Trolleybuses in Varna

Varna trolleybus system
A Škoda 14Tr trolleybus in Varna, 1993.
Operation
Locale Varna, Bulgaria
Open 1 January 1986 (1986-01-01)
Status Open
Routes 4
Operator(s) Gradski Transport ATP
Infrastructure
Depot(s) 1
Stock 40 trolleybuses
Website Gradski Transport ATP (in Bulgarian)

The Varna trolleybus system (Bulgarian: Варна Тролейбусен транспорт) forms part of the public transport network of the Black Sea city and municipality of Varna, the third most populous city in Bulgaria.

Opened in January 1986, the system has waxed and waned in size over time. As of 2014, it was made up of four routes.

Services

The Varna trolleybus lines as of 2013 are:[1]

  • 82 Varna railway station – Vladislau Varnesi Park – Vladislav Varnenchik
  • 83 Varna railway station – Mladost – main bus depot – TIS North (line runs from Monday through Friday)
  • 86 Asparuhovo - Pochivka (the line was restored with a slightly changed route on October 1st)
  • 88 Asparuhovo – Mladost – main bus depot – Vladislav Varnenchik

There were several more lines in the past which were shut down - 81, 82A, 84, 85, 86A, 87.

Fleet

As of 2014, the Varna trolleybus fleet had 40 trolleybuses:

Former fleet

  • Dac- Chavdar - 36 units.


See also

References

  1. ↑ ""Градски транспорт" ЕАД: Тролейбусен Обслужвани линии" [Gradski Transport ATP: trolleybus serviced lines]. GT Varna website (in Bulgarian). GT Varna. Retrieved 20 January 2012. External link in |work= (help)

Media related to Trolleybuses in Varna at Wikimedia Commons

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

Coordinates: 43°11′53″N 27°54′44″E / 43.19806°N 27.91222°E / 43.19806; 27.91222

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