List of trolleybus systems
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This is a list of cities where trolleybuses operate, or operated in the past, as part of the public transport system.
See also: List of light-rail transit systems, List of town tramway (urban tramway, streetcar) systems, List of rapid transit systems.
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Algeria
- el-Jazair ولاية الجزائ /Algiers, construction started 1914, not completed. 1934 - 1974.
- Qusantînah قسنطينة /Constantine, construction started 1914, not completed. 1921 - 1963?
- Wahran وهران /Oran, 17 May 1939 - 1969?
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Egypt
- el-Qāhirah القاهرة /Cairo, 1950 - 22 October 1981.
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Morocco
- ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ الدار البيضاء /Casablanca, 1932 - May 1972.
- Tétouan تطوان /Tetouan, April 1950 - November 1975. Suburban line to Martil.
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South Africa
- Bloemfontein, 16 December 1915 - October 1937.
- Boksburg, 25 March 1914 - 10 October 1925.
- Cape Town, 1930 demonstration, and 21 December 1935 - 28 February 1964.
- Durban, 24 February 1935 - 11 April 1968.
- Germiston, 19 August 1914 - 1918.
- Johannesburg, 1930 demonstration, and 26 August 1936 - 10 January 1986.
- Pretoria, 1 July 1939 - 21 February 1972.
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Tunisia
- Tūnis تونس /Tunis, 1945 - 1970.
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Afghanistan
- Kabul کابل, February 1979 - 1993. Closed due to war damage, reopening planned.
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Armenia
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Azerbaijan
- Bakı /Baku, 5 December 1941 -. Future of system uncertain.
- Gəncə /Ganja, 1 May 1955 -. Future of system uncertain.
- Mingaçevir /Mingachevir, 15 April 1989 -.
- Nakhichevan City, 3 November 1986 - 2003.
- Sumqayıt /Sumqayit, 28 April 1961 -.
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China

- Ānshān 鞍山 /Anshan, 1 January 1975 - 1 July 2000.
- Běijīng 北京 /Beijing, 26 February 1957 -.
- Běnxī 本溪 /Benxi, 1 July 1960 - 1996.
- Chángchūn 长春 /Changchun, 1 July 1960 - 2001.
- Chéngdū 成都 /Chengdu, 1 January 1962 - 10 January 1996.
- Chóngqìng 重庆 /Chongqing, 24 December 1955 - 23 May 2004.
- Dàlián 大连 /Dalian, 1 October 1960 -.
- Fúzhōu 福州 /Fuzhou, 28 September 1983 - 14 March 2001.
- Guǎngzhōu 广州 /Guangzhou, 30 September 1960 -.
- Hong Kong SAR 香港, 12 April 2001, in-depot demonstration by Citybus (Hong Kong) at their depot in Wong Chuk Hang) [4]
- Hángzhōu 杭州 /Hangzhou, 26 April 1961 -.
- Harbin (Hā'ěrbīn) 哈尔滨, 31 December 1958 -.
- Jílín 吉林 /Jilin, 1 October 1960 - 2000.
- Jǐnán 济南 /Jinan, January 1977 -.
- Lánzhōu 兰州 /Lanzhou, 1 January 1959 -.
- Luòyáng 洛陽 /Luoyang, 1 October 1984 -.
- Nánchāng 南昌 /Nanchang, 1 July 1971 -.
- Nánjīng 南京 /Nanjing, 1 August 1960 - 1996.
- Qīngdǎo 青岛 /Qingdao, 25 October 1960 -.
- Qiqihar (Qíqíhā'ěr) 齐齐哈尔, January 1959 - 2002.
- Shànghǎi 上海 /Shanghai, 15 November 1914 -.
- Shěnyáng 沈阳 /Shenyang, 1 November 1951 - June 1999.
- Tàiyuán 太原 /Taiyuan, 1 May 1960 -.
- Tiānjīn 天津 /Tianjin, 1 July 1951 - 1994.
- Wǔhàn 武汉 /Wuhan, Main system: 20 September 1958 -.
- Xī'ān 西安 /Xi'an, 1 October 1959 -.
- Zhèngzhōu 郑州 /Zhengzhou, 1 May 1979 -.
Nánníng 南宁 /Nanning: A system, opened 1994, has been reported here. Confirmation is lacking.
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Georgia

- Batumi ბათუმი, 6 November 1978 -.
- Chiatura ჭიათურა, 7 November 1967 -. Intercity line to Sachkhere საჩხერე.
- Gori გორი, 1 May 1972 -.
- Kobuleti ქობულეთი Construction started 1990 - 1991 of interurban line to Makhinjauri (terminus of a line from Batumi ბათუმი., not completed.
- Kutaisi ქუთაისი, 11 September 1949 - 14 January 2007
- Ozurgeti ოზურგეთი, 28 November 1980 - 2007
- Poti ფოთი, 9 May 1981 -.
- Rustavi რუსთავი, 16 February 1971 -.
- Samtredia სამტრედია, 28 August 1982 - February 2004. Included interurban line to Kulashi village.
- Sokhumi სოხუმი, 3 January 1968 -.
- Tbilisi თბილისი, 21 April 1937 - 4 December 2006[1]
- Tskhinvali ცხინვალი, 25 June 1982 - November 1990.
- Zestaponi ზესტაფონი Construction started 1990 - 1991, not completed.
- Zugdidi ზუგდიდი, 25 February 1986 - 2007
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India
- Delhi दिल्ली, 1935 - 1962.
- Kolkata কলকাতা, 1 January 1977 - 1982.
- Mumbai मुंबई, 11 June 1962 - 24 March 1971.
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Iran
- Tehran تهران, September 14, 1992 -.
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Japan

- Hanayashiki 花屋敷, 1 August 1928 - April 1932. Hanayashiki is part of Kawanashi city, Hyōgo prefecture.
- Kawasaki 川崎, 1 March 1951 - 30 April 1964.
- Kurobe 黒部:
- Kan-den Tunnel Trolleybus: (関電トンネルトロリーバス): 1 August 1964 -. Trolleybuses operate through tunnel between Ōgizawa station (扇沢) and Kurobe Dam 黒部ダム. Ōgizawa station is in Ōmachi 大町 city, Nagano prefecture.
- Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus (立山トンネルトロリーバス): 23 April 1996 -. Trolleybuses operate through tunnel between Daikambo (大観峰) and Murodō (室堂). The line is in Tateyama 立山 town, Toyama prefecture.
Both trolleybus lines are part of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route 立山黒部アルペンルート, which passes the Tyûbusangaku National Park 中部山岳国立公園(Tyûbu is also spelled as Chūbu or Chubu).
- Kyoto 京都, 1 April 1932 - 30 September 1969.
- Nagoya 名古屋, 10 May 1943 - 15 January 1951.
- Osaka 大阪, 1 September 1953 - 14 June 1970.
- Tokyo 東京, April 1912 demonstration, 20 May 1952 - 28 September 1968.
- Yokohama 横浜, 16 July 1959 - 31 March 1972.
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Kazakhstan
- Aqtöbe, 11 August 1982 -.
- Almaty, 20 April 1944 -.
- Astana, 18 January 1983 -.
- Atyrau, 4 September 1996 - 29 April 1999.
- Qaraghandy, 30 May 1967 -.
- Kostanai, 2 January 1990 -.
- Novaya Bukhtarma, December 1974 - 1980.
- Öskemen, December 1974 - 1985.
- Petropavl, 20 November 1971 -.
- Shymkent, 11 January 1969 - 19 February 2003.
- Taraz, 10 April 1980 -.
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Korea North
- Anju 안주 (安州), opened between 1986 and 1990, perhaps 1989.
- Ch'ŏngjin 청진 (淸津), 20 October 1970 -.
- Haeju 해주 (海州), April 1986 -.
- Hamhŭng 함흥 (咸興), April 1976 ? -.
