Trolleybuses in Novosibirsk

The Novosibirsk trolleybus system (Russian: Новосибирский троллейбус) is part of the public transport network of Novosibirsk, Russia. The system opened on 6 November 1957.

Novosibirsk trolleybus system
Operation
LocaleNovosibirsk, Russia
Open6 November 1957 (1957-11-06)

History

A test drive took place on November 6, 1957.[1] Regular passenger service began the next day.[1]

In 1957, 10 trolleybuses operated in the city. By the end of 1957, 17 trolleybuses operated. By 1958, the number of trolleybuses increased to 45.[2]

Current status

The system consists of 14 routes (№№ 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 36).

The trolleybus fleet is represented by such "classic'" trolleybuses as Soviet ZiU-9, and ZiU-10, Russian VMZ-184, VMZ-201, VMZ-263, VMZ-375, BTZ-5276-01, Trolza-5265.00, Trolza-5275.05, and Trolza-5275.06, Belarusian AKSM-101A, and AKSM-101M. In 2011-2012, trolleybuses ST-6217M with battery packs, manufactured by Novosibirsk factory Liotech, were tested.[3][4] Experiment had ended when Liotech was declared insolvent.[5] In 2022, municipal authorities decided to repeat the experiment with new trolleybuses with battery packs - UTTZ-6241.01.[6]

References
  1. Туда, где нет метро. НГС.НОВОСТИ.
  2. Горэлектротранспорт (МКП «ГЭТ»). История развития новосибирского наземного электротранспорта.
  3. Ponomaryov, Konstantin (15 April 2011). "Электробус: сели на батарейки". NGS.ru (in Russian).
  4. "В Новосибирске появился второй троллейбус на батарейках (фото)". NGS.ru (in Russian). 14 June 2012.
  5. Evdokimova, Kseniya (24 August 2016). "Новосибирскую «дочку» корпорации «Роснано» признали банкротом". NGS.ru (in Russian).
  6. Bogdanova, Anna (26 January 2022). "В Новосибирске запускают электробус. Как он выглядит и где будет возить пассажиров". NGS.ru (in Russian).
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