Open 1953 (1953) Operator(s) TEP (Parma) Website TEP (Italian) | Routes 4 Route length 18.6 km (11.6 mi) | |
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Locale Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||
The Parma trolleybus system (Italian: Rete filoviaria di Parma) forms part of the public transport network of the city and comune of Parma, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. In operation since 1953, the system presently comprises four urban routes.
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History
When the Parma trolleybus system commenced operations on 25 October 1953, it consisted of three routes:
One month later, on 25 November 1953, the trolleybus system's predecessor, the Parma tramway network, was closed.
In 1968, trolleybus route 1 was extended to the cemetery at Orzi di Baganza. In 1972, route 2 was extended, but was also simultaneously transformed into a diesel bus route. This has been the only closure of a trolleybus route in Parma.
In recent decades, the trolleybus system has been expanded: in 1987, route 1 was extended from Orzi di Baganza to strada Farnese; in 1989 bus route 4 was converted into a trolleybus route, and in 1998, bus route 5 was similarly converted.
Services
The routes comprising the present Parma trolleybus system are:
Retired trolleybuses
The following trolleybuses previously used in Parma have since been withdrawn from service:
Current fleet
Parma's current trolleybus fleet is as follows:
Heritage fleet
Parma trolleybuses nos. 014 and 017 are preserved as heritage vehicles, at the TEP "I° maggio" depot.