List of trolleybus systems
This is a list of cities where trolleybuses operate, or operated in the past, as part of the public transport system. The original list has been divided to improve user-friendliness and to reduce article size. Separate lists—separate articles in Wikipedia—have been made for the following countries:
- Americas
- *Brazil
- *Canada
- *United States
- Europe
- *France
- *Germany
- *Italy
- *Spain
- *Switzerland
- *Ukraine
- *United Kingdom
- Asia
- *Russia
Bold typeface for a location city indicates an existing trolleybus system, currently in operation, or a new system currently under construction.
Africa
Algeria
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| el-Jazair ولاية الجزائر /Algiers | - | - | Construction started 1914, not completed. | |
| el-Jazair ولاية الجزائر /Algiers | 1934 | 1974 | ||
| Qusantînah قسنطينة /Constantine | - | - | Construction started 1914, not completed. | |
| Qusantînah قسنطينة /Constantine | 1921 | 1963 | ||
| Wahran وهران /Oran | 17 May 1939 | 1969 |
Egypt
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| el-Qāhirah القاهرة /Cairo | 1950 | 22 October 1981 |
Morocco
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ الدار البيضاء /Casablanca | 1932 | May 1972 | ||
| Marrakesh مراكش | 29 September 2017 | See also Trolleybuses in Marrakesh. | ||
| Tétouan تطوان | Apr 1950 | Nov 1975 | Suburban line to Martil. |
South Africa
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Bloemfontein | 16 December 1915 | Oct 1937 | ||
| Boksburg | 25 March 1914 | 10 October 1925 | ||
| Cape Town | 1930 21 December 1935 | - 28 February 1964 | Demonstration See also Trolleybuses in Cape Town. | |
| Durban | 24 February 1935 | 11 April 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Durban. | |
| Germiston | 19 August 1914 | 1918 | ||
| Johannesburg | 1930 26 August 1936 | - 10 January 1986 | Demonstration. See also Trolleybuses in Johannesburg. | |
| Pretoria | 1 July 1939 | 21 February 1972 | See also Trolleybuses in Pretoria. |
Tunisia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Tūnis تونس /Tunis | 1945 | 1970 |
Americas
Argentina
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Completed 1954, not opened. | ||||
| TBA | Buenos Aires | 4 June 1948 | 30 April 1966 | |
| Emir SA, TECSA, TAMSE | Córdoba | 7 May 1989 | See Trolleybuses in Córdoba. | |
| La Plata | December 1954 | 25 December 1966 | ||
| Mar del Plata | 1956 | 1963 | ||
| EPTM | Mendoza | 16 October 1913 14 February 1958 | 1915 - | See Trolleybuses in Mendoza. |
| EMTR, DMT, M. Fierro, Ecobus, SEMTUR | Rosario | 24 May 1959 | Operation suspended 1 January 1993 – 25 January 1994, during transition to a new operator and fleet. See also Trolleybuses in Rosario. | |
| Dirección Provincial del Transporte. | Tucumán | 23 July 1955 | 28 April 1962 | Three routes, fleet of 25 Henschel coaches. |
Brazil
Canada
Chile (by ''Región">Regions of Chile">Región'' )
VValparaíso">Valparaíso Region">VValparaíso
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Valparaíso | 31 December 1952 | Operation suspended 1 December 1981 - circa May 1982, reopening after sold to a new, private operator. See also Trolleybuses in Valparaíso. |
RMRegión Metropolitana de Santiago">Santiago Metropolitan Region">RMRegión Metropolitana de Santiago
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| ENT/ETCE | Santiago | 31 October 1947 | ca. November 1978 | Also experimental operation in 1940 with a single vehicle. |
| ETS | Santiago | 24 December 1991 | 9 July 1994 | Also experimental operation in 1940 with a single vehicle. |
Colombia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Bogotá | 12 April 1948 | 15 August 1991 | ||
| Medellín | 12 October 1929 | 1951 | Also: An experimental trolleybus line, using one vehicle, operated on the campus of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana from 30 November 2011 until December 2012. A trolleybus system for Medellín is proposed. |
Cuba
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| ? | Test operation, see note. |
- Note: Tests began 18 September 1949 along tramway lines using "all-service vehicles" purchased secondhand from Newark, New Jersey, US. The tests did not involve building new or converting existing supply because Havana's tramway had twin-wire overhead. Regular service was not operated.
Ecuador
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Quito | 18 December 1995 | See Trolleybuses in Quito |
Mexico
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Sistecozome | Guadalajara | 15 December 1976 | Limited, free service initially; full service began on 9 January 1977. See Trolleybuses in Guadalajara. | |
| STE | Ciudad de México /Mexico City | 9 March 1951 | See note. See also Trolleybuses in Mexico City. |
- Note: The Mexico City trolleybus system was long thought to have opened in April 1952, but is now known to have opened more than a year earlier, in March 1951. Previous to that, there was an experimental line, for testing without passengers, in 1947 or 1948.
