | ||
| Atyrau | 4 September 1996 | 29 April 1999 | ||
| Novaya Bukhtarma | 1 January 1975 | 1980 | Trolleybus to cement plant, closed because of inconvenience as line was built to terminate 900 meters away from the plant.[38] | |
| Petropavl | 25 December 1971[39] | 1 June 2014 | Closed due to bankruptcy.[40] | |
| Karaganda | 30 May 1967 | 20 April 2010 | ||
| Qostanay | 28 December 1989 | 2005 | Closed in 2005;[41] contact network fully dismantled in 2011.[42] | |
| Shymkent | 11 January 1969 | October 2005 | Some operation reported during 2005, none during 2006.[41] | |
| Taraz | 10 April 1980 | December 2013 | Service suspended from the December 2013 under the pretext of water infrastructure repairs. Fully dismantled 13/3/2017.[43] | |
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- Note: A Russian-language source states that system in the city of Turkistan became an unrealised project.
Kyrgyzstan
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| (Balykchy)[44] | Trolleybus infrastructure built along a 5.8 km long path from 1992-1994, never operated. | |||
| Bishkek | 13 January 1951[45] | |||
| (Jalal-Abad)[46] | Work terminated in 1991. | |||
| Naryn | 30 October 1994[47] | Service suspends every summer, June till September. | ||
| Osh | 1 November 1977[48] | |||
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Malaysia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| George Town | 19 Mar 1924[5]: 84 | 31 July 1961[5] | See Trolleybuses in George Town, Penang. | |
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Mongolia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Ulaanbaatar | 29 October 1987[49] | |||
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Myanmar
Nepal
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Kathmandu | 28 December 1975 | November 2008[51] | Service suspended 19 December 2001 – 1 September 2003. See Trolleybuses in Kathmandu. | |
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North Korea
See also: Trams and trolleybuses in North Korea
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Anju[52] | 1987 (Anju to Namhung Youth Chemical Complex)
24 August 1993 (Anju to near Sinanju Chongnyon station)[53] |
2000 (Namhung Youth Chemical Complex to Anju)[52] | Assumed route
Segment around Namhung Youth Chemical Complex is a one way, counter-clockwise loop, closed around 2000. Poles remain in parts of the route. Operated with Chollima-74 trolleybuses.[54] | |
| Chongjin[55] | 20 October 1970 | 3 lines; trolleybus formerly duplicated part of tram route on main road, later removed.[56] | ||
| Hamhung | 1973[57] | Assumed routes
Another branch to Ryongsung existed, for a total length of about 15 km. It was dismantled in the early 2000s.[58] | ||
| Huichon | 7 km long line,[59] has at least two new Chollima-321 trolleybuses. | |||
| Hochon[60] | 1993 | trolleybuses removed since 2020 | Connects Sangnong-rodongjagu with Sangnong mine.[61] Assumed route. | |
| ♦ Sangnong Mine | Cargo trolleybus line in Sangnong mine as ore transport, replacing previous locomotive based ore transport system.[62] | |||
| Hongwon | Cargo trolleybus line in Rochon Quarry, Unpho Mine, replacing previous truck based ore transportation system, operated with trolleybuses converted by the mine.[63] | |||
| Jonchon[64] | possible late 2000s | A line serving February 8 General Machine Factory. A trolleybus was located within the machine plant between 2011-2014. A depot was built in 2017, but its roof was destroyed in 2021, revealing two trolleybuses.[64] | ||
| Kanggye[65] | 17 April 1992 | A single trolleybus line via a riverbank. Assumed route | ||
| Kapsan | 10-ri (3.9 km) long trolleybus line from a mining village to (presumably) Kapsan mine.[66] | |||
