Trolleybuses in Ashgabat

Ashgabat trolleybus system
Operation
Locale Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Open 1964 (1964)
Close 2012 (2012)
Status Closed
Routes 7

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.

History

Opened on 19 October 1964,[1] the system was operated during the Soviet era by various Soviet made trolleybuses, which have all since been withdrawn.[2]

Lines

In 2011, one year prior its closure, 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, [2] and financed by the World Bank.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Trolleybus city : Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)". TrolleyMotion website. TrolleyMotion. Retrieved 27 August 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  2. 1 2 "Vehicles list: Ashgabat, trolleybuses". Urban Electric Transit. Retrieved 27 August 2011. External link in |work= (help)

Media related to Transport in Turkmenistan at Wikimedia Commons

  • "Trolleybus city : Ashgabat". Trolleymotion.
  • Ashgabat database / photo gallery and Ashgabat trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
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