List of trolleybus systems in Italy
This is a list of trolleybus systems in Italy by Regione. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.
articulated trolleybus no. 563, now withdrawn, operated on the Milan trolleybus system.
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| L'Aquila | 19 May 1909 | 31 Mar 1924 | ||
| Chieti | 1 Aug 1950 | Operation suspended circa Dec 1992 – 26 Sep 2009. See also Trolleybuses in Chieti. | ||
| Pescara | 1903 | 1904 | Interurban line to Castellamare Adriatico. Construction of a new system, to Montesilvano, began in 2009, but has since been suspended several times. However, in 2018 the first section of completed wiring was tested by a trolleybus loaned from the Chieti trolleybus system. After cancellation of the original vehicle order, a new vehicle order was placed in 2019. |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Avellino | 16 Sep 1947 | 1 Nov 1973 | System connected Avellino, Atripalda and Mercogliano. New system is under construction. A fleet of 11 new vehicles was delivered in 2014, but following construction delays, opening of the system is now targeted for 2021. | |
| Capua - Caserta - Maddaloni | 28 Mar 1961 | 26 Oct 1972 | ||
| ANM | Napoli /Naples | 8 May 1940 | System included suburban line to Ercolano and Torre del Greco until 2009. Operator was ATAN until 1995. See also Trolleybuses in Naples. | |
| CTP | ♦ Napoli - Secondigliano - Aversa - Teverola | 26 Jan 1964 | Operator was TPN until 1978. All trolleybus service has been temporarily suspended since August 2015. See also Trolleybuses in Naples. | |
| Salerno | 7 Aug 1937 | Aug 1987 | System included interurban lines to Battipaglia, Pagani, Pompeii, San Severino and Torre Angellara. |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Bologna | Oct 1940 | 1945 | First of three systems. | |
| Bologna | 16 Sep 1955 | 14 Jun 1982 | ||
| Bologna | 4 Jan 1991 | See also Trolleybuses in Bologna. | ||
| Ferrara | 28 Oct 1938 | 25 Feb 1975 | ||
| Modena | 21 Jan 1950 | Operation suspended 1996–2000, for renovation and fleet renewal. See also Trolleybuses in Modena. | ||
| Parma | 25 Oct 1953 | See also Trolleybuses in Parma. | ||
| Rimini | 1 Jan 1939 |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| A.C.E.G.A.T. | Trieste | 30 Mar 1935 | 19 Apr 1975 | System included interurban line to Muggia. |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Anzio - Nettuno | 17 June 1939 | 22 Jan 1944 | ||
| Roma /Rome | 8 Jan 1937 23 Mar 2005 | 2 Jul 1972 - | Also 1902 experimental. See also Trolleybuses in Rome. |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Genova /Genoa | 13 Apr 1938 1 Jul 1997 | 11 Jun 1973 - | Operation suspended 29 Jun 2000 – 13 Dec 2002. See also Trolleybuses in Genoa. | |
| Sanremo /San Remo | 21 Apr 1942 | System includes an interurban line to Ventimiglia and formerly included an interurban line to Arma di Taggia. See also Trolleybuses in Sanremo. | ||
| La Spezia | 12 Feb 1906 27 Jan 1951 | Nov 1909 - | Operation suspended Jun 1985 – 26 Nov 1988 and 9 Jun 2012 – 20 Mar 2014 See also Trolleybuses in La Spezia. |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Argegno - San Fedele d'Intelvi | 1 Jul 1909 | 21 Nov 1922 | ||
| Bergamo | Dec 1921 1949 | 9 Mar 1922 1978 | ||
| Brescia | 1936 | 1968 | ||
| Como | 18 Aug 1938 | 7 Jun 1978 | System included interurban line to Cantù and line to Swiss border at Ponte Chiasso. | |
| Cremona | 1940 | 31 May 2002 | ||
| Desenzano del Garda - Rivoltella | 1920 | 3 Mar 1932 | ||
| Gallarate - Samarate | 1904 | ? | ||
| Lanzo d'Intelvi | 1912 | 21 Nov 1922 | ||
| Milano /Milan | 28 Oct 1933 | Also, in 1906 an experimental/demonstration line operated at the Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione. See also Trolleybuses in Milan. | ||
