Trolleybuses in Ganja, Azerbaijan

Ganja trolleybus system
Ganja trolleybus system
Operation
Locale	Ganja, Azerbaijan
Open	1 May 1955
Close	2004
Status	Closed
Lines	8 (max)
Statistics
Route length	112.9 km (70.2 mi) (max)

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]

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]

References

^ a b c "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.
^ a b Trolleybus Magazine No. 263 (2005). National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in Azerbaijan at Wikimedia Commons

"Trolleybus city: Gyandzha/Gjandsha/Gäncä (Aserbaidschan)". Trolleymotion.
Gyandzha database / photo gallery and Gyandzha trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.

[electrotrans-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.

[tm263-2] Trolleybus Magazine No. 263 (2005). National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.