Trolleybuses in Stara Zagora

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

Stara Zagora trolleybus system
A LAZ trolleybus in Stara Zagora, 2013.
Operation
LocaleStara Zagora, Bulgaria
OpenNovember 1987 (1987-11)
StatusOpen
Routes4
Operator(s)Trolleybus and Bus Transport Stara Zagora
Infrastructure
Depot(s)1
Stock28 trolleybuses
Statistics
Track length (total)23.4 km (14.5 mi)[1]
Route length29.5 km (18.3 mi)[1]
20112.25 million [1]
Overview
Stara Zagora trolleybus system map, August 2013

Opened in November 1987,[2] it is one of the 10 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 14Tr 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. Due to poor reliability the DAC-Chavdar trolleybuses were already withdrawn by the end of the 1990s.[3]

The next delivery of new vehicles occurred 22 years later in 2009, when 6 low-floor trolleybuses were delivered by the Ukrainian Lviv Bus Factory.[4]

In 2014 Stara Zagora received 8 brand new Škoda Solaris 26Tr trolleybuses as part of a joint order with the municipalities of Burgas, Varna and Pleven sponsored by a European Union program. In 2015 14 similar trolleybuses followed, this time from the Solaris Trollino 12 type.[5] The older Škoda and ZiU trolleybuses were scrapped except for one unit of each type which were purchased for preservation in Sofia. The newer LAZ trolleybuses were withdrawn and are stored in the depot awaiting disposition.

Lines

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

LineRouteNotes
01Zheleznik – SBANot operating since 23.10.2021
02Beroe Stadium – Mototehnika
026Zheleznik - Mototehnikaoperates Mon-Sat only
036Zheleznik - Zagorka Brewery

Fleet

Current fleet

As of 2020, the Stara Zagora trolleybus fleet consists of :[3]

QuantityManufacturerModel NoEntered serviceLow-floor
8Škoda26Tr2014yes
14SolarisTrollino 122015yes

Former fleet
Škoda 14Tr trolleybus
QuantityManufacturerModel No
6LAZE183
20ZiU682
4DAC-Chavdar317ETR
10Škoda14Tr

References
  1. "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. "Official website of Trolleybus Transport Stara Zagora". Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. "Vehicles List - Stara Zagora, trolleybus". transphoto.ru. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  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]. stroitelstvo.info. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. "Тролейбусни линии - Община Стара Загора" [Trolleybus lines - Stara Zagora municipality]. starazagora.bg. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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