Peru
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Lima | July 1928 | 13 June 1931 |
Trinidad and Tobago
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Port of Spain | 1 October 1941 | 31 December 1956 |
United States
Uruguay
| Name of Companies | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| AMDET COOPTROL | Montevideo | 28 March 1951 | 26 January 1992 |
Venezuela
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Transbarca | Partially constructed, 2006–2012, and very limited demonstration service operated on one section from November 2012 to circa early 2013, but system did not open for regular service, and project was cancelled in July 2013. See Trolleybus usage by country#Venezuela for more information. | |||
| Tranvías Eléctricos de Caracas | Caracas | July 1937 | 1949 | |
| Tromerca | Mérida | 18 June 2007 | c. mid-2016 | Introductory service, Sundays only, started 26 November 2006. System opened on 18 June 2007. Service gradually converted to diesel bus operation in 2015–16; no formal closure announcement, but trolleybus service not expected to resume. See Trolleybuses in Mérida. |
| Valencia | 1941 | 1947 |
Asia
Afghanistan
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Kabul کابل | Feb 1979 | 1993 | See also Trolleybuses in Kabul |
Armenia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Gyumri Գյումրի | 29 November 1962 | Autumn? winter? 2005 | ||
| Yerevan Երեւան | 15 August 1949 | See Trolleybuses in Yerevan. |
Azerbaijan
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Bakı /Baku | 5 December 1941 | 30 June 2006 | See also Trolleybuses in Baku. | |
| Gəncə /Ganja | 1 May 1955 | Autumn? 2004 | See also Trolleybuses in Ganja, Azerbaijan. | |
| Mingaçevir /Mingachevir | 15 April 1989 | 31 March 2006 | See also Trolleybuses in Mingachevir. | |
| Nakhchivan | 3 November 1986 | April 2004 | See also Trolleybuses in Nakhchivan. | |
| Sumqayıt /Sumqayit | 28 April 1961 | 31 December 2005 | See also Trolleybuses in Sumqayit. |
China
| Name of System | City | Province | Date | Date | Notes |
| Anshan | Liaoning | 1 January 1975 | 1 July 2000 | ||
| Beijing | — | 26 February 1957 | See Beijing Bus. | ||
| Benxi | Liaoning | 1 July 1960 | 1 May 1998 | ||
| Baoding | Hebei | 29 December 2018 | |||
| Changchun | Jilin | 1 July 1960 | 1 May 2001 | ||
| Wuyang Meikuang Trolleybus | Changzhi | Shanxi | An independent system owned by Lu'an Environmental Energy Development Co., Ltd. serving Wuyang Coal Mine and nearby areas | ||
| Chengdu | Sichuan | 1 January 1962 | 10 January 1996 | ||
| Chongqing | — | 24 December 1955 | 23 May 2004 | ||
| Dalian | Liaoning | 1 October 1960 | |||
| Fuzhou | Fujian | 28 September 1983 | 14 March 2001 | ||
| Guangzhou | Guangdong | 30 September 1960 | |||
| Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 26 April 1961 | |||
| Harbin | Heilongjiang | 31 December 1958 | 26 June 2008 | ||
| Jilin City | Jilin | 1 October 1960 | 2000 | ||
| Jinan | Shandong | 1 January 1977 | See Trolleybuses in Jinan. | ||
| Xiaohengshan Meikuang Trolleybus | Jixi | Heilongjiang | 2016 | An independent system owned by Jixi Mining Group Co., Ltd. serving Xiaohengshan Coal Mine and nearby areas | |
| Lanzhou | Gansu | 1 January 1959 | 6 May 2008 | ||
| Luoyang | Henan | 1 October 1984 | |||
| Nanchang | Jiangxi | 1 July 1971 | 20 June 2009 | ||
| Nanjing | Jiangsu | 1 August 1960 | 10 January 1996 | ||
| Qingdao | Shandong | 21 October 1960 | |||
| Qiqihar | Heilongjiang | 16 February 1959 | 14 March 2002 | ||
| Shanghai | — | 15 November 1914 | See Trolleybuses in Shanghai. | ||
| Shenyang | Liaoning | 1 November 1951 | 20 June 1999 | ||
| Yangzhuang Meikuang Trolleybus | Feicheng / Tai'an | Shandong | An independent system owned by Shandong Energy Feicheng Mining Group Co., Ltd. serving Yangzhuang Coal Mine and nearby areas. | ||
| Taiyuan | Shanxi | 1 May 1960 | Taiyuan Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. owned system | ||
| Xishan Meidian Trolleybus | Taiyuan | Shanxi | Guandi / 官地线 end at 5 May 2016 | A two routes independent system owned by Xishan Coal Electricity Group Co., Ltd. serving the factory and nearby areas. | |
| Tianjin | — | 1 July 1951 | 15 July 1995 | ||
