Kursk trolley bus

Kursk trolley bus
Kursk trolley bus
Trolleybus system
A country	Russia
City	Kursk
opening date	August 18, 1972
Number of routes	eight
Number of trolleybus fleets	one
Number of trolleybuses	60
Models of operated trolleybuses	TrolZa-5265 , LiAZ-5280 (VZTM) , VMZ-5298.00 , KTG-1 , AKSM-321 ,
Fare	17 rubles
Shipping company	Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Kurskelektrotrans"

Kursk trolleybus is a system of trolleybus transport in the city of Kursk . Operation opened August 18, 1972 .

Content

History

On August 18, 1972, a trolleybus movement was opened in Kursk . The first trolleybus left the depot on August 21, 1972. The movement of 25 ZiU-5 trolleybuses (modifications D) was opened, which received inventory numbers 01-25.

Timeline

August 18, 1972 - the opening of the "Agricultural Institute - Red Square" line
October 27, 1973 - the opening of the line to the South bus station (Dzerzhinsky Square).
January 1975 - opening of the line to school number 3.
November 4, 1976 - the opening of the line to the CPC (cardboard and printing plant).
November 5, 1982 - the opening of the line to Lgovsky turn.
November 6, 1985 - opening of the line to the main thoroughfare
November 6, 1989 - opening of the line to the aviation center.
January 25, 2010 - opening of the line to the North-West microdistrict (official opening took place on February 3)
March 13, 2019 - The first electric bus went on the line, the next from Znamensky Cathedral to the Severny microdistrict

Operator

The operation of the trolleybus system in Kursk is carried out by the Kurskelektrotrans MUE located at 305022, Kursk, ul. 2nd Aggregatnaya, d. 4a, Eastern tram depot.

Trolleybus Depot

The trolleybus depot of the city is located in the microdistrict SHA at the address: 305001, Kursk, st. Caucasian, 1. Designed for 100 trolleybuses. On the territory of the depot there are 2 sinks, 5 ditches (2 passageways for TO-1, one for minor repairs, one is divided into paint and for minor repairs, 2 ditches for TO-2).

Routes

Active

As of March 2019, 8 trolleybus routes are operating in Kursk:

1. Znamensky Cathedral - KKPF

ZiU682G No. 201 against the backdrop of the Arc de Triomphe

2. Bocharova street - North-West district ^[1] ^[2]

3. Bocharova street - Malykh street (back through Znamensky Cathedral) ^[3]

5. Znamensky Cathedral - Trolleybus Depot ^[4]

7. Znamensky Cathedral - Aviation Center ^[5]

8. KKPF - Lgovsky turn (Saeima JSC) ^[6] (back via the Bocharova St.) ^{/ [7]}

9. Northwest District - Znamensky Cathedral ^[8]

11. Settlement Severny - Znamensky Cathedral ^[9]

Closed

4. Znamensky Cathedral - Lgovsky turn ^[10] ^[11]

6. Znamensky Cathedral - Kursksnabsbyt

7a. Lgovskiy Turn - Aviation Center ^[12]

10. North-Western region - KKPF ^[13]

Rolling stock

Submission History

In 1972, traffic was opened by 25 ZiU-5 trolleybuses, airborne 01-25.
Further, until 1999, the depot was updated with small regular lots of trolleybuses ZiU-682 , airborne 26-222.
In 1998, a Kiev-12 trolley bus arrived in Kursk, arriving at the exhibition in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Kursk tram .
In 2001, 5 VMZ-5298 trolleybuses arrived onboard, 223-227 onboard.
Then in 2004, ZiU-682 trolleybuses were purchased, which passed KVR at the plant in Ivanovo , in the amount of 5 cars, 228-232 onboard
In 2006, the AKSM-321 trolleybus was tested in the city. Now this trolleybus is operating in Minsk .
In 2007, the city received 6 new VZTM-LiAZ-5280 trolley buses, on-board 001–006 (numbering was restarted).

