List of former trolleybus systems
The list of former trolleybus systems, sorted by country, contains all trolleybus systems that have finally been decommissioned , their opening and discontinuation dates and the responsible transport company (s) . Temporary appointments were not taken into account. If new systems have been introduced after a long period of no trolleybus traffic, they are included in the list of trolleybus systems .
A.
Afghanistan
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kabul | 02/09/1979 | 1992 | see Kabul trolleybus |
No existing establishments
Egypt
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cairo | 1950 | 10/22/1981 |
No existing establishments
Algeria
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Algiers | 07/01/1934 | 1974 | ||
Constantine | 1921 | 1963 | ||
Oran | 05/17/1939 | 1969 |
No existing establishments
Argentina
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buenos Aires | 06/04/1948 | 04/30/1966 | Buenos Aires trolleybus | ||
La Plata | 12.1954 | 12/12/1966 | |||
Mar del Plata | 1956 | 1963 | Mar del Plata trolleybus | ||
Mendoza | 10/16/1913 | 1915 | Trial operation, new network since 1958 | ||
San Miguel de Tucuman | 07/23/1955 | 05/28/1962 | San Miguel de Tucumán trolleybus |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Argentina
Armenia
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gyumri | 11/29/1962 | 2005 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Armenia
Azerbaijan
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Baku | 05.12.1941 | 07.2006 | TTU Bakı | |
Gəncə | 05/01/1955 | 2004 | ||
Mingəçevir | 04/15/1989 | 04.2006 | ||
Naxçıvan | 03/11/1986 | 04.2004 | ||
Sumqayıt | 04/28/1961 | 01/01/2006 |
No existing establishments
Australia
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide 1 | 03/02/1932 | 08/11/1934 | Trial operation | |
Adelaide 2 | 09/05/1937 | 07/12/1963 | ||
Brisbane | 08/12/1951 | 03/13/1969 | ||
Hobart | October 29, 1935 | 11/24/1968 | ||
Launceston | 12/24/1951 | 07/26/1968 | ||
Perth | 10/01/1933 | 08/29/1969 | ||
Sydney 1 | 01/22/1934 | 04/12/1948 | Trolleybus operation in Potts Point | |
Sydney 2 | 07/03/1937 | 08/29/1959 | Trolleybus operation in Kogarah |
No existing establishments
B.
Belgium
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Antwerp | 07.09.1929 | 03/30/1964 | ||
Brussels | 04/18/1939 | 02/14/1964 | ||
Ghent | March 24, 1989 | 06/14/2009 | De Lijn | see Ghent trolleybus |
Liege | 07/31/1930 | 11/09/1971 | Société Anonyme des Railways Economiques Liège – Seraing & Extensions |
No existing establishments
Brazil
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Araraquara | December 27, 1959 | 11/20/2000 | ||
Belo Horizonte | 05/30/1953 | 01/22/1969 | ||
Campos dos Goytacazes | 06/29/1958 | 06/12/1967 | ||
Fortaleza | 01/25/1967 | 02.1972 | ||
Niterói | 11/21/1953 | 11/10/1967 | ||
Porto Alegre | December 07, 1963 | 05/19/1969 | ||
Recife | 06/15/1960 | 09/24/2001 | ||
Ribeirão Preto | 07/24/1982 | 07/02/1999 | ||
Rio Claro | 05/09/1986 | 07.1993 | ||
Rio de Janeiro 1 | 09/03/1962 | 07.1968 | Trolleybus operation in Zona Sul | |
Rio de Janeiro 2 | 04.1965 | 04.1971 | Trolleybus operation in Zona Norte | |
Salvador da Bahia | 11/15/1959 | 06.1968 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Brazil
Bulgaria
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gabrovo | 1987 | 03/22/2013 | Obschtinsky Patnichesky Transport EOOD | |
Dobrich | 1988 | 07/01/2014 | Trolejbusen Transport EOOD - Dobrich | |
Kazanlak | 1987 | 01/11/1999 | ||
Pernik | 1987 | 03/30/2015 | Trolejbusen Transport EOOD - Pernik | |
Plovdiv | 12.1955 | 09/03/2012 | Gradski Transport - Plovdiv AD | |
Sofia | 02/14/1941 | 09/09/1944 | New company since May 1, 1948 | |
Veliko Tarnovo | 09.1988 | 04/01/2009 | Patnichesky Prewosi AD - Veliko Tarnovo |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Bulgaria
C.
Chile
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Santiago 1 | 10/31/1947 | 06/18/1978 | ||
Santiago 2 | 12/24/1991 | 07/09/1994 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Chile
China
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anshan | 01/01/1975 | 10/25/1999 | ||
Benxi | 07/01/1960 | 1996 | ||
Changchun | 07/01/1960 | 06.2002 | ||
Cheng you | 01/01/1962 | 1997 | ||
Chongqing | December 24, 1955 | 05/23/2004 | ||
Fuzhou | 09/28/1983 | 03/14/2001 | ||
Handan | ? | 2011 | Handan Iron and Steel | Feeder line to the coal mine |
Harbin | December 31, 1958 | 06/26/2008 | Harbin City Bus | |
Jixi | ? | 2018 | Hengshan Coal Mine | Feeder line to the coal mine |
Hong Kong | 2001 | 2004 | Citybus | Trial operation on a test track at the Citybus depot in Wong Chuk Hang |
Jilin | 10/01/1960 | 2000 | ||
Lanzhou | 01/01/1960 | 05/06/2008 | ||
Nanchang | 07/01/1971 | 06/20/2009 | ||
Nanjing | 08/01/1960 | 1996 | ||
Nanning | 1994 | ? | Nanning Public Transportation Company | |
Qiqihar | 01.1959 | 2002 | ||
Shenyang | 11/01/1951 | 06/20/1999 | ||
Tai'an | ? | 2018 | Yangzhuang Coal Mine | Feeder line to the coal mine |
Taiyuan | ? | 2018 | Xishan Coal and Electricity Power | Factory traffic Durping |
Taiyuan | ? | 2018 | Xishan Coal and Electricity Power | Factory traffic Guandi |
Tianjin | 07/01/1951 | 04.1997 | ||
Wuyang | ? | 2017 | Wuyang Coal Mine | Feeder line to the coal mine |
Xi'an | 10/01/1959 | 01/14/2009 | Xi'an City Transportation | |
Xingtai | ? | 01.2012 | Xingtai Mining Group Company Ltd. | |
Xinmi | 1997 | 2015 | Chaohua Coal Mine | Feeder line to the coal mine |
Zhengzhou | 05/01/1979 | 05/11/2009 | Zhengzhou Public Transportation Company |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # China
D.