- Kanggye 강계 (江界), 17 April 1992 -.
- Kapsan 갑산 (甲山), October 1992 -.
- Kimch'aek 김책 (金策), 17 May 1985 -.
- Kimkol, 10 April 1986. Connects Kimkol railway station with coal mine at Markyn, South Pyongan province, exact location unknown.
- Kowŏn 고원 (高原), July 1979 -.
- Nampho 남포 (南浦), opened between 1979 and 1982.
- P'yŏngsŏng 평성 (平城), 4 (?) August 1983 -.
- P'yŏngyang 평양 (平壤), 30 April 1962 -.
- Ryongdae, 10 June 1993 -. Connects Ryongdae railway station with coal mine, South Pyongan province.
- Ryongdung, 11 April 1983 -. Connects Ryongdung railway station with coal mine, North Pyongan province.
- Sangwŏn 상원 (祥原), 29 (?) March 1995 -. Connects residential district to cement works. Sangwŏn-gun is part of Pyongyang city.
- Sinŭiju 신의주 (新義州), opened between 1977 and 1980, perhaps 1978.
- Sunch'ŏn 순천 (順天), opened between 1986 and 1990, perhaps 1989.
- Tŏkch'ŏn 덕천 (德川), 27 April 1990 -.
- Unhŭng 운흥 (雲興), August 1988 -, Ryanggang province.
- Wŏnsan 원산 (元山), 8 September 1988 -.
It is speculated that in addition there are trolleybus systems at:
Unggi (North Hamgyong province)
Songrim 송림 (松林) (opened 1993 ?)
Confirmation is lacking.
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Kyrgyzstan
- Bishkek, 13 January 1951 -.
- Naryn, 13 December 1994 -.
- Osh, 1 November 1977 -.
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Malaysia
- George Town, 1925 - 1961.
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Mongolia
- Ulaɣan Baɣatar / Улаанбаатар /Ulaanbaatar, 29 October 1987 -.
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Myanmar
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Nepal
- Kathmandu, 1975 - 19 December 2001, operation resumed 1 September 2003.
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Philippines
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Singapore
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Sri Lanka
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Tajikistan
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Turkey
- Ankara, 1946 - 1981.
- İstanbul /Istanbul, 27 May 1961 - 16 July 1984 [2]. Trolleybus operation confined to European side.
- İzmir, July 1954 - September 1992.
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Turkmenistan
- Aşgabat /Ashgabat, 19 October 1964 -.
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Uzbekistan
- Andijon /Andijan, 30 April 1970 - 2002.
- Buxoro /Bukhara, 1 December 1987 -.
- Buxoro - Kagan interurban line: Reported as complete but not yet open (Trolleybus Magazine).
- Jizzakh, 26 August 1997 -.
- Farg'ona - Margilan, 23 February 1971 -.
- Namangan, 4 April 1973 -.
- Olmaliq, 20 December 1967 -.
- Samarqand, 20 December 1957 -.
- Toshkent, 7 November 1947 -.
- Urgench - Khiva, 20 October 1997
A Russian-language source [5] states that systems are under construction in the following locations:
Angren
Yangiabad
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Vietnam
- Hà Nội (河内) /Hanoi, 15 December 1986 - July 1993.
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Austria

- Gmünd: see České Velenice Czech Republic
- Graz, 1 October 1941 - 29 June 1967.
- Innsbruck, 8 April 1944 - 29 February 1976, reintroduced 17 December 1988, closed again on 25 February 2007[3].
- Judenburg, 10 December 1910 - 1914.
- Kapfenberg, 1 July 1944 - 31 March 2002. One line extended to Bruck an der Mur.
- Klagenfurt, 1 August 1944 - 16 April 1963.
- Klosterneuburg, 22 May 1908 - December 1919. Line extended to Weidling railway station.
- Leoben, 1 March 1949 - 13 July 1973.
- Liesing, 17 July 1909 - 1917. Line extended to Kalksburg. Liesing and Kalksburg are now part of Wien.
- Linz, 15 May 1944 -.
- Salzburg, 1 October 1940 -.
- Wien /Vienna:
- Pötzleinsdorf - Salmannsdorf: 14 October 1908 - 30 October 1938.
- Währinger Gürtel - Salmannsdorf: 9 October 1946 - 3 December 1958.
Goods (freight. line:
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Belarus
- Babrujsk / Бабруйск /Babruysk, 30 August 1978 -.
- Brest / Брэст, 20 April 1981 -.
- Homiel / Гомель /Homyel, 20 May 1962 -.
- Hrodna / Гродна, 5 November 1974 -.
- Mahilyow / Магілёў (Mogilev), 19 January 1970 -.
- Miensk / Менск /Minsk, 19 September 1952 -.
- Viciebsk / Віцебск (Vitsyebsk), 1 September 1978
Plans were announced in 2001 for new systems in:
Baranavičy / Баранавiчы (Baranavichy)
Barysaŭ / Барысаў (Borisov)
Maładečna / Маладэчна (Molodechno)
Navapołacak / Наваполацак (Novopolotsk)
Vorša / Ворша (Orsha)
Połacak / Полацак (Polotsk)
Salihorsk / Салігорск (Soligorsk)
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Belgium
- Antwerpen (Anvers) /Antwerp, 14 August 1929 - 31 March 1964.
- Bruxelles / Brussel / Brussels, 18 April 1939 - 15 February 1964.
- Gent (Gand) /Ghent, 24 March 1989. Operation suspended 9 April 2004 - 17 October 2005.
- Liège (Luik), 31 July 1930 - 9 November 1971.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Sarajevo, 23 November 1984. Operation suspended April 1992 - 27 November 1995 because of war.
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Bulgaria
- Blagoevgrad / Благоевград, Construction started during late 1980s, not completed.
- Burgas / Бургас, 25 September 1989 -.
- Dobrich / Добрич, 1988 -.
- Gabrovo / Габрово, 1987 -.
- Haskovo / Хасково, 1993 -.
- Kazanlak / Казанлък, 1987 - 11 January 1999.
- Pazardzhik / Пазарджик, 1 June 1993 -.
- Pernik / Перник, July 1987 -.
- Pleven / Плевен, July 1985 -.
- Plovdiv / Пловдив, 1955 -.
- Rousse (Ruse) / Русе, 9 September 1988 -.
- Sliven / Сливен, 24 May 1986 -.
- Sofia / София, 14 February 1941 - 9 September 1944, reintroduced 1 May 1948.
- Stara Zagora / Стара Загора, September 1988 -.
- Varna / Варна, 1 January 1986 -.
- Veliko Tarnovo / Велико Търново, September 1988 -.
- Vratsa / Враца, September 1988 -.
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Croatia
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Czech Republic
- Brno, 30 July 1949 -.
- České Budějovice, 1909 - 1914, 28 October 1948 - 24 April 1971, and 2 May 1991 -.
- České Velenice, 16 July 1907 - 14 July 1916.
- 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 -.
- Most, and Most - Litvínov interurban line, 1948- 31 January 1959.
- Opava, 24 August 1952 -.
- Ostrava, 9 May 1952 -.
- Pardubice, 20 January 1952 -.
- Plzeň, 9 April 1941 -.
- Praha /Prague, 29 August 1936 - 15 October 1972.
- Teplice, 1 May 1952 -.
- Ústí nad Labem, 1 July 1988 -.
- Zlín, 27 January 1944 -.
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Denmark
- København /Copenhagen (KS), 1902 demonstration, 21 May 1938 - 15 October 1963, 2 August 1993 - October 1998. [7] [8]
- Hellerup, København: Nesa, 1 February 1927 - 17 October 1971.
- Odense, 8 August 1939 - 19 November 1959. [9]
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Estonia
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Finland
- Helsinki /Helsingfors, 5 February 1949 - 14 June 1974 [11], 17 April 1979 - 30 October 1985 [12].
