List of trolleybus systems in Russia explained

This is a list of trolleybus systems in Russia. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.

List of trolleybus systems

Central Federal District

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

Far Eastern Federal District

width=15% rowspan=2	Region	width=25% rowspan=2	Location	width=10% rowspan=2	From	width=10% rowspan=2	To	width=5%	Depots	width=5%	Routes	width=5%	Vehicles	width=25% rowspan=2	Notes
Amur obl.	Blagoveshchensk	22 Aug 1979	08 July 2016	1	2	31	-
Khabarovsk krai	Khabarovsk	17 Jan 1975	-	1	4	54	-
Primorsky krai	Vladivostok	29 Jan 1965	-	1	4	38	-

Northwestern Federal District

width=15% rowspan=2	Region	width=25% rowspan=2	Location	width=10% rowspan=2	From	width=10% rowspan=2	To	width=5%	Depots	width=5%	Routes	width=5%	Vehicles	width=25% rowspan=2	Notes
Arkhangelsk obl.	Arkhangelsk	14 Oct 1974	11 Apr 2008	-	-	-	Operation suspended October 2006 - December 2007.^[51]
Vologda obl.	Cherepovets	-	-	-	-	-	Construction started in 1992; stopped ca. 1996, remaining infrastructure dismantled 2008^[52]
	Vologda	22 Aug 1979	-	1	6	90	-
Kaliningrad obl.	Chernyakhovsk	27 Nov 1936	Jan 1945	-	-	-	Operated by Stadtwerke Omnibusbetrieb InsterburgClosed because of war damage.^[53] During the period of operation of the trolleybus network, the city was known as Insterburg.^[54]
	Kaliningrad	15 Oct 1943	27 Jan 1945	-	-	-	Closed because of war damage
		5 Nov 1975	-	1	4	60	-
Karelia	Petrozavodsk	5 Sep 1961	-	1	8	121	See Trolleybuses in Petrozavodsk
Leningrad obl.	Gatchina	-	-	-	-	-	Construction started in 2004;^[55] following plans drawn up in the late 1980s. Construction was suspended in 2005 and is not expected to resume.^[56]
	Tosno	-	-	-	-	-	Reported by one source as under construction. No information since 2002.
Murmansk obl.	Murmansk	11 Feb 1962	-	2	5	141	World's northernmost trolleybus system.
Novgorod obl.	Veliky Novgorod	3 Dec 1995	-	1	5	40	-
Saint Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	21 Oct 1936	-	6	44	742	Operation suspended Nov 1941 - 1945 because of war.

Siberian Federal District

width=15% rowspan=2	Region	width=25% rowspan=2	Location	width=10% rowspan=2	From	width=10% rowspan=2	To	width=5%	Depots	width=5%	Routes	width=5%	Vehicles	width=25% rowspan=2	Notes
Altai krai	Barnaul	19 Oct 1973	-	1	5	57	-
	Rubtsovsk	28 Dec 1973	-	1	2	49	-
Zabaykalsky krai	Chita	30 Dec 1970	-	1	5	77	-
Irkutsk obl.	Irkutsk	6 Nov 1970	-	1	5	40	-
	Bratsk	1 Feb 1975	-	1	5	50	-
Kemerovo obl.	Kemerovo	25 Sep 1970	-	1	10	88	-
	Leninsk-Kuznetsky	11 Jan 1984	-	1	3	31	-
	Novokuznetsk	1 Jan 1978	-	1	4	53	-
Krasnoyarsk krai	Krasnoyarsk	5 Nov 1959	-	2	8	140	-
Novosibirsk obl.	Novosibirsk	11 Nov 1957	-	4	14	322	-
Omsk obl.	Omsk	5 Nov 1955	-	2	10	216	-
Tomsk obl.	Tomsk	7 Nov 1967	-	1	8	93	-
Khakassia	Abakan	31 Dec 1980	-	1	12	24	-