Denmark
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Copenhagen 1 | 1902 | 1902 | Trial operation | |
Copenhagen 2 | 02/01/1927 | 10/17/1971 | Nordsjællands Elektricitets- og Sporvejs A / S (NESA) / Københavns sporveje (KS) | |
Copenhagen 3 | 08/02/1993 | 10.1998 | Københavns sporveje (KS) | EU test track |
Odense | 08/08/1939 | 11/19/1959 | Odense Bytrafik (OB) |
No existing establishments
Germany
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Germany
F.
Finland
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Helsinki 1 | 02/05/1949 | 06/14/1974 | ||
Helsinki 2 | 04/17/1979 | 10/30/1985 | ||
Tampere | December 8, 1948 | 05/15/1976 |
No existing establishments
France
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amiens | 1946 | 02.1963 | ||
Belfort | 07/04/1952 | 08/01/1972 | ||
Bethune | 1898 | 1904 | Overland operation Béthune - Pont-à-Vendin with passenger and freight traffic | |
Bordeaux | 05.1940 | 1954 | ||
Brest | 07/29/1947 | 1970 | ||
Chambery | 10/6/1930 | 06.1940 | Overland operation Chambéry– Chignin | |
Dijon 1 | 1895 | 1895 | Trial operation with passenger and freight traffic | |
Dijon 2 | 07/01/1950 | 03/30/1966 | ||
Fontainebleau | 07/15/1901 | 1913 | Overland operation Fontainebleau - Samois-sur-Seine | |
Forbach | 05/19/1951 | 11/01/1969 | ||
Grenoble | 07/29/1947 | 06/24/1999 | The overhead lines in the area of the Maupertuis stop in Meylan are still preserved today | |
Le Havre | 08/01/1947 | December 28, 1970 | ||
Le Mans | 11/13/1947 | 1969 | ||
Lille | 1910 | 1965 | Overland operation to Deûlémont and Leers with passenger and freight traffic | |
Lyon | 1901 | 09/10/1907 | Overland operation Lyon– Charbonnières-les-Bains , new operation since September 4, 1935 | |
Marseille 1 | 06/13/1903 | 09/01/1905 | Overland operation Allauch - La Rose | |
Marseille 2 | 09/19/1927 | 07/20/1958 | Aubagne - Cuges-les-Pins trolleybus service | |
Marseille 3 | 04/06/1942 | 06/25/2004 | ||
Marseille 4 | 09/28/1948 | 01/01/1965 | Overland operation to Aix-en-Provence | |
Metz | 09/14/1947 | 04/30/1966 | ||
Modane | 08/20/1923 | 06.1940 | Overland operation Modane– Lanslebourg | |
Montauban | 01.1903 | 1904 | ||
Moûtiers | 04/15/1930 | 03.1965 | Overland operation Moûtiers– Villard-du-Planay | |
Mulhouse 1 | 07.1907 | 07/14/1918 | see Mulhouse tram | |
Mulhouse 2 | 07/05/1946 | 1968 | ||
Nice | 04/30/1942 | 09/12/1970 | ||
Nîmes | 07/10/1924 | December 31, 1927 | Overland operation to Pont-du-Gard and Comps with passenger and freight traffic | |
Paris 1st | 04/15/1900 | 11/12/1900 | Trial farm in Saint-Mandé | |
Paris 2nd | 1912 | 1914 | Trial farm in Saint-Mandé | |
Paris 3 | 04/07/1925 | 07/08/1935 | Trolleybus operation in Vitry-sur-Seine | |
Paris 4th | 01/08/1943 | March 31, 1962 | Trolleybus operation Paris– Bezons / Argenteuil | |
Paris 5 | January 16, 1950 | March 31, 1966 | Trolleybus operation Paris– Choisy-le-Roi / Thiais | |
Perpignan | 09/21/1952 | 06.1968 | ||
Poitiers | 08/09/1943 | 03/03/1965 | ||
Rouen | 01/22/1933 | 06/26/1970 | ||
Saint-Malo 1 | 1906 | 06/05/1907 | ||
Saint-Malo 2 | 07/10/1948 | 09/30/1959 | ||
Strasbourg | May 27, 1939 | March 31, 1962 | ||
Toulon | 05/17/1949 | 02/19/1973 | ||
Tours | 05/10/1947 | 06/29/1968 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # France
G
Georgia
place | Length km |
opening | attitude | Operating company | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batumi | 41 | 11/06/1978 | 2005 | Including overland lines to Machinjauri and Khelvachauri | ||
Gori | 43 | 04/30/1972 | 03/24/2010 | see Gori trolleybus | Including overland lines to Tiniskhidi and Ortasheni | |
Kutaisi | 88 | 09/11/1949 | July 25, 2009 | Service suspended between January 1997 and November 1997 | ||
Osurgeti | 32 | 11/27/1980 | 06.2006 | Including overland line to Dvabsu | ||
Potentiometer | 18th | 01/20/1980 | 12.2004 | see trolleybus potentiometer | Including overland line to Maltakva | |
Rustavi | 48.1 | 02/16/1971 | 09/24/2009 | see Rustavi trolleybus | Service discontinued in 2000 | |
Samtredia | 22.5 | 08/28/1982 | 2003 | Including overland line to Kulaschi | ||
Zugdidi | 22.5 | 02/24/1986 | 07.2009 | Service suspended between 1992 and 1995 | ||
Tbilisi | 215 | 04/21/1937 | December 04, 2006 | see trolleybus Tbilisi | ||
Chiatura / Satschere | 29 | 07/11/1967 | 06.2008 | see the Tschiatura trolleybus | Overland line between Chiatura and Satschchere | |
Tskhinvali | 7.6 | 06/25/1982 | 12/11/1990 | destroyed in the civil war |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Georgia
Great Britain
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdare | 01/14/1914 | 07/01/1925 | ||
Ashton under Lyne | 08/26/1925 | 12/30/1966 | ||
Atherton | 08/03/1930 | 08/31/1958 | South Lancashire Transport Company | |
Belfast | 03/28/1938 | 05/12/1968 | ||
Birmingham | 11/27/1922 | 06/30/1951 | ||
Blackpool | 1983 | 1983 | Trial operation | |
Bournemouth | 05/13/1933 | 04/20/1969 | ||
Bradford | 06/20/1911 | March 26, 1972 | ||
Brighton 1 | December 23, 1913 | 09/16/1914 | Brighton Corporation Transport (BCT) | |