| Tianshui | Gansu | 10 July 1958 | 1961 | ||
| Wuhan | Hubei | 20 September 1958 | Wuhan Public Transport Group Co., Ltd. owned system | ||
| Wuhan Gangtie Trolleybus | Wuhan | Hubei | 1 October 1962 | 2006 | An independent System owned by Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. serving the factory and nearby areas |
| Xi'an | Shaanxi | 1 October 1959 | 14 January 2009 | ||
| Zhengzhou | Henan | 1 May 1979 | 15 January 2010 | New eBRT trolleybus being introduced along BRT Route B2. | |
| Chaohua Meikuang Trolleybus | Xinmi/Zhengzhou | Henan | March 2016 | An independent System owned by Zhengzhou Coal Industry Co., Ltd. serving Chaohua Coal Mine and nearby areas | |
| Niu'erzhuang Meikuang Trolleybus | Niu'erzhuang/Handan | Hebei | January 2010 | An independent System owned by JIZHONG ENERGY GROUP serving Niu'erzhuang Mine and nearby areas | |
| Xingtai Meikuang Trolleybus | Xingtai | Hebei | March 2012 | An independent System owned by JIZHONG ENERGY GROUP serving Xingtai Mine and nearby areas |
Georgia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Batumi ბათუმი | 6 November 1978 | 2005? | Included two interurban lines to Makhinjauri and Khelvachauri. | |
| Chiatura ჭიათურა | 7 November 1967 | Summer? 2008 | Interurban line to Sachkhere საჩხერე. | |
| Gori გორი | 30 April 1972 | 24 March 2010 | Included interurban lines to the villages Tiniskhidi and Ortasheni. | |
| Construction started 1990 - 1991 of interurban line to Makhinjauri, not completed. | ||||
| Kutaisi ქუთაისი | 11 September 1949 | 25 July 2009 | Service suspended 14 January 2007 - November 2007 | |
| Ozurgeti ოზურგეთი | 27 November 1980 | June 2006 | Included interurban line to Dvabzu village. | |
| Poti ფოთი | 20 January 1980 | December 2004 | Included interurban line to Maltakva village. | |
| Rustavi რუსთავი | 16 February 1971 | 24 September 2009 | Service suspended in 2000 | |
| Samtredia სამტრედია | 28 August 1982 | 2000? | Included interurban line to Kulashi village. | |
| Sokhumi სოხუმი | 3 January 1968 | Service suspended August 1992 - 1995 | ||
| Tbilisi თბილისი | 21 April 1937 | 4 December 2006 | ||
| Tskhinvali ცხინვალი | 25 June 1982 | 11 December 1990 | ||
| Construction started 1990 - 1991, not completed. | ||||
| Zugdidi ზუგდიდი | 24 February 1986 | July 2009 | Service suspended 1992 - 1995 |
India
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Delhi दिल्ली | 1935 | 1962 | ||
| Mumbai मुंबई | 11 June 1962 | 24 March 1971 |
- Note: In Kolkata কলকাতা, trial operation with a single trolleybus on a short test line took place in 1977.
Iran
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Tehran تهران | 14 September 1992 | Service suspended from 2013 to 2016. See Trolleybuses in Tehran. |
Japan
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Shin-Hanayashiki Onsen-tochi | Hanayashiki | 1 August 1928 | April 1932 | Hanayashiki is part of Kawanishi, Hyogo |
| Kawasaki-shiei Trolleybus | Kawasaki | 1 March 1951 | 30 April 1964 | |
| Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus | Ōgizawa Station – Kurobe Dam | 1 August 1964 | 30 November 2018 | Trolleybuses have been replaced with autonomous electric buses from April 2019. |
| Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus | Daikanbō – Murodō | 23 April 1996 | See note. | |
| Kyōto-shiei Trolleybus | Kyoto | 1 April 1932 | 30 September 1969 | |
| Nagoya-shiei Trolleybus | Nagoya | 10 May 1943 | 15 January 1951 | |
| Ōsaka-shiei Trolleybus | Osaka | 1 September 1953 | 14 June 1970 | |
| Toei Trolleybus | Tokyo | 20 May 1952 | 28 September 1968 | |
| Yokohama-shiei Trolleybus | Yokohama | 16 July 1959 | 31 March 1972 |
Notes for the two tunnel trolleybus lines:
- The 6.1 km Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus line operated almost entirely in tunnel, through a mountain, and connected Ōgizawa Station with Kurobe Dam, for tourists and hikers. The transport service continues to operate, but no longer uses trolleybuses. Ōgizawa Station is in Ōmachi city, Nagano Prefecture.
- The affiliated 3.6 km Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus line, similarly, operates entirely in tunnel and connects Daikanbo with Murodō. The line is located in Tateyama town, Toyama Prefecture.
