List of trolleybus systems in Russia

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This is a list of trolleybus systems in Russia. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.

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List of trolleybus systems

Central Federal District

RegionLocationFromToDepots
(as of July 2021)		RoutesVehicles
(as of July 2021)		Notes
Flag of Belgorod Oblast.svg Belgorod obl. Coat of Arms of Belgorod.svg Belgorod 3 December 196730 June 2022 [1] 1 [2] 4 [2] 53 [3] Operated by LLC 'Best' at time of closing.
Coat of Arms of Stary Oskol.svg Stary Oskol -----Construction started in 1989, not completed. [4]
Flag of Bryansk Oblast.svg Bryansk obl. Coat of arms of Bryansk (Bryansk Oblast).svg Bryansk 3 December 1960-1 [5] 11 [5] 93 [6] -
Flag of Vladimirskaya Oblast.svg Vladimir obl. Coat of Arms of Vladimir (Vladimir oblast).svg Vladimir 5 November 1952 [7] -1 [7] 970 [8] 'Officially' opened on 7 November 1952 [7]
Coat of Arms of Kovrov (Vladimir oblast).png Kovrov 6 March 1975 [9] -1 [9] 6+2 special [9] 57 [10] -
Flag of Voronezh Oblast.svg Voronezh obl. Coat of arms of Voronezh.png Voronezh 6 November 1960-1 [11] 4 [11] 61 [12] Only 33 in actual service [12]
Flag of Ivanovo Oblast.svg Ivanovo obl. Coat-of-Arms-of-Ivanovo-(Ivanovskaya oblast).svg Ivanovo 5 November 1962 [13] -1 [13] 11 [13] 138 [14] 108 in service [14]
Flag of Kaluga Oblast.svg Kaluga obl. Coat of Arms of Kaluga.png Kaluga 30 March 1956 [15] -1 [15] 14107 [16] 70 in service
Flag of Kostroma Oblast.svg Kostroma obl. Kostroma COA (Kostroma Governorate) (1767).png Kostroma 10 January 1974 [17] 30 June 20231 [17] 753 [18] Operated by MUE 'Trolleybusnoe Upravlenie'
Flag of Kursk Oblast.svg Kursk obl. Kursk city COA.svg Kursk 21 August 1972 [19] -1 [19] 880 [20] -
Flag of Lipetsk Oblast.svg Lipetsk obl. Coat of Arms of Lipetsk (Lipetsk oblast).png Lipetsk 1 February 197215 August 2017 [21] 15 [21] 39 [21] Trolleybuses were operated by MUP 'Lipetskpassazhirtrans' [21]

Statistics at time of closing

Flag of Moscow.svg Moscow Coat of Arms of Moscow.svg Moscow 15 November 193325 August 2020 [22] 36649Numbers given are at the time of closure. The first trolleybus system in Russia and in former USSR, [23] it was the largest trolleybus system in the world for many years, from circa the mid-1950s until 2017. [24] One trolleybus route retained as an attraction. [25]
Flag of Moscow oblast.svg Moscow obl. Gerb Khimok.svg Khimki (Khimki trolleybus)24 July 1997-1 [26] 3 [27] 45 [28] 2 routes (out of 3) run between Khimki and Moscow city

Operated by MUP 'Khimkielektrotrans'

Coat of Arms of Podolsk (Moscow oblast).png Podolsk 1 May 2001-1 [29] 5 [30] 47 [31] Operated by MUE “Podolskiy Trolleybus” [29]
Gerb Goroda Vidnoe 2014-03-24 15-51.png Vidnoye 9 September 2000-1 [32] 3 [33] 21 [34] Operated by MUE 'Vidnoe Trolleybus Depot' [32]
Flag of Oryol Oblast.svg Oryol obl. Coat of arms of Orel.svg Oryol 29 October 1968 [35] -14 [35] 59 [36] Operated by MUP 'Tram and trolleybus enterprise' [35]
Flag of Ryazan Oblast.svg Ryazan obl. Coat of Arms of Ryazan large.png Ryazan 13 November 1949 [37] -2 [37] 15188 [38] Another depot is not in use, but not 'closed'.

