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Trolleybuses in Winterthur
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The Winterthur trolleybus system (Alemannic German: Trolleybus System Winterthur) forms part of the public transport network that serves Winterthur, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.

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Opened on 28 December 1938, the system gradually replaced the Winterthur tramway network.

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History

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The individual line sections of the Winterthur trolleybus system went into operation as follows:

28 December 1938Hauptbahnhof–Wülflingen Lindenplatz (3.1 km)Line 2Tram replacement
24 July 1941Hauptbahnhof–Seen (4.2 km)Line 2Tram replacement
26 April 1948Hauptbahnhof–RosenbergLine 3Bus replacement
6 October 1951Hauptbahnhof–Oberwinterthur Bahnhof (2.9 km)Line 1Tram replacement
3 November 1951Hauptbahnhof–Zentrum Töss (1.8 km)Line 1Tram replacement
4 October 1960Wülflingen Lindenplatz–WülflingenLine 2New connection
4 October 1960Hauptbahnhof–Breite–HauptbahnhofLine 3Bus replacement
2 June 1965Zentrum Töss–TössLine 1New connection
16 June 1982Oberwinterthur Bahnhof–OberwinterthurLine 1New connection
26 October 1991Hauptbahnhof–OberseenLine 6Bus replacement
6 April 2011Friedhof / Schachenweg–RosenbergLine 3New connection
15 December 2024[1] Rosenau – Töss Line 5 New connection
15 December 2024[1] Hauptbahnhof, Zürcherstrasse – Hauptpost Line 5 Gap closure
15 December 2024[1] Eishalle – Ohrbühl Line 5 New connection

With the timetable change on 23 May 1982, the Rosenberg line (line 3) was separated from the Breite line (a new line 4). The latter line, which operated as a circle line, was converted back into a diesel bus service on 28 May 1995, and the last remaining traces of its overhead wires disappeared at the end of January 2010.

Meanwhile, in December 2006, lines 3 and 6 were merged into the present line 3.

With the timetable change on 15 Dezember 2024 Line 5 was fully electrified with IMC-Trolleybuses.[1]

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Lines

The present system is made up of the following lines:

1 Töss–Hauptbahnhof–Oberwinterthur During rush hour with 7.5-minute headways, using 10 trolleybuses.
2 Wülflingen–Hauptbahnhof–Seen During rush hour with 7.5-minute headways, using 11 trolleybuses.
22 Schloss–Hauptbahnhof–Waldegg During rush hour with 7.5-minute headways, using 6 trolleybuses.[2]
3 Rosenberg–Hauptbahnhof–Oberseen During rush hour with 7.5-minute headways, using 10 trolleybuses.
5 Dättnau–HB–Technorama During rush hour with 15-minute headways, using 7 trolleybuses.[1]
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Evolution

The Winterthur trolleybus system was operated initially by conventional length, two-axle vehicles. In 1957, the first five articulated trolleybuses were ordered. They entered service in 1959.

In 1997, Stadtbus Winterthur sold a few trolleybuses to the Romanian city of Timișoara. Other trolleybuses were sold in 1998 to the Bulgarian city of Ruse, and, a year later, to Burgas, also in Bulgaria.

In March 2004, an order for 10 articulated trolleybuses was placed with Solaris Bus & Coach. In November 2005, the first trolleybus in this order was delivered. By the end of 2005, all had entered service; they replaced the Saurer trolleybuses nos. 122–131.

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