- Tampere /Tammerfors, 8 December 1948 - 15 May 1976 [13].
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France (by Région )
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Alsace
- Mulhouse, 9 October 1908 - 14 July 1918, 5 July 1946 - 1968.
- Strasbourg, 27 May 1939 - 31 March 1962.
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- Clermont-Ferrand, Translohr, October 2006 -.
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- Caen, TVR, 15 November 2002 -, see Caen Guided Light Transit.
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- Le Havre, 1 August 1947 - 28 December 1970.
- Rouen, 22 January 1933 - 26 June 1970.
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- Fontainebleau, 15 July 1901 - 1913.
- Paris, 15 April - 12 November 1900, in Saint-Mandé, 1912 - 1914 (in Saint-Mandé), January 1922 demonstration,
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- Nîmes - Remoulins, 10 July 1924 - 31 December 1927.
- Perpignan, 21 September 1952 - June 1968.
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- Metz, 14 September 1947 - 30 April 1966.
- Nancy, 27 September 1982 -, dual-mode (trolley/diesel) operation.
TVR opened 28 January 2001, planned to replace dual-mode buses. Operation suspended 9 March 2001 - 13 March 2002 because of technical problems.
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- Le Mans, 13 November 1947 - 1969.
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- Aubagne - Cuges-les-Pins, 19 September 1927 - 20 July 1958.
- Marseille, 13 June 1903 - 1 September 1905 (between Allauch and La Rose), 26 April 1942 - 25 June 2004, (second) system included an interurban line to Aix-en-Provence.
- Nice, 30 April 1942 - 12 September 1970.
- Toulon, 17 May 1949 - 19 February 1973.
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- Chambéry, 6 October 1930 - June 1940.
- Grenoble, 1 August 1947 - 24 June 1999.
- Lyon, 1901 - 10 September 1907 (at Charbonnières-les-Bains), 4 September 1935 -.
- Modane - Lanslebourg, 20 August 1923 - June 1940.
- Moûtiers - Salins (-les-Thermes), 15 April 1930 - March 1965.
- Saint-Étienne, 1 January 1942 -.
Goods (freight. lines:
Note: TVR, Transport sur Voie Réservée, is the Guided Light Transit guided bus system, marketed as "Trams sur pneus" (trams on tyres). Caen vehicles collect current from a single overhead wire using a pantograph, and return current through the center guide rail. Nancy vehicles collect and return current from twin overhead wires using trolley poles.
Translohr is a similar system, with bi-directional vehicles.
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Germany (by Bundesland )
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- Baden-Baden, 26 June 1949 - 31 July 1971.
- Esslingen, 1 April 1944 -.
- Heilbronn am Neckar, 16 January 1911 - 1916, 23 September 1951 - 30 December 1960.
- Ludwigsburg, 21 December 1910 - 1 May 1923.
- Mannheim, 1930 - 1931.
- Pforzheim, 29 September 1951 - 1 October 1969.
- Ulm, 14 May 1947 - 23 October 1963.
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Bayern (Bavaria)
- Augsburg, 28 October 1943 - 17 March 1957.
- Landshut, 27 November 1948 - 22 May 1966.
- München /Munich 28 April 1948 - 28 April 1966.
- Nürnberg /Nuremberg, 25 January 1931 - 1931, March 1935 - 1935, 15 November 1948 - 12 December 1962.
- Regensburg, 18 March 1953 - 17 May 1963.
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- Berlin: Halensee, Charlottenburg - Spandau Bock, 29 April - 13 June 1882, Eletromote, world's first trolleybus operation.
- Schöneweide - Johannestal: 5 December 1904 - 4 January 1905
- Steglitz: 20 April 1912 - 31 July 1914
- Spandau, West Berlin: 24 December 1933 - 17 December 1952.
- Steglitz, West Berlin: 2 May 1935 - 22 March 1965.
- Mitte - Lichtenberg, East Berlin: 1 August 1951 - 1 February 1973.
- Eberswalde, 22 March - June 1901, reintroduced 3 November 1940 -.
- Potsdam, 1 October 1949 - 2 February 1995.
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- Bremen, 7 August 1910 - 19 June 1916, 1 November 1949 - 5 November 1961.
- Bremerhaven, 20 November 1947 - 30 June 1958.
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Hamburg
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- Darmstadt, 1 March 1944 - 16 April 1963.
- Frankfurt am Main, 6 January 1944 - 17 October 1959.
- Gießen, 18 June 1941 - 23 December 1968.
- Kassel 12 July 1944 - February 1945, 1 October 1947 - 27 May 1962.
- Marburg, 19 May 1951 - 5 October 1968.
- Offenbach am Main, 14 July 1951 - 26 September 1972.
- Wiesbaden, 23 December 1948 - 17 November 1961.
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- Hannover, 6 June 1937 - 10 May 1958.
- Hildesheim, 7 August 1943 - 30 May 1969.
- Oldenburg, 26 September 1936 - 26 October 1957.
- Osnabrück, 2 December 1949 - 10 June 1968
- Wilhelmshaven, 1 October 1942 - 30 October 1960.
- Wilhelmshaven - Jever, 8 December 1944 - 30 September 1954
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- Aachen, 2 January 1944 - 13 September 1944; 1 August 1948 - 3 February 1974.
- Bielefeld, 27 May 1944 - 8 November 1968.
- Bochum, 18 June 1949 - 18 October 1959.
- Bonn, 17 February 1951 - 30 June 1971.
- Dortmund 29 May 1942 - 17 June 1967.
- Duisburg, 18 December 1954 - 28 May 1967.
- Essen, 8 May 1949 - 23 November 1959. Dual-mode guided bus (DUO-BUS) operation 28 May 1983 - 24 September 1995.
- Gummersbach, 25 November 1948 - 30 September 1962.
- Köln /Cologne, 6 November 1950 - 16 March 1959.
- Krefeld, 3 December 1949 - 29 May 1964.
- Langenfeld - Monheim, 31 May 1904 - 5 November 1908.
- Grevenbrück (today: Lennestadt), 6 February 1903 - 6 June 1916.
- Mettmann, 26 August 1930 - 31 December 1954.
- Minden, 19 December 1953 - 20 July 1965.
- Moers, 27 October 1950 - 19 September 1968.
- Monheim am Rhein, 31 May 1904 - 5 November 1908.
- Münster, 1 October 1949 - 26 May 1968.
- Neuss, 28 August 1948 - 31 December 1959.
- Neuwied, 1 October 1949 - 28 February 1963.
- Rheydt, 18 May 1952 - 16 June 1973. (Rheydt was merged into Mönchengladbach from 1975.)
- Siegen, 16 October 1941 - 5 January 1969.
- Solingen, 19 June 1952 -.
- Wuppertal, 1 October 1949 - 27 May 1972.
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- Bad Neuenahr - Ahrweiler, 23 May 1906 - 1919.
- Idar-Oberstein, 22 February 1932 - 11 May 1969.
- Kaiserslautern, 29 October 1949 - 30 November 1985.
- Koblenz, 17 July 1941 - 30 October 1970.
- Mainz, 19 May 1946 - 12 February 1967.
- Pirmasens, 25 November 1941 - 12 October 1967.
- Trier, 20 January 1940 - 27 May 1970.
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Saarland
- Neunkirchen, 1 August 1953 - 31 March 1964.
- Saarbrücken, 12 November 1948 - 11 May 1964.
- Völklingen, 12 November 1950 - 4 June 1967.
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- Döbeln, 1 May 1905 - 1914.
- Dresden, 24 March 1903 - 19 March 1904, 5 November 1947 - 28 November 1975.
- Hoyerswerda, 6 October 1989 - 30 December 1994.
- Königstein - Königsbrunn, 10 July 1901 - September 1904.
- Leipzig, 1912, 29 July 1938 - 31 May 1975.