126 vehicles in use [38]

Flag of Smolensk oblast.svg Smolensk obl. Coat of Arms of Smolensk (Smolensk oblast) (2001).png Smolensk 8 April 1991 [39] -1 [39] 4 [39] 102 [40] Operated by Smolensk Municipal Unitary Tram and Trolleybus Enterprise [41]
Flag of Tambov Oblast.svg Tambov obl. Coat of Arms of Tambov (Tambov oblast) (1781).png Tambov 5 November 1955 [42] 30 September 2025 [43] 1 [42] 3 [42] 15 [44] Operated by ME 'Tambovgorstrans' [42]

7 vehicles in operation [44]

Flag of Tver Oblast.svg Tver obl. Coat of Arms of Tver (Tver oblast).png Tver 5 May 196714 April 2020 [45] 17104-
Flag of Tula Oblast.svg Tula obl. Coat of Arms of Tula.png Tula 5 November 1962 [46] -1 [46] 7 [46] 100 [47] Operated by MUE 'Tulgorelectrotrans' [46]
Flag of Yaroslavl Oblast.svg Yaroslavl obl. Coat of Arms of Rybinsk (Yaroslavl oblast).png Rybinsk 14 December 1976 [48] -14 [48] 61 [49] Operated by JSC Rybinskelectrotrans [48]
Coat of Arms of Yaroslavl (1995).png Yaroslavl 7 November 1949 [46] -1 [50] 7 [50] 107 [51] Operated by JSC 'Yargorelectrotrans' [50]

Far Eastern Federal District

RegionLocationFromToDepotsRoutesVehiclesNotes
(As of September 2012)
Flag of Amur Oblast.svg Amur obl. Coat of Arms of Blagoveshchensk (Amur oblat).png Blagoveshchensk 22 August 197908 July 20161231-
Flag of Khabarovsk Krai.svg Khabarovsk krai Coat of Arms of Khabarovsk.svg Khabarovsk 17 January 1975-1454-
Flag of Primorsky Krai.svg Primorsky krai Coat of Arms of Vladivostok.svg Vladivostok 29 January 1965-1438-

Northwestern Federal District

RegionLocationFromToDepotsRoutesVehiclesNotes
(As of September 2012)
Flag of Arkhangelsk Oblast.svg Arkhangelsk obl. Coat of Arms of Arkhangelsk.svg Arkhangelsk 14 October 197411 April 2008---Operation suspended October 2006 - December 2007. [52]
Flag of Vologda oblast.svg Vologda obl. Coat of Arms of Cherepovets (Vologda oblast) (1811).png Cherepovets -----Construction started in 1992; stopped ca. 1996, remaining infrastructure dismantled 2008 [53]
Coat of Arms of Vologda (Vologda oblast) (1780).png Vologda 30 December 1976-1690-
Flag of Kaliningrad Oblast.svg Kaliningrad obl. RUS Chernyakhovsk COA (achievement).svg Chernyakhovsk 27 November 1936January 1945---Operated by Stadtwerke Omnibusbetrieb Insterburg

Closed because of war damage. [54] During the period of operation of the trolleybus network, the city was known as Insterburg. [55]

KGD.svg Kaliningrad 15 October 194327 January 1945---Closed because of war damage
5 November 1975-1460-
Flag of Karelia.svg Karelia Coat of Arms of Petrozavodsk (Karelia).png Petrozavodsk 5 September 1961-18121See Trolleybuses in Petrozavodsk
Flag of Leningrad Oblast.svg Leningrad obl. Coat of Arms of Gatchina (v. 1).svg Gatchina -----Construction started in 2004; [56] following plans drawn up in the late 1980s. Construction was suspended in 2005 and is not expected to resume. [57]
Coat of Arms of Tosno.gif Tosno -----Reported by one source as under construction. No information since 2002.[ citation needed ]
Flag of Murmansk Oblast.svg Murmansk obl. RUS Murmansk COA.svg Murmansk 11 February 1962-25141World's northernmost trolleybus system.
Flag of Novgorod Oblast.svg Novgorod obl. Coat of Arms of Veliky Novgorod.png Veliky Novgorod 3 December 1995-1540-
Flag of Saint Petersburg Russia.svg Saint Petersburg Coat of Arms of Saint Petersburg (2003).svg Saint Petersburg 21 October 1936-644742Operation suspended Nov 1941 - 1945 because of war.

