Trolleybuses in Seattle
Electric transit system serving Seattle, Washington / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Seattle trolleybus system forms part of the public transportation network in the city of Seattle, Washington, operated by King County Metro. Originally opened on April 28, 1940, the network consists of 15 routes, with 174 trolleybuses operating on 68 miles (109 km) of two-way parallel overhead lines.[2] As of the fourth quarter of 2023, the system carries riders on an average of 39,900 trips per weekday,[4] comprising about 18 percent of King County Metro's total daily ridership. At present in Seattle, a very common alternative term for trolleybus is trolley.[5][6][7]
Seattle trolleybus system | |
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Operation | |
Locale | Seattle, Washington, United States |
Open | April 28, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-04-28) |
Status | Operating |
Routes | 15 |
Operator(s) | 1940–1972: Seattle Transit System 1973–1994: Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle 1994–present: King County Metro |
Infrastructure | |
Electrification | Parallel overhead lines, 700 V DC[1] |
Depot(s) | Atlantic Base |
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Statistics | |
Route length | 68 mi (109 km)[2] |
2023 ridership | 10,851,600[3] |
Of the four trolleybus systems currently operating in the U.S., the Seattle system is the second largest (by ridership and fleet size), after the San Francisco system.[8]