Kazakhstan
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Aqtobe | 11 August 1982 | August 2013 | Service suspended February until 12 June 2013. | |
| Almaty | 20 April 1944 | |||
| Astana | 18 January 1983 | 30 September 2008 | ||
| Atyrau | 4 September 1996 | 29 April 1999 | ||
| Novaya Bukhtarma | 1 January 1975 | 1980 | ||
| Petropavl | 20 November 1971 | 1 June 2014 | ||
| Karaganda | 30 May 1967 | 20 April 2010 | ||
| Qostanay | 2 January 1990 | 2005? | Reported as closed during 2005; not known whether closure is permanent. | |
| Shymkent | 11 January 1969 | October 2005 | Some operation reported during 2005, none during 2006. | |
| Taraz | 10 April 1980 | Service suspended from the December 2013. Officially system NOT closed, only conservated. |
- Note: A Russian-language source states that system was under construction in the city of Turkistan
Kyrgyzstan
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Bishkek | 13 January 1951 | |||
| Naryn | 13 December 1994 | Service suspends every summer, June till September. | ||
| Osh | 1 November 1977 |
Malaysia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| George Town | 19 Mar 1924 | 31 July 1961 | See Trolleybuses in George Town, Penang. |
Mongolia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Ulaanbaatar | 29 October 1987 |
Myanmar
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Yangon | 17 August 1936 | by 1942 |
Nepal
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Kathmandu काठमाडौं | 28 December 1975 | November 2008 | Service suspended 19 December 2001 – 1 September 2003. See Trolleybuses in Kathmandu. |
North Korea
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Anju 안주 | Opened between 1986 and 1990, perhaps 1989. | |||
| Ch'ŏngjin 청진 | 20 October 1970 | |||
| Haeju 해주 | Apr 1986 | |||
| Hamhŭng 함흥 | Apr 1976 | Three branches. | ||
| Kanggye 강계 | 17 April 1992 | A single trolleybus line via a riverbank. | ||
| Kapsan 갑산 | 12 October 1994 | |||
| Kimch'aek 김책 | 17 May 1985 | |||
| Kimkol | 10 April 1986 | Connects Kimkol railway station with coal mine at Markyn, South Pyong'an Province, exact location unknown. | ||
| Kowŏn 고원 | Jul 1979 | |||
| Nampho 남포 | 2010s | From a video filmed in Nampho in September 2013, there is clear evidence that the system is still in operation. It does not appear to be in operation as of 2016. | ||
| P'yŏngsŏng 평성 | 4 Aug 1983 | A single line. | ||
| P'yŏngyang 평양 | 30 April 1962 | See Trolleybuses in Pyongyang. | ||
| ♦ Sangwŏn 상원 | 29 March 1995 | Connects residential district to cement works. Sangwŏn-gun is part of Pyongyang city. | ||
| Ryongdae | 10 June 1993 | Connects Ryongdae railway station with coal mine, South Pyong'an Province. | ||
| Ryongdung | 4 November 1983 | Connects Ryongdung railway station with coal mine, North Pyong'an Province. | ||
| Sangnong-Ni | 1993 | Connects local town with coal mine. | ||
| Sariwon 사리원 | Appears to be in operation as of 2016. | |||
| Sinŭiju 신의주 | Opened between 1977 and 1980, perhaps 1978. | |||
| Sunch'ŏn 순천 | Opened between 1986 and 1990, perhaps 1989. | |||
| Tŏkch'ŏn 덕천 | 27 April 1990 | |||
| Unhŭng 운흥 | Aug 1988 | Ryanggang Province. | ||
| Wŏnsan 원산 | 8 September 1988 | ? | A single line via city's main thoroughfare. Not in operation as of 2016. |
- Note: It is speculated that other trolleybus systems are located at:
- Hŭich'ŏn 희천
- Hyesan 혜산
- Kaesŏng 개성
- Kusŏng 구성
- Manpo 만포
- Rajin 라진
- Unggi
- Songrim 송림
Philippines
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Manila | Feb 1929 | Dec 1941 |
Saudi Arabia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Riyadh | 23 April 2013 | System in the campus of the King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. |
Singapore
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Singapore | 14 August 1926 | 15 December 1962 | See also Trolleybuses in Singapore. |
Sri Lanka
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Colombo | 22 July 1953 | 1 December 1964 |
Tajikistan
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Dushanbe / Душанбе | 2 May 1955 | See Trolleybuses in Dushanbe. | ||
| Khujand / Хуҷанд / Khodzhent | 3 November 1970 | September 2010 | Service suspended 15 May 2008 - 17 August 2009. Since ~2006 service extremely unstable due to power outages. Officially service closed in April 2013. |
Turkey
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Ankara | 1946 | 1981 | ||
| İstanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tünel İşletmeleri Genel Müdürlüğü | Istanbul | 27 May 1961 | 16 July 1984 | Trolleybuses operated only on European side. |
| İzmir | July 1954 | Sep 1992 | See Trolleybuses in Izmir. | |
| Trambüs | Malatya | 10 March 2015 |
Turkmenistan
