Trolleybuses in Esslingen am Neckar
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The Esslingen am Neckar trolleybus system serves the city of Esslingen am Neckar, in the Land of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
| Esslingen am Neckar trolleybus system | |||
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A Van Hool AG300T trolleybus at the Stuttgart-Obertürkheim terminus, 2007. | |||
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| Operation | |||
| Locale | Esslingen am Neckar, Germany | ||
| Open | 10 July 1944 | ||
| Status | Open | ||
| Routes | 3 | ||
| Operator | Städtischer Verkehrsbetrieb Esslingen am Neckar (SVE) | ||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
| Stock | 10 | ||
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| Website | http://www.sve-es.de/ Städtischer Verkehrsbetrieb Esslingen (in German) | ||
Opened on 10 July 1944, the system had two lines, and nine trolleybuses,[1] as at 2011.
Since 2016, IMC electric buses have been put into operation on route number 113[2].
Routes
As of March 2026 trolleybuses operates on 3 routes:
- 101 Lerchenäcker Endstation – Esslingen Bahnhof–Mettingen–Obertürkheim;
- 113 ZOB (Esslingen Bahnhof) - Am Wiesengrund;
- 118 ZOB (Esslingen Bahnhof) - Zollernplatz.
In 2025 SVE declared about their plans to substitute diesel buses to IMC trolleybuses after arrival of new vehicles Škoda.
Fleet
Current fleet
Current fleet is present only of 10 Solaris Trollino IV 18 Kiepe (No 501-510).
Past fleet
Van Hool AG 300T (dismissed in 2019-2020). Vehicle No. 213 is saved like museum trolleybus. Sometimes it is possible to find this trolleybus on the streets of Esslingen.
Prospective
Esslingen has ordered more about 50 new Škoda trolleybuses for development of electric transport. New vehicles are to be delivered in the end of 2026.