| Kimchaek[67] | 17 May 1985 | Long distance line (9.1 km) from Kimchaek–Sinpyong-dong–Haksong-dong–Jangbong with the depot in Sinpyong. The line was truncated to just Kimchaek to the depot at Sinpyong-dong between 2011 and 2012, to a length of 4.4 km.[67] | ||
| Kujang | Commuter trolleybus in Ryongdung-rodongjagu, connecting to Ryongdung Mine. Two ex-Pyongyang Chollima-72 trolleybuses.[68] | |||
| Kumya | Commuter trolleybus line connecting Kaljon-rodongjagu with Kumya Youth Mine. An unbuilt second stage was to extend the trolleybus line from the edges of the worker's district to within the district itself.[69] | |||
| Manpo[70] | December 2019[71][72] | 5 km line opened in 2019, first stage from Kunmak-dong to Pyolo-dong.[71][72] | ||
| Nampo[73] | Trolleybus service was normalised in 2021.[74] | |||
| Onsong[75] | 15 January 1996[76] | before 2004 | Connects Onsong railway station to the Wangjaesan Grand Monument.[77] Bidirectional line with only one set of overhead wires. Line is likely mothballed, no trolleybuses seen in satellite imagery. | |
| Pyongsong Transport Company[78] | Pyongsong[79] | 4(?) Aug 1983 | One line within Pyongsong.[80] Other line usually considered to be part of Pyongsong Assumed route | |
| Pyongyang | 30 April 1962 | See Trolleybuses in Pyongyang. | ||
| ♦Unjong-guyok: Paesan-dong to Kwangmyong-dong[81] | Originally built 1990s
Split between 1996-2005 |
The district is now part of Pyongyang, it was split off from Pyongsong's network during that period of time into its own, completely separate line. | ||
| Sangwon[82] | 29 March 1995[83] | 5 km long trolleybus route connecting Myongdang-rodongjagu to the Sangwon Limestone Mine, via the Sangwon Cement Complex. The line was built and operated by the Sangwon Cement Complex.[84] | ||
| Sariwon[85] | 19 June 1999[86] | Assumed route. Served by two Ikarus 280 converted articulated trolleybuses only. Other three vehicles stored. | ||
| Sinhung | trolleybuses removed since 2017 | A 4.1km bidirectional, one way line serving Sinhung Workers' District.
The line is currently mothballed.[87] | ||
| Sinpyong | Likely closed since 2000s[88] | One 2 km line serving Mannyon-rodongjagu, likely with overhead on only one side of the road.[89] | ||
| Sinuiju[90] | 1978[57]
late 1980s (to Ragwon Machine Complex) |
2005-2009 (Sinuiju Chongnyon station to Ragwon Machine Complex) | Operation suspended 2018 to October 2020, restarted with Chollima-321 bodied trollebuses that were likely to be rebuilds based on Chollima-82 chassis.
Current line is a one way loop around city. 9km long interurban line existed from late 1980s until closed between 2005 and 2009 during reconstruction of highway. Services replaced by buses.[91] | |
| Sudong | 1979[57] | As South Korea does not recognise geographical changes within north Korea, it is labeled as Kowon sometimes.[57] It was split from Kowon County in 1990. A trolleybus is said to exist for Kowon coal mine, with an unknown state of operation.[92] Black and white 2011 google earth imagery shows a plausible trolleybus loop and 800m of poles along the eastern side of a roadway that disappear under the train station due to cloud cover. No trolleybuses are visible.
Received Chollima 9.25 from Pyongyang for opening.[93] | ||
| Sunchon | Articulated trolleybus production started in 1990, with plans to also supply trolleybuses to Anju, Pyongsong, Sunchon and Tokchon.[94] | |||
| Tanchon | 1986 | No trolleybuses visible after 2011, loop near Kumgol station demolished before 2015.[95] | A line in Kumgol Youth station to Kumgol-3-dong for miners and residents serving the Komdok mine.[96][97] 6.2 km long. 3 trolleybus seen near Kumgol station in 2011.