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Aşgabat /Ashgabat | 19 October 1964 | 1 January 2012 | See Trolleybuses in Ashgabat. |
Uzbekistan
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Andijon /Andijan | 30 April 1970 | June 2002 | ||
| Buxoro /Bukhara | 1 December 1987 | September 2005 | ||
| ♦ Buxoro - Kagan | Reported as complete but not yet open. | |||
| Jizzax /Jizzakh | 26 August 1997 | 3 January 2010 | ||
| Farg'ona /Ferghana | 23 February 1971 | July 2003 | Service suspended 1999 - March 2002. | |
| ♦ Farg'ona /Ferghana - Margilan | 1971 | 1999? | ||
| Qorako‘l /Karakul | A single line under construction since 1995. Project abandoned in 1997. | |||
| Namangan | 4 April 1973 | 3 January 2010 | In service ~2001? - 2010 only interurban line | |
| ♦ Namangan - Turaqorgon / Turakurgan | ~2001? | 3 January 2010 | Construction started in 1996 | |
| Nuqus /Nukus | 14 December 1991 | July 2007 | ||
| Olmaliq /Almalyk | 20 December 1967 | February 2009 | Service closed after serious accident at the electro substation. Service also worked in May 2009. | |
| Samarqand /Samarkand | 20 December 1957 | Summer? 2005 | ||
| Toshkent /Tashkent | 7 November 1947 | 30 April 2010 | ||
| ♦ Urganch /Urgench - Xiva / Khiva | 20 October 1997 | See Trolleybuses in Urgench. |
- Note: A Russian-language source states that systems were under construction in the following locations:
- Angren
- Chirchiq
- Guliston
- Qarshi
- Kokand
- Navoiy
- Termiz
- Yangiabad
Vietnam
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Hà Nội /Hanoi | 15 December 1986 | 15 July 1993 |
Europe
Austria
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Verkehr der Stadt Gmünd / Trolejbusová doprava v Gmündu | Gmünd | 12 July 1907 | 14 July 1916 | See also :de:Elektrische Oberleitungs-Automobillinie Gmünd|Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Verkehr der Stadt Gmünd ; city divided after World War I; see České Velenice Czech Republic |
| Grazer Verkehrsbetriebe O-Bus | Graz | 1 October 1941 | 29 June 1967 | |
| O-Bus Innsbruck | Innsbruck | 8 April 1944 17 December 1988 | 29 February 1976 25 February 2007 | . |
| Gleislose Bahn Judenburg | Judenburg | 10 December 1910 | 1914 | See also :de: Gleislose Bahn Judenburg|Gleislose Bahn Judenburg. |
| Oberleitungsbus Kapfenberg | Kapfenberg | 1 July 1944 | 31 March 2002 | System included line extending to Bruck an der Mur; see also :de: Oberleitungsbus Kapfenberg|Oberleitungsbus Kapfenberg. |
| Oberleitungsomnibus Klagenfurt | Klagenfurt | 1 August 1944 | 16 April 1963 | |
| Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Betrieb der Gemeinde Weidling | Klosterneuburg | 22 May 1908 | Dec 1919 | See also :de: Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Betrieb der Gemeinde Weidling|Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Betrieb der Gemeinde Weidling, connected Klosterneuburg and Weidling railway station |
| Oberleitungsbus Leoben | Leoben | 1 March 1949 | 13 July 1973 | See also :de: Oberleitungsbus Leoben|Oberleitungsbus Leoben |
| Elektrische Oberleitungsbahn Liesing–Kalksburg | Liesing | 17 July 1909 | 8 January 1920 | See also :de: Elektrische Oberleitungsbahn Liesing–Kalksburg|Elektrische Oberleitungsbahn Liesing–Kalksburg, connected Liesing and Kalksburg, today part of Vienna. |
| Obus Linz - Linz Linien | Linz | 15 May 1944 | ||
| Obus SLB | Salzburg | 1 October 1940 | See Trolleybuses in Salzburg. | |
| Wien /Vienna: | ||||
| Gleislose Bahn Pötzleinsdorf–Salmannsdorf | ♦ Pötzleinsdorf - Salmannsdorf | 14 October 1908 | 30 October 1938 | See also :de: Gleislose Bahn Pötzleinsdorf–Salmannsdorf|Gleislose Bahn Pötzleinsdorf–Salmannsdorf |
| Oberleitungsbus Wien | ♦ Währinger Gürtel - Salmannsdorf | 9 October 1946 | 2 December 1958 | See also :de: Oberleitungsbus Wien|Oberleitungsbus Wien |
Goods line :
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Sankt Lambrecht | 16 November 1945 | 21 April 1951 | Limited passenger service operated . |
Belarus
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Babrujsk / Bobruysk | 30 August 1978 | |||
| Брэст / Брест | 20 April 1981 | See Trolleybuses in Brest, Belarus. | ||
| Гомель | 20 May 1962 | |||
| Гродна / Гродно | 5 November 1974 | |||
| Магілёў / Могилёв | 19 January 1970 | |||
| Мінск / Минск | 19 September 1952 | The 2nd network in world ; See Trolleybuses in Minsk | ||
| Віцебск / Витебск | 1 September 1978 |
- Note: Plans were announced in 2001 for new systems in:
Барысаў / Borisov
Ліда / Лида
Маладзечна / Молодечно
Наваполацк / Новополоцк
Орша
Пінск / Пинск
Полацк / Полоцк
Салігорск / Солигорск
Belgium (by province">Provinces of Belgium">province)
Antwerpen (Antwerp)
Brussels
- Note: The Brussels-Capital Region is not a province. Neither does it belong to one, nor does it contain any.
