Trolleybuses in Stara Zagora

Stara Zagora trolleybus system

A LAZ trolleybus in Stara Zagora, 2013.
Operation
Locale Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Open September 1988 (1988-09)
Status Open
Routes 4
Operator(s) Trolleybus Transport Stara Zagora
Infrastructure
Depot(s) 1
Stock 28 trolleybuses
Statistics
Track length (total) 23.4 km (14.5 mi)[1]
Route length 29.5 km (18.3 mi)[1]
Passengers (2011) 2.25 million [1]
Overview
Stara Zagora trolleybus system map, August 2013

The Stara Zagora trolleybus system (Bulgarian: Тролейбусен транспорт Стара Загора) forms part of the public transport network of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Opened in September 1988,[2] it is one of the 14 trolleybus systems currently operating in Bulgaria.

History

The Stara Zagora trolleybus system was constructed in the 1980s as many other trolleybus systems in Bulgaria. The system was designed with two major lines, connecting the north parts of the city with the south, and the east parts - with the west. The two major lines are connected in the city center close to the Alana park.

The first trolleybuses that ran through the streets of Stara Zagora were second-hand Škoda trolleybuses that used to serve the Sofia network. In the following years, new ZiU and DAC-Chavdar vehicles were delivered to complete the system fleet.[3]

Stara Zagora received 8 brand new trolleybuses Skoda Solaris 26TR in 2014 part of a mutual order with the municipalities of Burgas, Varna and Pleven sponsored by a European Union program.

The next vehicle delivery happened 22 years later in 2009, when 6 new low-floor trolleybuses were delivered. They were built by the Ukrainian Lviv Bus Factory.[4] In July 2013, Stara Zagora municipality put out a tender for the delivery of 14 new vehicles.[5]

Lines

The four lines of the present Stara Zagora trolleybus system are as follows:[6]

Line Route Notes
1 Zheleznik – SBA
2 Beroe Stadium – Mototehnika
26 Zheleznik - Mototehnika operates Mon-Sat only
36 Zheleznik - Zagorka Brewery

Fleet

Current fleet

As of 2013, the Stara Zagora trolleybus fleet consists of :[3]

Quantity Manufacturer Model No Entered service Low-floor
14 ZiU 682 1987-88 no
8 Škoda 14Tr 1987 no
6 LAZ E183 2009 yes
8 Škoda 26Tr 2014 yes

Former fleet

Quantity Manufacturer Model No
6 ZiU 682
4 DAC-Chavdar 317ETR
2 Škoda 14Tr

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Доклад-анализ относно възможностите за икономически ефективно увеличение на участието на тролейбусния транспорт във вътрешноградските пътнически превози в България" [Report-analysis on the potential of economically effective increase of the trolleybus transport share in urban passenger transport in Bulgaria] (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications - Bulgaria. June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Trolleybus city: Stara Zagara [Bulgarien]". http://trolleymotion.ch. Retrieved 30 July 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. 1 2 "Vehicles List - Stara Zagora, trolleybus". http://transphoto.ru. Retrieved 30 July 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ Tzoneva, Velizara (23 March 2009). "Нови тролеи от Украйна" [New trolleybuses from Ukraine] (in Bulgarian). TV Stara Zagora. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Dobreva, Svetla (8 July 2013). "Избират доставчик на 14 нови тролейбуса в Стара Загора" [Choosing a supplier for 14 new trolleybuses in Stara Zagora]. http://stroitelstvo.info. Retrieved 30 July 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ↑ "Тролейбусни линии - Община Стара Загора" [Trolleybus lines - Stara Zagora municipality]. http://www.starazagora.bg. Retrieved 30 July 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
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