- Wurzen, 7 April 1905 - 1929.
- Zwickau, 1 December 1938 - 30 August 1977.
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- Bitterfeld, October 1984 - October 1988.
- Elbingerode (Harz) - (March 1988 - February 1989.
- Magdeburg, 1 July 1951 - 31 October 1970.
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- Erfurt, 26 February 1948 - 7 November 1975.
- Gera, 2 November 1939 - 14 September 1977.
- Greiz, 21 September 1945 - 11 July 1969.
- Weimar, 2 February 1948 - 3 April 1993.
Towns in historic East Prussia (Ostpreußen), West Prussia (Westpreußen), Lower Silesia (Niederschlesien) and Brandenburg that are no longer part of Germany:
- Allenstein: see Olsztyn Poland
- Breslau: see Wrocław Poland
- Danzig: see Gdańsk Poland
- Insterburg: see Chernyakhovsk Russia
- Landsberg an der Warthe: see Gorzów (Wielkopolski) Poland
- Liegnitz: see Legnica Poland
- Waldenburg: see Walbrzych Poland
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Greece
- Athína / Αθήνα (Athens), June 1954 -.
- Peiraiás / Πειραιάς /Piraeus, 1949 -. Connection with Athens network built 1988, trolleybus service between Athens and Piraeus opened 1990. Piraeus network now operated as part of Athens network.
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Hungary
- Budapest, 16 December 1933 - 1944, reintroduced 21 December 1949.
- Debrecen, 2 July 1985 -.
- Szeged, 1 May 1979 -.
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Italy (by Regione )
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- Chieti, 1 August 1950 - 1992. Reopening planned.
- L'Aquila, 19 May 1909 - 31 March 1924.
- Pescara, 1903 - 1904 (interurban line to Castellamare Adriatico); new system, to Silvi, in planning.
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- Bari, (1939 - 1974; 20 November 1978 - 16 December 1987. Reopening planned.
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- Avellino, 16 September 1947 - 1 November 1973, system connected Avellino, Atripalda and Mercogliano. New system in planning.
- Capua - Caserta - Maddaloni, 1961 - 26 October 1972.
- Napoli /Naples: urban (ANM), 8 May 1940. System includes suburban line to Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Torre del Greco.
- Napoli - Secondigliano - Aversa suburban (CTP), 26 January 1964 -.
- Salerno, 7 August 1937 - 1986, system included interurban lines to Battipaglia, Pagani, Pompeii, San Severino and Torre Angellara.
[edit] Template:Country data Emilia-Romagna Emilia Romagna
- Bologna, October 1940 - 1943; 16 September 1955 - 14 June 1982; 4 January 1991.
- Ferrara, 28 October 1938 - 25 February 1975.
- Modena, 21 January 1950 -.
- Parma, 25 October 1953 -.
- Rimini, 1 January 1939 -.
[edit] Template:Country data Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Friuli-Venezia Giulia
[edit] Template:Country data Lazio Lazio
- Anzio - Nettuno, 17 June 1939 - 22 January 1944.
- Roma /Rome, 1902 (experimental), 8 January 1937 - 2 July 1972; 23 March 2005 -.
- Pomezia, new system, to Pomezia railway station, in planning.
[edit] Template:Country data Liguria Liguria
- Genova /Genoa, 13 April 1938 - 11 June 1973; 1 July 1997 -.
- Sanremo, 21 April 1942 -. System includes interurban lines to Ventimiglia and Arma di Taggia .
- Savona, new system, to Vado Ligure, in planning.
- La Spezia, 12 February 1906 - November 1909; 27 January 1951 - 1985; 26 November 1988.
[edit] Template:Country data Lombardy Lombardia (Lombardy)
- Argegno - San Fedele d'Intelvi, 1 July 1909 - 21 November 1922.
- Bergamo, December 1921 - 9 March 1922, 1949 - 1978.
- Brescia, 1936 - 1968.
- Como, 18 August 1938 - 7 June 1978, system included interurban line to Cantù and line to Swiss frontier at Ponte Chiasso.
- Cremona, 1940 - 31 May 2002.
- Desenzano del Garda - Rivoltella, 1920 - 3 March 1932.
- Gallarate - Samarate, 1904 - ?.
- Lanzo d'Intelvi, 1912 - 21 November 1922.
- Milano /Milan, 1906 - 1907, 28 October 1933 -.
- Pavia, 3 February 1952 - 1968.
- Tirano - Boscopiano, 1915 - 1916, 1941 - 1950.
[edit] Template:Country data Marche Marche
- Ancona, 15 March 1949 -.
- Civitanova Marche, 25 March 1956 - 1974.
- Fermo - Porto San Giorgio, 6 February 1958 - 31 December 1977.
[edit] Template:Country data Piemonte Piemonte (Piedmont)
- |Alba - Barolo, 26 September 1910 - 12 July 1919..
- Alessandria, 1 February 1952 - July 1974.
- Cuneo, 1 August 1908 - 1968.
- Cuneo - Chiusa di Pesio, 20 September 1909 - 31 December 1957.
- Ivrea - Cuorgnè, 30 March 1908 - 31 December 1935.
- Stresa, 1909 - ?.
- Torino /Turin, urban (ATM): (1902 (experimental), 1931 - 22 April 1976.
- Torino - Chieri, 4 November 1951 - 22 December 1979.
- Torino - Rivoli, 13 November 1955 - 4 November 1979.
[edit] Template:Country data Puglia Puglia
- Lecce, new system, in planning.
[edit] Template:Country data Toscana Toscana (Tuscany)
- Carrara, 5 June 1955 - 26 December 1985.
- Firenze /Florence, 11 November 1937 - 1 July 1973, system included interurban line to Fiesole.
- Livorno, 28 October 1934 - 22 October 1973.
- Pisa, 20 January 1952 - 29 February 1968.
- Siena, 24 March 1907 - 21 October 1917.
[edit] Template:Country data Umbria Umbria
- Perugia, 28 October 1943 - 1973.
[edit] Template:Country data Aosta Valley Valle d'Aosta' (Aosta Valley)
[edit] Template:Country data Veneto Veneto
- Padova /Padua, 21 April 1937 - 1970.
- Venezia /Venice:
- Verona urban (AMT): 1937 - June 1975.
- Vicenza, 22 October 1928 - 12 June 1970.
[edit]
Sardegna (Sardinia)
- Cagliari, 22 February 1952. System includes interurban line to Quartu Sant'Elena.
[edit]
Sicilia (Sicily)
- Catania, 4 October 1949 - 27 April 1966.
- Palermo, 28 October 1939 - 1 July 1966.
- Tràpani, 1952 - 1970.
Military lines:
- Asiago - Marostica, 1916 - 1919.
- Edolo - Ponte di Legno, 1915 - 1918.
- Enego - Primolano, 1915 - 1918.
[edit]
Latvia
[edit]
Lithuania
[edit]
Moldova
- Bălţi /Balti, 21 June 1972 -.
- Chişinău /Chisinau, 12 October 1949 -.
- Solonceni, 1 May 1992 - 3 January 1994. 2.9-km line connecting residential area of Solonceni village to administrative and employment centers.
- Tighina / Тигина (Russian: Bendery / Бендеры), 1996 -.
- Tiraspol, 1 November 1967 -.
[edit]
The Netherlands

- Arnhem, 5 September 1949 -.
- Groningen, 27 June 1927 - 9 November 1965.
- Nijmegen, 9 July 1952 - 29 March 1969.
- Rotterdam - Trolleybus overhead installed in the Maas tunnel in 1941, on instructions from German military authorities. Never used.
[edit]
Norway
- Bergen, 24 February 1950 - (see Bergen trolleybus) [17].
- Drammen 15 December 1909 - 10 June 1967. First trolleybus system in Scandinavia (see Drammen trolleybus) [18].
