Trolleybuses in Solingen
| Solingen trolleybus system | |||
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A Hess trolleybus in Solingen, 2010 | |||
| Operation | |||
| Locale | |||
| Open | 19 June 1952 | ||
| Status | Open | ||
| Routes | 6 | ||
| Operator(s) | Stadtwerke Solingen | ||
| Infrastructure | |||
| Electrification | 600 V DC | ||
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| Website | http://www.sobus.net Stadtwerke Solingen (in German) | ||
The Solingen trolleybus (German: Oberleitungsbus Solingen), also known locally as Stangentaxi, serves the city of Solingen, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Opened on 19 June 1952, it is the largest of the three remaining trolleybus systems in Germany (the others being in Eberswalde and Esslingen am Neckar). The network centres on Graf-Wilhelm-Platz in Solingen city centre, and one of its lines extends into the neighbouring municipality of Wuppertal. It is operated by Stadtwerke Solingen, the municipal works company.