List of trolleybus systems in Italy

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Fiat 2472 Viberti CGE articulated trolleybus no. 563, now withdrawn, operated on the Milan trolleybus system.

This is a list of trolleybus systems in Italy by Regione. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.

Italian peninsula

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Abruzzo

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  L'Aquila 19 May 1909 31 March 1924  
  Chieti 1 August 1950 Operation suspended circa Dec 1992 – 26 September 2009.[1]
See also Trolleybuses in Chieti.
  Pescara 1903 1904 Interurban line to Castellamare Adriatico. First trolleybus line in Italy.
TUA 11 September 2025 Construction of a new system, to Montesilvano, began in 2009,[2] but after numerous delays only opened in 2025. See also Pescara trolleybus [it]

Aosta Valley

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Châtillon 1920 1925  

Apulia (Puglia)

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Bari 1939 1974 Reopening was planned (of one route, 4). Five new vehicles were built in 1997 and delivered in 2001,[3] and three more were ordered in 2007[4] and delivered in 2008–09.[5] Renovation of the wiring began in December 2008[6] and was completed in 2011,[7] but the planned reopening never came to fruition.[8] In July 2022 dismantling of 11 km of disused overhead wires began, while the renovated wires along route 4 were to be retained.[9] See also Trolleybuses in Bari.
20 November 1978 16 December 1987
  Lecce 12 Jan 2012   See also Trolleybuses in Lecce.

Campania

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Avellino 16 September 1947 [10] 1 November 1973 [10] System connected Avellino, Atripalda and Mercogliano.[10]
AIR Campania 3 Apr 2023 The new system was under construction since 2009,[11] but after numerous delays was inaugurated only in April 2023.[12][10] Service has been suspended since 6 July 2023. See also Trolleybuses in Avellino
  Capua - Caserta - Maddaloni 28 March 1961 26 October 1972  
ANM (urban) Naples 8 May 1940   System included suburban line to Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Torre del Greco until 2009. Operator was ATAN until 1995.[13] See also Trolleybuses in Naples
CTP (suburban) Naples - Secondigliano - Aversa - Teverola 26 January 1964 6 August 2015 Operator was TPN until 1978.[13] All trolleybus service has been suspended since August 2015.[14] On 14 April 2022 CTP was declared bankrupt. The trolleybuses and infrastructure are to be auctioned off.
  Salerno 7 August 1937 August 1987 [15] System included interurban lines to Battipaglia, Pagani, Pompeii, San Severino and Torre Angellara.
An Alfa Romeo 1000 Aerfer on the Naples ANM trolleybus system

Emilia-Romagna

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Bologna October 1940 1945 First of three systems.
16 September 1955 14 June 1982  
4 January 1991   See also Trolleybuses in Bologna
  Ferrara 28 October 1938 25 February 1975  
  Modena 21 January 1950   Operation suspended 1996–2000, for renovation and fleet renewal.[16][17] See also Trolleybuses in Modena
  Parma 25 October 1953   See also Trolleybuses in Parma
  Rimini 1 July 1939   Includes the Metromare, a trolleybus rapid transit line opened (for trolleybuses) in October 2021.[18] See also Trolleybuses in Rimini
Van Hool Exquicity 18T in Parma

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
A.C.E.G.A.T. Trieste 30 March 1935 19 April 1975 System included interurban line to Muggia.

Lazio

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Anzio - Nettuno 17 June 1939 22 January 1944  
  Rome 8 January 1937 2 July 1972 Also 1902 experimental. See also Trolleybuses in Rome
  23 March 2005

Liguria

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Genoa 13 April 1938 11 June 1973
1 July 1997 - Operation suspended 29 June 2000 – 13 December 2002 and again from May 2003 to February 2007. See also Trolleybuses in Genoa
  Sanremo 21 April 1942 c. August 2021 Decision to close system made in February 2024, but operation had already been suspended since circa August 2021.[19]

[20] System included interurban lines to Ventimiglia and Arma di Taggia. See also Trolleybuses in Sanremo

  La Spezia 12 February 1906 November 1909
27 January 1951 - Operation suspended Jun 1985 – 26 Nov 1988 and 9 Jun 2012 – 20 Mar 2014. See also Trolleybuses in La Spezia

Lombardy

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Argegno - San Fedele d'Intelvi 1 July 1909 21 November 1922  
  Bergamo December 1921 9 March 1922  
  1949 1978  
  Brescia 1936 1968  
  Como 18 August 1938 7 June 1978 System included interurban line to Cantù and line to Swiss border at Ponte Chiasso.
  Cremona 1940 31 May 2002  
  Desenzano del Garda - Rivoltella 1920 3 March 1932  
  Gallarate - Samarate 1904 ?  
  Lanzo d'Intelvi 1912 21 November 1922  
  Milan 28 October 1933 Also, in 1906 an experimental/demonstration line operated at the Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione (world's fair).[21] See also Trolleybuses in Milan.
  Pavia 3 February 1952 1968  
  Tirano - Boscopiano 1915

July 1940

1916

1950

 

Military line:

Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Edolo - Ponte di Legno 1915 1918  

Marche

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Ancona 15 March 1949[21]   See also Trolleybuses in Ancona.
FPAF Ancona – Collemarino – Falconara Marittima 26 June 1949[21] 1972 Closed following damage by earthquake on 14 June 1972.[21]
  Civitanova Marche 25 March 1956 1974  
  Fermo - Porto San Giorgio 6 February 1958 31 December 1977  