Oost-Vlaanderen (East Flanders)
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Gent /Ghent | 24 March 1989 | 14 June 2009 | Operation suspended 9 April 2004 – 17 October 2005. |
Liège
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Liège | 31 July 1930 | 9 November 1971 | ||
| RELSE | ♦ Liège - Seraing | 15 May 1936 | 31 August 1964 | This system operated a unique group of double-ended trolleybuses with driving positions at both ends. |
Bosnia-Herzegovina
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| GRAS Sarajevo | Sarajevo | 23 November 1984 | Operation suspended April 1992 - 27 November 1995 because of war. |
Bulgaria
| Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Blagoevgrad / Благоевград | Construction started during the late 1980s, not completed. | ||
| Burgas / Бургас | 25 September 1989 | See also Trolleybuses in Burgas. | |
| Gabrovo / Габрово | 1987 | 21 March 2013 | |
| Gorna Oryahovitsa / Горна Оряховица | Construction started during the late 1980s, partially completed but never in service. The line was supposed to connect the towns of Gorna Oryahovitsa and Lyaskovets with planned connection to the system in Veliko Tarnovo. | ||
| Dimitrovgrad / Димитровград | Construction started during the late 1980s, partially completed but never in service. | ||
| Dobrich / Добрич | 1988 | 1 July 2014 | |
| Haskovo / Хасково | 1993 | ||
| Kazanlak / Казанлък | 1987 | 11 January 1999 | |
| Pazardzhik / Пазарджик | 1 June 1993 | ||
| Pernik / Перник | Jul 1987 | 30 March 2015 | |
| Pleven / Плевен | Jul 1985 | ||
| Plovdiv / Пловдив | Dec 1955 | Oct 2012 | See also Trolleybuses in Plovdiv. |
| Rousse / Русе | 9 September 1988 | See also Trolleybuses in Ruse. | |
| Shumen / Шумен | Construction started during the late 1980s, partially completed but never in service. | ||
| Sliven / Сливен | 24 May 1986 | ||
| Sofia / София | 14 February 1941 1 May 1948 | 9 September 1944 - | See also Trolleybuses in Sofia. |
| Stara Zagora / Стара Загора | Sep 1988 | See also Trolleybuses in Stara Zagora. | |
| Varna / Варна | 1 January 1986 | See also Trolleybuses in Varna. | |
| Veliko Tarnovo / Велико Търново | Sep 1988 | 31 March 2009 | See also Trolleybuses in Veliko Tarnovo. |
| Vidin / Видин | Construction started during the late 1980s, partially completed but never in service. | ||
| Vratsa / Враца | Sep 1988 | ||
| Yambol / Ямбол | Construction started during the late 1980s, not completed. |
Croatia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Rijeka | 27 October 1951 | 16 August 1969 | ||
| Split | 1944 | 1972 |
Czech Republic
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Brno | 30 July 1949 | |||
| until 1914: Gleislose Bahn Budweis, modern system: Dopravním podnikem města České Budějovice | České Budějovice | 1909 | 1914 | First of three systems. For the first system, see :de:Gleislose Bahn Budweis|Gleislose Bahn Budweis, the German name for the first system, because České Budějovice was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918. |
| until 1914: Gleislose Bahn Budweis, modern system: Dopravním podnikem města České Budějovice | České Budějovice | 28 October 1948 | 24 April 1971 | |
| until 1914: Gleislose Bahn Budweis, modern system: Dopravním podnikem města České Budějovice | České Budějovice | 2 May 1991 | ||
| Trolejbusová doprava v Gmündu / Elektrischer Oberleitungs-Automobil-Verkehr der Stadt Gmünd | České Velenice | 16 July 1907 | 14 July 1916 | See also :cs:Trolejbusová doprava v Gmündu|Trolejbusová doprava v Gmündu |
| Chomutov – Jirkov | 1 September 1995 | |||
| Děčín | 6 January 1950 | 14 December 1973 | ||
| Hradec Králové | 2 May 1949 | |||
| Jihlava | 19 December 1948 | |||
| Mariánské Lázně | 27 April 1952 | See also Trolleybuses in Mariánské Lázně. | ||
| Most, and Most - Litvínov | 1948 | 31 January 1959 | ||
| ♦ Litvínov | 6 December 1946 | 31 January 1959 | ||
| Opava | 24 August 1952 | |||
| Ostrava | 9 May 1952 | |||
| Pardubice | 20 January 1952 | |||
| Plzeň | 9 April 1941 | |||
| Praha / Prague | 29 August 1936 | 15 October 1972 | See also Trolleybuses in Prague. | |
| Praha / Prague | 15 October 2017 | Single 1-km-long testing track built in 2017 to evaluate feasibility of a new trolleybus system See also Trolleybuses in Prague. | ||
| Teplice | 1 May 1952 | |||
| Ústí nad Labem | 1 July 1988 | |||
| Zlín – Otrokovice | 27 January 1944 |
Denmark
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| KS | København /Copenhagen | 21 May 1938 2 August 1993 | 15 October 1963 Oct 1998 | Also 1902 demonstration. |
| NESA | ♦ Hellerup, København | 1 February 1927 | 17 October 1971 | |
| OS | Odense | 8 August 1939 | 19 November 1959 |
Estonia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Tallinna Trammi- ja Trollibussikoondis | Tallinn | 6 July 1965 | ||
| Tartu | 1936 | 1936 | Demonstration/test line. |
Finland
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Helsinki /Helsingfors | 5 February 1949 7 April 1979 | 14 June 1974 30 October 1985 | ||
| Tampere | 8 December 1948 | 15 May 1976 |
France
Germany
Greece
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| OSY formerly IEM, ILPAP | Athens | 27 December 1953 | ||
| IEM, ILPAP | Piraeus | 1948 | Service connection with Athens network built 1988. Piraeus system now operated as part of Athens system. |
Hungary
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Budapest | 16 December 1933 21 December 1949 | 21 September 1944 - | ||
| Debrecen | 2 July 1985 | |||
| Szeged | 1 May 1979 |
Italy
Latvia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Rīgas satiksme | Rīga | 6 November 1947 | See Rīgas Satiksme. |
Lithuania
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Kauno autobusai | Kaunas | 31 December 1965 | ||
| Vilniaus viešasis transportas | Vilnius | 27 November 1956 | See Trolleybuses in Vilnius. |
Moldova
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Bălți /Balti | 12 June 1972 | |||
| Chişinău /Chisinau | 12 October 1949 | See Trolleybuses in Chișinău | ||
| Solonceni | 1 May 1992 | 3 January 1994 | 2.9-km line connecting residential area of Solonceni village to administrative and employment centers. | |
| Tighina / Тигина | 1996 | |||
| Tiraspol | 1 November 1967 | |||
| ♦ Tiraspol - Tighina | 19 June 1993 |
The Netherlands
''Gelderland''
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Arnhem | 5 September 1949 | See Trolleybuses in Arnhem. | ||
| Nijmegen | 9 July 1952 | 29 March 1969 |
''Groningen''
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Groningen | 27 June 1927 | 9 November 1965 |
''Zuid-Holland'' (South Holland)
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| see note. |
- Note for Rotterdam: Trolleybus overhead installed in the Maas tunnel in 1941, on instructions from German military authorities. Not used.