Brighton 2 | 05/01/1939 | 06/30/1961 | Brighton Corporation Transport (BCT) / Brighton, Hove & District Omnibus Company (BHC) | |
Cardiff | 03/01/1942 | 01/11/1970 | ||
Chesterfield | 05/23/1927 | March 24, 1938 | ||
Cleethorpes | 07/18/1937 | 06/04/1960 | ||
Darlington | January 17, 1926 | 07/31/1957 | ||
Derby | 01/09/1932 | 09.09.1967 | ||
Doncaster 1 | 08/22/1928 | December 14, 1963 | ||
Doncaster 2 | 1985 | 1986 | Trial operation | |
Dundee | 09/05/1912 | 05/13/1914 | ||
Glasgow | 04/03/1949 | 05/27/1967 | ||
Grimsby | 10/03/1926 | 06/04/1960 | ||
Halifax | 07/20/1921 | October 24, 1926 | ||
Hartlepool | 02/28/1924 | 04/02/1953 | ||
Hastings | 04/01/1928 | 05/31/1959 | ||
Huddersfield | December 04, 1933 | 07/13/1968 | ||
Ipswich | 09/02/1923 | 08/23/1963 | ||
Keighley | 05/03/1913 | 08/31/1932 | ||
Kingston upon Hull | 07/23/1937 | October 31, 1964 | ||
Leeds | 06/20/1911 | 07/26/1928 | see Leeds trolleybus | |
Llanelli | December 26, 1932 | 11/08/1952 | ||
London 1 | 09/25/1909 | 1909 | Trial operation | |
London 2 | 09.1912 | 1912 | Trial operation | |
London 3 | May 16, 1931 | 05/08/1962 | ||
Maidstone | 05/01/1928 | 04/15/1967 | Maidstone Corporation Transportation | |
Manchester | 03/01/1938 | 12/30/1966 | ||
Mexborough | 08/31/1915 | 03/26/1961 | Mexborough & Swinton Traction Company | |
Middlesbrough | 11/08/1919 | 04/04/1971 | Tees-side railless traction board | |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 10/01/1935 | 10/01/1966 | ||
Nottingham | 04/10/1927 | 06/30/1966 | Notts & Derby Traction Company | |
Oldham | 08/26/1925 | 09/05/1926 | ||
Pontypridd | September 18, 1930 | January 31, 1957 | ||
Portsmouth | 08/04/1934 | 07/27/1963 | ||
Ramsbottom | 08/14/1913 | March 31, 1931 | ||
Reading | 07/18/1936 | 03/11/1968 | ||
Rhondda | 12/22/1914 | 03/01/1915 | ||
Rotherham | 10/03/1912 | 10/02/1965 | ||
Saint Helens | 07/11/1927 | 07/01/1958 | ||
Southend-on-Sea | 10/16/1925 | 10/28/1954 | ||
South Shields | 10/12/1936 | 04/29/1964 | ||
Stockport | 03/10/1913 | 09/11/1920 | ||
Walsall | 07/22/1931 | 10/03/1970 | ||
Wigan | 05/07/1925 | 09/30/1931 | ||
Wolverhampton | October 29, 1923 | 05.03.1967 | ||
York | 12/22/1920 | 05/01/1935 |
No existing establishments
Guyana
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Georgetown | 1924 | 1961 |
No existing establishments
I.
India
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delhi | 1935 | 1962 | ||
Calcutta | 01/01/1977 | 1982 | ||
Mumbai | 06/11/1962 | March 24, 1971 |
No existing establishments
Italy
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alba | 09/26/1910 | 07/12/1919 | Overland operation Alba-Barolo | |
Alessandria | 1.02.1952 | 07.1974 | ||
Ancona | 03/15/1949 | 06/14/1972 | FPAF | Overland operation Ancona - Collemarino - Falconara , destroyed in the 1972 earthquake |
Anzio | 06/17/1939 | 01/22/1944 | Overland operation Anzio – Nettuno | |
Argegno | 07/01/1909 | 11/21/1922 | Overland operation Argegno– Lanzo d'Intelvi | |
Asiago | 1916 | 1919 | Overland operation Asiago– Marostica | |
Avellino | 09/16/1947 | 11/01/1973 | Overland operation Atripalda –Avellino– Mercogliano | |
Bari 1 | 1939 | December 16, 1987 | Interrupted between 1974 and November 20, 1978 | |
Bergamo 1 | 12.1921 | 03/09/1922 | ||
Bergamo 2 | 1949 | 1978 | Including overland operation to Seriate | |
Bologna 1 | 10.1940 | 1945 | ||
Bologna 2 | 16.09.1955 | 1983 | Since 1991 new operation of trolleybus Bologna | |
Brescia | 1936 | 1968 | ||
Capua | 1961 | 10/26/1972 | Overland operation Capua - Maddaloni | |
Carrara | 06/05/1955 | December 26, 1985 | ||
Caserta | 1961 | 10/26/1972 | ||
Catania | 04.10.1949 | 04/27/1966 | ||
Châtillon | 1920 | 1925 | Overland service Châtillon– Saint-Vincent | |
Civitanova Marche | 03/25/1956 | 1974 | ||
Como | 08/18/1938 | 06/07/1978 | Including overland service to Cantù and Ponte Chiasso (Como municipality) | |
Cremona | 1940 | 05/31/2002 | ||
Cuneo | 08/01/1908 | December 31, 1957 | Overland operation Cuneo - Peveragno | |
Desenzano del Garda | March 31, 1926 | 09/30/1932 | Overland operation Desenzano del Garda-Rivoltella (today the municipality of Desenzano del Garda) | |
Edolo | 1915 | 1918 | Edolo military factory - Ponte di Legno | |
Enego | 1915 | 1918 | Enego – Primolano military operation (today the municipality of Valbrenta ) | |
Ferrara | 10/28/1938 | 02/25/1975 | ||
Florence | 11/11/1937 | 07/01/1973 | Including overland service from Florence to Fiesole | |
Gall rate | 1904 | 1906 | Overland operation Gallarate - Samarate | |
Genoa | 04/13/1938 | 06/11/1973 | New company since July 1st, 1997 | |
Ivrea | 03/30/1908 | December 31, 1935 | Overland operation Ivrea– Cuorgnè | |
L'Aquila | 05/19/1909 | March 31, 1924 | ||
La Spezia | 02/12/1906 | 11.1909 | Overland operation La Spezia - Porto Venere , since January 27, 1951 new operation | |
Livorno | 10/28/1934 | 10/22/1973 | ||
Milan | 1906 | 1906 | Trial operation for the Milan World Exhibition from April 28 to November 11, 1906 , new operation since October 28, 1933 | |
Padua | 04/21/1937 | 1970 | ||
Palermo | 10/28/1939 | 07/01/1966 | ||
