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List of trolleybus systems in Russia

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"Belgorod". Retrieved August 2, 2022.

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"Belgorod". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Belgorod, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Stary Oskol — Trolleybus line". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Bryansk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Bryansk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Vladimir". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Vladimir, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Kovrov". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Kovrov, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Voronezh". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Voronezh, trolleybus — Roster". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Ivanovo". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Ivanovo, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Kaluga". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Kaluga, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Kostroma". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Kostroma, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Kursk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Kursk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Lipetsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Прощай, московский троллейбус!" [Goodbye, Moscow trolleybus!] (in Russian). Russkiy Mir Foundation. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-27.

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Murray (2000), p. 9.

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Klimov, Konstantin (March–April 2019). "Sunset over the Trolleybus Empire". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 344. UK: National Trolleybus Association. p. 52. ISSN 0266-7452.

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"В Москве запустили музейный маршрут троллейбуса" [Museum trolleybus route launched in Moscow] (in Russian). Official website of the Mayor of Moscow. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

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"Khimki". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Карта маршрутов". himtrol.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Khimki, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Podolsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Карта маршрутов Подольских троллейбусов". www.muppt.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Podolsk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Vidnoye". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"МУП "Видновский троллейбусный парк"". www.mupvit.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Vidnoye, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Oryol". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Oryol, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Ryazan". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Ryazan, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Smolensk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Smolensk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"История предприятия" (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Tambov". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Tambov, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Tver". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Tula". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Tula, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Rybinsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Rybinsk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Yaroslavl". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Yaroslavl, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 278, March–April 2008, p. 45.v

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"Cherepovets". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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Angrapa.ru

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"Insterburg".

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TM No. 257, Sep.-Oct. 2004, p. 122.

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"Gatchina". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Kamyshin — Maps — Photo".

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Tarkhov (2000), "Empire of the Trolleybus: Vol 1 - Russia", p. 135.

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"Vladikavkaz".

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"Taganrog".

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"Grozny". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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"Tyumen".

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Region	Location	From	To	Depots (as of July 2021^[update])	Routes	Vehicles (as of July 2021^[update])	Notes
Belgorod obl.	Belgorod	3 Dec 1967	30 Jun 2022^[1]	1^[2]	4^[2]	53^[3]	Operated by LLC 'Best' at time of closing.
Belgorod obl.	Stary Oskol	-	-	-	-	-	Construction started in 1989, not completed.^[4]
Bryansk obl.	Bryansk	3 Dec 1960	-	1^[5]	11^[5]	93^[6]	-
Vladimir obl.	Vladimir	5 Nov 1952^[7]	-	1^[7]	9	70^[8]	'Officially' opened on 7 November 1952^[7]
Vladimir obl.	Kovrov	6 Mar 1975^[9]	-	1^[9]	6+2 special^[9]	57^[10]	-
Voronezh obl.	Voronezh	6 Nov 1960	-	1^[11]	4^[11]	61^[12]	Only 33 in actual service^[12]
Ivanovo obl.	Ivanovo	5 Nov 1962^[13]	-	1^[13]	11^[13]	138^[14]	108 in service^[14]
Kaluga obl.	Kaluga	30 Mar 1956^[15]	-	1^[15]	14	107^[16]	70 in service
Kostroma obl.	Kostroma	10 Jan 1974^[17]	30 Jun 2023	1^[17]	7	53^[18]	Operated by MUE 'Trolleybusnoe Upravlenie'
Kursk obl.	Kursk	21 Aug 1972^[19]	-	1^[19]	8	80^[20]	-
Lipetsk obl.	Lipetsk	1 Feb 1972	15 Aug 2017^[21]	1	5^[21]	39^[21]	Trolleybuses were operated by MUP 'Lipetskpassazhirtrans'^[21] Statistics at time of closing
Moscow	Moscow	15 Nov 1933	25 Aug 2020^[22]	3	6	649	Numbers given are at the time of closure. The first trolleybus system in Russia and in former USSR,^[23] it was the largest trolleybus system in the world for many years, from circa the mid-1950s until 2017.^[24] One trolleybus route retained as an attraction.^[25]
Moscow obl.	Khimki (Khimki trolleybus)	24 Jul 1997	-	1^[26]	3^[27]	45^[28]	2 routes (out of 3) run between Khimki and Moscow city Operated by MUP 'Khimkielektrotrans'
	Podolsk	1 May 2001	-	1^[29]	5^[30]	47^[31]	Operated by MUE “Podolskiy Trolleybus”^[29]
	Vidnoye	9 Sep 2000	-	1^[32]	3^[33]	21^[34]	Operated by MUE 'Vidnoe Trolleybus Depot'^[32]
Oryol obl.	Oryol	29 Oct 1968^[35]	-	1	4^[35]	59^[36]	Operated by MUP 'Tram and trolleybus enterprise'^[35]
Ryazan obl.	Ryazan	13 Nov 1949^[37]	-	2^[37]	15	188^[38]	Another depot is not in use, but not 'closed'. 126 vehicles in use^[38]
Smolensk obl.	Smolensk	8 Apr 1991^[39]	-	1^[39]	4^[39]	102^[40]	Operated by Smolensk Municipal Unitary Tram and Trolleybus Enterprise^[41]
Tambov obl.	Tambov	5 Nov 1955^[42]	-	1^[42]	3^[42]	15^[43]	Operated by ME 'Tambovgorstrans'^[42] 7 vehicles in operation^[43]
Tver obl.	Tver	5 May 1967	14 April 2020^[44]	1	7	104	-
Tula obl.	Tula	5 Nov 1962^[45]	-	1^[45]	7^[45]	100^[46]	Operated by MUE 'Tulgorelectrotrans'^[45]
Yaroslavl obl.	Rybinsk	14 Dec 1976^[47]	-	1	4^[47]	61^[48]	Operated by JSC Rybinskelectrotrans^[47]
Yaroslavl obl.	Yaroslavl	7 Nov 1949^[45]	-	1^[49]	7^[49]	107^[50]	Operated by JSC 'Yargorelectrotrans'^[49]