Southern Federal District

width=15% rowspan=2	Region	width=25% rowspan=2	Location	width=10% rowspan=2	From	width=10% rowspan=2	To	width=5%	Depots	width=5%	Routes	width=5%	Vehicles	width=25% rowspan=2	Notes
Adygea	Maykop	29 Nov 1974	-	1	12	53	-
Astrakhan obl.	Astrakhan	5 Nov 1967	30 Oct 2017	1	3	40	-
Volgograd obl.	Volgograd	31 Dec 1960	-	4	15	357	-
	Kamyshin	-	-	-	-	-	Construction started 1985 and stopped 1991.^[57]
	Volzhsky	-	-	-	-	-	Construction started in early 1990s; stopped 1998.^[58]
Dagestan	Makhachkala	3 Feb 1973	-	1	3	46	-
Kabardino-Balkaria	Nalchik	22 Nov 1980	-	1	4	52	-
Karachay–Cherkessia	Cherkessk	19 Dec 1988	-	1	9	42	-
Krasnodar krai	Armavir	16 Jun 1973	-	1	5	44	-
	Krasnodar	28 Jul 1950	-	2	17	209	-
	Novorossiysk	1 Apr 1969	-	1	14	79	-
North Ossetia	Vladikavkaz	1 Feb 1977	8 Aug 2010	1	2	12	A PKTS-6281.00 'Admiral' trolleybus was delivered on May 30, 2022.^[59]
Stavropol krai	Stavropol	24 Jul 1964	-	1	9	96	-
Rostov obl.	Rostov-on-Don	18 Mar 1936	-	2	8	108	-
	Shakhty	30 Sep 1975	27 Oct 2007	-	-	-	-
	Taganrog	25 Dec 1977	-	1	7	35	Operated by MUE 'TTU'Trolleybus traffic suspended since May 2022 due to repairs on electricity substations.^[60]
	Volgodonsk	4 Oct 1977	-	1	6	32	-
Chechnya	Grozny	31 Dec 1975	Dec 1994	-	-	-	Closed because of war damage.^[61]

Urals Federal District

width=15% rowspan=2	Region	width=25% rowspan=2	Location	width=10% rowspan=2	From	width=10% rowspan=2	To	width=5%	Depots	width=5%	Routes	width=5%	Vehicles	width=25% rowspan=2	Notes
Kurgan obl.	Kurgan	24 Nov 1965	29 Apr 2015	1	4	33	-
Sverdlovsk obl.	Kachkanar	11 Nov 1972	Dec 1985	-	-	-	-
	Kamensk-Uralsky	1 Nov 1956	3 Mar 2015	1	3	59	-
	Nizhny Tagil	-	-	-	-	-	Reported by only one source as under construction. Other sources state that construction was planned for 1996 but did not start.
	Yekaterinburg	17 Oct 1943	-	2	19	356	-
Tyumen obl.	Tyumen	12 Jun 1970	5 Oct 2009	-	-	-	Service operated by ME 'Trolleybusnoe Predpriyatie'^[62]
Khanty–Mansi AO	Surgut	-	-	-	-	-	Reported by only one source as under construction. No confirmation, no recent information.
Chelyabinsk obl.	Chelyabinsk	22 Nov 1942	-	3	22	360	-
	Miass	1 Feb 1975	-	1	5	69	-

Volga Federal District

width=15% rowspan=2	Region	width=25% rowspan=2	Location	width=10% rowspan=2	From	width=10% rowspan=2	To	width=5%	Depots	width=5%	Routes	width=5%	Vehicles	width=25% rowspan=2	Notes
Bashkortostan	Sterlitamak	24 Feb 1961	-	2	23	195	-
	Ufa	27 Jan 1962	-	2	21	211	-
Kirov obl.	Kirov	8 Nov 1943	-	2	8	157	-
Mari El	Yoshkar-Ola	1 Feb 1971	-	1	12	158	-
Mordovia	Saransk	29 Jan 1966	-	2	17	141	-
Nizhny Novgorod obl.	Dzerzhinsk	15 Apr 1976	-	1	5	79	-
	Nizhny Novgorod	27 Jun 1947	-	3	21	227	-
Orenburg obl.	Orenburg	1 May 1953	-	1	5	99	-
Penza obl.	Penza	4 Nov 1948	-	2	6	100	-
Perm krai	Berezniki	14 Mar 1961	-	1	11	N/A	-
	Perm	5 Nov 1960	30 Jun 2019	1	13	136	-
Samara obl.	Novokuybyshevsk	4 Jan 1986	-	1	16	56	-
	Samara	7 Nov 1942	-	3	16	259	-
	Syzran	1 Sep 2002	1 Nov 2009	-	-	-	-
	Tolyatti	21 Jan 1966	-	1	21	183	-
Saratov obl.	Balakovo	18 Nov 1967	-	2	10	60	-
	Engels	29 Apr 1964	-	1	4	55	-
	Saratov	6 Nov 1952	-	2	11	220	-
Tatarstan	Almetyevsk	13 Jan 1976	-	1	4	48	-
	Kazan	27 Nov 1948	-	2	16	238	-
	Naberezhnye Chelny	-	-	-	-	-	Reported by one source as under construction. No recent information.
Udmurtia	Izhevsk	6 Nov 1968	-	2	11	245	-
Ulyanovsk obl.	Ulyanovsk	31 Dec 1973	-	1	7	57	-
Chuvashia	Cheboksary	7 Nov 1964	-	3	19	301	-
	Novocheboksarsk	2 Nov 1979	-	1	4	48	-