- Oslo 15 December 1940 - 15 February 1968 (see Oslo trolleybus) [19].
- Stavanger 26 October 1947 - 12 January 1963 (see Stavanger trolleybus) [20].
[edit]
Poland
- Dębica, 12 November 1988 - October 1990.
- Gdańsk, 18 September 1943 - 1945.
- Gdynia, 18 September 1943 -. One line extends to the adjoining town of Sopot.
- Gorzów (Wielkopolski., 23 July 1943 - 30 January 1945.
- Legnica, 10 November 1943 - January 1945, 15 September 1949 - 1953.
- Lublin, 21 July 1953 -.
- Olsztyn, 1 September 1939 - 1945; 10 December 1946 - 31 July 1971.
- Poznań, 12 February 1930 - 20 January 1945; 1 March 1946 - 29 March 1970.
- Słupsk 22 July 1985 - 17 September 1999.
- Tychy, 1 October 1982 -.
- Walbrzych 22 October 1944 - 30 June 1973.
- Warszawa /Warsaw 5 January 1946 - 1 July 1973; 1 June 1983 - 31 August 1995.
- Wrocław 16 March 1912 - 1914.
[edit]
Portugal

- Braga, 28 May 1963 - 10 September 1979.
- Coimbra, 16 August 1947 -.
- Porto, 1 January 1959 - 27 December 1997.
[edit]
Romania
- Baia Mare, 16 February 1996 -.
- Brăila, 23 August 1989 - 1999.
- Braşov, 1 May 1959. Future of system uncertain.

- Bucureşti /Bucharest, 10 November 1949 -.
- Cluj-Napoca, 7 November 1959 -.
- Constanţa, 5 July 1959 -.
- Craiova, 9 May 1943 - October 1944.
- Galaţi, 23 August 1989 -.
- Iaşi, 1 May 1985 -.
- Mediaş, 22 August 1989 -.
- Piatra Neamţ, 22 December 1995 -.
- Ploieşti, 1 September 1997 -.
- Satu Mare, 15 November 1994 -.
- Sibiu, 4 August - 18 October 1904, reintroduced 17 August 1983.
- Slatina, 30 May 1996 -.
- Suceava, 15 August 1987 -.
- Târgovişte, 4 January 1995 -.
- Târgu Jiu, 20 June 1995 -.
- Timişoara, 15 November 1942 -.
- Vaslui, 1 May 1994 -.
[edit]
Russia
[edit] Europe
- Almetyevsk / Альметьевск, 13 January 1976 -.
- Arkhangelsk / Архангельск, 14 October 1974 -.
- Armavir / Армавир, 16 June 1973 -.
- Astrakhan / Астрахань, 5 November 1967 -.
- Balakovo / Балаково, 18 November 1967 -.
- Belgorod / Белгород, 3 December 1967 -.
- Berezniki / Березники, 4 March 1961 -.
- Bryansk / Брянск, 3 December 1960 -.
- Cheboksary / Чебоксары, 7 November 1964 -.
- Cherepovets / Череповец, new system under construction.
- Cherkessk / Черкесск, 19 December 1988 -.
- Chernyakhovsk / Черняховск, 27 November 1936 - January 1945. Closed because of war damage.
- Dzerzhinsk / Дзержинск, 15 April 1976 -.
- Engels / Энгельс, 29 April 1964 -.
- Gatchina / Гатчина, new system under construction.
- Grozny / Грозный (31 December 1975 - December 1994. Closed because of war damage.
- Ivanovo / Иваново, 5 November 1962
- Izhevsk / Ижевск, 6 November 1968 -.
- Kaliningrad / Калининград, 15 October 1943 - 27 January 1945, reintroduced 5 November 1975.
- Kaluga / Калуга, 30 March 1956 -.
- Kazan / Казань,27 November 1948 -.
- Khimki / Химки, 24 July 1997. Near Moskva.
- Kostroma / Кострома, 10 January 1974 -.
- Kovrov / Ковров, 10 March 1975 -.
- Krasnodar / Краснодар, 28 July 1950 -.
- Kursk / Курск, 18 August 1972 -.
- Lipetsk / Липецк, 1 February 1972 -.
- Makhachkala / Махачкала, 3 February 1973 -.
- Maykop / Майкоп, 29 November 1974 -.
- Moskva / Москва /Moscow, 15 November 1933 -.
- Murmansk / Мурманск, 11 February 1962 -.
- Naberezhnye Chelny / Набережные Челны, new system under construction.
- Nalchik / Нальчик, 22 November 1980 -.
- Nizhny Novgorod / Нижний Новгород, 27 June 1947 -.
- Novocheboksarsk / Новочебоксарск, 2 November 1979 -.
- Novokuybyshevsk / Новоуйбышевск), 4 January 1986 -.
- Novorossiysk / Новороссийск), 1 April 1969 -.
- Omsk / Омск, 5 November 1955 -.
- Orenburg/Оренбург,1 May 1953-.
- Oryol / Орёл (Orel), 28 October 1968 -.
- Penza / Пенза, 4 November 1948 -.
- Perm / Пермь, 5 November 1960 -.
- Petrozavodsk / Петрозаводск, 5 September 1961 -.
- Podolsk / Подольск, 1 May 2001. Near Moskva.
- Rostov-na-Donu / Ростов-на-Дону /Rostov-on-Don, 18 March 1936 -.
- Ryazan / Рязань, 13 November 1949 -.
- Rybinsk / Рыбинск, 14 December 1976 -.
- Samara / Самара, 7 November 1942 -.
- Saint Petersburg / Санкт-Петербург, 21 October 1936 -.
- Saransk / Саранск, 29 January 1966 -.
- Saratov / Саратов, 6 November 1952 -.
- Shakhty / Шахты, 30 September 1975. Future of system uncertain.
- Smolensk / Смоленск, 8 April 1991 -.
- Stary Oskol / Старый Оскол, new system under construction.
- Stavropol / Ставрополь, 24 July 1964 -.
- Sterlitamak / Стерлитамак, 24 February 1961 -.
- Syzran / Сызрань, December 2002 -.
- Taganrog / Таганрог, 25 December 1977 -.
- Tambov / Тамбов, 6 November 1955 -.
- Togliatti / Тольятти (Tolyatti), 21 January 1966 -.
- Tosno / Тосно, new system under construction.
- Tula / Тула, 3 November 1962 -.
- Tver / Тверь, 5 May 1967 -.
- Tyumen / Тюмень, 12 June 1970 -.
- Ufa / Уфа, 27 January 1962 -.
- Ulyanovsk / Ульяновск, 31 December 1973 -.
- Velikiy Novgorod / Великий Новгород, 3 December 1995 -.
- Vidnoye / Видное, 1 May 2001. Near Moskva.
- Vladikavkaz / Владикавказ, 1 February 1977 -.
- Vladimir / Владимир, 7 November 1952 -.
- Volgodonsk/ Волгодонск, 4 October 1977 -.
- Volgograd / Волгоград, 31 December 1960 -.
- Vologda / Вологда, 30 December 1976 -.
- Volzhsky / Волжский, new system under construction.
- Voronezh / Воронеж, 6 November 1960 -. Future of system uncertain.
- Yaroslavl / Ярославль, 7 November 1949 -.
- Yoshkar-Ola / Йошкар-Ола, 1 February 1971
[edit] Asia

- Abakan / Абакан, 31 December 1980 -.
- Barnaul / Барнаул, 19 October 1973
- Blagoveshchensk / Благовещенск, 22 August 1979 -.
- Bratsk / Братск, 1 February 1975 -.
- Chelyabinsk / Челябинск, 22 November 1942 -.
- Chita / Чита, 30 December 1970 -.
- Irkutsk / Ирутск, 6 November 1970 -.
- Kachkanar / Качканар, 11 October 1972 - December 1985.