Pavia | 02/03/1952 | 1968 | ||
Perugia | October 28, 1943 | 1975 | ||
Pescara | 1903 | 1904 | Overland operation Pescara – Castellammare Adriatico (today the municipality of Pescara) | |
Pisa | 01/20/1952 | 02/29/1968 | ||
Porto San Giorgio | 02/06/1958 | December 31, 1977 | Overland service Porto San Giorgio - Fermo | |
Rome | 01/08/1937 | 07/02/1972 | New operation since March 23, 2005 | |
Salerno | 08/07/1937 | 1987 | ||
Siena | March 24, 1907 | 10/21/1917 | ||
Tirano 1 | 1915 | 1916 | Military operation Tirano– Bormio | |
Tirano 2 | 1941 | 1950 | Overland operation Tirano – Bormio (freight traffic only) | |
Turin 1 | 1902 | 1902 | Azienda Torinese Mobilità (ATM) | Trial operation |
Turin 2 | 1931 | 07/07/1980 | Azienda Torinese Mobilità (ATM) | Including overland operations to Chieri and Rivoli |
Trapani | 1952 | 1967 | ||
Trieste | 03/30/1935 | April 19, 1975 | Including overland operation to Muggia | |
Venice 1 | 04/25/1933 | 1967 | Overland service Venice-Mestre - Treviso | |
Venice 2 | 06/29/1941 | 1968 | Trolleybus operation in Lido | |
Verona 1 | 1937 | 06.1975 | ||
Verona 2 | 08/15/1958 | 06.1981 | Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti SPA di Verona (AMT) | Overland service to Domegliara (today the municipality of Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella ), Grezzana , San Bonifacio and Tregnago |
Vicenza | 10/22/1928 | 06/12/1970 | Azienda Provinciale Trasporti Verona (APT) |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Italy
J
Japan
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hibarigaoka | 08/01/1928 | March 31, 1932 | ||
Kawasaki | 03/01/1951 | 04/30/1967 | ||
Kyoto | 04/01/1932 | 09/30/1969 | ||
Nagoya | May 10, 1943 | January 15, 1951 | ||
Ogizawa-Kurobedamu | 08/01/1964 | 11/30/2018 | see trolleybus route Ogizawa – Kurobedamu | |
Osaka 1 | 08/01/1928 | 1930 | Overland operation Osaka-Hanayashiki (today Kawanishi municipality ) | |
Osaka 2 | 09/01/1953 | 06/14/1970 | ||
Tokyo 1 | 04.1912 | 04.1912 | Trial operation | |
Tokyo 2 | 05/20/1952 | 09/29/1968 | ||
Yokohama | 07/16/1959 | March 31, 1972 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Japan
K
Canada
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Calgary | 06/01/1947 | 03/08/1975 | Calgary Transit System (CTS) / Calgary Transit (CT) | |
Cornwall | 06/08/1949 | 05/31/1970 | Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Company | |
Edmonton | 09/24/1939 | 05/02/2009 | Edmonton Radial Railway / Edmonton Transportation System (ETS) / Edmonton Transit System (ETS) | |
Halifax | March 27, 1949 | December 31, 1969 | Nova Scotia Power and Light | |
Hamilton | December 10, 1950 | December 31, 1992 | Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) | |
Kitchener | 01/01/1947 | 03/26/1973 | Kitchener and Waterloo Street Railway / Kitchener Public Utilities Commission | |
Montreal | 03/29/1937 | 06/18/1966 | Montreal Tramways Company / Montreal Transit Commission | |
Ottawa | December 15, 1951 | 06/27/1959 | Ottawa Transportation Commission | |
Regina | 09/04/1947 | 02/28/1966 | Regina Municipal Railway (RMR) / Regina Transit System (RTS) | |
Saskatoon | 11/22/1948 | 05/13/1974 | Saskatoon Municipal Railway (SMR) / Saskatoon Transit System (STS) | |
Thunder Bay | December 15, 1947 | 07/16/1972 | Fort William Transit Company / Port Arthur Public Utilities Commission / Thunder Bay Transit | |
Toronto 1 | 06/18/1922 | 08/31/1925 | Toronto Transportation Commission (TTC) / Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) | |
Toronto 2 | 06/19/1947 | 07/16/1993 | Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) | |
Vancouver | 05.12.1945 | December 14, 1945 | British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) | Trial operation, new operation since August 16, 1948 |
Victoria | November 19, 1945 | 11/30/1945 | Trial operation | |
Windsor | 05/05/1922 | 11.1926 | Windsor Hydro | |
Winnipeg | 11/21/1938 | 10/30/1970 | Winnipeg Electric Company / Greater Winnipeg Transit Company / Greater Winnipeg Transit Commission / Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Canada
Kazakhstan
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aqtobe | 08/11/1982 | 10/11/2013 | ||
Astana (Nur-Sultan since 2019) | 01/13/1983 | 09/30/2008 | ||
Atyrau | 09/04/1996 | 04/29/1999 | ||
Novaya Buchtarma | 01/01/1975 | 1980 | ||
Petropavl | 11/20/1971 | 06/01/2014 | ||
Qostanai | 01/02/1990 | 2005 | see Qostanai trolleybus | |
Karagandy | 05/30/1967 | 04/20/2010 | ||
Schymkent | 01/11/1969 | 2005 | see Schymkent trolleybus | |
Taras | 04/10/1980 | the end of 2013 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Kazakhstan
Colombia
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bogotá | 04/12/1948 | 08/15/1991 | ||
Medellin | 10/12/1929 | 1951 |
No existing establishments
Croatia
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rijeka | 08.1952 | 1971 | ||
Split | 1944 | 1972 |
No existing establishments
Cuba
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Havana | 09/08/1949 | 1954 | Trial operation |
No existing establishments
M.