See also

• List of trolleybus systems, for all other countries
• List of town tramway systems in Russia
• List of light-rail transit systems
• List of rapid transit systems
• Trolleybuses in former Soviet Union countries
• Trolleybus usage by country

Sources

Books and periodicals

• Murray, Alan. 2000. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" . Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
• Peschkes, Robert. 1987. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Two: Asia & USSR /Africa/Australia" . London: Rapid Transit Publications.
• "Straßenbahnatlas ehem. Sowjetunion / Tramway Atlas of the former USSR" . 1996. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn, in conjunction with Light Rail Transit Association, London.
• Tarkhov, Sergei. 2000. "Empire of the Trolleybus: Vol 1 - Russia" . London: Rapid Transit Publications.
• Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.

References

External links

• • World Tram and Trolleybus Systems (photos and maps of some systems, in English and Russian)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Belgorod . August 2, 2022.
2. Web site: Belgorod. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
3. Web site: Belgorod, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
4. Web site: Stary Oskol — Trolleybus line. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
5. Web site: Bryansk. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
6. Web site: Bryansk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
7. Web site: Vladimir. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
8. Web site: Vladimir, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
9. Web site: Kovrov. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
10. Web site: Kovrov, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
11. Web site: Voronezh. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
12. Web site: Voronezh, trolleybus — Roster. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
13. Web site: Ivanovo. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
14. Web site: Ivanovo, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
15. Web site: Kaluga. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
16. Web site: Kaluga, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
17. Web site: Kostroma. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
18. Web site: Kostroma, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
19. Web site: Kursk. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
20. Web site: Kursk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
21. Web site: Lipetsk. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
22. News: Прощай, московский троллейбус!. Goodbye, Moscow trolleybus!. Russian. 27 August 2020. Russkiy Mir Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085936/https://russkiymir.ru/publications/276552/. 27 August 2020. live. 2020-08-27.
23. Murray (2000), p. 9.
24. News: Klimov . Konstantin . Sunset over the Trolleybus Empire . March–April 2019 . Trolleybus Magazine . National Trolleybus Association . UK . 344 . 0266-7452 . 52.
25. News: В Москве запустили музейный маршрут троллейбуса. Museum trolleybus route launched in Moscow. Russian. 5 September 2020. Official website of the Mayor of Moscow. 2020-11-01.
26. Web site: Khimki. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
27. Web site: Карта маршрутов. 2021-07-20. himtrol.ru.
28. Web site: Khimki, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
29. Web site: Podolsk. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
30. Web site: Карта маршрутов Подольских троллейбусов. 2021-07-20. www.muppt.ru.
31. Web site: Podolsk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
32. Web site: Vidnoye. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
33. Web site: МУП "Видновский троллейбусный парк". 2021-07-20. www.mupvit.ru.
34. Web site: Vidnoye, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
35. Web site: Oryol. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
36. Web site: Oryol, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
37. Web site: Ryazan. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
38. Web site: Ryazan, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
39. Web site: Smolensk. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
40. Web site: Smolensk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
41. Web site: История предприятия. 2021-07-20. ru-RU.
42. Web site: Tambov. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
43. Web site: Tambov, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
44. Web site: Tver. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
45. Web site: Tula. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
46. Web site: Tula, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
47. Web site: Rybinsk. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
48. Web site: Rybinsk, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
49. Web site: Yaroslavl. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
50. Web site: Yaroslavl, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
51. Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 278, March–April 2008, p. 45.v
52. Web site: Cherepovets. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
53. http://www.angrapa.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=9 Angrapa.ru
54. Web site: Insterburg .
55. TM No. 257, Sep.-Oct. 2004, p. 122.
56. Web site: Gatchina. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
57. Web site: Kamyshin — Maps — Photo.
58. Tarkhov (2000), "Empire of the Trolleybus: Vol 1 - Russia", p. 135.
59. Web site: Vladikavkaz .
60. Web site: Taganrog .
61. Web site: Grozny. 2021-07-20. transphoto.org. en.
62. Web site: Tyumen .