- Kamensk-Uralsky / Каменск-Уральский, 1 November 1956 -.
- Kemerovo / Кемерово, 25 September 1970 -.
- Khabarovsk / Хабаровск, 17 January 1975 -.
- Kirov / Киров, 8 November 1943 -.
- Krasnoyarsk / Красноярск, 5 November 1959 -.
- Kurgan / Курган, 24 November 1965 -.
- Leninsk-Kuznetsky / Ленинск-Кузнецкий, 11 January 1984 -.
- Miass / Миасс, 1 February 1985 -.
- Nizhny Tagil / Нижний Тагил, new system under construction.
- Novokuznetsk / Новокузнецк), 1 January 1978 -.
- Novosibirsk, 11 November 1957 -.
- Rubtsovsk / Рубцо́вск, 28 December 1973 -.
- Surgut / Сургут, new system under construction.
- Tomsk / Томск, 7 November 1967 -.
- Vladivostok / Владивосток, 29 January 1965 -.
- Yekaterinburg / Екатеринбург, 17 October 1943 -.
[edit]
Serbia
- Beograd / Београд /Belgrade, 22 June 1947 -.
[edit]
Slovakia
- Banská Bystrica, 24 August 1989. Operation suspended from 1 January 2006, future of system uncertain.
- Bratislava, 19 July 1909 - 1914, reintroduced 31 July 1941 -.
- Košice, 27 September 1993 -.
- Poprad, 2 August 1904 - 1907.
- Prešov, 13 May 1962 -.
- Žilina, 17 November 1994 -.
[edit]
Slovenia
- Ljubljana, 1952 - 4 September 1971.
- Piran, 24 October 1909 - 19 July 1913.
[edit]
Spain
- Barcelona, 7 October 1941 - 7 October 1968.
- Bilbo / Bilbao, 20 June 1940 - 28 October 1978.
- Cádiz, 1951 - 1975.
- Castellón de la Plana, 1962 - 1969.
- A Coruña / La Coruña, 26 July 1948 - 4 January 1979.
- Madrid, 8 April 1950 - 30 April 1966.
- Pontevedra, 15 December 1943 - 31 August 1989.
- Donostia / San Sebastián, 17 July 1948 - 24 December 1973.
- Santander, 1951 - 25 February 1975.
- Tarragona, 2 October 1952 - 22 January 1973.
- Valencia, 18 July 1951 - 21 May 1976.
- Zaragoza, 1950 - 9 October 1975.
[edit]
Sweden
- Göteborg /Gothenburg, 2 October 1940 - 14 November 1964 [21].
- Landskrona, 27 September 2003 - [22].
- Linköping, 1989 demonstration.
- Stockholm, 20 January 1941 - 30 August 1964 [23].
- Västerås, 11 November 1938 - 1948, 1-km demonstration line [24].
[edit]
Switzerland
- Altstätten, 8 September 1940 - 21 May 1977.. Line connected Altstätten and Berneck.
- Basel, 31 July 1941 -, future of system uncertain.
- Bern, 29 October 1940 -.
- Biel/Bienne, 19 October 1940 -.
- Cernier, Val-de-Ruz. 1 September 1948 - 14 April 1984. Line connected Les Hauts-Geneveys railway station, Cernier and Villiers.
- Fribourg, 1 February 1949 -.
- Genève /Geneva, 11 September 1942 -.
- La Chaux-de-Fonds, 23 December 1949 -.
- Lausanne, 2 October 1932 -.
- Luzern /Lucerne, 7 December 1941 -.
- Lugano, 25 April 1954 - 30 June 2001.
- Montreux, 18 April 1957 -. Connects Vevey, Montreux and Villeneuve. Earlier line operated in Villeneuve, 17 December 1900 - 1903.
- Neuchâtel, 16 February 1940. Included an interurban line to Cernier (Val-de-Ruz).
- St. Gallen, 18 July 1950 -.
- Schaffhausen, 24 September 1966 -.
- Thun, 19 August 1952 - 13 March 1982. Line connected Thun and Beatenbucht.
- Winterthur, 28 December 1938 -.
- Zürich, 27 May 1939 -.
Non-public service:
[edit]
Ukraine

- Alchevsk / Алчевськ, 26 September 1954 -.
- Alushta / Алушта, 30 August 1993. See also Simferopol - Alushta - Yalta.
- Antratsyt / Антрацит, 27 September 1987 -.
- Artemivsk / Артемівськ, 29 April 1968 -.
- Bila Tserkva / Біла Церква, 23 June 1980 -.
- Cherkasy / Черкаси, 9 November 1965 -.
- Chernihiv / Чернігів, 4 November 1964 -.
- Chernivtsi / Чернівці, 1 February 1939 -.
- Dnipropetrovsk /Дніпропетровськ, 7 November 1947 -.
- Dobropilla / Добропілля, 23 August 1968 -.
- Donetsk / Донецьк, 3 January 1940 -.
- Dzerzhynsk / Дзержинськ, 26 April 1985 -.
- Horlivka / Горлівка, 6 November 1974 -.
- Ivano-Frankivsk / Івано-Франківськ, 31 December 1983 -.
- Kerch /Керч, 18 September 2004 -.
- Khartsyzk / Харцизьк, 4 February 1982 -.
- Kharkiv / Харків, 5 May 1939 -.
- Kherson / Херсон, 16 June 1960 -.
- Khmelnytskyi / Хмельницький, 25 December 1970 -.
- Kirovohrad / Кіровоград, 4 November 1967 -.
- Kramatorsk / Краматорськ, 18 November 1971 -.
- Krasnodon / Краснодон, 30 December 1987 -.
- Kremenchuk / Кременчук, 6 November 1966 -.
- Kryvyi Rih / Кривий Ріг, 21 December 1957 -.

- Kyiv / Київ, 5 November 1935 -.
- Luhansk / Луганськ, 25 January 1962 -.
- Lutsk / Луцьк, 8 April 1972 -.
- Lysychansk / Лисичанськ, 7 March 1972 -.
- Lviv / Львів, 27 November 1952 -.
- Makiivka / Макіївка. Trolleybus line from Donetsk extended to Makiivka, 7 November 1960. Makiivka system opened 13 November 1969.
- Mariupol / Маріуполь, 21 April 1970 -.
- Mykolaiv / Миколаїв, 29 October 1967 -.
- Odessa / Одеса, 5 November 1945 -.
- Poltava / Полтава, 14 September 1962 -.
- Rivne Рівне, 27 December 1974 -.
- Sebastopol / Севастополь, 6 November 1950 -.
- Simferopol / Сімферополь, 7 October 1959 -.
- Simferopol - Alushta - Yalta interurban line: Simferopol - Alushta opened 6 November 1959. Alushta - Yalta opened July 1961. World's longest trolleybus line, 86.7 km (53.7 mi). See: Crimean Trolleybus
- Slovyansk / Слов'янськ, 19 March 1977 -.
- Stakhanov / Стаханов, 1 March 1970 -.
- Sumy / Суми, 25 August 1967 -.
- Syeverodonetsk / Сєверодонецьк, 1 January 1979 -.
- Ternopil / Тернопіль, 24 December 1975 -.
- Vinnitsia / Вінниця, 20 February 1964 -.
- Vuhlehirsk / Вуглегірськ, 8 July 1982 -.
- Yalta / Ялта, 1 May 1961. See also Simferopol - Alushta - Yalta.
- Zaporizhzhia / Запоріжжя, 22 December 1949 -.
- Zhytomyr / Житомир, 1 May 1962 -.
[edit]
United Kingdom
[edit] England, by region

[edit] East Midlands
- Chesterfield, 23 May 1927 - 24 March 1938.
- Derby, 9 January 1932 - 9 September 1967.
- Nottingham, 10 April 1927 - 30 June 1966.
