The Addis Ababa Trolleybus is Ethiopia’s abolished single trolleybus system. For 2014 is not open. Planned one route. The construction of the trolleybus has been canceled, instead a tram network is being built.
| Addis Ababa Trolleybus | |
|---|---|
| Trolleybus system | |
| A country | Ethiopia |
| City | Addis Ababa |
| Number of routes | one |
| Contact network length | ~ 16 km |
| Number of trolley parks | 0 |
| Number of trolley buses | 2 |
| Shipping company | RusAfroTroll |
The trolleybus system was owned by RusAfroTroll, a joint Russian-Ethiopian enterprise (with 70% of Ethiopian businessmen and 30% of Russians).
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History and prospects
- The joint Russian-Ethiopian company RusAfroTroll was established in November 2006 .
- The first trolley buses from Russia went to Africa in August 2007 .
Two ZiU trolleybuses imported in August 2007 were shown for some period of time at Meskal Square in the center of Addis Ababa at the end of 2007. But in April 2009, there were no signs of construction along the proposed route. Subsequently, one of the two trolley buses was written off. Both cars that have never been on the line are located in Bischoft. Frequent power outages associated with inadequate power generators of electricity in the city, make the opening of the trolleybus movement unlikely in the near future.
- The plans of the company "RusAfroTroll" was the creation of a trolleybus factory in Ethiopia, which could supply trolleybuses to markets in Africa and Latin America. It was supposed to release up to 500 trolley buses per year.
In 2011, there were plans to build a tram in Addis Ababa [1] , and in 2012, the gradual construction of the first line , the opening of which is scheduled for 2015, began. This essentially put an end to the idea of a trolleybus network.
Route Network
- Planned number 1. "Georodis - Adis Gebey."
Rolling Stock
2007 shipments
- Trolleybus ZiU-682G-016 , serial number 0008927
- Trolleybus ZiU-682G-016 , serial number 0008928
See also
- List of urban trolleybus systems