List of trolleybus systems in Ukraine
This is a list of trolleybus systems in Ukraine by oblast. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.
Cherkasy Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherkasy | 9 November 1965 |
Chernihiv Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chernihiv | 4 November 1964 |
Chernivtsi Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chernivtsi | 1 February 1939 |
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alushta | 20 August 1993 | See also Simferopol – Alushta – Yalta. | ||
| Kerch | 18 September 2004 | |||
| Simferopol | 7 October 1959 | |||
| Simferopol – Alushta – Yalta | 6 November 1959 | Simferopol – Alushta opened 6 November 1959. Alushta – Yalta opened July 1961. World's longest trolleybus line, 86.7 km (53.7 mi). See Crimean Trolleybus. | ||
| Yalta | 1 May 1961 | See also Simferopol – Alushta – Yalta. |
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dnipro | 7 November 1947 | |||
| Kryvyi Rih | 21 December 1957 |
Donetsk Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhmut (formerly known as Artemivsk) | 29 April 1968 | City was renamed from Artemivsk in 2016. | ||
| Dobropillia | 23 August 1968 | 15 March 2011 | ||
| Donetsk | 3 January 1940 | |||
| Dzerzhynsk (now known as Toretsk) | 26 April 1985 | 15 May 2007 | City was named Dzerzhynsk during the entire period of trolleybus operation, but was renamed Toretsk in 2016. | |
| Horlivka | 6 November 1974 | |||
| Khartsyzk | 4 February 1982 | |||
| Kramatorsk | 18 November 1971 | |||
| Makiivka | 13 November 1969 | Trolleybus line from Donetsk extended to Makiivka, 7 November 1960. (Makiivka system opened 13 November 1969.) | ||
| Mariupol | 21 April 1970 | |||
| Sloviansk | 19 March 1977 | |||
| Vuhlehirsk | 8 July 1982 | 12 August 2014 | Closed due to extensive damage sustained during the War in Donbass |
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivano-Frankivsk | 31 December 1983 |
Kharkiv Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kharkiv | 5 May 1939 |
Kherson Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kherson | 16 June 1960 |
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khmelnytskyi | 25 December 1970 |
Kirovohrad Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kropyvnytskyi (formerly Kirovohrad) | 4 November 1967 |
Kyiv Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bila Tserkva | 23 June 1980 |
Luhansk Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchevsk | 26 September 1954 | Trolleybus line Alchevsk — Perevalsk operated 1962 — 2008 | ||
| Antratsyt | 27 September 1987 | July 2018 | ||
| Krasnodon/Sorokyne | 30 December 1987 | |||
| Luhansk | 25 January 1962 | |||
| Lysychansk | 7 March 1972 | |||
| Sieverodonetsk | 1 January 1978 | |||
| Stakhanov/Kadiyivka | 1 March 1970 | 31 August 2011 | Operation suspended 11 September 2008 - 15 July 2010. |
Lviv Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lviv | 27 November 1952 |
Mykolaiv Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mykolaiv | 29 October 1967 |
Odessa Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa | 5 November 1945 | Originally 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. |
Poltava Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kremenchuk | 6 November 1966 | |||
| Poltava | 14 September 1962 |
Rivne Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivne | 27 December 1974 |
Sevastopol
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevastopol | 6 November 1950 |
Sumy Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumy | 25 August 1967 |
Ternopil Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternopil | 24 December 1975 |
Vinnytsia Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinnytsia | 20 February 1964 |
Volyn Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutsk | 8 April 1972 |
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaporizhzhia | 22 December 1949 |
Zhytomyr Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhytomyr | 1 May 1962 |
See also
Sources
Books and periodicals
- Murray, Alan. 2000. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" (ISBN 0-904235-18-1). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
- Peschkes, Robert. 1987. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Two: Asia & USSR /Africa/Australia" (ISBN 0-948619-00-7). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- "Straßenbahnatlas ehem. Sowjetunion / Tramway Atlas of the former USSR" (ISBN 3-926524-15-4). 1996. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn, in conjunction with Light Rail Transit Association, London.
- Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
External links
Media related to Trolleybuses in Ukraine at Wikimedia Commons
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