Piedmont

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Alba - Barolo 26 September 1910 12 July 1919  
  Alessandria 1 February 1952 July 1974  
  Cuneo 1 August 1908 1968  
  Cuneo - Chiusa di Pesio 20 September 1909 31 December 1957  
  Ivrea - Cuorgnè 30 March 1908 31 December 1935  
  Stresa 1909 1911  
ATM (urban) Turin 1931 May 1980[21] Also, in 1902 an experimental/demonstration line operated at an exposition (l'Esposizione delle Arti Decorative).[21]
  Turin - Chieri 4 November 1951 22 December 1979  
  Turin - Rivoli 13 November 1955 4 November 1979  

Tuscany

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Carrara 5 June 1955 26 December 1985  
  Florence 11 November 1937 1 July 1973 System included interurban line to Fiesole.
  Livorno 28 October 1934 22 October 1973  
  Pisa 20 January 1952 29 February 1968  
  Siena 24 March 1907 21 October 1917  

Umbria

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Perugia 28 October 1943 2 November 1943 First closure occurred because vehicles were requisitioned by German authorities.
16 June 1946 1975[21]

Veneto

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Padua 21 April 1937 1970  
  Venice: Lido 29 June 1941 1968  
  Venice: Mestre 25 April 1933 September 1968[21] System included interurban lines to Mirano, Mogliano and Treviso, and a line extending along the causeway to Santa Lucia railway station in the old city.
AMT (urban) Verona 1937 June 1975 New system under construction (intermittently) since 2015,[22] with new vehicles ordered in 2015.[23] Delayed by various issues and changes to the plans, as of 2023 the system is projected to open in 2026.[24]
APT (interurban) 15 August 1958 August 1981 System extended to Domegliara, Grezzana, Soave - San Bonifacio and Tregnago.
  Vicenza 22 October 1928 12 June 1970 A new system was planned (2010),[1] but the project was cancelled in 2020.[25]

Military lines:

Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Asiago - Marostica 1916 1919  
  Enego - Primolano 1915 1918  

Sardinia

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Cagliari 22 February 1952   System includes interurban line to Quartu Sant'Elena.

See also Trolleybuses in Cagliari

Sicily

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Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes
  Catania 4 October 1949 27 April 1966  
  Palermo 28 October 1939 1 July 1966  
  Trapani 1952 1967  

See also

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Sources

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Books and periodicals

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  • Bruce, Ashley R. Lombard-Gerin and Inventing the Trolleybus. (2017) Trolleybooks (UK). ISBN 978-0-904235-25-8
  • Murray, Alan (2000). World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia (ISBN 0-904235-18-1). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
  • Gregoris, Paolo; Rizzoli, Francesco; & Serra, Claudio (2003). Giro d'Italia in filobus (ISBN 88-7785-193-7). Cortona: Editore Calosci.
  • Peschkes, Robert (1993). World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Three: Europe (ISBN 0-948619-01-5). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
  • Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.

References

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  1. ^ a b Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 289, January–February 2010, pp. 15/17.
  2. ^ Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 291, May–June 2010, p. 64.
  3. ^ TM No. 244, July-August 2002, p. 89.
  4. ^ TM No. 281, September-October 2008, p. 109.
  5. ^ TM No. 295, January–February 2011, p. 17.
  6. ^ TM No. 285, May–June 2009, p. 62.
  7. ^ TM No. 325, January–February 2016, p. 22.
  8. ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 370 (July–August 2023), p. 165. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452
  9. ^ Rosanna Volpe (9 July 2022). "Bari, via ai cavi della filovia: si parte da piazza Garibaldi". www.borderline24.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d Haseldine, Peter (July–August 2023). "Rinascita ad Avellino/Rebirth in Avellino". Trolleybus Magazine. No. 370. UK: National Trolleybus Association. pp. 136–147. ISSN 0266-7452.
  11. ^ TM No. 286, July–August 2009, p. 92.
  12. ^ "Avellino, partita la prima corsa della metro leggera". www.avellinotoday.it. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  13. ^ a b Isgar, Carl (November–December 2008). "In the Shadow of Vesuvius, Part 1". Trolleybus Magazine. UK: National Trolleybus Association. p. 125. ISSN 0266-7452.
  14. ^ TM No. 327 (May–June 2016), p. 88.
  15. ^ TM No. 271, Jan.-Feb. 2007, p. 19.
  16. ^ TM No. 233, Sep.-Oct. 2000, p. 116.
  17. ^ Morgan, S. (Oct. 2000). "Obusse kehren nach Modena zurück". Stadtverkehr [de]. Freiburg, Germany: Eisenbahn-Kurier Verlag.
  18. ^ TM No. 361 (January–February 2022), p. 34.
  19. ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 375 (May–June 2024), p. 125. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
  20. ^ Budach, Dirk (1 June 2024). "The end: No more trolleybuses in Sanremo". Urban Transport Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h Gregoris, et al. (2003). Giro d'Italia in filobus. ISBN 88-7785-193-7.
  22. ^ TM No. 321, May–June 2015, p. 88.
  23. ^ TM No. 324, November–December 2015, p. 180.
  24. ^ TM No. 369, May–June 2023, p. 123.
  25. ^ TM No. 351, May–June 2020, p. 110.
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