Probably closed due to 2012 North Korean floods. | |
| Tanchon | Trolleybus was to be built in the Sindanchon (new Tanchon) district.[98] | |||
| Tokchon | 27 April 1990 | around 2014 | Trolleybus movements were no longer observed after 2014. Prior to that, satellite imagery captured trolleybus movement in the city.[99] | |
| Unhung | 1980s | 4 new trolleybuses delivered for operation of commuter trolleybus connecting miners' town to Unhung Mine.[100] | ||
| Unsan | 1980s | Commuter trolleybus in Kubong-rodongjagu connecting to Ryongdae Mine, with a length of 10-ri (3.9 km).[101] | ||
| Wonsan[102] | 8 September 1988 | A single line via city's main thoroughfare. Assumed route. Received new Chollima-321 trolleybuses.[103] | ||
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Philippines
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Manila | Feb 1929 | Dec 1941 | ||
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Saudi Arabia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Riyadh | 23 April 2013[104] | System in the campus of the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.[104] | ||
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Singapore
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Singapore | 14 August 1926 | 15 December 1962 | See also Trolleybuses in Singapore. | |
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Sri Lanka
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Colombo | 22 July 1953 | 1 December 1964 | ||
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Tajikistan
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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| Dushanbe | 2 May 1955 | See Trolleybuses in Dushanbe. | ||
| Khujand | 3 November 1970 | September 2010 | Service suspended 15 May 2008 – 17 August 2009. Since ~2006 service extremely unstable due to power outages. Officially service closed in April 2013. | |
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Turkey
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara | 1946 | 1981 | ||
| İstanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel İşletmeleri Genel Müdürlüğü | Istanbul | 27 May 1961 | 16 July 1984 | Trolleybuses operated only on European side.[105] |
| İzmir | July 1954 | Sep 1992 | See Trolleybuses in Izmir. | |
| Trambüs | Malatya | 10 March 2015 | ||
| Trambüs | Sanliurfa | 28 April 2023 [106] | ||
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Turkmenistan
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashgabat | 19 October 1964 | 1 January 2012 | See Trolleybuses in Ashgabat. |
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Uzbekistan
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andijan | 30 April 1970 | March 2002[107] | ||
| Bukhara | 1 December 1987 | September 2005[108] | ||
| ♦ Bukhara - Kagan | Reported as complete but not yet open (Trolleybus Magazine). | |||
| Jizzakh | 26 August 1997 | 3 January 2010 | ||
| Ferghana | 23 February 1971 | July 2003 | Service suspended 1999 - March 2002. | |
| ♦ Ferghana- Margilan | 1971 | 1999? | ||
| Qorako‘l | A single line under construction since 1995. Project abandoned in 1997. | |||
| Namangan | 4 April 1973 | 3 January 2010 | In service ~2001? - 2010 only interurban line (see below) | |
| ♦ Namangan-Turakurgan | ~2001? | 3 January 2010 | Construction started in 1996 | |
| Nukus | 14 December 1991 | July 2007 | ||
| Olmaliq | 20 December 1967 | February 2009 | Service closed after a serious accident at a electricity substation. In the last few years of operation, the condition of vehicles deteriorated and work cars were used on routes.[109] | |
| Samarkand | 20 December 1957 | 2005 | ||
| Tashkent | 7 November 1947 | 30 April 2010 | ||
| ♦ Urgench- Khiva | 20 October 1997 | See Trolleybuses in Urgench. | ||
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- Angren
- Chirchiq
- Guliston
- Qarshi
- Kokand
- Navoiy
- Termez
- Yangiabad
Vietnam
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanoi | 15 December 1986 | 15 July 1993 | Trolleybuses replaced previously liquidated tram network; a total of 19 trolleybuses were built on the chassis of various trucks. Throughout its operation, the condition of the system was poor, with vehicles running at 5 to 10 km/h.[110] | |
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Austria
More information Name of system, Location ...