Region	Location	From	To	Depots	Routes	Vehicles	Notes
Region	Location	From	To	(As of September 2012^[update])			Notes
Amur obl.	Blagoveshchensk	22 Aug 1979	08 July 2016	1	2	31	-
Khabarovsk krai	Khabarovsk	17 Jan 1975	-	1	4	54	-
Primorsky krai	Vladivostok	29 Jan 1965	-	1	4	38	-

Region	Location	From	To	Depots	Routes	Vehicles	Notes
Region	Location	From	To	(As of September 2012^[update])			Notes
Arkhangelsk obl.	Arkhangelsk	14 Oct 1974	11 Apr 2008	-	-	-	Operation suspended October 2006 - December 2007.^[51]
Vologda obl.	Cherepovets	-	-	-	-	-	Construction started in 1992; stopped ca. 1996, remaining infrastructure dismantled 2008^[52]
Vologda obl.	Vologda	22 Aug 1979	-	1	6	90	-
Kaliningrad obl.	Chernyakhovsk	27 Nov 1936	Jan 1945	-	-	-	Operated by Stadtwerke Omnibusbetrieb Insterburg Closed because of war damage.^[53] During the period of operation of the trolleybus network, the city was known as Insterburg.^[54]
	Kaliningrad	15 Oct 1943	27 Jan 1945	-	-	-	Closed because of war damage
	Kaliningrad	5 Nov 1975	-	1	4	60	-
Karelia	Petrozavodsk	5 Sep 1961	-	1	8	121	See Trolleybuses in Petrozavodsk
Leningrad obl.	Gatchina	-	-	-	-	-	Construction started in 2004;^[55] following plans drawn up in the late 1980s. Construction was suspended in 2005 and is not expected to resume.^[56]
Leningrad obl.	Tosno	-	-	-	-	-	Reported by one source as under construction. No information since 2002.^{[citation needed]}
Murmansk obl.	Murmansk	11 Feb 1962	-	2	5	141	World's northernmost trolleybus system.
Novgorod obl.	Veliky Novgorod	3 Dec 1995	-	1	5	40	-
Saint Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	21 Oct 1936	-	6	44	742	Operation suspended Nov 1941 - 1945 because of war.

Region	Location	From	To	Depots	Routes	Vehicles	Notes
Region	Location	From	To	(As of September 2012^[update])			Notes
Altai krai	Barnaul	19 Oct 1973	-	1	5	57	-
Altai krai	Rubtsovsk	28 Dec 1973	-	1	2	49	-
Zabaykalsky krai	Chita	30 Dec 1970	-	1	5	77	-
Irkutsk obl.	Irkutsk	6 Nov 1970	-	1	5	40	-
Irkutsk obl.	Bratsk	1 Feb 1975	-	1	5	50	-
Kemerovo obl.	Kemerovo	25 Sep 1970	-	1	10	88	-
	Leninsk-Kuznetsky	11 Jan 1984	-	1	3	31	-
	Novokuznetsk	1 Jan 1978	-	1	4	53	-
Krasnoyarsk krai	Krasnoyarsk	5 Nov 1959	-	2	8	140	-
Novosibirsk obl.	Novosibirsk	11 Nov 1957	-	4	14	322	-
Omsk obl.	Omsk	5 Nov 1955	-	2	10	216	-
Tomsk obl.	Tomsk	7 Nov 1967	-	1	8	93	-
Khakassia	Abakan	31 Dec 1980	-	1	12	24	-

