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List of trolleybus systems in Italy
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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 |
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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] | ||
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Aosta Valley
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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Châtillon | 1920 | 1925 | ||
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Apulia (Puglia)
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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. | ||
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Campania
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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. | |
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Emilia-Romagna
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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 | ||
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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A.C.E.G.A.T. | Trieste | 30 March 1935 | 19 April 1975 | System included interurban line to Muggia. |
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Lazio
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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 |
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Liguria
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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 | ||
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Lombardy
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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 |
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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Edolo - Ponte di Legno | 1915 | 1918 | ||
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Marche
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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 | ||
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Piedmont
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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 | ||
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Tuscany
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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 | ||
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Umbria
Veneto
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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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] | |
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Sardinia
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Name of system | Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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Cagliari | 22 February 1952 | System includes interurban line to Quartu Sant'Elena.
See also Trolleybuses in Cagliari | ||
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Sicily
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