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Verkehr der Stadt Gmünd / Trolejbusová doprava v Gmündu | Gmünd | 12 July 1907 | 14 July 1916 | See also Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Verkehr der Stadt Gmünd (in German); city divided after World War I; see České Velenice Czech Republic. |
| Graz | 1 October 1941 | 29 June 1967 | ||
| Innsbruck | 8 April 1944 | 29 February 1976 | ||
| 17 December 1988 | 25 February 2007 [111] | |||
| Judenburg | 10 December 1910 | 1914 | See also Gleislose Bahn Judenburg (in German). | |
| Mürztaler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft | Kapfenberg | 1 July 1944 | 31 March 2002 | System included line extending to Bruck an der Mur; see also Oberleitungsbus Kapfenberg (in German). |
| Klagenfurt | 1 August 1944 | 16 April 1963 | ||
| Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Betrieb der Gemeinde Weidling | Klosterneuburg | 22 May 1908 | Dec 1919 | See also Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Betrieb der Gemeinde Weidling (in German), connected Klosterneuburg and Weidling railway station. |
| Leoben | 1 March 1949 | 13 July 1973 | See also Oberleitungsbus Leoben (in German). | |
| Liesing | 17 July 1909 | 8 January 1920 | See also Elektrische Oberleitungsbahn Liesing–Kalksburg (in German), connected Liesing and Kalksburg, today part of Vienna. | |
| Linz | 15 May 1944 | |||
| Salzburg | 1 October 1940 | See Trolleybuses in Salzburg. | ||
| Vienna | ||||
| Gleislose Bahn Pötzleinsdorf–Salmannsdorf | ♦ Pötzleinsdorf - Salmannsdorf | 14 October 1908 | 30 October 1938 | See also Gleislose Bahn Pötzleinsdorf–Salmannsdorf (in German). |
| ♦ Währinger Gürtel - Salmannsdorf | 9 October 1946 | 2 December 1958 | See also Oberleitungsbus Wien (in German). | |
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Goods (freight) line (trolleytruck):
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankt Lambrecht | 16 November 1945 | 21 April 1951 | Limited passenger service operated . | |
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Belarus
Further information: Trolleybuses in Belarus
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babruysk | 30 August 1978 | |||
| Brest | 20 April 1981 | See Trolleybuses in Brest, Belarus. | ||
| Homiel | 20 May 1962 | |||
| Hrodna | 5 November 1974 | |||
| Kosino | 1950s | A cargo trolleybus system in the 'Pobeda' collective farm, Lahoysk.[112] | ||
| Mahilyow | 19 January 1970 | |||
| Minsk | 19 September 1952 | The second largest network in world (after Moscow); see Trolleybuses in Minsk | ||
| Snov | 1950s | 1960s | A cargo trolleybus system in the Kolkhoz named after Mikhail Kalinin.[113] | |
| Vitebsk | 1 September 1978 | |||
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Belgium (by province)
Antwerp (Antwerpen)
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| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 14 August 1929 | 31 March 1964 | ||
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Brussels
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels | 18 April 1939 | 15 February 1964 | ||
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- Note: The Brussels-Capital Region is not a province. Neither does it belong to one, nor does it contain any.
East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen)
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| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghent | 24 March 1989 | 14 June 2009 | Operation suspended 9 April 2004 – 17 October 2005. | |
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAS Sarajevo | Sarajevo | 23 November 1984 | Operation suspended April 1992 - 27 November 1995 because of war, after war network was renewed and trolleybuses still drive in Sarajevo. | |
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Bulgaria
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| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blagoevgrad | Construction started during the late 1980s, not completed. | ||
| Burgas | 25 September 1989 | See also Trolleybuses in Burgas. | |
| Gabrovo | 17 April 1987 | 24 March 2013[115] | |
| Gorna Oryahovitsa | Construction started during the late 1980s, partially completed but never in service. The line was supposed to connect the towns of Gorna Oryahovitsa and Lyaskovets with planned connection to the system in Veliko Tarnovo. | ||
| Dimitrovgrad | Construction started during the late 1980s, partially completed but never in service. | ||
| Dobrich | 9 September 1987 | 30 June 2014 | |
| Haskovo | 1990 | ||
