Trolleybuses in Ashgabat

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Ashgabat trolleybus system
Operation
Locale Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Open19 October 1964 (1964-10-19)
Close31 December 2011 (2011-12-31)
StatusClosed
Routes7

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. [1]

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History

Opened on 19 October 1964, [1] [2] the system was operated during the Soviet era by various Soviet-built trolleybuses, which by 2011 had all been withdrawn. [3] The system closed at the end of 2011, with the last day of service being 31 December 2011. [4] [2]

Lines

In 2011, its final year of operation, the system was made up of the following seven lines: 1, 2, 2A, 3, 5, 7 and 8.

Fleet

In 2011, the Ashgabat trolleybus fleet was made up exclusively of Škoda 14TrM trolleybuses, introduced to the fleet in 2000 [3] and financed by the World Bank. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. p. 77. ISBN   0-904235-18-1.
  2. 1 2 3 "Trolleybus city: Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)". TrolleyMotion. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Vehicles list: Ashgabat, trolleybuses". TransPhoto. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Trolleybus Magazine No. 302 (March–April 2012), p. 46. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN   0266-7452.
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