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Plovdiv trolleybus system
A Van Hool trolleybus in Plovdiv.
Operation
Locale	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Open	December 1955 (1955-12)
Close	October 2012 (2012-10)
Status	Closed
Routes	none
Operator(s)	Градски Tранспорт-Пловдив АД (Gradski Transport Plovdiv)
Infrastructure
Stock	47 trolleybuses
Website	http://gradskitransport.net/ Gradski Transport (in Bulgarian)

The Plovdiv trolleybus system (Bulgarian: Пловдивски тролейбусен транспорт) was a part of the public transport network of the city and municipality of Plovdiv, the second most populous city in Bulgaria.

Opened in December 1955, the system had waxed and waned in size over time. As of the beginning of 2012, it was made up of only one route. There are current disputes between the operator and the municipality regarding the validity of the trolleybus contract. Gradski Transport Plovdiv is still the operator of this type of transport, despite the numerous infractions of the contract since 2010. In October 2012, because the operator is a private company, the city lost the opportunity to acquire 65 mln lv EU funding for purchasing approximately 100 brand-new trolleybuses. The system was officially closed on 1 October 2012 although some trolleybuses continued operation for a few more weeks. Currently there is no trolleybus movement and the municipality has issued an order for dismantling the overhead network.

Services

The sole Plovdiv trolleybus line as of 2012 was:

• 3 ТК "Марица" (TC "Maritza") – ЕАЗ (EAZ)

Fleet

As of 2012, the Plovdiv trolleybus fleet had 47 trolleybuses:

• ZiU-9 - 2 units;
• Škoda 14Tr - 23 units;
• Škoda 9Tr - 1 units;
• Van Hool AG280T - 11 units (ex-Ghent trolleybus system – imported 2009);
• Saurer / Hess GT560 - 10 units (ex-St. Gallen trolleybus system – imported 2009).

• ZiU-9 trolleybus, similar to the ones used in Plovdiv
• Škoda 14Tr trolleybus
• Saurer/Hess GT560 trolleybus, like the ones used in Plovdiv

See also

• Plovdiv Central railway station
• List of trolleybus systems

References

1. "Общината с ултиматум за контактната мрежа на тролеите". Darik News website (in Bulgarian). Darik News. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
2. ""Градски транспорт" АД: Тролейбусна линия № 3" [Gradski Transport AP: Trolley line № 3]. GT Plovdiv website (in Bulgarian). GT Plovdiv. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

External links

• Media related to Trolleybuses in Plovdiv at Wikimedia Commons
• "Trolleybus city: Plovdiv (Bulgarien)". Trolleymotion.
• Plovdiv database / photo gallery and Plovdiv trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.

v t e City of Plovdiv
Geography	Areas Thrace Rivers Maritsa River Hills Markovo Tepe Nebet Tepe Bunardzhika Sahat Taksim Dzhambaz Dzhendem
Landmarks	Roman ruins Forum Odeon Library Stadium Roman theatre Synagogue Great Basilica Small Basilica East Gate Domus Eirene Places of worship Cathedral of St Louis Church of the Holy Mother of God Church of St Constantine and Helena Plovdiv Synagogue Dzhumaya Mosque Museums Plovdiv Regional Historical Museum Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum Other Ivan Vazov National Library International Fair Plovdiv Alyosha Monument
Sports	PFC Botev Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv FC Maritsa Plovdiv FC Spartak Plovdiv Plovdiv Stadium Hristo Botev Stadium Lokomotiv Stadium Todor Diev Stadium
Education	Plovdiv University Plovdiv Medical University Sts. Cyril and Methodius High School of Humanities Plovdiv Language School
Events	The Golden Chest A Scene on Crossroad
Transportation	Plovdiv Airport Plovdiv Central railway station Plovdiv trolleybus system
People	List of people from Plovdiv
History	Timeline

v t e Urban public transport networks and systems in Bulgaria
Metro	Sofia 1 2 3 4
Buses	Sofia
Trams	Sofia
Trolleybuses	Active Burgas Haskovo Pazardzhik Pleven Ruse (Rousse) Sliven Sofia Stara Zagora Varna Vratsa Closed Dobrich Gabrovo Kazanlak Pernik Plovdiv Veliko Tarnovo

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• Plovdiv
• Defunct trolleybus systems by city
• Trolleybus transport in Bulgaria