Trolleybuses in Saint-Étienne
The Saint-Étienne trolleybus system (French: Réseau de trolleybus de Saint-Étienne) forms part of the public transport network of the city and commune of Saint-Étienne, in the Rhône-Alpes region of the Great South East of France.
| Saint-Étienne trolleybus system | |
|---|---|
 An Irisbus Cristalis trolleybus in St Etienne in 2009 | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Saint-Étienne, Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Open | 1 January 1942 |
| Status | Open |
| Routes | 1 |
| Operator(s) | Société de Transports de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise (STAS) |
| Website | STAS (in French) |
A Berliet ER100 trolleybus in St-Étienne in 1981.
In operation since 1942, the system is one of only three operating trolleybus systems in France; the others are the Limoges system and the Lyon system.
Services
The current Saint-Étienne trolleybus line is:
- 3 : Cotonne – Hôtel de Ville – Terrenoire
Trolleybus fleet
As of 2011, the Saint-Étienne trolleybus fleet consisted of the following types:
- Berliet ER100 (5 trolleybuses, nos. 427, 430, 433, 436, 438), entered service in 1981 (in storage).
- Irisbus Cristalis ETB12 (11 trolleybuses, nos. 111-121), entered service in 2003.
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See also
- Gare de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux
- List of trolleybus systems in France
- Saint-Étienne tramway
References
External links
- Images of the Saint-Étienne trolleybus system, at railfaneurope.net
- "Trolleybus city : St. Etienne". Trolleymotion.
- Saint-Etienne database / photo gallery and Saint-Etienne trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
This article is based upon a translation of the French language version as at December 2011.
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