| Riga Trolleybus Route History |
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| Rigas Trolejbusu Marsrutu Vesture |
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Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
Notes |
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Brasa Sta - Gaistilts |
Feb 1947 |
Nov 47 ? |
trial route |
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Vestures Gardens - Gertrudes St (C) |
4/11/1947 |
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Petersalas St - Gertrudes St (C) |
1951 ? |
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| 1 |
Petersalas St - Gertrudes St (C) - Valmieras St |
by 1981 |
current |
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| 2 |
Central Sta (C) - Sarkandaugava |
17/06/1948 |
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| 2 |
Central Sta (C) - Sarkandaugava - Culture Park |
3/9/1949 |
interworked with route 3 |
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| 2 |
Sarkandaugava - Culture Park |
1957 |
31/03/2002 |
Central Sta - Sarkandaugava portion became route 3 |
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| 3 |
Central Sta (C) - Lauvas St |
20/07/1949 |
interworked with route 2 |
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| 3 |
Central Sta (C) - Sarkandaugava |
1957 |
current |
Central Sta - Lauvas St became route 5 |
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| 4 |
Central Sta (C) - Zemitani Square |
15/07/1950 |
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| 4 |
Central Sta (C) - Zemitani Square - Smerlis |
1961 |
current |
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| 5 |
Lauvas St - Centre - Kr Valdemar St - Daugava Stadium |
1957 |
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| 5 |
Salaspils St - Centre - Kr Valdemar St - Daugava Stadium |
by 1981 |
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| 5 |
Central Sta (C) - Kr Valdemar St - Daugava Stadium |
by1986 |
current |
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| 6 |
P Stradins Hospital - Centre - Keguma St |
1958 |
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| 6 |
P Stradins Hospital - Centre - Vaidavas St |
by 1981 |
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| 6 |
P Stradins Hospital - Strelnieku Sq (C) |
1987 |
current |
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| 7 |
Agenkalns Preides - Centre - Keguma St |
1961 |
current |
by1987 diverted across Vansu bridge rather than
Akmens bridge |
| 8 |
Rainis Boulevard (C) - Abolu St |
1960 |
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| 8 |
Strelnieku Sq (C) - Abolu St |
1987 |
current |
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| 9 |
Rainis Boulevard (C) - Bullu St |
1961 |
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| 9 |
Rainis Boulevard (C) - Bullu St - Ilguciems |
by 1981 |
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| 9 |
Strelnieku Sq (C) - Bullu St - Ilguciems |
1987 |
current |
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| 10 |
Vestures Gardens - Brivibas St (C) - Daugavas Stadium |
1963 |
31/08/2003 |
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| 11 |
Central Sta (C) - Iereku St |
1964 |
current |
route opened 1964, details only confirmed from 1982 |
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| 12 |
Rainis Boulevard (C) - Livciema St |
1964 |
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| 12 |
Strelnieku Sq (C) - Livciema St |
1987 ? |
15/09/1996 |
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| 12M |
Central Sta (C) - Salu Bridge - Livciema St |
1978 |
1979 |
became route 19 |
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| 13 |
Central Market (C) - Bikernieku St |
1965 |
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| 13 |
Central Market (C) - Bikernieku St - Vaidavas St |
1987 ? |
current |
Bikernieku - Vaidavas portion lately weekdays only |
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| 14 |
Petersalas St - Central Sta (C) - Keguma St |
1966 |
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| 14 |
Central Sta (C) - Keguma St |
1981 |
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see route 20 for Petersalas to centre |
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| 14 |
Brivibas St (C) - Keguma St - Mezciems |
31/12/1985 |
current |
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| 15 |
Inzenieru St (C) - Bultu St |
1968 |
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| 15 |
Inzenieru St (C) - Bultu St - Kengarags (Visku St) |
by 1981 |
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| 16 |
Central Sta (C) - Avotu St - Vaidavas St - Smerlis |
c1972 |
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eves ran Vaidavas St - Smerlis only |
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| 16 |
Plavnieki - Vaidavas St - Smerlis |
31/12/1985 |
current |
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| 17 |
Central Sta (C) - Bikernieku St - Purvciems 3 |
1977 |
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| 17 |
Kalnciema St - Central Sta (C) - Bikernieku St - Purvciems 3 |
by 1981 |
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| 17 |
Central Sta (C) - Bikernieku St - Purvciems 3 |
by 1987 |
current |
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| 18 |
Central Sta (C) - Avotu St - Purvciems - Mezciems |
02/09/1979 |
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| 18 |
Central Sta (C) - A Caka St - Purvciems - Mezciems |
30/12/1985 |
current |
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| 19 |
Inzenieru St (C) - Salu Bridge - Livciema St |
1979 |
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previously route 12M |
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| 19 |
Petersalas St - Central Sta (C) - Livciema St - Ziepniekkalns |
1994 |
current |
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| 20 |
Petersalas St - Centre - Grizinkalns |
1981 |
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previously part of route 14 |
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| 20 |
Inzenieru St (C) - Zakusala |
1986 |
current |
not related to previous route 20 |
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| 21 |
Lacplesa St (C) - Ilguciems |
1983 |
current |
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| 22 |
Central Sta (C) - Plavnieki |
31/12/1985 |
current |
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| 23 |
Central Sta (C) - A Caka St - Purvciems 3 |
30/12/1985 |
current |
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| 24 |
Inzenieru St (C) - Malu St |
1986 |
current |
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General Notes |
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all street / area names are current names, and
diacritical marks are omitted |
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(C) - indicates location is in city centre |
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minor route variations in city centre are ignored |
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