Crimean Trolleybus

Krymskyj trolejbus (Ukrainian Кримський тролейбус; Russian Крымский троллейбус ), also known as Krymtrolleybus, is the name of a trolleybus operation on the Crimean peninsula, also the name of part of the responsible state transport company. The working group operates the world's longest trolley bus, often called the route. This is 86.5 km long and connects the capital of Simferopol inland at the southern coastal city of Yalta. She follows almost the entire length of the Ukrainian highway M 18, the same part of the European Route 105

Important intermediate station is Alushta, from there, the route runs along the Black Sea. Furthermore, it leads through the scenic Crimean Mountains. There at the 752 meter high Anharskyj - pass, the topographically challenging course its highest point. The maximum slope of the mountain pass amounts to nine percent. In the three cities Simferopol, Yalta and Alushta also consist local trolleybus networks, they are also operated by Krymskyj trolejbus.

History

On October 7, 1959, the city traffic was first taken in Simferopol. The first line ran from the station to Navy, was served by the line 2 and was 8.5 km long. Today, the city network covers the eight lines 1, 1A, 2/ 9, 3, 5/ 7, 8, 10 and 13A. On November 6 In 1959 - in place of an unrealized railway line - the first section of the overland route. It closed in Navy to the city route and led up to Alushta, this section was 32.5 km long. From the outset, the overland route was considered a socialist prestigious project, the corresponding construction decision precipitated the Council of Ministers of the USSR in October 1958 On May 1, In 1961 was followed by the recording of the city operation in Yalta -. They are frequented today the three lines 1, 2, and 1/3 - before the 45.5 km long gap closure Alushta - Yalta the overland route was completed on 25 July 1961. A total of 9988 catenary masts were installed every 40 meters there is a pole pair. They carry 500 tons of overhead line material together, the construction costs per kilometer were at that time a million rubles. The aim was primarily a better tourist development of the seaside resorts on the southern Crimean further example, the All-Union pioneer camp Artek was connected to the road.

Just over two decades later, the operation was complemented in the Crimea to the city network in Alushta, it was opened on 30 August 1983 and now includes the three lines 1, 1A and 2

Operating on the overland route

The overland route is served by a total of five overlapping lines. In the summer season now runs every twelve to twenty minutes a course in winter it is traveled only once every thirty minutes. In previous years, however, were driven significantly more often, sometimes even once every two minutes. However, private bus companies provide with Marschrutka minibuses since the collapse of the Soviet Union increasingly competitive, they succeeded with cheaper fares and faster journey times to poach passengers from the trolley buses. The number of daily passenger trips fell from around 183,200 passengers in 1998 to 66,900 in 2008.

With the trolley buses today, overwhelmingly people groups with a free ride or discount authorization, such as retirees or veterans. This leads to an unfavorable cost - benefit ratio. Another problem is the over-aged fleet and the worn infrastructure from the Soviet era.

The overland lines contribute to the delimitation of the respective city lines high line numbers and operate as follows:

In Krasnokamjanka also consists in a approximately one kilometer long branch line into the place, but it is used only by the rare trains running line 60, which ends there. Also located in Alushta, the terminal of the lines 51 and 53, the Alushta Trollejbusnaja Stanzija, away from the continuous range of line 52 in previous years, there were also continuous trips between the International Airport Simferopol in the north of the city and the coast:

The latter overcame it an even longer route than the current longest line 52 - she used it has the longest trolleybus line in the world. Today, the airport is, however, served only by the Simferopol city traffic line 2/9. Were abandoned result of the decline in passenger also a few years ago, the three overland leg lines

A journey on the full route Simferopol - Yalta station takes 2:40 hours and costs currently twelve hryvnia, this currently represents a little more than one euro. A special no standing room available. In addition, the cross-country courses were subject to August 1, 2010 a compulsory seat reservation, tickets had already been booked prior to departure at the respective outlets. In the meantime, however, they are sold due to rationalization by Schaffner. For lines 59 and 60 no reservation were notwithstanding this, earlier issued.

In the sections Simferopol Perewalne, Rasworotnoje Kolzo - Alushta - Yalta and Nikitskyj Sad also operate commuter lines of each city traffic. Furthermore, the overland lines in the city of Simferopol sections have their own overhead line. This enables them to the courses of the city lines - the additional intermediate stops use - overtake easily.

Rolling stock

In Krymskyj trolejbus used to come predominantly from the former Czechoslovakia procured vehicles of the type Škoda 9TR ( model years 1968-1982 ) and of the successor type Škoda 14Tr ( built between 1985 and 1992). They are supplemented by purchased more recently native brands of the company JUMZ and by carriage of the Belarusian manufacturer Belkommunmasch.

When fleet is made between city car and intercity buses. Typical characteristics of the overland vehicles are the enhanced braking system for the long hills, the extra fog lamps, the curtains inside the car and the numbered seats. Furthermore, the permanently closed center doors, if it is not already at two-door vehicles are factory, as is the case with the older 9TR. Unusually for Eastern European trolleybuses also is the high seat share of overland vehicles, this is achieved by a 2 2 seating. All overland vehicles are solo vehicle, the few existing joint blocks are used exclusively in city traffic Simferopol.

In early 2007, the use stock comprised as follows ( without parked cars and service vehicles ), Krymskyj is trolejbus it the world's last operation of still using the outdated type 9TR in larger quantities:

• 205 Škoda 9TR
• 880 Škoda 14Tr
• 800 JUMZ T-1
• 600 Škoda 15Tr ( articulated trams )
• 400 JUMZ T 2:09
• 300 K12.03
• 100 K12.04

Are housed together more than 300 cars in a total of four depots, two in Simferopol and one each in Alushta and Yalta. Earlier, the stock was, however, significantly larger, alone in the years 2004-2006 50 cars were scrapped due to the massive passenger decline in recent years.

Gallery

Inside a Škoda 14Tr, the curtains and the 2 2 seating are typical peculiarities of interurban

The Obushaltestelle on the 752 meter high Anharskyj Pass is held in the Ukrainian national colors

Simferopol, an older 9TR in use on the city line 10

Simferopol: Trolleybus Bogdan T701.10 on the town line 5/7

Others

• The company has 1661 employees and annually transports about 45 million passengers, of which approximately 65 percent on the overland route.

• More trolleybus operations in the Crimea exist in the port cities of Sevastopol (since 1950) and Kerch ( since 2004). However, these are independent of Krymskyj trolejbus, they are led by each independent operating companies.