| Kazanlak | 1 May 1986 | 10 January 1999 | |
| Pazardzhik | 1 June 1993 | ||
| Pernik | 20 September 1987 | 30 March 2015 | |
| Pleven | 7 October 1985 | ||
| Plovdiv | 6 January 1956 | October 2012 | See also Trolleybuses in Plovdiv. |
| Ruse | 9 September 1988 | See also Trolleybuses in Ruse. | |
| Shumen | Construction started during the late 1980s, partially completed but never in service. | ||
| Sliven | 24 May 1986 | ||
| Sofia | 14 February 1941
1 May 1948 |
9 September 1944
- |
See also Trolleybuses in Sofia. |
| Stara Zagora | November 1987 | See also Trolleybuses in Stara Zagora. | |
| Varna | 1 January 1986 | See also Trolleybuses in Varna. | |
| Veliko Tarnovo | 1991 | 31 March 2009 | See also Trolleybuses in Veliko Tarnovo. |
| Vidin | Construction started during the late 1980s, partially completed but never in service. | ||
| Vratsa | 1988 | ||
| Yambol | Construction started during the late 1980s, not completed. | ||
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Croatia
Czech Republic
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brno | 30 July 1949 | |||
| until 1914: Gleislose Bahn Budweis, modern system: Dopravní podnik města České Budějovice (trolejbusová síť) | České Budějovice | 1909 | 1914 | First of three systems. For the first system, see Gleislose Bahn Budweis (in German), the German name for the first system, because České Budějovice was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918. |
| 28 October 1948 | 24 April 1971 | |||
| 2 May 1991 | ||||
| Trolejbusová doprava v Gmündu / Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Verkehr der Stadt Gmünd | České Velenice | 16 July 1907 | 14 July 1916 | See also Trolejbusová doprava v Gmündu (in Czech) |
| Chomutov–Jirkov | 1 September 1995 | |||
| Děčín | 6 January 1950 | 14 December 1973 | ||
| Hradec Králové | 2 May 1949 | |||
| Jihlava | 19 December 1948 | |||
| Mariánské Lázně | 27 April 1952 | See also Trolleybuses in Mariánské Lázně. | ||
| Most and Most–Litvínov | 1948 | 31 January 1959 | ||
| ♦ Litvínov | 6 December 1946 | 31 January 1959 | ||
| Opava | 24 August 1952 | |||
| Ostrava | 9 May 1952 | |||
| Pardubice | 20 January 1952 | |||
| Plzeň | 9 April 1941 | |||
| Prague | 29 August 1936 | 15 October 1972 | See also Trolleybuses in Prague. | |
| 15 October 2017 | Single 1-km-long testing track built in 2017 to evaluate feasibility of a new trolleybus system[116]
See also Trolleybuses in Prague. | |||
| Teplice | 1 May 1952 | |||
| Ústí nad Labem | 1 July 1988 | |||
| Zlín–Otrokovice | 27 January 1944 | |||
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Denmark
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS | København /Copenhagen | 21 May 1938 | 15 October 1963
Oct 1998 |
Also 1902 demonstration.[118][119] |
| NESA | ♦ Hellerup, København | 1 February 1927 | 17 October 1971 | |
| OS | Odense | 8 August 1939 | 19 November 1959 | [120] |
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Estonia
Finland
France
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in France
Germany
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Italy
Latvia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rīgas satiksme | Rīga | 6 November 1947 | See Rīgas Satiksme.[126] |
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Lithuania
Moldova
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Î.M. Direcția de troleibuze Bălți | Bălți | 12 June 1972 | See Transport in Bălți | |
| Regia Transport Electric Chișinău (RTEC) | Chişinău | 12 October 1949 | See Trolleybuses in Chișinău | |
| Solonceni | 1 May 1992 | 3 January 1994 | 2.9-km line connecting residential area of Solonceni village to administrative and employment centers.[129] | |
| Tighina (Russian: Bendery / Бендеры) | 1996 | |||
| Tiraspol | 1 November 1967 | |||
| ♦ Tiraspol - Tighina | 19 June 1993 | |||
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The Netherlands
Gelderland
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnhem | 5 September 1949 | See Trolleybuses in Arnhem. | ||
| Nijmegen | 9 July 1952 | 29 March 1969 | ||
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Groningen
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groningen | 27 June 1927 | 9 November 1965 | ||
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South Holland (Zuid-Holland)
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Rotterdam) | see note. | |||
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- Note for Rotterdam: Trolleybus overhead installed in the Maas tunnel in 1941, on instructions from German military authorities. Not used.