Region	Location	From	To	Depots	Routes	Vehicles	Notes
Region	Location	From	To	(As of September 2012^[update])			Notes
Adygea	Maykop	29 Nov 1974	-	1	12	53	-
Astrakhan obl.	Astrakhan	5 Nov 1967	30 Oct 2017	1	3	40	-
Volgograd obl.	Volgograd	31 Dec 1960	-	4	15	357	-
	Kamyshin	-	-	-	-	-	Construction started 1985 and stopped 1991.^[57]
	Volzhsky	-	-	-	-	-	Construction started in early 1990s; stopped 1998.^[58]
Dagestan	Makhachkala	3 Feb 1973	-	1	3	46	-
Kabardino-Balkaria	Nalchik	22 Nov 1980	-	1	4	52	-
Karachay–Cherkessia	Cherkessk	19 Dec 1988	-	1	9	42	-
Krasnodar krai	Armavir	16 Jun 1973	-	1	5	44	-
	Krasnodar	28 Jul 1950	-	2	17	209	-
	Novorossiysk	1 Apr 1969	-	1	14	79	-
North Ossetia	Vladikavkaz	1 Feb 1977	8 Aug 2010	1	2	12	A PKTS-6281.00 'Admiral' trolleybus was delivered on May 30, 2022.^[59]
Stavropol krai	Stavropol	24 Jul 1964	-	1	9	96	-
Rostov obl.	Rostov-on-Don	18 Mar 1936	-	2	8	108	-
	Shakhty	30 Sep 1975	27 Oct 2007	-	-	-	-
	Taganrog	25 Dec 1977	-	1	7	35	Operated by MUE 'TTU' Trolleybus traffic suspended since May 2022 due to repairs on electricity substations.^[60]
	Volgodonsk	4 Oct 1977	-	1	6	32	-
Chechnya	Grozny	31 Dec 1975	Dec 1994	-	-	-	Closed because of war damage.^[61]

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List of trolleybus systems in Russia

List of trolleybus systems

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Region	Location	From	To	Depots	Routes	Vehicles	Notes
Region	Location	From	To	(As of September 2012^[update])			Notes
Bashkortostan	Sterlitamak	24 Feb 1961	-	2	23	195	-
Bashkortostan	Ufa	27 Jan 1962	-	2	21	211	-
Kirov obl.	Kirov	8 Nov 1943	-	2	8	157	-
Mari El	Yoshkar-Ola	1 Feb 1971	-	1	12	158	-
Mordovia	Saransk	29 Jan 1966	-	2	17	141	-
Nizhny Novgorod obl.	Dzerzhinsk	15 Apr 1976	-	1	5	79	-
Nizhny Novgorod obl.	Nizhny Novgorod	27 Jun 1947	-	3	21	227	-
Orenburg obl.	Orenburg	1 May 1953	-	1	5	99	-
Penza obl.	Penza	4 Nov 1948	-	2	6	100	-
Perm krai	Berezniki	14 Mar 1961	-	1	11	N/A	-
Perm krai	Perm	5 Nov 1960	30 Jun 2019	1	13	136	-
Samara obl.	Novokuybyshevsk	4 Jan 1986	-	1	16	56	-
	Samara	7 Nov 1942	-	3	16	259	-
	Syzran	1 Sep 2002	1 Nov 2009	-	-	-	-
	Tolyatti	21 Jan 1966	-	1	21	183	-
Saratov obl.	Balakovo	18 Nov 1967	-	2	10	60	-
	Engels	29 Apr 1964	-	1	4	55	-
	Saratov	6 Nov 1952	-	2	11	220	-
Tatarstan	Almetyevsk	13 Jan 1976	-	1	4	48	-
	Kazan	27 Nov 1948	-	2	16	238	-
	Naberezhnye Chelny	-	-	-	-	-	Reported by one source as under construction. No recent information.^{[citation needed]}
Udmurtia	Izhevsk	6 Nov 1968	-	2	11	245	-
Ulyanovsk obl.	Ulyanovsk	31 Dec 1973	-	1	7	57	-
Chuvashia	Cheboksary	7 Nov 1964	-	3	19	301	-
Chuvashia	Novocheboksarsk	2 Nov 1979	-	1	4	48	-