Malaysia
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Penang | 1924 | 07/31/1961 |
No existing establishments
Morocco
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Casablanca | 1932 | 05.1972 | ||
Tetouan | 04.1950 | 11.1975 | Overland operation Tétouan – Martil , partly duobus operation |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Morocco
Mexico
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico city | 1948 | 1948 | Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (STE) del DF | Trial operation, new operation since March 9, 1951 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Mexico
Moldova
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Solonceni | 05/01/1992 | 03/01/1994 | Sovkhoz Solonceni | see Solonceni trolleybus |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Moldova
Myanmar
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rangoon | 08/17/1936 | 1942 |
No existing establishments
N
Nepal
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kathmandu | 12/28/1975 | 11/2008 | see trolleybus Kathmandu |
No existing establishments
New Zealand
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Auckland | December 19, 1938 | December 26, 1980 | ||
Christchurch | 04/01/1931 | 11/08/1956 | ||
Dunedin | December 23, 1950 | March 31, 1982 | ||
New Plymouth | 10/30/1950 | 07.10.1967 | ||
Wellington I | 09/29/1924 | 05.1932 | ||
Wellington II | 06/20/1949 | October 31, 2017 | Stagecoach New Zealand | see Wellington trolleybus |
Netherlands
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Groningen | 06/27/1927 | 11/09/1965 | ||
Nijmegen | 07/09/1952 | 03/29/1969 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Netherlands
North Korea
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kaesŏng | ? | ? | 2008 only remnants of the cable suspension left | |
Kimch'aek | 05/17/1985 | ? | No traffic was noticeable in 2011 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # North Korea
Norway
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Drammen | 12/15/1909 | 06/10/1967 | Drammen Elektriske Bane, A / S Trikken, Drammen Kommunale Trikk | |
Oslo | December 15, 1940 | 02/15/1968 | Oslo Sporveier | |
Stavanger | 10/26/1947 | 01/12/1963 | Stavanger Buss-Selskap |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Norway
O
Austria
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Austria
P
Peru
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lima | 1928 | 1931 |
No existing establishments
Philippines
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Manila | 1924 | 1955 | Business interruption from 1928 to February 1929 |
No existing establishments
Poland
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dębica | 11/12/1988 | 10.1990 | ||
Gorzów Wielkopolski | 07/23/1943 | 01/30/1945 | ||
Legnica 1 | 11/10/1943 | 01.1945 | ||
Legnica 2 | 09/15/1949 | 1953 | ||
Olsztyn | 09/01/1939 | 07/31/1973 | until 1945: Allenstein municipal depot | |
Poses | 02/12/1930 | March 28, 1970 | ||
Slupsk | 07/22/1985 | 09/17/1999 | ||
Wałbrzych | October 27, 1944 | 06/30/1973 | Waldenburger Kreisbahn | Owner until 1945: Elektrizitätswerk Schlesien AG (Breslau) |
Warsaw 1 | 06/01/1946 | 06/30/1973 | ||
Warsaw 2 | 06/01/1983 | 08/31/1995 | ||
Wroclaw | March 16, 1912 | 1914 | Trackless Railway Brockau GmbH | see the trackless Lloyd-Bahn Brockau |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Poland
Portugal
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Braga | 05/28/1963 | 09/10/1979 | ||
postage | 01/01/1959 | 12/27/1997 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Portugal
R.
Romania
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brăila | 08/23/1989 | 1999 | SC Braicar SA | |
Constanța | 07/05/1959 | December 03, 2010 | Regia Autonomã de Transport Constanța | |
Craiova | 05/09/1943 | 10.1944 | ||
Iași | 05/01/1985 | 2005 | Regia Autonomă de Transport Public Iași | |
Satu Mare | 11/15/1994 | 03/09/2005 | Transurban Satu Mare | |
Sibiu | 08/04/1904 | October 18, 1904 | See also Trackless Railway Sibiu | |
Sibiu | 08/17/1983 | 11/14/2009 | SC TurSib SA Sibiu | |
Piatra Neamț | 12/22/1995 | 09/20/2019 | SC Troleibuzul | |
Slatina | 05/30/1996 | 01/01/2006 | Loctrans Slatina | |
Suceava | 08/15/1987 | 04/03/2006 | TPL Suceava | |
Târgovişte | 01/04/1995 | 09/01/2005 | AITT Târgovişte |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Romania
Russia
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arkhangelsk | 10/14/1974 | 04/10/2008 | AvtoTrans-Arkhangelsk region (РегионАвтоТранс-Архангельск) | temporarily suspended from September 2006 to December 2007 |
Astrakhan | 05/11/1967 | 10/30/2017 | Astrakhan electric passenger trans (Астраханьэлектропассажиртранс) | |
Blagoveshchensk | 08/22/1979 | 07/08/2016 | Blagoveshchenskoye Trollejbusnoye Uprawlenie (Благовещенское Троллейбусное управление) | |
Grozny | December 31, 1975 | 12.1994 | In the First Chechen War destroyed | |
Kaliningrad | October 15, 1943 | 01/27/1945 | Public utility Koenigsberg | Destroyed in World War II, new operation since November 5, 1975 |
Kamensk-Uralsky | 11/01/1956 | 03/03/2015 | Gorelektrotransport Kamensk-Uralsky (Горэлектротранспорт Каменск-Уральский) | |
Kachkanar | 10/11/1972 | 12.1985 | ||
Kurgan | 11/24/1965 | 04/29/2015 | Regionautotrans Kurgan (Регионавтотранс Курган) | |
Lipetsk | 02/01/1972 | 08/14/2017 | Lipetskoye Predprijatije Gorelektrotransporta (Липецкое предприятие горэлектротранспорта) | |
Moscow | 11/15/1933 | 08/25/2020 | Mosgortrans (Мосгортранс) | One museum line still in operation |
Perm | 05/11/1960 | 07/01/2019 | Permgorelektrotrans (Пермгорэлектротранс) | |
Shakhty | 09/30/1975 | 10.2007 | Autoelectrotrans Shakhty (Автоэлектротранс Шахты) | |
Syzran | 09/01/2002 | 11/01/2009 | Sysranskoje Passaschirskoje Awtotransportnoje Predprijatie (Сызранское пассажирское автотранспортное предприятие) | |
Tyumen | 06/12/1970 | 05/10/2009 | Tyumengortrans (Тюменьгортранс) | |
Chernyakhovsk | 11/27/1936 | 01.1945 | Stadtwerke Insterburg | In World War II destroyed |
Tver | 05/05/1967 | April 13, 2020 | Tverskoye Tramwajno-Trollejbusnoje Uprawlenije (Тверское Трамвайно-троллейбусное управление) | |
Vladikavkaz | 02/01/1977 | 08/09/2010 | Vladikavkasskoye Tramvayno-Trollejbusnoye Uprawleniye |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Russia
S.
