Trolleybuses in Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk trolleybus system
Operation
Locale	Novosibirsk, Russia
Open	6 November 1957 (1957-11-06)

The Novosibirsk trolleybus system (Russian: Новосибирский троллейбус) is part of the public transport network of Novosibirsk, Russia. The system opened on 6 November 1957.

A test drive took place on November 6, 1957.^[1] Regular passenger service began the next day.^[1]

In 1957, 10 trolleybuses operated in the city. By the end of 1957, 17 trolleybuses operated. By 1958, the number of trolleybuses increased to 45.^[2]

The system consists of 14 routes (№ 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 35, and 36).

The trolleybus fleet is represented by such "classic'" trolleybuses as Soviet ZiU-9, and ZiU-10, Russian BTZ-5276-01, Trolza-5265.00, Trolza-5275.05, and Trolza-5275.06, Belarusian AKSM-101A, and AKSM-101M. In 2011-2012, trolleybuses ST-6217M with battery packs, manufactured by Novosibirsk factory Liotech, were tested.^[3][4] Experiment had ended when Liotech was declared insolvent.^[5] In 2022, municipal authorities decided to repeat the experiment with new trolleybuses with battery packs - UTTZ-6241.01.^[6]

• Новосибирскому троллейбусу – 55! Библиотека сибирского краеведения.
• С днём рождения, рогатый! Новосибирские новости.
• The register of the routes of Novosibirsk city public transport (in Russian)