List of trolleybus systems in Ukraine

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Ukraine has numerous trolleybus systems throughout the country, both past and present.

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LAZ trolleybus in Ternopil, Ukraine ElektroLAZ in Ternopil.jpg
LAZ trolleybus in Ternopil, Ukraine
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Trolleybuses in Kyiv
Trolleybusses in Ukraine
Name
(in Ukrainian) [a] 		CitiesAdministrative subdivisionYears operatingNotes
Cherkasy trolleybus (Черкаський тролейбус) Cherkasy Cherkasy 9 November 1965–presentREF
Chernihiv trolleybus (Чернігівський тролейбус) Chernihiv Chernihiv 4 November 1964–presentREF
Chernivtsi trolleybus (Чернівецький тролейбус) Chernivtsi Chernivtsi 1 February 1939–presentREF
Crimean trolleybus (Кримський тролейбус) Alushta, Simferopol, Yalta Crimea 1 May 1961–presentSimferopol – Alushta opened 6 November 1959. Alushta – Yalta opened July 1961. World's longest trolleybus line, 86.7 km (53.7 mi). Whole line opened 6 November 1959; Simferopol trolley opened 7 October 1959; Alushta opened 20 August 1993.
Kerch trolleybus (Керченський тролейбус) Kerch Crimea 18 September 2004–presentREF
Dnipro trolleybus (Дніпровський тролейбус) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 7 November 1947–presentREF
Kryvyi Rih trolleybus (Криворізький тролейбус) Kryvyi Rih Dnipropetrovsk 21 December 1957–presentREF
Bakhmut trolleybus (Бахмутський тролейбус) Bakhmut Donetsk 29 April 1968–29 June 2022Operation suspended due to extensive artillery damage to the depot and rolling stock, sustained at the start of the Battle of Bakhmut. Reopening uncertain. [1]
Dobropillia trolleybus (Добропільський тролейбус) Dobropillia Donetsk 23 August 1968–15 March 2011REF
Donetsk trolleybus (Донецький тролейбус) Donetsk Donetsk 3 January 1940–presentREF
Toretsk trolleybus (Торецький тролейбус) Toretsk Donetsk 26 April 1985–15 May 2007City was named Dzerzhynsk during the entire period of trolleybus operation, but was renamed Toretsk in 2016.
Horlivka trolleybus (Горлівський тролейбус) Horlivka Donetsk 6 November 1974–presentREF
Khartsyzk trolleybus (Харцизький тролейбус) Khartsyzk Donetsk 4 February 1982–presentREF
Kramatorsk trolleybus (Краматорський тролейбус) Kramatorsk Donetsk 18 November 1971–presentREF
Makiivka trolleybus (Макіївський тролейбус) Makiivka Donetsk 13 November 1969–presentTrolleybus line from Donetsk extended to Makiivka on 7 November 1960, however no connection exists between the Donetsk and Makiivka trolleybus systems.
Mariupol trolleybus (Маріупольський тролейбус) Mariupol Donetsk 21 April 1970–2 March 2022Operation suspended due to extensive damage sustained during the Siege of Mariupol. A few undamaged trolleybuses continue to operate in battery-only mode with charging in the depot. [2]
Sloviansk trolleybus (Слов'янський тролейбус) Sloviansk Donetsk 19 March 1977–presentREF
Vuhlehirsk trolleybus (Вуглегірський тролейбус) Vuhlehirsk Donetsk 8 July 1982–12 August 2014Closed due to extensive damage sustained during the War in Donbas.
Ivano-Frankivsk trolleybus (Івано-Франківський тролейбус) Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk 31 December 1983–presentREF
Kharkiv trolleybus (Харківський тролейбус) Kharkiv Kharkiv 5 May 1939–presentREF
Kherson trolleybus (Херсонський тролейбус) Kherson Kherson 16 June 1960–presentREF
Khmelnytskyi trolleybus (Хмельницький тролейбус) Khmelnytskyi Khmelnytskyi 25 December 1970–presentREF
Kropyvnytskyi trolleybus (Кропивницький тролейбус) Kropyvnytskyi Kirovohrad 4 November 1967–presentREF
Kyiv trolleybus (Київський тролейбус) Kyiv Kyiv 5 November 1935–presentREF
Bila Tserkva trolleybus (Білоцерківський тролейбус) Bila Tserkva Kyiv 23 June 1980–presentREF
Alchevsk trolleybus (Алчевський тролейбус) Alchevsk Luhansk 26 September 1954–16 July 2022An intercity trolleybus line from Alchevsk to Perevalsk operated from 1962 to 2008. Closed due to extensive artillery damage to the depot and rolling stock sustained in the Russo-Ukrainian War. [3]
Antratsyt trolleybus (Антрацитівський тролейбус) Antratsyt Luhansk 27 September 1987–July 2018REF
Sorokyne trolleybus (Сорокинський тролейбус) Sorokyne Luhansk 30 December 1987–31 May 2023Closed 31 May 2023. [4]
Luhansk trolleybus (Луганський тролейбус) Luhansk Luhansk 25 January 1962–19 July 2022Closed 19 July 2022. [5]
Lysychansk trolleybus (Лисичанський тролейбус) Lysychansk Luhansk 7 March 1972–25 February 2022Operation suspended due to extensive damage sustained during the Battle of Lysychansk. [6] Reopening uncertain.
Sieverodonetsk trolleybus (Сєвєродонецький тролейбус) Sieverodonetsk Luhansk 1 January 1978–27 February 2022Operation suspended due to extensive damage sustained during the Battle of Sievierodonetsk. [7] Reopening uncertain.
Kadiivka trolleybus (Кадіївський тролейбус) Kadiivka Luhansk 1 March 1970–31 August 2011Operation suspended 11 September 2008 – 15 July 2010
Lviv trolleybus (Львівський тролейбус) Lviv Lviv 27 November 1952–presentREF
Mykolaiv trolleybus (Миколаївський тролейбус) Mykolaiv Mykolaiv 29 October 1967–presentREF
Odesa trolleybus (Одеський тролейбус) Odesa Odesa 5 November 1945–presentOriginally built in 1941, and trolley coaches were bought just before World War II started. But due to war hardships, the system was not able to be opened until 1945.
Kremenchuk trolleybus (Кременчуцький тролейбус) Kremenchuk Poltava 6 November 1966–presentREF
Poltava trolleybus (Полтавський тролейбус) Poltava Poltava 14 September 1962–presentREF
Rivne trolleybus (Рівненський тролейбус) Rivne Rivne 27 December 1974–presentREF
Sevastopol trolleybus (Севастопольський тролейбус) Sevastopol Sevastopol 6 November 1950–presentREF
Sumy trolleybus (Сумський тролейбус) Sumy Sumy 25 August 1967–presentREF
Ternopil trolleybus (Тернопільський тролейбус) Ternopil Ternopil 24 December 1975–presentREF
Vinnytsia trolleybus (Вінницький тролейбус) Vinnytsia Vinnytsia 20 February 1964–presentREF
Lutsk trolleybus (Луцький тролейбус) Lutsk Volyn 8 April 1972–presentREF
Zaporizhzhia trolleybus (Запорізький тролейбус) Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia 22 December 1949–presentREF
Zhytomyr trolleybus (Житомирський тролейбус) Zhytomyr Zhytomyr 1 May 1962–presentREF

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Links to Ukrainian Wikipedia articles for each city.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bakhmut". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Mariupol". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Alchevsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Krasnodon". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  5. ↑ "Luhansk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Lisichansk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  7. ↑ "Severodonetsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.

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