Norway
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Tide | Bergen | 24 February 1950 | See Trolleybuses in Bergen. | |
| Drammen Kommunale Trikk | Drammen | 15 December 1909 | 10 June 1967 | See Trolleybuses in Drammen. |
| AS Oslo Sporveier | Oslo | 15 December 1940 | 15 February 1968 | See Trolleybuses in Oslo. |
| Stavanger Buss-Selskap | Stavanger | 26 October 1947 | 12 January 1963 | See Trolleybuses in Stavanger. |
Poland
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Bydgoszcz | 1943 | 27 January 1945 | ||
| Dębica | 12 November 1988 | Oct 1990 | ||
| Gdańsk | 18 September 1943 | 1945 | ||
| Gdynia | 18 October 1943 | Two lines extend to the adjoining town of Sopot. See also Trolleybuses in Gdynia. | ||
| Gorzów | 23 July 1943 | 30 January 1945 | ||
| Jelenia Góra | 1944 | 1945 | ||
| Legnica | 10 November 1943 15 September 1949 | January 1945 31 December 1956 | ||
| Lublin | 21 July 1953 | |||
| Olsztyn | 1 September 1939 10 December 1946 | 1945 31 July 1971 | ||
| Poznań | 12 February 1930 1 March 1946 | 20 January 1945 29 March 1970 | ||
| Słupsk | 22 July 1985 | 17 September 1999 | See also Trolleybuses in Słupsk. | |
| Tychy | 1 October 1982 | See also Trolleybuses in Tychy. | ||
| Wałbrzych | 27 October 1944 | 30 June 1973 | ||
| Warszawa /Warsaw | 5 January 1946 1 June 1983 | 29 June 1973 31 August 1995 | See Trolleybuses in Warsaw. | |
| Wrocław | 16 March 1912 | 1914 |
Portugal
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Braga | 28 May 1963 | 10 September 1979 | ||
| Coimbra | 16 August 1947 | See Trolleybuses in Coimbra. | ||
| Porto | 1 January 1959 | 27 December 1997 |
Romania
First trolleybus system in Romania opened in Cernăuți on 1 February 1939. Today, the city is part of Ukraine.| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| SC Urbis SA | Baia Mare | 16 February 1996 | ||
| SC Brăicar SA | Brăila | 23 August 1989 | 1999 | |
| part of the RAT network | Brașov | 1 May 1959 | ||
| STB | București | 10 November 1949 | ||
| CTP Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca | 7 November 1959 | ||
| RATC Constanța | Constanța | 5 July 1959 | 3 December 2010 | System included interurban lines to Mamaia. |
| RAT Craiova | Craiova | 9 May 1943 | Oct 1944 | New trolleybus system was planned in 2008, but the plans have not come to fruition. |
| Transurb Galați | Galați | 23 August 1989 | ||
| RATP Iași | Iași | 1 May 1985 | 4 March 2006 | |
| SC Meditur Mediaș | Mediaș | 22 December 1989 | ||
| SC Troleibuzul SA | Piatra Neamț | 22 December 1995 | 20 September 2019 | System included suburban lines to Dumbrava Roșie and Săvinești. |
| RATP Ploiești | Ploiești | 1 September 1997 | ||
| SC Transurban SA | Satu Mare | 15 November 1994 | 2005 | |
| SC Tursib SA | Sibiu | 4 August 1904 | 18 October 1904 | See also :de:Gleislose Bahn Hermannstadt|Gleislose Bahn Hermannstadt for the old system, the German name for the first system, because this part of Romania was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918. |
| SC Tursib SA | Sibiu | 17 August 1983 | 14 November 2009 | See also Tursib, the system's operator after mid-1998. |
| SC Loctrans SA | Slatina | 30 May 1996 | 31 March 2006 | |
| SC Transport Public Local SA | Suceava | 15 August 1987 | 2 April 2006 | |
| SC Transport Public SA | Târgoviște | 4 January 1995 | August 2005 | |
| SC Transloc SA | Târgu Jiu | 20 June 1995 | System includes interurban line to Bârsești. | |
| RATT | Timișoara | 15 November 1942 | ||
| SC Transurb SA | Vaslui | 1 May 1994 | Closed in July 2009, but with reopening planned. Underwent a complete reconstruction in 2011–2016. Test runs carried out in spring 2016, but as of October 2017 regular operation has not yet begun. |
Russia
Serbia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| GSP Belgrade | Beograd / Београд /Belgrade | 22 June 1947 | See Trolleybuses in Belgrade. |
Slovakia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Banská Bystrica | 24 August 1989 | Operation was suspended 1 January 2006 – 10 November 2007. | ||
| Name of the first system Gleislose Bahn Preßburg–Eisenbrünnl | Bratislava | 19 July 1909 31 July 1941 | 1915 - | see :de:Gleislose Bahn Preßburg–Eisenbrünnl|Gleislose Bahn Preßburg–Eisenbrünnl, the German name for the first system, because Slovakia was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918. |
| Košice | 27 September 1993 | 30 January 2015 | System's closure was initially a suspension of service due to major road construction in city center, but it was later decided not to reopen the system. However, the system reopened on 10 March 2019, with limited passenger service. | |
| Gleislose Bahn Poprád–Ótátrafüred | Poprad | 2 August 1904 | August 1906 | See also :sk:Trolejbusová doprava vo Vysokých Tatrách|Trolejbusová doprava vo Vysokých Tatrách or :de:Gleislose Bahn Poprád–Ótátrafüred|Gleislose Bahn Poprád–Ótátrafüred, the German name for the first system, because Slovakia was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918. |
