This is a list of trolleybus systems in Ukraine by oblast. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.
Cherkasy Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherkasy | 9 November 1965 |
Chernihiv Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chernihiv | 4 November 1964 |
Chernivtsi Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chernivtsi | 1 February 1939 |
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
| 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
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dnipro | 7 November 1947 | ||
| Kryvyi Rih | 21 December 1957 |
Donetsk Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhmut (known as Artemivsk before 2016) | 29 April 1968 | 29 June 2022[1] | Operation suspended due to extensive artillery damage to the depot and rolling stock, sustained at the start of the Battle of Bakhmut. Reopening uncertain. |
| 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 on 7 November 1960, however no connection exists between the Donetsk and Makiivka trolleybus systems. | |
| Mariupol | 21 April 1970 | 2 March 2022[2] | Operation 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. |
| 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
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivano-Frankivsk | 31 December 1983 |
Kharkiv Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharkiv | 5 May 1939 |
Kherson Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kherson | 16 June 1960 |
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khmelnytskyi | 25 December 1970 |
Kirovohrad Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kropyvnytskyi (formerly Kirovohrad) | 4 November 1967 |
Kyiv
Trolleybuses in Kyiv
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | 5 November 1935 |
Kyiv Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bila Tserkva | 23 June 1980 |
Luhansk Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alchevsk | 26 September 1954 | 16 July 2022 | An 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 | 27 September 1987 | July 2018 | |
| Krasnodon/Sorokyne | 30 December 1987 | 31 May 2023[4] | |
| Luhansk | 25 January 1962 | 19 July 2022[5] | |
| Lysychansk | 7 March 1972 | 25 February 2022 | Operation suspended due to extensive damage sustained during the Battle of Lysychansk.[6] Reopening uncertain. |
| Sieverodonetsk | 1 January 1978 | 27 February 2022 | Operation suspended due to extensive damage sustained during the Battle of Sievierodonetsk.[7] Reopening uncertain. |
| Kadiivka (formerly Stakhanov) | 1 March 1970 | 31 August 2011 | Operation suspended 11 September 2008 – 15 July 2010. |
Lviv Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lviv | 27 November 1952 |
Mykolaiv Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mykolaiv | 29 October 1967 |
Odesa Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odesa | 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
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kremenchuk | 6 November 1966 | ||
| Poltava | 14 September 1962 |
Rivne Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivne | 27 December 1974 |
Sevastopol
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevastopol | 6 November 1950 |
Sumy Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumy | 25 August 1967 |
Ternopil Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ternopil | 24 December 1975 |
Vinnytsia Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinnytsia | 20 February 1964 |
Volyn Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutsk | 8 April 1972 |
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaporizhzhia | 22 December 1949 |
Zhytomyr Oblast
| Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhytomyr | 1 May 1962 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Bakhmut". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ↑ "Mariupol". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ↑ "Alchevsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ↑ "Krasnodon". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ↑ "Luhansk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ↑ "Lisichansk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- ↑ "Severodonetsk". transphoto.org. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
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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