Siberian Federal District

RegionLocationFromToDepotsRoutesVehiclesNotes
(As of September 2012)
Flag of Altai Krai.svg Altai krai Coat of Arms of Barnaul (Altai krai) (1846).png Barnaul 19 October 1973-1557-
Rubtsovsk coat of arms.png Rubtsovsk 28 December 1973-1249-
Flag of Zabaykalsky Krai.svg Zabaykalsky krai Coat of Arms of Chita (Chita oblast).png Chita 30 December 1970-1577-
Flag of Irkutsk Oblast.svg Irkutsk obl. Coat of Arms of Irkutsk.png Irkutsk 6 November 1970-1540-
Coat of Arms of Bratsk (Irkutsk oblast).png Bratsk 1 February 1975-1550-
Flag of Kemerovo oblast.svg Kemerovo obl. Kemerovo-coat-of-arms.png Kemerovo 25 September 1970-11088-
GerbLeninsk-Kuznetskii.gif Leninsk-Kuznetsky 11 January 1984-1331-
Wapen Novokoeznetsk.png Novokuznetsk 1 January 1978-1453-
Flag of Krasnoyarsk Krai.svg Krasnoyarsk krai Coat of Arms of Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarsk krai).png Krasnoyarsk 5 November 1959-28140-
Flag of Novosibirsk Oblast.svg Novosibirsk obl. Coat of Arms of Novosibirsk.svg Novosibirsk 11 November 1957-414322-
Flag of Omsk Oblast.svg Omsk obl. Coat of Arms of Omsk.svg Omsk 5 November 1955-210216-
Flag of Tomsk Oblast.svg Tomsk obl. Tomsk city coat of arms.png Tomsk 7 November 1967-1893-
Flag of Khakassia.svg Khakassia Coat of Arms of Abakan (Khakassia).png Abakan 31 December 1980-11224-

Southern Federal District

RegionLocationFromToDepotsRoutesVehiclesNotes
(As of September 2012)
Flag of Adygea.svg Adygea Coat of arms of Maykop.svg Maykop 29 November 1974-11253-
Flag of Astrakhan Oblast.svg Astrakhan obl. Coat of Arms of Astrakhan.png Astrakhan 5 November 196730 October 20171340-
Flag of Volgograd Oblast.svg Volgograd obl. Coat of arms of Volgograd city.svg Volgograd 31 December 1960-415357-
Kamyshin gerb big.jpg Kamyshin -----Construction started 1985 and stopped 1991. [58]
Coat of Arms of Volzhsky (Volgograd oblast).png Volzhsky -----Construction started in early 1990s; stopped 1998. [59]
Flag of Dagestan.svg Dagestan Coat of Arms of Makhachkala.png Makhachkala 3 February 1973-1346-
Flag of Kabardino-Balkaria.svg Kabardino-Balkaria Coat of Arms of Nalchik since 2011.gif Nalchik 22 November 1980-1452-
Flag of Karachay-Cherkessia.svg Karachay–Cherkessia Coat of Arms of Cherkessk (Karachay-Cherkessia).png Cherkessk 19 December 1988-1942-
Flag of Krasnodar Krai.svg Krasnodar krai Coat of Arms of Armavir (Krasnodar krai).png Armavir 16 June 1973-1544-
Coat of Arms of Krasnodar (Krasnodar krai).png Krasnodar 28 July 1950-217209-
Coat of Arms of Novorossiysk (Krasnodar kray) (2006).png Novorossiysk 1 April 1969-11479-
Flag of North Ossetia.svg North Ossetia Coat of arms of Vladikavkaz.png Vladikavkaz 1 February 19778 August 20101212A PKTS-6281.00 'Admiral' trolleybus was delivered on May 30, 2022. [60]
Flag of Stavropol Krai.svg Stavropol krai Coat of Arms of Stavropol (1994).png Stavropol 24 July 1964-1996-
Flag of Rostov Oblast.svg Rostov obl. Coat of Arms of Rostov-on-Don.svg Rostov-on-Don 18 March 1936-28108-
Coat of arms of Shakhty.png Shakhty 30 September 197527 October 2007----
Taganrog.png Taganrog 25 December 19775 May 20221735Operated by MUE 'TTU'

Trolleybus traffic suspended since May 2022 due to repairs on electricity substations. [61]

Coat of Arms of Volgodonsk (Rostov oblast).png Volgodonsk 4 October 1977-1632-
Flag of the Chechen Republic.svg Chechnya Coat of Arms of Grozny (Chechnya).svg Grozny 31 December 1975December 1994---Closed because of war damage. [62]

