Trolleybuses in Córdoba

Córdoba trolleybus system
Operation
A ZIU trolleybus in the city centre in 2009
Locale	Córdoba, Argentina
Open	7 May 1989 (1989-05-07)
Status	Open
Routes	3 (TA, TB, TC)
Operator(s)	Transporte Automotor Municipal Sociedad del Estado (TAMSE)
Website	TAMSE (Spanish)

The Córdoba trolleybus system (Spanish: Sistema de trolebuses de Córdoba) is part of the public transport network in Córdoba, the capital city of Córdoba Province, Argentina.

Opened in 1989, the system presently comprises three lines, with a total length of approximately 50 km (31 mi).

History

As part of an ambitious municipal public transport improvement program, the city of Córdoba decided in the late 1980s to incorporate trolleybuses into Córdoba's urban transport system.

The Soviet firm "VVO Technoexport" was responsible for the turnkey installation of the trolleybus system, which initially used ZiU-9 trolleybuses, model 682b, manufactured in Russia by ZiU (Zavod imeni Uritskogo, now Trolza).

In 1990, Russian-made ZiU-10 articulated trolleybuses of model 683c were added to the fleet. They incorporated thyristor technology, which ensured more effective control. By 1992, Córdoba had 32 conventional and 12 articulated ZiU-brand trolleybuses. The latter vehicles had a capacity of 46 seats and 166 passengers with a total length of 17.5 m.

A Norinco trolleybus in Córdoba, near Patio Olmos, in 2007

In 2000, 16 Chinese-built Norinco Shenfeng trolleybuses entered service on the system.

Companies that have operated the Córdoba trolleybus system have been successively:

Expreso Emir S.A.: from 1989 to 1993;
Transportes Eléctricos Cañadenses: from 1993 to 1996;
Municipalidad de Córdoba: from 1996 to 1997;
Trolecor S.A.: from 1998 to July 2004;
Transporte Automotor Municipal Sociedad del Estado (TAMSE): since July 2004.

Lines

These are Córdoba's present trolleybus lines:

Line A

From Barrio Mariano Fragueiro
To Plaza las Américas

Line B

From Barrio Alto Alberdi
To Barrio Pueyrredón

Line C

From Barrio Ameghino
To Barrio San Vicente

External links

Media related to Trolleybuses in Córdoba at Wikimedia Commons

Trolleybus city: Córdoba at Trolleymotion (English)
Córdoba database / photo gallery and Córdoba trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.

This article is based upon a translation of the Spanish language version as at October 2011.

Urban rail and tram networks in Argentina

Commuter rail	Belgrano Norte Belgrano Sur Mitre Roca San Martín Sarmiento Urquiza Santa Fe Urban Train Tren al Desarrollo Tren del Valle

Underground lines	List of stations

Light rail/Trams	Tren de la Costa Metrotranvía Mendoza BA Historic Tramway Premetro Tranvía del Este

Trolleybuses	Córdoba Mendoza Rosario

Projects	Córdoba Underground Red de Expresos Regionales Rosario Tramway

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