Trolleybuses in Sumqayit
Operation | |
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Locale | Sumqayit, Azerbaijan |
Open | 28 April 1961 |
Close | 1 January 2006 |
Status | Closed |
Lines | 8 (max) |
Infrastructure | |
Stock | 13 (recent) |
Statistics | |
Route length | 48.9 km (30.4 mi) (max) |
The Sumqayit trolleybus system was a system of trolleybuses forming part of the public transport arrangements in Sumqayit, the third most populous city in Azerbaijan, for most of the second half of the 20th century.[1]
History
The system was opened on 28 April 1961. At its height, it consisted of eight lines. The only remaining line was closed on 1 January 2006.[1]
Services
The line operating immediately before closure of the system was:[1]
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:[1]
- MTB-82
- Škoda 9Tr
- ZiU-5
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
External links
Media related to Trolleybuses in Azerbaijan at Wikimedia Commons
- "Trolleybus city: Sumgayyt/Sumqayıt (Aserbaidschan)". Trolleymotion.
- Sumqayit database / photo gallery and Sumqayit trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.