[edit] East of England
[edit] Greater London
[edit] North East England
- Darlington, 17 January 1926 - 31 July 1957.
- Hartlepool, 28 February 1924 - 2 April 1953.
- Middlesbrough, Tees-side Railless Traction Board, 8 November 1919 - 4 April 1971.
- Newcastle upon Tyne, 1 October 1935 - 1 October 1966.
- South Shields, 12 October 1936 - 29 April 1964.
[edit] North West England
- Atherton, South Lancashire Transport Company, 3 August 1930 - 31 August 1958.
- Blackpool, 1983 demonstration.
- Manchester, 1 March 1938 - 30 December 1966.
- Ramsbottom, 14 August 1913 - 31 March 1931.
- Stockport, 10 March 1913 - 11 September 1920.
- Wigan, 7 May 1925 - 30 September 1931.
[edit] South East England
- Brighton Brighton Corporation Transport (BCT), 23 December 1913 - 16 September 1914, 1 May 1939 - 30 June 1961.
- Hastings, 1 April 1928 - 31 May 1959.
- Maidstone, 1 May 1928 - 15 April 1967.
- Portsmouth, 4 August 1934 - 27 July 1963.
- Reading, 18 July 1936 - 3 November 1968.
[edit] South West England
[edit] West Midlands
[edit] Yorkshire and the Humber
- Bradford, 20 June 1911 - 26 March 1972.
- Doncaster, 22 August 1928 - 14 December 1963, 1985 - 1986 demonstration.
- Grimsby, 3 October 1926 - 4 June 1960.
- Cleethorpes, 18 July 1937 - 4 June 1960.
- Halifax, 20 July 1921 - 24 October 1926.
- Huddersfield, 4 December 1933 - 13 July 1968.
- Keighley, 3 May 1913 - 31 August 1932.
- Kingston upon Hull, 23 July 1937 - 31 October 1964.
- Leeds, 20 June 1911 - 26 July 1928.
- Rotherham, 3 October 1912 - 2 October 1965.
- Mexborough, Mexborough & Swinton Traction Company, 31 August 1915 - 26 March 1961.
- York, 22 December 1920 - 5 January 1935.
[edit]
Scotland
[edit]
Wales
- Aberdare, 14 January 1914 - 1 July 1925.
- Cardiff, 1 March 1942 - 11 January 1970.
- Llanelli, 26 December 1932 - 8 November 1952.
- Pontypridd, 18 September 1930 - 31 January 1957.
- Rhondda, 22 December 1914 - 1 March 1915.
[edit]
Northern Ireland
[edit] Oceania
[edit]
Australia
- Adelaide, 2 March 1932 - 11 August 1934 experimental; 5 September 1937 - 12 July 1963.
- Brisbane, 2 August 1951 - 13 March 1969.
- Hobart, 29 October 1935 - 24 November 1968.
- Launceston 21 December 1951 - 26 July 1968.
- Perth, 1 October 1933 - 29 August 1969.
- Sydney:
[edit]
New Zealand
- Auckland, 19 December 1938 - 26 September 1980.
- Christchurch, 5 July 1931 - November 1956.
- Dunedin, 24 December 1950 - 31 March 1982.
- New Plymouth, 30 October 1950 - 7 October 1967.
- Wellington, 29 September 1924 - May 1932; reintroduced 20 June 1949 and still operating, see Public transport in Wellington.
[edit] North America
[edit]
Canada
[edit]
Alberta
[edit]
British Columbia
- Vancouver, British Columbia, 5 December - 14 December 1945 demonstration; introduced 16 August 1948.
- Victoria, 19 November 1945 - 30 November 1945 demonstration.
[edit]
Manitoba
[edit]
Nova Scotia
[edit]
Ontario
Fort William - see Thunder Bay
- Hamilton, 10 December 1950 - 30 December 1992.
- Kitchener, 1 January 1947 - 26 March 1973.
- Ottawa, 15 December 1951 - 27 June 1959.
Port Arthur - see Thunder Bay
- Thunder Bay, 15 December 1947 - 16 July 1972. Fort William and Port Arthur merged to form Thunder Bay from 31 December 1969.
- Toronto, 18 June 1922 - 31 August 1925, and 19 June 1947 - 19 July 1993.
- Windsor, 5 May 1922 - November 1926.
[edit]
Québec
[edit]
Saskatchewan
[edit]
México
- Guadalajara, 9 January 1977 -.
- Ciudad de México /México City, 1948 demonstration, 1951 demonstration, introduced 6 April 1952.
[edit]
Trinidad and Tobago
[edit]
United States
[edit]
Alabama
[edit]
Arkansas
[edit]
California
- Los Angeles, 11 September 1910 - 1915, connected Sunset Boulevard with a new housing development, "Bungalow Town," in Laurel Canyon. 1922 demonstration, 1937 demonstration, and 3 August 1947 - 30 March 1963.
- Oakland, construction of trolleybus line started 1945, not completed.
- San Francisco, 6 October 1935 -.
[edit]
Colorado
[edit]
Connecticut
[edit]
Delaware
[edit]
Georgia
[edit]
Hawaii
[edit]
Illinois
- Chicago, 17 April 1930 - 25 March 1973.
- Peoria, 13 November 1931 - 3 October 1946.
- Rockford, 10 December 1930 - 6 June 1947.
[edit]
Indiana
- Fort Wayne, 7 July 1940 - 12 June 1960.
- Indianapolis, 4 December 1932 - 10 May 1957.
[edit]
Iowa
[edit]
Kansas
[edit]
Kentucky
- Covington, 11 September 1937 - 12 March 1958. System extended across the Ohio River to Cincinnati.
- Louisville, 27 December 1936 - 7 May 1951.
[edit]
Louisiana
[edit]
Maryland
- Baltimore, Suburban line to Randallstown, 1 November 1922 - 31 August 1931. Urban lines, 6 March 1938 - 21 June 1959.
[edit]
Massachusetts
- Boston, 17 December 2004 - (see Silver Line (MBTA)).
- Cambridge 11 April 1936 - (see route descriptions)
- Fairhaven, 16 October - 1 December 1915, experimental.
- Fitchburg, 10 May 1932 - 30 June 1946, system also served Leominster.
- Nantasket Beach, 1887 demonstration.
[edit]
Michigan
- Detroit, 1921 demonstration, 1924 demonstration, 19 June 1930 - 11 August 1937 and 15 December 1949 - 16 November 1962.
- Flint, 1936 demonstration, and 6 December 1936 - 26 March 1956.
[edit]
Minnesota
- Duluth, 15 October 1931 - 15 May 1957.
- Minneapolis, 5 May 1922 - 22 May 1923 experimental.
[edit]
Missouri
- Kansas City, 29 May 1938 - 4 January 1959. Interstate line to Kansas City, Kansas opened 4 October 1950; closed 14 July 1951 because of flood damage..
- Saint Joseph, 1 August 1932 - 22 November 1966.
[edit]
New Jersey
- Camden, 1 September 1935 - 1 June 1947; "All-Service Vehicle" (ASV).
- Newark, 15 September 1935 - 10 November 1948; "All-Service Vehicle" (ASV) installation.
- Weehawken, 1934, All-Service Vehicle (ASV) demonstration.
[edit]
New York
- Buffalo, 30 December 1949 - January 1950 demonstration.
- Cohoes, 2 November 1924 - 12 December 1937, or 9 October 1933; sources disagree.
- New York City, 1923 demonstration.
- Rochester, 1 November 1923 - 22 March 1932.
[edit]
North Carolina
- Greensboro, 15 July 1934 - 5 June 1956.
[edit]
Ohio
- Akron, 12 December 1941 - 6 June 1959.
- Cincinnati, 1 December 1936 - 18 June 1965.
- Cleveland, 1 March 1936 - 14 June 1963.
- Columbus, 3 December 1933 - 3 May 1965.
- Dayton, 23 April 1933 -.
