Locale Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Routes 4 | Status Open Depot(s) 1 | |
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Open September 1988 (1988-09) Operator(s) Trolleybus Transport Stara Zagora | ||
The Stara Zagora trolleybus system (Bulgarian: Тролейбусен транспорт Стара Загора) forms part of the public transport network of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
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Opened in September 1988, it is one of the 14 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 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.
Stara Zagora received 8 brand new trolleybuses Skoda Solaris 26TR in 2014 part of a mutual order with the municipalities of Burgas, Varna and Pleven sponsored by a European Union program.
The next vehicle delivery happened 22 years later in 2009, when 6 new low-floor trolleybuses were delivered. They were built by the Ukrainian Lviv Bus Factory. In July 2013, Stara Zagora municipality put out a tender for the delivery of 14 new vehicles.
Lines
The four lines of the present Stara Zagora trolleybus system are as follows:
Current fleet
As of 2013, the Stara Zagora trolleybus fleet consists of :