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(Redirected from Trolleybuses in Sumqayit) Former Azerbaijani public transport system
Sumqayit trolleybus system
Operation
LocaleSumqayit, Azerbaijan
Open28 April 1961 (1961-04-28)
Close31 December 2005 (2005-12-31)
StatusClosed
Lines8 (max)
Infrastructure
Stock13 (recent)
Statistics
Route length48.9 km (30.4 mi) (max)

The Sumqayit trolleybus system was a system of trolleybuses forming part of the public transport service in Sumqayit (alternatively transliterated as Sumgait), the third most populous city in Azerbaijan, for most of the second half of the 20th century.

History

The system was opened on 28 April 1961. At its height, it consisted of eight lines. The only remaining line was closed on 31 December 2005 (i.e., with effect from 1 January 2006).

Services

The line operating immediately before closure of the system was:

6. Торговый центр (Shopping Centre) - Микрорайоны (Neighbourhoods)

Fleet

The Sumqayit trolleybus fleet in the period leading up to the system's closure was made up of 13 vehicles of type ZiU-9.

Previously, the system had used trolleybus vehicles of the following types:

See also

References

  1. ^ "17. Сумгаит (троллейбус)" [17. Sumqayit (trolleybus)]. Горэлектротранс (Electrotrans) website (in Russian). Дмитрий Зиновьев (Dmitry Zinoviev). Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. p. 74. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.
  3. "Trolleynews ". Trolleybus Magazine. Vol. 42, no. 270. UK: National Trolleybus Association. November–December 2006. p. 133. ISSN 0266-7452.

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