Sweden
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gothenburg | 10/02/1940 | 11/14/1964 | ||
Linkoping | 1989 | 1989 | Trial operation | |
Stockholm | 01/20/1941 | 08/30/1964 |
AB Stockholms Spårvägar Transport AB Stockholm – Kvarnholmen |
1941 to 1959 also overland operation Stockholm – Kvarnholmen (municipality of Nacka ) see also trolleybus Stockholm |
Västerås | 11/11/1938 | 1948 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Sweden
Switzerland
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Altstätten - Berneck | 09/08/1940 | 05/21/1977 | Rheintalische Verkehrsbetriebe (RhV) | see Trolleybus Altstätten – Berneck |
Basel | 07/31/1941 | 06/30/2008 | Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB) | see trolleybus Basel |
Freiburg - Farvagny | 04/01/1912 | 05/21/1932 | Compagnie des omnibus électriques Friborg – Farvagny (FF) | see trolleybus Freiburg – Farvagny |
Val de Ruz | 09/01/1948 | 04/14/1984 | Compagnie des Transports du Val-de-Ruz (VR) | see Trolleybus Val de Ruz |
La Chaux-de-Fonds | December 23, 1949 | 05/20/2014 | Transports Publics Neuchâtelois (TRN) | see La Chaux-de-Fonds trolleybus |
Lugano | 04/25/1954 | 06/30/2001 | Trasporti Pubblici Luganesi (TPL) | see Trolleybus Lugano |
Thun - Beatenbucht | 08/19/1952 | 03/13/1982 | Steffisburg – Thun – Interlaken (STI) | see Trolleybus Thun – Beatenbucht |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Switzerland
Singapore
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Singapore | 08/04/1926 | December 16, 1962 |
No existing establishments
Slovakia
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bratislava | 07/19/1909 | 1915 | see trackless railway Preßburg – Eisenbrünnl , new operation since July 31, 1941 - see trolleybus Bratislava | |
Košice | 09/27/1993 | 01/30/2015 | Dopravný podnik mesta Košice | |
Poprad | 08/02/1904 | 08.1906 | see trackless railway Poprád – Ótátrafüred |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Slovakia
Slovenia
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ljubljana | 1952 | 04.09.1971 | ||
Piran | October 24, 1909 | 07/19/1912 | see Trackless Railway Pirano – Portorose |
No existing establishments
Spain
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
A Coruña | 07/26/1948 | 04/01/1979 | from March 1950 to March 15, 1971 also overland service A Coruña– Carballo | |
Barcelona | 07.10.1941 | 07.10.1968 | ||
Bilbao | 06/20/1940 | 10/28/1978 | Overland service Bilbao - Algorta | |
Cadiz | 1951 | 1975 | ||
Castellón de la Plana | 1962 | 1969 | New operation since June 25, 2008 | |
Madrid | 04/08/1950 | 04/30/1966 | ||
Pontevedra | December 15, 1943 | 08/31/1989 | ||
San Sebastian 1 | 06/06/1947 | 07/11/1968 | Overland operation San Sebastián - Tolosa with passenger and freight traffic | |
San Sebastian 2 | 07/17/1948 | December 24, 1973 | ||
Santander | 1951 | 02/25/1975 | Overland operation Santander - Astillero | |
Zaragoza | 1950 | 10/09/1975 | ||
Tarragona | 10/02/1952 | 01/22/1973 | Overland operation Tarragona - Reus | |
Valencia | 07/18/1951 | 05/21/1976 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Spain
Sri Lanka
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colombo | 07/22/1953 | December 01, 1964 |
No existing establishments
South Africa
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bloemfontein | December 16, 1915 | 10.1937 | Bloemfontein trolleybus | ||
Boksburg | 03/25/1914 | 10/10/1925 | |||
Cape Town 1 | 1930 | 1930 | Trial operation | ||
Cape Town 2 | December 21, 1935 | 02/28/1964 | |||
Durban | 02/24/1935 | 04/11/1964 | Durban Corporation Transport | Durban trolleybus | |
Germiston | 08/19/1914 | 1918 | |||
Johannesburg 1 | 1930 | 1930 | Trial operation | ||
Johannesburg 2 | 08/26/1936 | 11/28/1986 | Johannisburg trolleybus | ||
Pretoria | 07/01/1938 | 02/22/1972 | Pretoria trolleybus |
No existing establishments
T
Tajikistan
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Khujand | 03/11/1970 | September 2010 | no operation from May 15, 2008 to August 17, 2009 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Tajikistan
Trinidad and Tobago
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Port of Spain | 10/01/1941 | December 31, 1956 |
No existing establishments
Czech Republic
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
České Budějovice 1 | October 27, 1909 | 08/01/1914 | see Budweis trackless railway | |
České Budějovice 2 | 10/28/1948 | 09/24/1971 | since May 1, 1991 new company | |
České Velenice | 07/16/1907 | 07/14/1916 | see electrical overhead line automobile line Gmünd | |
Děčín | 01/06/1950 | December 14, 1973 | ||
Must | December 06, 1946 | 01/31/1959 | Overland operation Most – Litvínov (Oberleutensdorf) | |
Dolní Žďár - Jáchymov |
1963 | 07/28/2004 | Škoda | 6.1-kilometer factory test track, no passenger traffic |
Prague | 08/28/1936 | October 16, 1972 | Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy | new operation since October 15, 2017 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Czech Republic
Tunisia
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tunis | 10.1954 | 1970 |
No existing establishments
Turkey
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ankara | 1947 | 1981 | ||
Istanbul | 05/27/1961 | 07/16/1984 | Trolleybus operation in the European part | |
