Trolleybuses in Chișinău

The history of the trolleybus network in Chișinău goes back to 1949 when the city council took the decision to introduce it as a substitute for the tram network that was heavily damaged during World War II and could only be rebuilt to a limited extent. The first line connecting the Chişinău Railway Station with the University of Medicine ran along the Stephen the Great boulevard, where the former tram tracks were removed, and was served by six MTB-82D units. In 1959 the tram depot was transferred to serve the trolleybus system that comprised over 50 units at that time, and by 1961 trolleybuses had completely replaced the trams. The second and the third depots were introduced into service in 1966 and 1986, respectively.^[1]

As of March 2026 the Chișinău trolleybus network consists of 32 lines covering all the city districts and the suburban areas such like Durlești, Stăuceni, Trușeni and Bubueci.^[4]

Line	Route	Notes
01	or. Durlești – str. Sarmizegetusa	connection with Chisinau railway station
02	bd. Traian – str. Pușkin	circular route
03	șos. Balcani – str. Miorița
04	Grădina Botanică – str. Constituţiei	connection with Chisinau railway station
05	Trolleybus depot 2 – str. Bariera Sculeni	connection with Chisinau railway station
07	A.B.A.-4 – str. 31 August 1989
08	bd. Traian – parcul "La izvor"	connection with Chisinau railway station
09	Schinoasa-2 – Autogara Nord	connection with Autogara Nord (North bus station) connection with Autogara Sud (South bus station)
10	str. Studenților – str. Miorița
11	str. Studenților – parcul "La izvor"
12	str. Ion Dumeniuc – str. 31 August 1989
13	str. Ion Dumeniuc – str. Dokuceaev	connection with Autogara Nord (North bus station)
16	Uzina de frigidere – str. 31 August 1989
17	Schinoasa 2 – Gara	connection with Chisinau railway station connection with Autogara Sud (South bus station)
20	Trolleybus depot 2 – Autogara Nord	connection with Chisinau railway station connection with Autogara Nord (North bus station)
21	Uzina de frigidere – șos. Balcani
22	șos. Balcani – Grădina Botanică
23	str. Ion Dumeniuc – parcul "La izvor"
24	str. Ion Dumeniuc – str. Mioriţa
25	str. Ceucari – str. 31 August 1989
26	str. Ceucari – str. Ion Dumeniuc
27	str. Ceucari – str. Ion Creangă
28	str. Ceucari – Trolleybus depot 2
29	Universitatea Agrară – parcul "Ștefan cel Mare"
30	Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău – str. 31 August 1989	connection with Chișinău International Airport
32	str. 31 August 1989 – or. Stăuceni	Suburban route to Stăuceni town
33	Trolleybus depot 1 – or. Durlești
34	str. Izmail – Trușeni	Suburban route to Trușeni village
35	str. Izmail – or. Durlești
36	str. Izmail – or. Ialoveni	Suburban route to Ialoveni town
37	str. Izmail – Bubueci	Suburban route to Bubueci village
38	str. Alba Iulia – Trolleybus depot 2

All trolleybuses in Chișinău are managed by Municipal Company RTEC (Chișinău Electric Transport Managing Company).
There 3 trolleybus depots in the city and one special car service brach for repairing of vehicles.
- Trolleybus depot 1 - located in Buiucani Administrative District. The Headquarter of RTEC is situated here.;
- Trolleybus depot 2 - was built in Botanica Administrative District - a great resident and industrial area;
- Trolleybus depot 3, built in 1985 - the newest one. Located in Ciocana Administrative District.
- Repair Service - located very closed to the Depot 1. Occupies territory of ex tram depot.

Every vehicle has a fare collector who sells single-ride tickets valid for this particular ride only. Alternatively, one can purchase a monthly ticket, valid for a calendar month. A single-ride ticket costs (since September '22) 6 MDL, and the price of the monthly pass is 234 MDL. There are also: monthly ticket for scholars and students – 70 MDL, ticket for 15 days – 100 MDL, monthly ticket for students with social privileges – 70 MDL, monthly ticket for economic agents – 320 MDL.