Moscow trolleybus network
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The Moscow trolleybus network was an extensive electric public transport system in Moscow, once one of the largest of its kind in the world, operating trolleybuses across the city until its closure in the late 2010s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct transport system
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trolleybus network ⓘ |
| closureDate | 2020-08-25 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 2010s ⓘ |
| endOfRegularService | 2020-08-25 ⓘ |
| fareMedium |
Troika card
NERFINISHED
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contactless bank cards ⓘ paper tickets ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated Moscow public transport fare system ⓘ |
| finalRoute |
route 15
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route 70 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Moscow City Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageOperation | heritage trolleybus runs on selected dates after closure ⓘ |
| heritagePreservation | some overhead infrastructure preserved for museum and technical purposes ⓘ |
| heritageVehicle |
preserved ZiU-9 trolleybuses
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preserved vintage Moscow trolleybuses ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest large-scale trolleybus systems in the USSR
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symbol of Soviet-era urban transport in Moscow ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Moscow ⓘ |
| mapRepresentation | Moscow trolleybus route maps ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | featured in Soviet and Russian films set in Moscow ⓘ |
| notableDepot |
Baumansky trolleybus depot
GENERATED
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Filevsky trolleybus depot GENERATED ⓘ Krasnopresnensky trolleybus depot GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableStreetServed |
Garden Ring
NERFINISHED
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Prospekt Mira NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadovoye Koltso NERFINISHED ⓘ Tverskaya Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1933-11-15 ⓘ |
| operator | Mosgortrans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Moscow public transport system ⓘ |
| peakFleetSize | over 1700 trolleybuses ⓘ |
| peakRouteCount | over 80 routes ⓘ |
| peakStatus |
largest trolleybus system in Europe at its peak
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one of the largest trolleybus systems in the world ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | electric power ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
development of surface electric buses and battery buses
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policy shift toward diesel and gas buses ⓘ removal of overhead wiring on central streets ⓘ |
| replaced |
horse-drawn tram services in Moscow
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some Moscow tram routes ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
battery electric buses in Moscow
ⓘ
compressed natural gas buses ⓘ diesel buses ⓘ |
| rollingStock |
AKSM-101 trolleybus
NERFINISHED
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AKSM-321 trolleybus NERFINISHED ⓘ BTZ-5276 trolleybus ⓘ LiAZ-5280 trolleybus ⓘ Trolza-5265 Megapolis trolleybus NERFINISHED ⓘ VMZ-5298 trolleybus NERFINISHED ⓘ ZiU-682 trolleybus NERFINISHED ⓘ ZiU-9 trolleybus NERFINISHED ⓘ electric low-floor trolleybuses in later years ⓘ |
| servedCity | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tractionPowerSupply | 600 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| transportMode | trolleybus ⓘ |
| usedInfrastructure | overhead electric wires ⓘ |
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