Izmir | 07.1954 | 09.1992 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Turkey
Turkmenistan
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ashgabat | October 19, 1964 | December 31, 2011 | see Ashgabat trolleybus |
No existing establishments
U
Ukraine
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dobropillja | 08/23/1968 | 03/14/2011 | no operation from January 2008 to April 2009 | |
Dzerzhynsk (today Torezk ) | April 26, 1985 | 05/14/2007 | ||
Stakhanov | 03/01/1970 | 08/31/2011 | no operation from September 2008 to July 14, 2010 | |
Wuhlehirsk | 07/08/1982 | 08/12/2014 | TTU Jenakiewe | see Wuhlehirsk trolleybus |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Ukraine
Hungary
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Budapest | December 16, 1933 | 09/21/1944 | New company since December 21, 1949 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Hungary
Uruguay
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Montevideo | 03/28/1951 | 01/26/1992 | COOPTROL |
No existing establishments
Uzbekistan
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andijon | 04/29/1970 | 06.2002 | ||
Buxoro | December 01, 1987 | 2008 | 1998 to 2008 also overland operation Buxoro– Kogon | |
Fargʻona | 02/23/1971 | 07.2003 | from July 5, 1979 to September 1999, also Fargʻona– Margilan overland operation | |
Jizzax | 08/26/1997 | 03/01/2010 | ||
Namangan | 04/04/1973 | 03/01/2010 | since 2001 only overland service to Turakurgan | |
Nukus | 12/14/1991 | 2008 | ||
Olmaliq | December 20, 1967 | 02.2009 | ||
Samarqand | December 20, 1957 | 01.2005 | ||
Tashkent | 11/07/1947 | 04/30/2010 |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # Uzbekistan
V
Venezuela
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barquisimeto | 11/23/2012 | 01.2013 | Transbarca | only trial run |
Caracas | 07.1937 | 1945 | Tranvías Eléctricos de Caracas | |
Merida | 11/26/2006 | 06.2016 | Trolmerca | see Mérida trolleybus |
United States
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Akron | 11/12/1941 | 06/06/1959 | Akron Transportation Company (ATC) | |
Atlanta | 06/28/1937 | 09/27/1963 | Georgia Power Company / Atlanta Transit | |
Baltimore 1 | 11/01/1922 | 08/31/1931 | United Railways & Electric Company | Overland service to Randallstown |
Baltimore 2 | 03/06/1938 | 06/21/1959 | Baltimore Transit Company (BTCo) / National City Lines | |
Birmingham | 04/30/1947 | 11/22/1958 | Birmingham Electric Company / Birmingham Transit | |
Boston 1 | 1887 | 1887 | Trial operation | |
Boston 2 | 1901 | 1901 | Trial operation | |
Boston 3 | 09/17/1933 | March 31, 1963 | new operation since December 17, 2004, see Boston trolleybus | |
Buffalo | 12/30/1949 | 01.1950 | Buffalo NY | Trial operation |
Camden | 09/01/1935 | 06/01/1947 | ||
Chicago | 04/17/1930 | 03/25/1973 | Chicago Surface Lines (CSL) / Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | |
Cincinnati | December 01, 1936 | 06/18/1965 | Cincinnati Street Railway (CSR) | |
Cleveland | 03/01/1936 | 06/14/1963 | Cleveland Railway Company (CRC) / Cleveland Transit System | |
Cohoes | 11/02/1924 | 12/12/1937 | Capital District Transportation Company, Albany NY | |
Columbus | December 3rd, 1933 | 05/30/1965 | Columbus Railway Power and Light (CRP & L) / Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric (C & SOEC) / Columbus Transit Company (CTC) | |
Covington | 07/11/1937 | 03/17/1958 | Cincinnati Newport and Covington (CN&C) | |
Dallas | 11/25/1945 | 07/28/1966 | Dallas Railway and Terminal Company (DR&T) / Dallas Transit Company (DTC) | |
Denver | 06/02/1940 | 06/10/1955 | Denver Tramways Corporation (DTC) | |
Des Moines | 10/09/1938 | 01/24/1964 | Des Moines Railway (DMR) / Des Moines Transit Company (DMTC) | |
Detroit 1 | 1921 | 1921 | Detroit United Railway (DUR) | Trial operation |
Detroit 2 | 1924 | 1924 | Detroit Department of Street Railways (DSR) | Trial operation |
Detroit 3 | 06/14/1930 | 08/11/1937 | Detroit Department of Street Railways (DSR) | |
Detroit 4 | November 15, 1949 | 11/16/1962 | Detroit Department of Street Railways (DSR) | |
Duluth | 05.10.1931 | 05/15/1957 | Duluth-Superior Transit Company (DST) | |
Fairhaven | October 16, 1915 | December 01, 1915 | ||
Fitchburg | 05/10/1932 | 06/30/1946 | Fitchburg and Leominster Street Railway Company (F&L) | Including overland operation Fitchburg – Leominster |
Flint 1 | 1936 | 1936 | Flint Trolley Coach | Trial operation |
Flint 2 | 03/01/1937 | 03/26/1956 | ||
Fort Wayne | 07/07/1940 | 06/12/1960 | Indiana Service Corporation (ISC) / Fort Wayne Transit (FWT) | |
Greensboro | 07/15/1934 | 06/05/1956 | Greensboro Southern Public Utilities Company / Duke Power | |
Greenville | 08/19/1934 | 02/20/1956 | Greensboro Southern Public Utilities Company / Duke Power | |
Honolulu 1st | 1936 | 1936 | Honolulu Rapid Transit Company (HRT) | Trial operation |
Honolulu 2 | 01/01/1938 | 06/22/1957 | ||
Indianapolis | December 04, 1932 | 05/10/1957 | Indianapolis Railways (IR) / Indianapolis Transit System (ITS) | |
Johnstown | 11/20/1951 | 11/11/1967 | Johnstown Traction Company (JTC) | |
Kansas City 1 | 05/19/1938 | 04/01/1959 | Kansas City Public Service Company (KCPS) | |
Kansas City 2 | 04.10.1950 | 07/14/1951 | Kansas City Public Service Company (KCPS) | Trolleybus service Kansas City (Missouri) - Kansas City (Kansas) , destroyed in a flood in 1951 |
