This is a list of trolleybus systems in Brazil by Estado . It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | 9 January 1959 | June 1968 | ||
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortaleza | 25 January 1967 | February 1972 | ||
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belo Horizonte | 30 May 1953 | 22 January 1969 | Construction of a second system was started, in the late 1980s, [1] but never completed, and the plans were eventually cancelled. | |
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recife | 15 June 1960 | 24 September 2001 [2] | ||
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campos (dos Goytacazes) | 29 June 1958 | 12 June 1967 | ||
| Niterói | 21 November 1953 | 10 November 1967 | ||
| Rio de Janeiro: | ||||
| ♦ Zona Norte | April 1965 | April 1971 (?) | ||
| ♦ Zona Sul | 3 September 1962 | July 1968 (?) | ||
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto Alegre | 7 December 1963 | 19 May 1969 | ||
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araraquara | 27 December 1959 | 20 November 2000 | ||
| Ribeirão Preto | 24 July 1982 | 2 July 1999 [3] | ||
| Rio Claro | 9 May 1986 | July 1993 | ||
| Santos | 12 August 1963 | See also Trolleybuses in Santos. | ||
| SPTrans (urban) | São Paulo | 22 April 1949 | See also Trolleybuses in São Paulo. | |
| Corredor Metropolitano São Mateus - Jabaquara - EMTU, (METRA), (Next Mobilidade) | Greater São Paulo | 3 December 1988 | Serves neighboring towns including Diadema, São Bernardo do Campo and Santo André. See also Trolleybuses in São Paulo and São Mateus–Jabaquara Metropolitan Corridor. | |
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires, and two trolley poles, are required to complete the electrical circuit. This differs from a tram or streetcar, which normally uses the track as the return path, needing only one wire and one pole. They are also distinct from other kinds of electric buses, which usually rely on batteries. Power is most commonly supplied as 600-volt direct current, but there are exceptions.
A Warsaw trolleybus system formed part of the public transport network of Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, during two separate periods. The first trolleybus system was established in 1946 and lasted until 1973. It had a maximum of 10 routes. The second system, comprising only one route, was in operation from 1983 until 1995. Between 1992 and its closure, it was operated by Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego (ZTM), in English the Public Transport Authority (Warsaw).
The Chieti trolleybus system forms part of the public transport network of the city and comune of Chieti, in the region of Abruzzo, central Italy. In operation since 2009, the system comprises one urban route.
The Ashgabat trolleybus system formed part of the public transport network in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan. It was the only trolleybus system ever in that country.
The Coimbra trolleybus system formed part of the public transport network in the city of Coimbra, Portugal. Opened in 1947, it supplemented, and then eventually replaced, the Coimbra tramway network. Service was suspended in March 2021 because of road construction, and officials stated that the suspension was temporary, but in late 2022 the mayor indicated that any resumption of trolleybus service would not occur until after completion of construction of a new Bus Rapid Transit line, around late 2024. However, in July 2024, the city council voted not to resume service – to make the suspension a permanent closure – albeit with a proposal floated for a future tourist trolleybus operation along the banks of the Mondego River, without further detail given.
The Philadelphia trolleybus system forms part of the public transportation network serving Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. It opened on October 14, 1923, and is now the second-longest-lived trolleybus system in the world. One of only four such systems currently operating in the U.S., it presently comprises three lines and is operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), with a fleet of 38 trolleybuses, or trackless trolleys as SEPTA calls them. The three surviving routes serve North and Northeast Philadelphia and connect with SEPTA's Market–Frankford rapid transit line.
The Fribourg trolleybus system forms part of the public transport network in Fribourg, capital of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. The system also serves the neighbouring municipalities of Villars-sur-Glâne and Givisiez, using one line in each case.
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