- Toledo, 1 February 1935 - 28 May 1952.
- Youngstown, 11 November 1936 - 10 June 1959.
[edit]
Oregon
[edit]
Pennsylvania
- Johnstown, 20 November 1951 - 11 November 1967.
- Philadelphia, 1921 demonstration, 14 October 1923 - 30 June 2003.
- Pittsburgh, 28 September - 11 October 1936 demonstration; 1949 demonstration.
- Scranton, 1903 demonstration.
- Wilkes-Barre, 15 December 1939 - 16 October 1958.
[edit]
Rhode Island
- Pawtucket, 18 October 1931 - 30 May 1953.
- Providence, 22 June 1935 - 24 June 1955.
Trolleybus services connected Providence and Pawtucket 9 November 1940 - 6 July 1953.
[edit]
South Carolina
[edit]
Tennessee
[edit]
Texas
- Dallas, 25 November 1945 - 28 July 1966.
[edit]
Utah
- Salt Lake City, 9 September 1928 - September 1946.
[edit]
Virginia
- Norfolk, 1921 demonstration, 1923 demonstration.
- Petersburg, 19 June 1923 - 31 December 1926.
- Portsmouth, 1923 demonstration.
- Richmond, 1921 demonstration.
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Washington
- Seattle, 27 February 1937 - 9 March 1937 demonstration, 28 April 1940 - 21 January 1978, 15 September 1979 -.
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Wisconsin
- Kenosha, Wisconsin, 15 February 1932 - 1 March 1952.
- Merrill, January - December 1913 experimental.
- Milwaukee, 8 November 1936 - 20 June 1965.
[edit] South America
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Argentina
- Bahia Blanca, Completed 1954, not opened.
- Buenos Aires, 4 June 1948 - 30 April 1966.
- Córdoba, 7 May 1989 -.
- La Plata, December 1954 - 25 December 1966.
- Mar del Plata, 1956 - 1963?.
- Mendoza, 16 October 1913 - 1915 ?, reintroduced 14 February 1958. Talks to modernize system (2007)
- Rosario, 24 May 1959 - 31 December 1992, reintroduced 25 January 1994.
- Tucumán, 23 July 1955 - 28 April 1962.
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Brazil
- Araraquara, 27 December 1959 - 20 November 2000.
- Belo Horizonte, 30 May 1953 - 22 January 1969.
- Campos (dos Goytacazes), 29 June 1958 - 12 June 1967.
- Fortaleza, 25 January 1967 - February 1972.
- Niterói, 21 November 1953 - 10 November 1967.
- Porto Alegre, 7 December 1963 - 19 May 1969.
- Recife, 15 June 1960 - 24 September 2001.
- Ribeirão Preto, 24 July 1982 - 2 July 1999.
- Rio Claro, 9 May 1986 - July 1993.
- Rio de Janeiro:
- Zona Norte, April 1965 - April 1971?
- Zona Sul, 3 September 1962 - July 1968?
- Salvador, 9 January 1959 - June 1968.
- Santos, 12 August 1963 -.
- São Paulo Urban (SPT), 22 April 1949 -.
- Suburban (EMTU), 3 December 1988. Serves neighboring towns including Diadema, São Bernardo do Campo and Santo André
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Chile
- Santiago, 1940 - ?; 31 October 1947 - 18 June 1978; 24 December 1991 - 9 July 1994.
- Valparaíso, 31 December 1952 - 30 November 1981, reintroduced 26 April 1982.
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Colombia
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Cuba
- La Habana /Havana. Test operation began 18 September 1949 along tramway lines using "All-Service Vehicles" purchased secondhand from Newark, New Jersey, US. This was possible with little effort because Havana's tramway had twin-wire overhead. Regular service not operated.
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Ecuador
- Quito, 18 December 1995 -. Future of system in doubt; conversion to light-rail (LRT) in planning.
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Peru
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Uruguay
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Venezuela
- Barquisimeto (es:Transbarca, opening planned by the end of 2006).
- Caracas, July 1937 - 1949?
- Mérida (es:Trolmérida, opening planned by the end of 2006).
- Valencia, ? - 1949?
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] Books
- Clarke, Bradley H. 1970. "Trackless Trolleys of Boston, The" (no ISBN). Cambridge (MA), US: Boston Street Railway, Inc (Bulletin 18).
- Gregoris, Paolo. 2003. "Giro d'Italia in filobus" (ISBN 88-7785-193-7). Cortona: Editore Calosci.
- Jones, David. Australian Trolleybuses. Wellington: City Tramway Publications.
- Mackinger, Gunter. 1979. "Obus in Österreich" (ISBN 3-900134-62-6). (Eisenbahn-Sammelheft Nr. 16.) Wien: Verlag Slezak.
- Millar, Sean. 1986. "Trolleybuses in New Zealand" (ISBN 0-908726-20-1). Auckland: Millar Publishing.
- Murray, Alan. 2001. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" (ISBN 0-904235-18-1. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
- Pabst, Martin. 1989. "Tram & Trolley in Africa" (ISBN 3-88490-152-4). Krefeld: Röhr Verlag GMBH.
- Peschkes, Robert. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus, and Rapid Transit Systems."
- Part One, Latin America (ISBN 1-898319-02-2). 1980. Exeter, UK: Quail Map Company.
- Part Two, Asia+USSR / Africa / Australia (ISBN 0-948619-00-7). 1987. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- Part Three, Europe (ISBN 0-948619-01-5). 1993. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- Part Four, North America (ISBN 0-948619-06-6). 1998. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- Sebree, Mac, and Paul Ward. 1974. "The Trolley Coach in North America" (Interurbans Special 59). (ASIN B0006CEBZC) Los Angeles: Interurbans.
- Stock, Werner. 1987. "Obus-Anlagen in Deutschland" (ISBN 3-926882-00-X). Bielefeld: Hermann Busch Verlag.
- Straßenbahnatlas ehem. Sowjetunion / Tramway Atlas of the former USSR (ISBN 3-926524-15-4). 1996. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn, in conjunction with Light Rail Transit Association, London.
- "Straßenbahnatlas Rumänien" (compiled by Andreas Günter, Sergei Tarknov and Christian Blank; ISBN 3-926524-23-5). 2004. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn.
- Tarkhov, Sergei. 2000. "Empire of the Trolleybus: Vol 1 -- Russia" (ISBN 0-948619-02-3). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- Wonson, Richard L. 1983. "Trackless Trolleys of Rhode Island, The" (ISBN 0-938315-01-3). Cambridge (MA), US: Boston Street Railway, Inc (Bulletin 18).
- 吉川文夫 (Yoshikawa, Fumio). 1995. 日本のトロリーバス (Nippon no "trolleybus") (ISBN 4-88548-066-3). Tokyo: kk Denkisha-kenkyûkai.
[edit] Periodicals
- "Trolleybus Magazine" (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
- Tarkov, Sergei. "The Solonceni Trolleybus". Trolleybus Magazine No. 200, March-April 1995.
- Tarkhov, Sergei and Dmitriy Merzlov. "North Korean Surprises - Part 3". (Trolleybus Magazine No. 246, November-December 2002).
[edit] External links
- All Time List of North American Trolleybus Systems (David Wyatt)
- Bibliography of the Electric Trolleybus (Richard DeArmond)
- Электротранспорт в городах бывшего СССР (Elektrotransport v gorodakh byvshego SSSR, Dmitry Zinoviev)
- Latin American Trolleybus Installations (Allen Morrison)
- Progetto Città Elettriche
- Tram.nu Atlas (Bruse LF Persson)
- The Tramways of Cuba (Allen Morrison)
- UK Trolleybus Systems & Museums (Bruce Lake)
- Wires of Faded Glory (Richard A. Bílek)
- World Trolleybus List - Systems Closed
- Tom's North American Trolleybus Pix