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{{Short description|Public transit system in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan}} |
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| locale = [[Ashgabat]], [[Turkmenistan]] |
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| open = {{Start date|1964}} |
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The '''Ashgabat [[trolleybus]] system''' |
The '''Ashgabat [[trolleybus]] system''' formed part of the [[public transport]] network in [[Ashgabat]], the [[capital city]] of [[Turkmenistan]]. It was the only trolleybus system ever in that country.<ref name="murray"/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Opened on 19 October 1964,<ref name="trolleymotion" /> the system was operated during the [[Soviet Union|Soviet era]] by various Soviet |
Opened on 19 October 1964,<ref name="murray"/><ref name="trolleymotion" /> the system was operated during the [[Soviet Union|Soviet era]] by various Soviet-built trolleybuses, which by 2011 had all been withdrawn.<ref name="ashgabat list" /> The system closed at the end of 2011, with the last day of service being 31 December 2011.<ref name="tm302"/><ref name="trolleymotion"/> |
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== Lines == |
== Lines == |
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In 2011, its final year of operation, the system was made up of the following seven lines: 1, 2, 2A, 3, 5, 7 and 8. |
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== Fleet == |
== Fleet == |
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In 2011, the Ashgabat trolleybus fleet was made up exclusively of [[Škoda Works|Škoda]] [[Škoda 14Tr|14TrM]] trolleybuses, introduced to the fleet in 2000<ref name="ashgabat list" /> and financed by the World Bank.<ref name="trolleymotion" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{portal|Buses}} |
{{portal|Buses}} |
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*[[List of trolleybus systems]] |
*[[List of trolleybus systems]] |
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*[[Trolleybuses in former Soviet Union countries]] |
*[[Trolleybuses in former Soviet Union countries]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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<ref name="murray">{{cite book|last=Murray|first=Alan|title=World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia|year=2000|page=77|publisher=Trolleybooks|location=Yateley, Hampshire, UK|isbn=0-904235-18-1}}</ref> |
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<ref name="ashgabat list">{{cite web |url=http://transphoto.ru/list.php?t=2&cid=359 |title=Vehicles list: Ashgabat, trolleybuses |author= |date= |work=[http://transphoto.ru/ Urban Electric Transit] |publisher= |accessdate=27 August 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name="ashgabat list">{{cite web |url=http://transphoto.ru/list.php?t=2&cid=359 |title=Vehicles list: Ashgabat, trolleybuses |author= |date= |publisher=TransPhoto|accessdate=27 August 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name="trolleymotion">{{cite web|url=https://old.trolleymotion.eu/index.php?L=0&id=37&sy_ID=299 |title=Trolleybus city: Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) |author=|page=|date=|publisher=TrolleyMotion |accessdate=10 February 2019}}</ref> |
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<ref name="tm302">''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 302 (March–April 2012), p. 46. National Trolleybus Association (UK). {{ISSN|0266-7452}}.</ref> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{Urban Electric Transit | id = 359 | title = Ashgabat | trolleybus = yes}} |
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[[Category:Trolleybus transport in Turkmenistan|Ashgabat]] |
[[Category:Trolleybus transport in Turkmenistan|Ashgabat]] |
Latest revision as of 10:52, 1 March 2022
Ashgabat trolleybus system | |
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Operation | |
Locale | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
Öffnen Sie | 19 October 1964 |
Schließen Sie | 31 December 2011 |
Status | Closed |
Routes | 7 |
The Ashgabat trolleybus system formed part of the public transport network in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan. It was the only trolleybus system ever in that country.[1]
History
[edit]Opened on 19 October 1964,[1][2] the system was operated during the Soviet era by various Soviet-built trolleybuses, which by 2011 had all been withdrawn.[3] The system closed at the end of 2011, with the last day of service being 31 December 2011.[4][2]
Lines
[edit]In 2011, its final year of operation, the system was made up of the following seven lines: 1, 2, 2A, 3, 5, 7 and 8.
Fleet
[edit]In 2011, the Ashgabat trolleybus fleet was made up exclusively of Škoda 14TrM trolleybuses, introduced to the fleet in 2000[3] and financed by the World Bank.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia. Yateley, Hampshire, UK: Trolleybooks. p. 77. ISBN 0-904235-18-1.
- ^ a b c "Trolleybus city: Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)". TrolleyMotion. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Vehicles list: Ashgabat, trolleybuses". TransPhoto. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 302 (March–April 2012), p. 46. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
External links
[edit]- "Trolleybus city: Ashgabat". Trolleymotion.
- Ashgabat database / photo gallery and Ashgabat trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.