| Pavia | 3 Feb 1952 | 1968 | ||
| Tirano - Boscopiano | 1915 Jul 1940 | 1916 1950 |
Military line:
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Edolo - Ponte di Legno | 1915 | 1918 |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Ancona | 15 Mar 1949 | See also Trolleybuses in Ancona. | ||
| FPAF | ♦ Ancona - Collemarino - Falconara | 15 Mar 1949 | 1972 | Closed following damage by earthquake on 14 Jun 1972. |
| Civitanova Marche | 25 Mar 1956 | 1974 | ||
| Fermo - Porto San Giorgio | 6 Feb 1958 | 31 Dec 1977 |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Alba - Barolo | 26 Sep 1910 | 12 Jul 1919 | ||
| Alessandria | 1 Feb 1952 | Jul 1974 | ||
| Cuneo | 1 Aug 1908 | 1968 | ||
| ♦ Cuneo - Chiusa di Pesio | 20 Sep 1909 | 31 Dec 1957 | ||
| Ivrea - Cuorgnè | 30 Mar 1908 | 31 Dec 1935 | ||
| Stresa | 1909 | 1911 | ||
| ATM | Torino /Turin | 1931 | May 1980 | Also, in 1902 an experimental/demonstration line operated at an exposition. |
| ♦ Torino - Chieri | 4 Nov 1951 | 22 Dec 1979 | ||
| ♦ Torino - Rivoli | 13 Nov 1955 | 4 Nov 1979 |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Bari | 1939 20 Nov 1978 | 1974 16 Dec 1987 | Reopening planned. Three new vehicles were ordered in 2007 and delivered in 2008–09, while renovation of the wiring began in December 2008 and was completed in 2011, but as of 2020 the system has yet to reopen. | |
| Lecce | 12 Jan 2012 | See Trolleybuses in Lecce. |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Carrara | 5 Jun 1955 | 26 Dec 1985 | ||
| Firenze /Florence | 11 Nov 1937 | 1 Jul 1973 | System included interurban line to Fiesole. | |
| Livorno | 28 Oct 1934 | 22 Oct 1973 | ||
| Pisa | 20 Jan 1952 | 29 Feb 1968 | ||
| Siena | 24 Mar 1907 | 21 Oct 1917 |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Perugia | 28 Oct 1943 16 Jun 1946 | 2 Nov 1943 1975 | First closure occurred because vehicles were requisitioned by German authorities. |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Châtillon | 1920 | 1925 |
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| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Padova /Padua | 21 Apr 1937 | 1970 | ||
| Venezia /Venice: | ||||
| ♦ Lido | 29 Jun 1941 | 1968 | ||
| ♦ Mestre | 25 Apr 1933 | Sep 1968 | System included interurban lines to Mirano, Mogliano and Treviso, and a line extending along the causeway to Santa Lucia railway station in the old city. | |
| AMT | Verona | 1937 | Jun 1975 | New system under construction since 2015, projected to open in late 2022. New vehicles ordered in 2015. |
| APT | ♦ Verona | 15 Aug 1958 | Aug 1981 | System extended to Domegliara, Grezzana, Soave - San Bonifacio and Tregnago. |
| Vicenza | 22 Oct 1928 | 12 Jun 1970 | New system was planned, but the project was cancelled in 2020. |
Military lines:
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Asiago - Marostica | 1916 | 1919 | ||
| Enego - Primolano | 1915 | 1918 |
'''' (Sardinia)
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Cagliari | 22 Feb 1952 | System includes interurban line to Quartu Sant'Elena. See also Trolleybuses in Cagliari. |
'''' (Sicily)
| Name of System | Location | Date | Date | Notes |
| Catania | 4 Oct 1949 | 27 Apr 1966 | ||
| Palermo | 28 Oct 1939 | 1 Jul 1966 | ||
| Tràpani | 1952 | 1967 |
Books and periodicals
- Bruce, Ashley R. Lombard-Gerin and Inventing the Trolleybus. Trolleybooks.
- Murray, Alan. World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
- Gregoris, Paolo; Rizzoli, Francesco; & Serra, Claudio. Giro d'Italia in filobus. Cortona: Editore Calosci.
- Peschkes, Robert. World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Three: Europe. London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- Trolleybus Magazine. National Trolleybus Association. Bimonthly.