Norway
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tide | Bergen | 24 February 1950 | [130] See Trolleybuses in Bergen. | |
| Drammen Kommunale Trikk | Drammen | 15 December 1909 | 10 June 1967 | [131] See Trolleybuses in Drammen. |
| AS Oslo Sporveier | Oslo | 15 December 1940 | 15 February 1968 | [132] See Trolleybuses in Oslo. |
| Stavanger Buss-Selskap | Stavanger | 26 October 1947 | 12 January 1963 | [133] See Trolleybuses in Stavanger. |
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Poland
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bydgoszcz | 1943 | 27 January 1945 | ||
| Dębica | 12 November 1988 | Oct 1990 | See also Trolleybuses in Dębica. | |
| Gdańsk | 18 September 1943 | 1945 | ||
| Gdynia | 18 October 1943 | Two lines extend to the adjoining town of Sopot. See also Trolleybuses in Gdynia. | ||
| Gorzów Wielkopolski | 23 July 1943 | 30 January 1945 | ||
| Jelenia Góra | 1944 | 1945 | ||
| Legnica | 10 November 1943
15 September 1949 |
January 1945
31 December 1956 |
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| Lublin | 21 July 1953 | See also Trolleybuses in Lublin | ||
| Olsztyn | 1 September 1939
10 December 1946 |
1945
31 July 1971 |
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| Poznań | 12 February 1930
1 March 1946 |
20 January 1945
29 March 1970 |
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| Słupsk | 22 July 1985 | 17 September 1999 | See also Trolleybuses in Słupsk. | |
| Tychy | 1 October 1982 | See also Trolleybuses in Tychy. | ||
| Wałbrzych | 27 October 1944 | 30 June 1973 | ||
| Warsaw | 5 January 1946
1 June 1983 |
29 June 1973
31 August 1995 |
See Trolleybuses in Warsaw. | |
| Wrocław | 16 March 1912 | 1914 | ||
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Portugal
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braga | 28 May 1963 | 10 September 1979 | ||
| Coimbra | 16 August 1947 | See Trolleybuses in Coimbra. | ||
| Porto | 1 January 1959 | 27 December 1997 | ||
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Romania
First trolleybus system in Romania opened in Chernivtsi on 1 February 1939. Today, the city is part of Ukraine.
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Urbis SA | Baia Mare | 16 February 1996 | ||
| SC Brăicar SA | Brăila | 23 August 1989 | 1999 | |
| part of the RAT network | Brașov | 1 May 1959 | ||
| STB | București | 10 November 1949 | ||
| CTP Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca | 7 November 1959 | ||
| RATC Constanța | Constanța | 5 July 1959 | 3 December 2010[134] | System included interurban lines to Mamaia. |
| RAT Craiova | Craiova | 9 May 1943 | Oct 1944 | New trolleybus system was planned in 2008,[135] but the plans have not come to fruition. |
| Transurb Galați | Galați | 23 August 1989 | ||
| RATP Iași | Iași | 1 May 1985 | 4 March 2006 | |
| SC Meditur Mediaș | Mediaș | 22 December 1989 | The only city in Romania that is not a county seat, and that has a trolleybus network | |
| SC Troleibuzul SA | Piatra Neamț | 22 December 1995 | 20 September 2019[136] | System included suburban lines to Dumbrava Roșie and Săvinești. |
| RATP Ploiești | Ploiești | 1 September 1997 | ||
| SC Transurban SA | Satu Mare | 15 November 1994 | 9 March 2005 | |
| SC Tursib SA | Sibiu | 4 August 1904 | 18 October 1904 | See also Gleislose Bahn Hermannstadt (in German) for the old system, the German name for the first system, because this part of Romania was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918. |
| 17 August 1983 | 14 November 2009[137] | See also Tursib, the system's operator after mid-1998. | ||
| SC Loctrans SA | Slatina | 30 May 1996 | 31 March 2006 | |
| SC Transport Public Local SA | Suceava | 15 August 1987 | 2 April 2006 | |
| SC Transport Public SA | Târgoviște | 4 January 1995 | August 2005 | |
| SC Transloc SA | Târgu Jiu | 20 June 1995 | System includes interurban line to Bârsești. | |
| RATT | Timișoara | 15 November 1942 | System includes interurban lines to Dumbrăvița and Ghiroda | |
| SC Transurb SA | Vaslui | 1 May 1994 | July 2009 | |
| 4 August 2023 | Underwent a complete reconstruction in 2011–2016. Test runs with 3 used trolleybuses from Salzburg carried out in spring 2016.[138] Reopened in 2023 after delivery of 10 new Solaris trolleybuses. | |||
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Russia
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Russia
Serbia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP Belgrade | Belgrade | 22 June 1947 | See Trolleybuses in Belgrade. | |
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Slovakia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banská Bystrica | 24 August 1989 | Operation was suspended 1 January 2006 – 10 November 2007. | ||
| Name of the first system Gleislose Bahn Preßburg–Eisenbrünnl | Bratislava | 19 July 1909
31 July 1941 |
1915
- |