Kenosha | 02/15/1932 | 03.1952 | Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company | |
Knoxville | 04/28/1930 | 07/01/1945 | Knoxville Transit Lines | |
Little rock | December 26, 1947 | 03/01/1956 | Capital Transportation Company (CTC) | |
Los Angeles 1 | 09/11/1910 | 1915 | Los Angeles Railway Company (LARy) / Los Angeles Transit Lines (LATL) | Trial operation |
Los Angeles 2 | 1922 | 1922 | Trial operation | |
Los Angeles 3 | 1937 | 1937 | ||
Los Angeles 4 | 08/03/1947 | 03/30/1963 | ||
Louisville | December 27, 1936 | 05/07/1951 | Louisville Railways Company (LRC) | |
Memphis | 11/08/1931 | 04/22/1960 | Memphis Street Railway / Memphis Transit Authority | |
Merrill | 01.1913 | 12.1913 | Merrill Railway and Lighting Company | |
Milwaukee | 11/08/1936 | 06/20/1965 | The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company (TMER & L) / The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company (TMER & T) | |
Minneapolis | 05/05/1922 | 05/22/1923 | Twin City Rapid Transit | |
Nantasket Beach | 1887 | 1887 | Trial operation | |
New Bedford | 1914 | 1914 | Trial operation | |
New Haven | 1903 | 1903 | Trial operation | |
New Orleans | 12/02/1929 | 03/26/1967 | New Orleans Public Service Incorporated (NOPSI) | |
New York 1 | 10/08/1921 | 10/16/1927 | City of New York | Trolleybus operation in Staten Island |
New York 2 | 1923 | 1923 | New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) | Trial operation |
New York 3 | 07/23/1930 | 07/26/1960 | Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation (BQT) / Brooklyn Manhattan Transit (BMT) | Trolleybus operation in Brooklyn |
Newark | September 15, 1935 | 11/10/1948 | Public Service Coordinated Transport Company (PSCT) / Public Service New Jersey (PSNJ) | |
Norfolk 1 | 1921 | 1921 | Virginia Railway and Power | Trial operation |
Norfolk 2 | 1923 | 1923 | Virginia Railway and Power | Trial operation |
Peoria | 11/13/1931 | 10/03/1946 | Illinois Power and Light Corporation / Peoria Transportation Company | |
Petersburg | 06/19/1923 | December 31, 1926 | Virginia Railway and Power | |
Philadelphia | 1921 | 1921 | Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) | Trial operation, new operation since October 14, 1923 |
Pittsburgh 1 | 09/28/1936 | 10/11/1936 | Pittsburgh Railways Company | Trial operation |
Pittsburgh 2nd | 1949 | 1949 | Pittsburgh Railways Company | Trial operation |
Portland | 08/30/1936 | 10/23/1958 | Portland Traction Company (PTC) / Rose City Transit Company | |
Portsmouth | 1923 | 1923 | Virginia Railway and Power | Trial operation |
Providence | December 26, 1931 | 06/24/1955 | United Electric Railways (UER) / United Transit Company (UTC) | Including Providence- Pawtucket overland operation |
Richmond | 1921 | 1921 | Virginia Railway and Power | Trial operation |
Rochester | 11/01/1923 | March 22, 1932 | ||
Rockford | December 10, 1930 | 06/06/1947 | Rockford Electric Company / The Central Illinois Electric and Gas Company | |
Saint Joseph | 08/01/1932 | 11/22/1966 | St. Joseph Railway, Light, Heat and Power Company | |
Salt Lake City | 09/09/1928 | 09.1946 | Utah Light and Traction Company (UL&T) / Salt Lake City Lines | |
Scranton | 1903 | 1904 | Trial operation | |
Seattle | 02/27/1937 | 03/09/1937 | Trial operation, new operation since April 28, 1940 | |
Shreveport | December 15, 1931 | 05/26/1965 | Shreveport Railways Company / Shreveport Transit Company | |
Toledo | 02/01/1935 | 05/28/1952 | Toledo Community Traction Company (CTC) | |
Topeka | 03/27/1932 | 06/30/1940 | Kansas Power and Light (KP&L) | |
Weehawken | 1934 | 1934 | Trial operation | |
Wilkes-Barre | December 15, 1939 | 08/29/1947 | Wilkes-Barre Railway Corporation / Wilkes-Barre Trackless Trolley Company (WBTT) / American Transportation Enterprises (ATE) | |
Wilmington | 09/24/1939 | December 06, 1957 | Delaware Electric | |
Youngstown | 11/11/1936 | 06/10/1959 | Youngstown Municipal Railway (YMR) / Youngstown Transit Company (YTC) |
Existing establishments: List of trolleybus systems # United States
Vietnam
place | opening | attitude | Operating company | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hanoi | 09/02/1986 | 07/15/1993 |
No existing establishments
See also
literature
- Alan Murray: World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Trolleybooks, Yateley, Hampshire, UK 2001, ISBN 0-904235-18-1
- Martin Pabst: Tram and Trolley in Africa. Röhr-Verlag, Krefeld 1989, ISBN 3-88490-152-4
- Robert Peschkes: World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus, and Rapid Transit Systems.
- Part One. Latin America. Quail Map Company, Exeter, UK 1980, ISBN 1-898319-02-2
- Part Two. Asia + USSR / Africa / Australia. Rapid Transit Publications, London 1987, ISBN 0-948619-00-7
- Part three. Europe. Rapid Transit Publications, London 1993, ISBN 0-948619-01-5
- Part four. North America. Rapid Transit Publications, London 1998, ISBN 0-948619-06-6
Individual evidence
Web links
- Trolleybus operations in the world ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Mattis Schindler; PDF file; 621 kB)
- Tram Atlas (Bruse LF Persson)
- Where the trolleybus has operated or still operates (Richard DeArmond)
- Rail and Trolleybus Transit Cities (Michael Taplin)
- All Time List of North American Trolleybus Systems (David Wyatt)
- Latin American Trolleybus Installations (Allen Morrison)