List of trolleybus systems in Spain

Last updated December 07, 2025

This is a list of trolleybus systems in Spain by autonomous community. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.

Andalusia

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
	Cádiz	1951^[1]	1974^[1]

Aragon

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
	Zaragoza	8 May 1951^[1]	9 October 1975^[1]

Basque Country

Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
Bilbo / Bilbao	20 June 1940	28 October 1978
♦ Bilbo/Bilbao – Algorta	1949^[1]	1965^[1]	Interurban
Donostia / San Sebastián	19 July 1948^[1]	24 December 1973^[1]
♦ San Sebastián – Tolosa	6 June 1947^[1]	11 July 1968^[1]	Interurban

Cantabria

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
	Santander	1951^[1]	25 February 1975^{[ citation needed ]}
	♦ Santander – Astillero	17 July 1955^[1]	August 1975^[1]	Interurban

Catalonia

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
	Barcelona	7 October 1941^[1]	7 October 1968^[1]
	Tarragona	2 October 1952^[1]	March 1973^[1]

Galicia

Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
A Coruña	26 July 1948^[1]	4 January 1979^[1]
A Coruña – Carballo	March 1950^[1]	15 March 1971^[1]	Interurban
Pontevedra	15 December 1943^[1]^[2]	31 August 1989^[1]^[2]

Madrid

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
	Madrid	8 April 1950^[1]	30 April 1966^[1]

Valencia

Name of System	Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
	Castellón de la Plana	1961^[3] 25 June 2008^[4]	1966^[3] -	See Trolleybuses in Castellón de la Plana.
	Valencia	18 July 1951^[1]	21 May 1976^[1]

Sources

Books and periodicals

Murray, Alan. 2000. '"World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" ( ISBN 0-904235-18-1). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
Peschkes, Robert. 1993. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus, and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Three: Europe" ( ISBN 0-948619-01-5). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. pp. 25, 26, 72. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.
1 2 Isgar, Carl F. (September–October 2014). "Pontevedra Trolleybuses". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 317. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 117–123. ISSN 0266-7452.
1 2 Trolleybus Magazine No. 275 (September–October 2007), p. 117. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
↑ Haseldine, Peter (September–October 2008). "Trolleybuses Return to Spain". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 281. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 97–100. ISSN 0266-7452.

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[murray-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. pp. 25, 26, 72. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.

[Isgar-TM317-2] 1 2 Isgar, Carl F. (September–October 2014). "Pontevedra Trolleybuses". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 317. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 117–123. ISSN 0266-7452.

[tm275-3] 1 2 Trolleybus Magazine No. 275 (September–October 2007), p. 117. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.

[Haseldine-TM281-4] Haseldine, Peter (September–October 2008). "Trolleybuses Return to Spain". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 281. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 97–100. ISSN 0266-7452.

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