Crimean Trolleybus

Trolleybus line in Crimea

Crimean Trolleybus

Trolza 5265 Megapolis passing by Simferopol International Airport in 2020

Operation
Locale| Crimea, Ukraine
Open| November 6, 1959 (1959-11-06)
Status| Open
Operator(s)| Krymtrolleybus
Infrastructure
Electrification| 600 V DC parallel overhead lines
Statistics
Route length| 86 km (53 mi)
Trolleybus shelter at Angarskyi Pass (elevation 752 metres)

The Crimean Trolleybus Line[a] in Crimea is the world's longest trolleybus line.[1][2] It is 86 kilometres (53 mi) long,[3] between the capital of Crimea, Simferopol, and the coastal city of Yalta on the Black Sea.

Managed by the public transport company Krymtrolleybus, it was built in 1959 in the Ukrainian SSR as an alternative to extending the railway line in Simferopol over the mountains to the coast. It opened in two parts: Simferopol–Alushta in 1959 and Alushta–Yalta in 1961. The journey time to Alushta is about 1+1⁄2 hours, to Yalta about 2+1⁄2 hours, and the fare is about ₴15 (since March 2014, ₽58).[1]

It passes through the Crimean Mountains across the Angarskyi Pass, reaching 752 metres (2,500 ft) at the highest point, then descends to the resort town of Alushta on the coast.[1] The remaining distance to Yalta is 41 kilometres (25 mi) and winds around the mountains above the sea.

## Vehicle fleet

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### Current

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Picture  | Manufacturer  | Model  | Quantity  | Since

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|  Antonov | Kyiv-12.04 | 1  | 2004
|  Bogdan | T701
T801  | 82
2  | 2010
2011
|  Trolza | 5265 Megapolis  | 96  | 2013
|  VMZ | 5298 Avangard  | 26  | 2015
|  SVARZ
MAZ | 6275  | 14  | 2016
Crimean Trolleybus Monument

### Historical

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Picture  | Manufacturer  | Model  | Quantity  | Years

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|  Škoda | 8Tr  | 94  | 1959–1979
|  Škoda | 9Tr  | 561  | 1961–2018
|  Škoda | 14Tr
15Tr | 163
6  | 1980–2020
1990–2015
|  YuMZ | T1
T2 | 8
11  | 1995–2011
1995–2014
|  Trolza | 620501 | 3  | 1994–2010
|  Antonov | Kyiv-12.03 | 3  | 2004–2023
|  BKM | 32102  | 5  | 2008–2016

## See also

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Crimean Trolleybus

Legend

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|  | Simferopol railway station

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|  | Lozove
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|  | Andrusove
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|  | Pionerske
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|  | Dobre
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|  | Zarichne
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|  | Perevalne
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|  | Sosnivka
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|  | Angarskyi Pass
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|  | Kutuzivskyi Fountain
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|  | Verkhnia Kutuzovka
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|  | Izobilne
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|  | Nyzhnia Kutuzovka
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|  | Alushta
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|  | Zelenhosp
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|  | Vynohradnyi
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|  | Malyi Mayak
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|  | Lazurne
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|  | Kyparysne
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|  | Pushkine
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|  | Partenit
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|  | Zaprudne
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|  | Lavrove
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|  | Krasnokamianka
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|  | Artek
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|  | Danylivka
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|  | Nikitsky Botanical Garden
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|  | Sosniak sanatorium
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|  | Massandra
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|  | Yalta
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* List of trolleybus systems in Ukraine
* List of trolleybus systems in Russia

## Notes

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1. ^ Russian: Крымский троллейбус, romanized: Krymskiy trolleybus; Ukrainian: Кримський тролейбус, romanized: Krymskyi troleibus; Crimean Tatar: Къырым троллейбусы, romanized: Qırım trolleybusı

## References

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1. ^ a b c "The longest trolleybus line in the world!". blacksea-crimea.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
2. ^ Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. p. 41. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.
3. ^ Makewell, Roy. "Trolleybuses Over the Yaila Mountains". Trolleybus Magazine No. 193 (January–February 1994), pp. 2–16. National Trolleybus Assn. (UK).

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trolleybus transport in Crimea.

* Krym State Production Enterprise "Krymtrolleybus"—official website (in Russian)
* Excursion by a trolleybus (Simferopol–Yalta)

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