Trolleybuses in Ganja, Azerbaijan

Ganja trolleybus system
Operation
Locale	Ganja, Azerbaijan
Open	1 May 1955 (1955-05-01)
Close	2004 (2004)
Status	Closed
Lines	8 (max)
Statistics
Route length	112.9 km (70.2 mi) (max)

The Ganja trolleybus system was a system of trolleybuses forming part of the public transport arrangements in Ganja, the second most populous city in Azerbaijan, for most of the second half of the 20th century.

History

The system was opened on 1 May 1955. At its height, it consisted of eight lines, and had a total length of 112.9 km (70.2 mi). It was closed in 2004.

Services

During the final stages of the system's operation, only route 7 was still served by trolleybuses, during the rush hour peak period.

Fleet

The Ganja trolleybus fleet in the period leading up to the system's closure was made up of 9 vehicles of types Škoda 9Tr and ZiU-682.

Previously, the system had used trolleybus vehicles of the following types:

• MTB-82
• Škoda 14Tr
• ZiU-5
• ZiU-9

See also

• History of Ganja, Azerbaijan
• List of trolleybus systems
• Trams in Ganja, Azerbaijan
• Trolleybuses in former Soviet Union countries

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in Azerbaijan at Wikimedia Commons

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