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List of trolleybus systems in Ukraine

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Ukraine has numerous trolleybus systems throughout the country, both past and present.

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!scope="col"| Name
(in Ukrainian){{efn|Links to Ukrainian Wikipedia articles for each city.}}

!scope="col"| Cities

!scope="col"| Administrative subdivision

!scope="col"| Years operating

!scope="col"| Notes

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!scope="row" align="left"|Cherkasy trolleybus (Черкаський тролейбус)

|align=left| Cherkasy

|align=center| Cherkasy

|align=right| {{dts|9 November 1965}}–present

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Chernihiv trolleybus (Чернігівський тролейбус)

|align=left| Chernihiv

|align=center| Chernihiv

|align=right| {{dts|4 November 1964}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Chernivtsi trolleybus (Чернівецький тролейбус)

|align=left| Chernivtsi

|align=center| Chernivtsi

|align=right| {{dts|1 February 1939}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Crimean trolleybus (Кримський тролейбус)

|align=left| Alushta, Simferopol, Yalta

|align=center| Crimea

|align=right| {{dts|1 May 1961}}–present

|align=right| Simferopol – Alushta opened 6 November 1959. Alushta – Yalta opened July 1961. World's longest trolleybus line, 86.7 km (53.7 mi). Whole line opened 6 November 1959; Simferopol trolley opened 7 October 1959; Alushta opened 20 August 1993.

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!scope="row" align="left"|Kerch trolleybus (Керченський тролейбус)

|align=left| Kerch

|align=center| Crimea

|align=right| {{dts|18 September 2004}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Dnipro trolleybus (Дніпровський тролейбус)

|align=left| Dnipro

|align=center| Dnipropetrovsk

|align=right| {{dts|7 November 1947}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Kryvyi Rih trolleybus (Криворізький тролейбус)

|align=left| Kryvyi Rih

|align=center| Dnipropetrovsk

|align=right| {{dts|21 December 1957}}–present

|align=right| REF

scope="row" align="left"|Bakhmut trolleybus (Бахмутський тролейбус)

|align=left| Bakhmut

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|29 April 1968}}–{{dts|29 June 2022}}

|align=right| Operation suspended due to extensive artillery damage to the depot and rolling stock, sustained at the start of the Battle of Bakhmut. Reopening uncertain.{{Cite web |title=Bakhmut |url=https://transphoto.org/city/154/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=transphoto.org |language=en}}

scope="row" align="left"|Dobropillia trolleybus (Добропільський тролейбус)

|align=left| Dobropillia

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|23 August 1968}}–{{dts|15 March 2011}}

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Donetsk trolleybus (Донецький тролейбус)

|align=left| Donetsk

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|3 January 1940}}–present

|align=right| REF

scope="row" align="left"|Toretsk trolleybus (Торецький тролейбус)

|align=left| Toretsk

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|26 April 1985}}–{{dts|15 May 2007}}

|align=right| City was named Dzerzhynsk during the entire period of trolleybus operation, but was renamed Toretsk in 2016.

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!scope="row" align="left"|Horlivka trolleybus (Горлівський тролейбус)

|align=left| Horlivka

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|6 November 1974}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Khartsyzk trolleybus (Харцизький тролейбус)

|align=left| Khartsyzk

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|4 February 1982}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Kramatorsk trolleybus (Краматорський тролейбус)

|align=left| Kramatorsk

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|18 November 1971}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Makiivka trolleybus (Макіївський тролейбус)

|align=left| Makiivka

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|13 November 1969}}–present

|align=right| Trolleybus line from Donetsk extended to Makiivka on 7 November 1960, however no connection exists between the Donetsk and Makiivka trolleybus systems.

scope="row" align="left"|Mariupol trolleybus (Маріупольський тролейбус)

|align=left| Mariupol

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|21 April 1970}}–{{dts|2 March 2022}}

|align=right| Operation suspended due to extensive damage sustained during the Siege of Mariupol. A few undamaged trolleybuses continue to operate in battery-only mode with charging in the depot.{{Cite web |title=Mariupol |url=https://transphoto.org/city/158/ |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=transphoto.org |language=en}}

