List of trolleybus systems in Italy

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

Italian peninsula

Abruzzo

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.Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 289, January–February 2010, pp. 15/17.See also Trolleybuses in Chieti. Pescara 1903 1904 Interurban line to Castellamare Adriatico. First trolleybus line in Italy. La Verde (operated by TUA) 11 September 2025 Construction of a new system, to Montesilvano, began in 2009,Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 291, May–June 2010, p. 64. but after numerous delays only opened in 2025. See also Trolleybuses in Pescara.

Aosta Valley

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

Apulia (Puglia)

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,TM No. 244, July-August 2002, p. 89. and three more were ordered in 2007TM No. 281, September-October 2008, p. 109. and delivered in 2008–09.TM No. 295, January–February 2011, p. 17. Renovation of the wiring began in December 2008TM No. 285, May–June 2009, p. 62. and was completed in 2011,TM No. 325, January–February 2016, p. 22. but the planned reopening never came to fruition.Trolleybus Magazine No. 370 (July–August 2023), p. 165. National Trolleybus Association (UK). In July 2022 dismantling of 11 km of disused overhead wires began, while the renovated wires along route 4 were to be retained. See also Trolleybuses in Bari. 20 November 1978 16 December 1987 Lecce 12 Jan 2012 See also Trolleybuses in Lecce.

Campania

Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes Avellino 16 September 1947 1 November 1973 System connected Avellino, Atripalda and Mercogliano. AIR Campania 3 Apr 2023 The new system was under construction since 2009,TM No. 286, July–August 2009, p. 92. but after numerous delays was inaugurated only in April 2023. 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. See also Trolleybuses in Naples CTP (suburban) Naples - Secondigliano - Aversa - Teverola 26 January 1964 6 August 2015 Operator was TPN until 1978. All trolleybus service has been suspended since August 2015.TM No. 327 (May–June 2016), p. 88. On 14 April 2022 CTP was declared bankrupt. The trolleybuses and infrastructure are to be auctioned off. Salerno 7 August 1937 August 1987 TM No. 271, Jan.-Feb. 2007, p. 19. System included interurban lines to Battipaglia, Pagani, Pompeii, San Severino and Torre Angellara.

Emilia-Romagna

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.TM No. 233, Sep.-Oct. 2000, p. 116.Morgan, S. (Oct. 2000). "Obusse kehren nach Modena zurück". . Freiburg, Germany: Eisenbahn-Kurier Verlag. 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.TM No. 361 (January–February 2022), p. 34. See also Trolleybuses in Rimini

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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

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

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.Trolleybus Magazine No. 375 (May–June 2024), p. 125. National Trolleybus Association (UK). . 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

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). 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

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

Piedmont

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 1980Gregoris, et al. (2003). Giro d'Italia in filobus. . Also, in 1902 an experimental/demonstration line operated at an exposition (l'Esposizione delle Arti Decorative). Turin - Chieri 4 November 1951 22 December 1979 Turin - Rivoli 13 November 1955 4 November 1979

Tuscany

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

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

Veneto

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 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,TM No. 321, May–June 2015, p. 88. with new vehicles ordered in 2015.TM No. 324, November–December 2015, p. 180. Delayed by various issues and changes to the plans, as of 2023 the system is projected to open in 2026.TM No. 369, May–June 2023, p. 123. 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), but the project was cancelled in 2020.TM No. 351, May–June 2020, p. 110.

Military lines:

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

Sardinia

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

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

List of trolleybus systems in Italy

Bron en licentie