Urals Federal District

RegionLocationFromToDepotsRoutesVehiclesNotes
(As of September 2012)
Flag of Kurgan Oblast.svg Kurgan obl. Coat of Arms of Kurgan.svg Kurgan 24 November 196529 April 20151433-
Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Sverdlovsk obl. Coat of Arms of Kachkanar (Sverdlovsk oblast).png Kachkanar 11 November 1972December 1985----
Coat of Arms of Kamensk-Uralsky (Sverdlovsk oblast).png Kamensk-Uralsky 1 November 19563 March 20151359-
Coat of Arms of Nizhny Tagil (Sverdlovsk oblast).png Nizhny Tagil -----Reported by only one source as under construction. Other sources state that construction was planned for 1996 but did not start.[ citation needed ]
Coat of Arms of Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk oblast).svg Yekaterinburg 17 October 1943-219356-
Flag of Tyumen Oblast.svg Tyumen obl. Coat of Arms of Tyumen (Tyumen oblast) (2005).png Tyumen 12 June 19705 October 2009---Service operated by ME 'Trolleybusnoe Predpriyatie' [63]
Flag of Yugra.svg Khanty–Mansi AO Coat of Arms of Surgut (2003).jpg Surgut -----Reported by only one source as under construction. No confirmation, no recent information.[ citation needed ]
Flag of Chelyabinsk Oblast.svg Chelyabinsk obl. CoA of Chelyabinsk (2000).svg Chelyabinsk 22 November 1942-322360-
Coat of Arms of Miass (Chelyabinsk oblast) (2002).png Miass 1 February 1985-1569-

Volga Federal District

RegionLocationFromToDepotsRoutesVehiclesNotes
(As of September 2012)
Flag of Bashkortostan.svg Bashkortostan Coat of Arms of Sterlitamak (Bashkortostan).png Sterlitamak 24 February 1961-223195-
Coat of arms of Ufa.svg Ufa 27 January 1962-221211-
Flag of Kirov Region.svg Kirov obl. Coat of arms of Kirov.svg Kirov 8 November 1943-28157-
Flag of Mari El.svg Mari El Coat of Arms of Yoshkar-Ola (Mariy-El) (2005).png Yoshkar-Ola 1 February 1971-112158-
Flag of Mordovia.svg Mordovia Coat of Arms of Saransk (Mordovia).png Saransk 29 January 1966-217141-
Flag of Nizhny Novgorod Region.svg Nizhny Novgorod obl. Coat of Arms of Dzerzhinsk.svg Dzerzhinsk 15 April 1976-1579-
Coat of Arms of Nizhniy Novgorod.svg Nizhny Novgorod 27 June 1947-321227-
Flag of Orenburg Oblast.svg Orenburg obl. Coat of Arms of Orenburg.svg Orenburg 1 May 1953-1599-
Flag of Penza Oblast.svg Penza obl. Coat of Arms of Penza (Penza oblast) (2001).png Penza 4 November 1948-26100-
Flag of Perm Krai.svg Perm krai Coat of Arms of Berezniki (Perm krai) (1981).png Berezniki 14 March 1961-111N/A-
Coat of Arms of Perm.svg Perm 5 November 196030 June 2019113136-
Flag of Samara Oblast.svg Samara obl. Coat of arms of Novokuybyshevsk.gif Novokuybyshevsk 4 January 1986-11656-
Coat of Arms of Samara (Samara oblast).png Samara 7 November 1942-316259-
Syzran coa.png Syzran 1 September 20021 November 2009----
Coat of Arms of Togliatti (Samara oblast) ceremonial.png Tolyatti 21 January 1966-121183-
Flag of Saratov Oblast.svg Saratov obl. Coat of Arms of Balakovo (Saratov oblast).png Balakovo 18 November 1967-21060-
Coat of Arms of Engels (Saratov oblast).png Engels 29 April 1964-1455-
Coat of Arms of Saratov.png Saratov 6 November 1952-211220-
Flag of Tatarstan.svg Tatarstan Coat of Arms of Almetievsk (Tatarstan) (1987).png Almetyevsk 13 January 1976-1448-
Coat of Arms of Kazan (Tatarstan) (2004).png Kazan 27 November 1948-216238-
Coat of Arms of Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan).png Naberezhnye Chelny -----Reported by one source as under construction. No recent information.[ citation needed ]
Flag of Udmurtia.svg Udmurtia Coat of Arms of Izhevsk (Udmurtia).svg Izhevsk 6 November 1968-211245-
Flag Ul'ianovskoi oblasti (2013).svg Ulyanovsk obl. Coat of arms of Ulyanovsk.png Ulyanovsk 31 December 1973-1757-
Flag of Chuvashia.svg Chuvashia Chebgerb.svg Cheboksary 7 November 1964-319301-
Coat of Arms of Novocheboksarsk (Chuvashia).svg Novocheboksarsk 2 November 1979-1448-

See also

Sources

Books and periodicals

References

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  55. ↑ "Insterburg".
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  60. ↑ "Vladikavkaz".
  61. ↑ "Taganrog".
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  63. ↑ "Tyumen".
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