Trolleybuses in Ganja, Azerbaijan

The Ganja trolleybus system was a system of trolleybuses forming part of the public transport arrangements in Ganja, the second most populous city in Azerbaijan, for most of the second half of the 20th century.[1]

Ganja trolleybus system
Operation
LocaleGanja, Azerbaijan
Open1 May 1955 (1955-05-01)
Close2004 (2004)
StatusClosed
Lines8 (max)
Statistics
Route length112.9 km (70.2 mi) (max)

History

The system was opened on 1 May 1955. At its height, it consisted of eight lines, and had a total length of 112.9 km (70.2 mi). It was closed in 2004.[1]

Services

During the final stages of the system's operation, only route 7 was still served by trolleybuses, during the rush hour peak period.[2]

Fleet

The Ganja trolleybus fleet in the period leading up to the system's closure was made up of 9 vehicles of types Škoda 9Tr and ZiU-682.[2]

Previously, the system had used trolleybus vehicles of the following types:[1]

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See also

References
  1. "13. Гянджа (Кировабад) (троллейбус)" [Vândža (Kirovabad) (trolleybus)]. Горэлектротранс (Electrotrans) website (in Russian). Дмитрий Зиновьев (Dmitry Zinoviev). Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. Trolleybus Magazine No. 263 (2005). National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.

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