| Prešov | 13 May 1962 | |||
| Žilina | 17 November 1994 |
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Göteborg /Gothenburg | 2 October 1940 | 14 November 1964 | . | |
| Landskrona | 27 September 2003 | . | ||
| Stockholm | 20 January 1941 | 30 August 1964 | . | |
| Västerås | 11 November 1938 | 1948 | 1 km demonstration line . |
Switzerland
Turkey
See Asia section of list, above. Although trolleybuses served the European part of Istanbul, the country's two other trolleybus systems were located in the Asian part of Turkey.Ukraine
United Kingdom
[Oceania]
Australia
New South Wales
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Sydney: | See also Trolleybuses in Sydney. | |||
| ♦ City | 22 January 1934 | 12 April 1948 | ||
| ♦ Kogarah | 3 July 1937 | 29 August 1959 |
Queensland
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Brisbane City Council | Brisbane | 2 August 1951 | 13 March 1969 | See also Trolleybuses in Brisbane. |
South Australia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Municipal Tramways Trust | Adelaide | 2 March 1932 5 September 1937 | 11 August 1934 12 July 1963 | Experimental. - See also Trolleybuses in Adelaide. |
Tasmania
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Hobart City Council; Municipal Tramways Trust | Hobart | 29 October 1935 | 24 November 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Hobart |
| Launceston City Council; Metropolitan Transport Trust | Launceston | 21 December 1951 | 26 July 1968 | See also Trolleybuses in Launceston, Tasmania. |
Western Australia
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Western Australian Government Tramways Metropolitan Passenger Transport Trust | Perth | 1 October 1933 | 29 August 1969 | See also Trolleybuses in Perth. |
New Zealand
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Farmers Trading Company | Auckland | 19 December 1938 | Private; absorbed by ATB 1960s | |
| Auckland Transport Board, then Auckland Regional Authority | Auckland | 24 September 1949 | 26 September 1980 | |
| Christchurch Tramway Board | Christchurch | 5 July 1931 | 8 November 1956 | |
| New Plymouth City Council | New Plymouth | 30 October 1950 | 7 October 1967 | |
| Dunedin City Transport & Electricity Department | Dunedin | 24 December 1950 | 31 March 1982 | World's southernmost trolleybus system. |
| Wellington City Council | Wellington | 29 September 1924 20 June 1949 | May 1932 31 October 2017 | See also Trolleybuses in Wellington. |
United States (Territories only, in Oceania)
Hawaii (Territory of)
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Honolulu Rapid Transit Company Limited | Honolulu | 1936 | - | Demonstration |
| Honolulu Rapid Transit Company Limited | Honolulu | 1 January 1938 | 22 June 1957 |
- Note: The trolleybus system existed only in the period before Hawaii became a U.S. state. For convenience, it is also included in List of trolleybus systems in the United States.
Books
- Gregoris, Paolo; Rizzoli, Francesco; and Serra, Claudio. 2003. "Giro d'Italia in filobus". Cortona: Editore Calosci.
- Jones, David. Australian Trolleybuses. Wellington: City Tramway Publications.
- Mackinger, Gunter. 1979. "Obus in Österreich". Wien: Verlag Slezak.
- Millar, Sean. 1986. "Trolleybuses in New Zealand". Auckland: Millar Publishing.
- Murray, Alan. 2000. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia". Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
- Pabst, Martin. 1989. "Tram & Trolley in Africa". Krefeld: Röhr Verlag GMBH.
- Peschkes, Robert. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus, and Rapid Transit Systems."
- *Part One, Latin America. 1980. Exeter, UK: Quail Map Company.
- *Part Two, Asia+USSR / Africa / Australia. 1987. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- *Part Three, Europe. 1993. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- *Part Four, North America. 1998. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- Sebree, Mac, and Paul Ward. 1974. "The Trolley Coach in North America". Los Angeles: Interurbans.
- Stock, Werner. 1987. "Obus-Anlagen in Deutschland". Bielefeld: Hermann Busch Verlag.
- "Straßenbahnatlas ehem. Sowjetunion" / "Tramway Atlas of the former USSR". 1996. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn, in conjunction with Light Rail Transit Association, London.
- "Straßenbahnatlas Rumänien". 2004. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn.
- Tarkhov, Sergei. 2000. "Empire of the Trolleybus: Vol 1 - Russia". London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- 吉川文夫. 1995. 日本のトロリーバス . Tokyo: kk Denkisha-kenkyûkai.
Periodicals
- "Trolleybus Magazine". National Trolleybus Association. Bimonthly.
- Tarkhov, Sergei and Dmitriy Merzlov. "North Korean Surprises - Part 3"..