Arrival of a new trolleybus in Kursk

The most unexpected purchase occurred at the end of 2009 - 10 low-floor trolley buses of the new generation AKSM-321 were purchased, which received on-board 007-016.
In June 2010, a used trolleybus AKSM-321 was purchased in Smolensk (received on-board 017), and in 2011, another new one (received on-board 032).
In late August - early September, 3 ZiU-682G-016.04 trolleybuses arrived at Kursk (numbers 018-020).
in 2011, the assembly of Belarusian components of 1K trolleybuses at the depot base began. To date, 24 trolleybuses have been collected (No. 021-031, 033-045)
At the end of January 2019, the first of five trolleybuses with autonomous Trolza-5265.08 Megapolis arrived in the city (received on-board 052)
On May 9, the second of five trolleybuses with autonomous running Trolza-5265.08 Megapolis arrived (received on-board 053)
On May 18, the third of five trolleybuses with autonomous running Trolza-5265.08 Megapolis arrived (received on-board 054)
On May 28, the fourth of five autonomous trolleybuses arrived (received on-board 055)
On August 11, the last of five purchased autonomous trolleybuses arrived (received on-board 056)

Substation operation

Today in Kursk operated trolleybus models:

Trolley Trolleybus

ZiU-682G-016.04 : No. 018-020;
VMZ-5298.00 : No. 223—227;
LiAZ-5280 (VZTM assembly) : No. 001—006;
AKSM-321 : No. 007—017, 032, 046-051
1K : No. 021-031, 033-045
Trolza-5265.08 Megapolis : No. 052-056.

Trolleybus assembly

In 2010, the Kursk region signed a contract with Belkommunmash OJSC on cooperation, under the agreement, the Belkommunmash-321 trolleybus car set was sent from Minsk to Kursk.

The first trolleybus assembled in Kursk

On January 24, it was assembled; by February 23, 4 more trolleybuses were collected, which received numbers No. 021-025. ^[14] .

Assembly continues to this day, since then 34 units of new trolley buses have entered the line. The trolleybus received a 1K model.

Notes

↑ Until May 17, 2010 - “Bocharova Street - Trolleybus Depot”.
↑ In the early 1990s, routes No. 2 and No. 3 had a final route on Sq. Dzerzhinsky.
↑ Previously, I did not call at the Znamensky Cathedral, but after the introduction of one-way traffic in the city center in 2006, the route was changed to ensure traffic safety.
↑ Makes several flights in the morning and in the evening (during peak hours). Also, stencils of 5 routes are often exhibited on trolleybuses of 9 routes going to the depot.
↑ From December 2008 to May 17, 2010, KKPF - Aviatsentr. The route was opened in November 1989.
↑ Opened on February 1, 2002 as a commercial “Trolleybus Depot - Lgovsky Turn”, later this status was canceled. The final stop of the KKPF is from May 18, 2010 .
↑ From December 2008.
↑ From January 25, 2010
↑ From March 13, 2019
↑ The final one was postponed many times: either the Lgov turn, then the Saeima JSC, or the st. Seryogina. In fact, routes No. 4 and No. 8 did not have a second end: they passed along the “ring”: Kulakova Avenue - ul. Seregin - Leninsky Komsomol Avenue - Lgovsky turn - Kulakova Avenue.
↑ There is GracKurnsnabsbytfik 401, but it works mainly on route No. 2.
↑ Acted for some time in the mid-1990s.
↑ Valid from March 9 to mid-April 2010.
↑ The first Belkommunmash trolleybus (Russian) was assembled in Kursk (inaccessible link) . News feed . Belta website (January 24, 2011). Date of treatment January 24, 2011. Archived March 2, 2012.

Links

[1] Until May 17, 2010 - “Bocharova Street - Trolleybus Depot”.

[2] In the early 1990s, routes No. 2 and No. 3 had a final route on Sq. Dzerzhinsky.

[3] Previously, I did not call at the Znamensky Cathedral, but after the introduction of one-way traffic in the city center in 2006, the route was changed to ensure traffic safety.

[:0-4] Makes several flights in the morning and in the evening (during peak hours). Also, stencils of 5 routes are often exhibited on trolleybuses of 9 routes going to the depot.

[5] From December 2008 to May 17, 2010, KKPF - Aviatsentr. The route was opened in November 1989.

[6] Opened on February 1, 2002 as a commercial “Trolleybus Depot - Lgovsky Turn”, later this status was canceled. The final stop of the KKPF is from May 18, 2010 .

[7] From December 2008.

[8] From January 25, 2010

[9] From March 13, 2019

[10] The final one was postponed many times: either the Lgov turn, then the Saeima JSC, or the st. Seryogina. In fact, routes No. 4 and No. 8 did not have a second end: they passed along the “ring”: Kulakova Avenue - ul. Seregin - Leninsky Komsomol Avenue - Lgovsky turn - Kulakova Avenue.

[11] There is GracKurnsnabsbytfik 401, but it works mainly on route No. 2.

[12] Acted for some time in the mid-1990s.

[13] Valid from March 9 to mid-April 2010.

[14] The first Belkommunmash trolleybus (Russian) was assembled in Kursk (inaccessible link) . News feed . Belta website (January 24, 2011). Date of treatment January 24, 2011. Archived March 2, 2012.