see Gleislose Bahn Preßburg–Eisenbrünnl (in German), the German name for the first system, because Slovakia was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918. |
| Košice | 27 September 1993 | 30 January 2015 | System's closure was initially a suspension of service due to major road construction in city center, but it was later decided not to reopen the system.[139] However, the system reopened on 10 March 2019, with limited passenger service (only on Sundays).[citation needed] | |
| Gleislose Bahn Poprád–Ótátrafüred | Poprad | 2 August 1904 | August 1906 | See also Trolejbusová doprava vo Vysokých Tatrách (in Slovak) or Gleislose Bahn Poprád–Ótátrafüred (in German), the German name for the first system, because Slovakia was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918. |
| Prešov | 13 May 1962 | |||
| Žilina | 17 November 1994 | |||
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Slovenia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljubljana | 6 October 1951 | 4 September 1971 | ||
| Gleislose Bahn Pirano–Portorose | Piran | 24 October 1909 | 19 July 1912 | See also Piranski trolejbus (in Slovene) or Gleislose Bahn Pirano–Portorose (in German), the German name for the first system, because Slovenia was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918, the first trolleybus system on the Balkans. |
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Spain
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Spain
Sweden
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Göteborg | 2 October 1940 | 14 November 1964 | . | |
| Landskrona | 27 September 2003 | [140] . | ||
| Stockholm | 20 January 1941 | 30 August 1964 | . | |
| Västerås | 11 November 1938 | 1948 | 1 km demonstration line . | |
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Switzerland
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Switzerland
Turkey
See Asia section of list, above. Although trolleybuses served the European part of Istanbul, the country's three other trolleybus systems (and a fourth under construction currently) were or are all located in the Asian part of Turkey.
Ukraine
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in Ukraine
United Kingdom
Main article: List of trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom
Australia
New South Wales
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney: | See also Trolleybuses in Sydney. | |||
| ♦ City | 22 January 1934 | 12 April 1948 | ||
| ♦ Kogarah | 3 July 1937 | 29 August 1959 | ||
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Queensland
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane City Council | Brisbane | 2 August 1951 | 13 March 1969 | See also Trolleybuses in Brisbane. |
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South Australia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Tramways Trust | Adelaide | 2 March 1932
5 September 1937 |
11 August 1934
12 July 1963 |
Experimental.
- |
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Tasmania
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart City Council; Municipal Tramways Trust | Hobart | 29 October 1935 | 24 November 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Hobart |
| Launceston City Council; Metropolitan Transport Trust | Launceston | 21 December 1951 | 26 July 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Launceston, Tasmania. |
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Western Australia
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australian Government Tramways (1 October 1933 to June 1960) Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust (June 1960 to 29 August 1969) |
Perth | 1 October 1933 | 29 August 1969 | See also Trolleybuses in Perth. |
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New Zealand
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Trading Company | Auckland | 19 December 1938 | Private; absorbed by ATB 1960s | |
| Auckland Transport Board, then Auckland Regional Authority | Auckland | 24 September 1949 | 26 September 1980 | |
| Christchurch Tramway Board | Christchurch | 5 July 1931 | 8 November 1956 | |
| New Plymouth City Council | New Plymouth | 30 October 1950 | 7 October 1967 | |
| Dunedin City Transport & Electricity Department | Dunedin | 24 December 1950 | 31 March 1982 | World's southernmost trolleybus system. |
| Wellington City Council | Wellington | 29 September 1924 20 June 1949 |
May 1932 31 October 2017 |
See also Trolleybuses in Wellington. |
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United States (territories only, in Oceania)
Hawaii (Territory of)
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| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu Rapid Transit Company Limited | Honolulu | 1936 | - | Demonstration |
| 1 January 1938 | 22 June 1957 |
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