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Trolleybuses in Vilnius

The Vilnius trolleybus system is the one of two existing trolleybus systems in Lithuania. It operates in the capital city of Vilnius, the municipal operator company is Vilniaus viešasis transportas Ltd. 188 trolleybuses are working on working-days, 106 - on weekends.[1]

Vilnius trolleybus system
A Solaris Trollino 15AC trolleybus in 2006
Operation
LocaleVilnius, Lithuania
Open1956 (1956)
StatusOpen
Routes17
Operator(s)Vilniaus viešasis transportas
Infrastructure
Electrification600 V DC parallel overhead lines
Statistics
daily200,000
Websitehttp://www.vilniausviesasistransportas.lt/
A Solaris Trollino 12 trolleybus on route 20
Škoda 14Tr trolleybus

History

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In October 1956 , Vilnius Trolleybus Board was established and a 7.8 km long contact network was built, together with a trolleybus park for 25 trolleybuses. In November 1956, first model "MTB-82D" trolleybuses started to work and drove on route "Antakalnis–Railway station".

In 1981, the trolleybus count doubled the maximum service power of the old trolleybus park, thus, encouraging a construction of the second park. The second trolleybus park was opened on 28 December 1985, in the neighborhood of Viršuliškės and it could maintain 150 trolleybuses.

In April 1993, the board was reorganized to UAB "Vilniaus Autobusai" and the owner of the new company was the Vilnius city municipality. From the treasury of the municipality, new "Škoda" trolleybuses were bought in 1996–1999.

From 2004 to 2006, 45 new Polish trolleybuses "Solaris Trollino 15AC" were bought.

On 4 November 2011, the company was again reorganized and incorporated into UAB "Vilniaus Viešasis Transportas".[2]

In 2012, new Lithuanian "MAZ-ETON Amber 203T Vilnis 12AC" trolleybuses were made and bought by the company.[3]

In 2018 and 2019, 41 "Solaris Trollino 12" trolleybuses were bought.[4]

In 2023, 91 Škoda 32Tr SOR trolleybuses were bought. These vehicles are set to replace the aging Škoda 14Tr, as some units date back to 1986. The new vehicles are set to be fully air-conditioned and with the addition of onboard traction batteries, the vehicles can travel up to 20 km without the overhead catenary. Later in 2024 or early 2025, Vilnius will place another order for 73 new 18M articulated trolleybuses, which will replace the last of the 14Trs.[5][6]

Trolleybuses

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Currently used

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  • Škoda 14Tr[7] - 149 units, since 1984
  • Škoda 14TrM[8] - 23 units, since 1999
  • Solaris Trollino II 15AC[9] – 45 units, since 2004
  • Amber 203T Vilnis 12AC[10] – 2 units, since 2011
  • Solaris Trollino IV 12 Škoda[11] – 41 units, since 2018
  • Škoda 32Tr SOR[12] – 20 units + 71 on order, since 2024

Formerly used

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Routes

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No. Current Routes[21] Working Days Frequency Notes
1 Karoliniškės–Žvėrynas–Stotis Monday–Sunday 15-25 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
2 Saulėtekis–Žygimantų g.–Stotis Monday–Sunday 5-10 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
3 Karoliniškės–Žvėrynas–Šiaures Miestelis Monday–Sunday 20-40 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
4 Antakalnis–Centras–Žemieji Paneriai Monday–Friday 5-15 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
4 Antakalnis–Centras–Gerosios VIlties st. Saturday-Sunday 10-20 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
6 Žirmūnai–Kalvarijų g.–J. Basanavičiaus g.–Žemieji Paneriai Monday–Sunday 7-15 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
7 Pašilaičiai–Justiniškės–Žvėrynas–Stotis Monday–Sunday 3-10 min. Low-Floor Vehicles, Articulated Vehicles[22]
9 Karoliniškės–Šeimyniškių g.–Žirmūnai Monday–Sunday 7-25 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
10 Saulėtekis–Kalvarijų g.–Naujininkai Monday–Sunday 10-30 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
12 Žirmūnai–Šeimyniškių g.–J. Basanavičiaus g.–Žemieji Paneriai Monday–Sunday 10-30 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
15 Stotis–Žemieji Paneriai–Titnago g. Monday–Friday 20-90 min. Shortened to Žemieji Paneriai during non-peak hours
16 Pašilaičiai–Lazdynai–Stotis Monday–Sunday 5-15 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
17 Žirmūnai–Naujininkai Monday–Sunday 5-20 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
18 Pašilaičiai–Justiniškės–Žemieji Paneriai–Titnago g. Monday–Sunday 15-60 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
19 Pašilaičiai–Konstitucijos pr.–Antakalnis–Saulėtekis Monday–Sunday 7-15 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
20 Žirmūnai–Žygimantų g.–Pylimo g.–Stotis Monday–Sunday 15-25 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
21 Saulėtekis–Šilo tiltas–Žirmūnai Monday–Saturday 25-60 min. Daytime only
No. Former Routes (Before 1 July 2013)[23] Working Days Frequency Notes
5 Žirmūnai–Stotis Monday–Sunday 10-20 min.
8 Pašilaičiai–Justiniškės–Konstitucijos pr.–Žirmūnai Monday–Sunday 10-50 min.
11 Antakalnis–Kalvarijų g.–Karoliniškės–Pašilaičiai Monday–Sunday 10-30 min.
13 Žirmūnai–Šeimyniškių g.–Naugarduko g. Monday–Sunday 15-60 min.
14 Saulėtekis–Šeimyniškių g.–Centras–J. Basanavičiaus g.–Karoliniškės Monday–Sunday 20-50 min. Low-Floor Vehicles
18A Pašilaičiai–Justiniškės–Žemieji Paneriai Monday–Friday 10-20 min. Peak hours only, renamed to route 13

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About us - UAB "Vilniaus viešasis transportas"". www.vilniausviesasistransportas.lt. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Įmonės istorija". www.vilniausviesasistransportas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ JuliusM. "Lietuviškas troleibusas sostinės gatvėse: nuo gedimų iki grožio :: Inovacijos Lietuvoje". www.technologijos.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Naujienos - UAB "Vilniaus viešasis transportas"". www.vilniausviesasistransportas.lt. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. ^ "91 Skoda trolleybuses for Vilnius". Urban Transport Magazine. 15 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Vilnius pirks dar 73 naujus troleibusus". Made In Vilnius. 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Vilnius, Trolleybus — Vehicle Statistics". transphoto.org. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Vilnius, Škoda 14Tr17/6M — List". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Vilnius, Solaris Trollino II 15 AC — List". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Vilnius, MAZ-ETON T203 "Amber" — List". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Vilnius, Solaris Trollino IV 12 Škoda — List". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Vilnius, Škoda 32Tr SOR — List".
  13. ^ "Vilnius, MTB-82D — List". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Vilnius, Škoda 8Tr — List". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Vilnius, Škoda 9Tr — Roster". transphoto.org. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Vilnius, trolleybus # 133". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Vilnius, trolleybus # 156". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Vilnius, trolleybus # 1650". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Brno, trolleybus # 3008". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Kaliningrad, trolleybus # 401". transphoto.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Maršrutų tvarkaraščiai". www.stops.lt. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  22. ^ Marius (3 November 2015). "Skoda 15Tr trolleybuses are finally in route 7. For how long?". Judėjimas „Už troleibusus Vilniuje“. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Eismo Tvarkaraščiai". 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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