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!scope="row" align="left"|Sloviansk trolleybus (Слов'янський тролейбус)

|align=left| Sloviansk

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|19 March 1977}}–present

|align=right| REF

scope="row" align="left"|Vuhlehirsk trolleybus (Вуглегірський тролейбус)

|align=left| Vuhlehirsk

|align=center| Donetsk

|align=right| {{dts|8 July 1982}}–{{dts|12 August 2014}}

|align=right| Closed due to extensive damage sustained during the War in Donbas.

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!scope="row" align="left"|Ivano-Frankivsk trolleybus (Івано-Франківський тролейбус)

|align=left| Ivano-Frankivsk

|align=center| Ivano-Frankivsk

|align=right| {{dts|31 December 1983}}–present

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Kharkiv trolleybus (Харківський тролейбус)

|align=left| Kharkiv

|align=center| Kharkiv

|align=right| {{dts|5 May 1939}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Kherson trolleybus (Херсонський тролейбус)

|align=left| Kherson

|align=center| Kherson

|align=right| {{dts|16 June 1960}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Khmelnytskyi trolleybus (Хмельницький тролейбус)

|align=left| Khmelnytskyi

|align=center| Khmelnytskyi

|align=right| {{dts|25 December 1970}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Kropyvnytskyi trolleybus (Кропивницький тролейбус)

|align=left| Kropyvnytskyi

|align=center| Kirovohrad

|align=right| {{dts|4 November 1967}}–present

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Kyiv trolleybus (Київський тролейбус)

|align=left| Kyiv

|align=center| Kyiv

|align=right| {{dts|5 November 1935}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Bila Tserkva trolleybus (Білоцерківський тролейбус)

|align=left| Bila Tserkva

|align=center| Kyiv

|align=right| {{dts|23 June 1980}}–present

|align=right| REF

scope="row" align="left"|Alchevsk trolleybus (Алчевський тролейбус)

|align=left| Alchevsk

|align=center| Luhansk

|align=right| {{dts|26 September 1954}}–{{dts|16 July 2022}}

|align=right| An intercity trolleybus line from Alchevsk to Perevalsk operated from 1962 to 2008. Closed due to extensive artillery damage to the depot and rolling stock sustained in the Russo-Ukrainian War.{{Cite web |title=Alchevsk |url=https://transphoto.org/city/163/ |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=transphoto.org |language=en}}

scope="row" align="left"|Antratsyt trolleybus (Антрацитівський тролейбус)

|align=left| Antratsyt

|align=center| Luhansk

|align=right| {{dts|27 September 1987}}–{{dts|July 2018}}

|align=right| REF

scope="row" align="left"|Sorokyne trolleybus (Сорокинський тролейбус)

|align=left| Sorokyne

|align=center| Luhansk

|align=right| {{dts|30 December 1987}}–{{dts|31 May 2023}}

|align=right| Closed 31 May 2023.{{Cite web |title=Krasnodon |url=https://transphoto.org/city/171/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=transphoto.org |language=en}}

scope="row" align="left"|Luhansk trolleybus (Луганський тролейбус)

|align=left| Luhansk

|align=center| Luhansk

|align=right| {{dts|25 January 1962}}–{{dts|19 July 2022}}

|align=right| Closed 19 July 2022.{{Cite web |title=Luhansk |url=https://transphoto.org/city/151/ |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=transphoto.org |language=en}}

scope="row" align="left"|Lysychansk trolleybus (Лисичанський тролейбус)

|align=left| Lysychansk

|align=center| Luhansk

|align=right| {{dts|7 March 1972}}–{{dts|25 February 2022}}

|align=right| Operation suspended due to extensive damage sustained during the Battle of Lysychansk.{{Cite web |title=Lisichansk |url=https://transphoto.org/city/170/ |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=transphoto.org |language=en}} Reopening uncertain.

