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Trolleybuses in Gdynia
The Gdynia trolleybus system serves the city of Gdynia, Poland. It is one of three remaining trolleybus systems in Poland (the others being those in Lublin and Tychy).
The system was opened on 18 September 1943. It consists of 18 lines (numbered from 21 to 34, and 181, 326, 710 and 723). One stretch with three lines (21, 31 and 181) extend to the neighbouring city of Sopot. As of 2025, its fleet consists of 87 12-metre-long trolleybuses and 18 18-metre long articulated trolleybuses.
The system is operated by the Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Trolejbusowej (Trolleybus Transport Company, PKT) working under the commission of Zarząd Komunikacji Miejskiej (Public Transport Bureau, ZKM).
Every year, the trolleybuses travel over four million kilometres and transport c. 350 million passengers.
PKT is the only company that offers trolleybus services in Gdynia. It is a limited liability company that only gains profit from the Gmina Gdynia. On 1 January 1998, PKT was split from Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej. It hires c. 340 workers. Four trade unions exist in PKT. The head of management in PKT is Piotr Małolepszy, and the deputy is Tomasz Labuda. The company is headquartered near ulica Zakręt to Oksywie in Gdynia.
The idea to establish a trolleybus network in Gdynia began in the administration of Gdynia before the Second World War. Despite serious planning, instead of trolleybuses, in 1929, it was decided to establish a bus network. However, buses were significantly more expensive to use, and they were not worthwhile in a rapidly expanding city.
Occupying Germans established the trolleybus network due to lack of fuel. On 18 September 1943, the first trolleybus drove in Gdynia (German in that time: Gotenhafen), running from the offices of the city to Hauptbahnhof station. Initially, ten Henschel trolleybuses serviced the network, fitted with AEG electric systems. The bodies of the trolleybuses were created by Danziger Waggonfabrik (Polish: Gdańska Fabryka Wagonów, Gdańsk Wagon Factory). These vehicles were numbered 201-210 and were fit to pull passenger wagons. Incrementally, vehicles were introduced from occupied countries. During a Soviet assault in 1945, the trolleybuses were used as barricades.
After the Second World War, the group of people who decided to rebuild the trolleybus network contained only a small number of professionals who had previously worked in the trolleybus industry. A significant number of them had never seen a trolleybus before, qualified only by their good will and motivation to work. An action to take the trolleybus wreckage from the streets to the depot near ulica Derdowskiego commenced. The electrical substations at Redłowo, Dworzec and Grabówek, which powered the previous trolleybus network, were secured from further destruction. After the trolleybus wreckage was moved to the depot, repair work began.
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Trolleybuses in Gdynia
The Gdynia trolleybus system serves the city of Gdynia, Poland. It is one of three remaining trolleybus systems in Poland (the others being those in Lublin and Tychy).
The system was opened on 18 September 1943. It consists of 18 lines (numbered from 21 to 34, and 181, 326, 710 and 723). One stretch with three lines (21, 31 and 181) extend to the neighbouring city of Sopot. As of 2025, its fleet consists of 87 12-metre-long trolleybuses and 18 18-metre long articulated trolleybuses.
The system is operated by the Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Trolejbusowej (Trolleybus Transport Company, PKT) working under the commission of Zarząd Komunikacji Miejskiej (Public Transport Bureau, ZKM).
Every year, the trolleybuses travel over four million kilometres and transport c. 350 million passengers.
PKT is the only company that offers trolleybus services in Gdynia. It is a limited liability company that only gains profit from the Gmina Gdynia. On 1 January 1998, PKT was split from Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej. It hires c. 340 workers. Four trade unions exist in PKT. The head of management in PKT is Piotr Małolepszy, and the deputy is Tomasz Labuda. The company is headquartered near ulica Zakręt to Oksywie in Gdynia.
The idea to establish a trolleybus network in Gdynia began in the administration of Gdynia before the Second World War. Despite serious planning, instead of trolleybuses, in 1929, it was decided to establish a bus network. However, buses were significantly more expensive to use, and they were not worthwhile in a rapidly expanding city.
Occupying Germans established the trolleybus network due to lack of fuel. On 18 September 1943, the first trolleybus drove in Gdynia (German in that time: Gotenhafen), running from the offices of the city to Hauptbahnhof station. Initially, ten Henschel trolleybuses serviced the network, fitted with AEG electric systems. The bodies of the trolleybuses were created by Danziger Waggonfabrik (Polish: Gdańska Fabryka Wagonów, Gdańsk Wagon Factory). These vehicles were numbered 201-210 and were fit to pull passenger wagons. Incrementally, vehicles were introduced from occupied countries. During a Soviet assault in 1945, the trolleybuses were used as barricades.
After the Second World War, the group of people who decided to rebuild the trolleybus network contained only a small number of professionals who had previously worked in the trolleybus industry. A significant number of them had never seen a trolleybus before, qualified only by their good will and motivation to work. An action to take the trolleybus wreckage from the streets to the depot near ulica Derdowskiego commenced. The electrical substations at Redłowo, Dworzec and Grabówek, which powered the previous trolleybus network, were secured from further destruction. After the trolleybus wreckage was moved to the depot, repair work began.