[as of 2015 ]

City

Founded: 1949
City as of: 1965
Population: 59 334 (2015)
Location: Vidnoe

A satellite town located to the south of Moscow, just outside of the Russian capital’s Belt Highway. Mainly constitutes an apartment block development. Even though administratively independent, the town is practically an extension of Moscow proper.

Network Stats

Operator: MUP Vidnovskiy Trolleybusniy Park

System opened: 09.09.2000
Overhead length: 16,8 km. (one-way)
Number of routes: 4
Number of passenger vehicles: 24

Network map: 2015
Timetable: 2015

A small trolleybus network primarily designed as a feeder to a Moscow-oriented commuter railroad service. The Lines 1, 2 and 4 provide combined plentiful service via the main trolleybus node between the Rastorguevo suburban railroad station and apartment block developments. The Lines 3 and 4 provide a rather sparse service to a small industrial park to the east of the town. The timetable is well adhered to, and service reliability is high.

Vidnoe is the smallest city in Russia (in terms of population) with trolleybus system.

History

09.09.2000 - Stantsiya Rastorguevo - Zavodskaya Ulitsa - Sovetskaya Ulitsa via a one-way loop, Line 1 opens
2002 - Sovetskaya Ulitsa line becomes two-way, Line 2 opens
11.09.2005 - From Poliklinika to MKGZ, Line 3 extends, Line 4 opens

Rolling Stock

[ 2015 / total ]

TMG-7207 Comfort (Bohdan T70110) : 1 / 1 (2013) low floor
TrolZa-5275.03, TrolZa-5275.07 Optima : 3 / 3 (2011, 2013) low floor
ZiU-682G-016.02, ZiU-682G-016.04 : 3 / 3 (2007, 2010)
VMZ-5298.00 (VMZ-375) : 2 / 2 (2008)
ZiU-682G-017 : 4 / 4 (2003)
ZiU-682G-012, ZiU-682G-016 : 11 / 13 (1999-2007)

TMG-7207 Comfort trolleybus is practically a copy of a Ukrainian Bohdan T70110 trolleybus. This is the only such specimen in Russia.

Photo Gallery

Last updated: 18-Jul-2015
© 2002 Author: Yury Maller - Usage of material found herein for public display is possible with authors' permission only.
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