scope="row" align="left"|Sieverodonetsk trolleybus (Сєвєродонецький тролейбус)

|align=left| Sieverodonetsk

|align=center| Luhansk

|align=right| {{dts|1 January 1978}}–{{dts|27 February 2022}}

|align=right| Operation suspended due to extensive damage sustained during the Battle of Sievierodonetsk.{{Cite web |title=Severodonetsk |url=https://transphoto.org/city/141/ |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=transphoto.org |language=en}} Reopening uncertain.

scope="row" align="left"|Kadiivka trolleybus (Кадіївський тролейбус)

|align=left| Kadiivka

|align=center| Luhansk

|align=right| {{dts|1 March 1970}}–{{dts|31 August 2011}}

|align=right| Operation suspended 11 September 2008 – 15 July 2010

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!scope="row" align="left"|Lviv trolleybus (Львівський тролейбус)

|align=left| Lviv

|align=center| Lviv

|align=right| {{dts|27 November 1952}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Mykolaiv trolleybus (Миколаївський тролейбус)

|align=left| Mykolaiv

|align=center| Mykolaiv

|align=right| {{dts|29 October 1967}}–present

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Odesa trolleybus (Одеський тролейбус)

|align=left| Odesa

|align=center| Odesa

|align=right| {{dts|5 November 1945}}–present

|align=right| Originally built in 1941, and trolley coaches were bought just before World War II started. But due to war hardships, the system was not able to be opened until 1945.

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!scope="row" align="left"|Kremenchuk trolleybus (Кременчуцький тролейбус)

|align=left| Kremenchuk

|align=center| Poltava

|align=right| {{dts|6 November 1966}}–present

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Poltava trolleybus (Полтавський тролейбус)

|align=left| Poltava

|align=center| Poltava

|align=right| {{dts|14 September 1962}}–present

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Rivne trolleybus (Рівненський тролейбус)

|align=left| Rivne

|align=center| Rivne

|align=right| {{dts|27 December 1974}}–present

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Sevastopol trolleybus (Севастопольський тролейбус)

|align=left| Sevastopol

|align=center| Sevastopol

|align=right| {{dts|6 November 1950}}–present

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Sumy trolleybus (Сумський тролейбус)

|align=left| Sumy

|align=center| Sumy

|align=right| {{dts|25 August 1967}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Ternopil trolleybus (Тернопільський тролейбус)

|align=left| Ternopil

|align=center| Ternopil

|align=right| {{dts|24 December 1975}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Vinnytsia trolleybus (Вінницький тролейбус)

|align=left| Vinnytsia

|align=center| Vinnytsia

|align=right| {{dts|20 February 1964}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Lutsk trolleybus (Луцький тролейбус)

|align=left| Lutsk

|align=center| Volyn

|align=right| {{dts|8 April 1972}}–present

|align=right| REF

style="background:#CFECEC"

!scope="row" align="left"|Zaporizhzhia trolleybus (Запорізький тролейбус)

|align=left| Zaporizhzhia

|align=center| Zaporizhzhia

|align=right| {{dts|22 December 1949}}–present

|align=right| REF

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!scope="row" align="left"|Zhytomyr trolleybus (Житомирський тролейбус)

|align=left| Zhytomyr

|align=center| Zhytomyr

|align=right| {{dts|1 May 1962}}–present

|align=right| REF

See also

Notes

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References

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Sources

=Books and periodicals=

  • Murray, Alan. 2000. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" ({{ISBN|0-904235-18-1}}). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
  • Peschkes, Robert. 1987. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Two: Asia & USSR /Africa/Australia" ({{ISBN|0-948619-00-7}}). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
  • "Straßenbahnatlas ehem. Sowjetunion / Tramway Atlas of the former USSR" ({{ISBN|3-926524-15-4}}). 1996. Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn, in conjunction with Light Rail Transit Association, London.
  • Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.

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