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Chronology of trolleybus routes

by Alessio Pedretti and Ivan Furlanis

Index

Introduction

In this page you can find for each route code a short summary with all changes of its termini. All street names refer to the present toponymy. Corrections and additions are welcomed: write me!

Choose a route code to go to its historic summary:

81 82 83 84 90 91 92 93 95
96 97 CD CE CE/ CE1
CE2 CE2/ CS DB MB RO

In italic route codes today not used to identificate trolleybus routes.

Keys of all tables:

Routes

In this table you can find all the changes of all ordinary routes termini. Special services are not listed, as well provisorily and short period changes because of road work. Thanks to Alessio Pedretti that was the first to write this list.

Trolleybus routes 1933-present
Code Termini Notes
81
  • 1933: piazza Spotorno – piazza Dergano
  • October 28th 1933: piazzale Loreto – piazza Dergano
  • May 9th 1937: DISCONTINUED
  • April 29th 1939: piazzale Loreto – via Porto Corsini
  • July 5th 1943: DISCONTINUED
  • November 20th 1949: piazza IV Novembre (Centrale FS) – via Breda × via Rucellai
  • September 17th 1962: piazza IV Novembre (Centrale FS) – via Soffredini × via Sant'Uguzzone
  • September 27th 1976: DISCONTINUED, replaced by bus route 81
82
  • November 16th 1936: piazza Spotorno – piazza Dergano
  • Novembre 10th 1942: DISCONTINUED
  • Novembre 19th 1951: piazza Santo Stefano (via Larga) – piazza Dergano
  •  June 9th 1952: piazza Missori – piazza Dergano
  •  April 16th 1963: piazza Missori – via Maffucci × via Candiani
  • November 18th 1964: piazza Missori – via Varč.
  • February 5th 1967: via Montebello × via Turati (largo Donegani) – via Varč
  • February 20th 1967: via Principe Amedeo (largo Donegani) – via Varč
  • September 27th 1976: DISCONTINUED, replaced by bus route 82
83
  • August 12th 1940: piazza Spotorno – viale Campania × viale XXII Marzo
  • July 5 1943: DISCONTINUED
  • December 15th 1952: via Larga – via Palanzone (Niguarda).
  • October 9th 1960: Milano via Larga – Bresso piazza Immacolata
  • July 28th 1961: Milano piazza Santo Stefano (via Larga) – Bresso piazza Immacolata
  • November 28th 1963: Milano via Palazzo Reale × via Santa Tecla (via Larga) – Bresso piazza Immacolata
  • February 5th 1967: Milano via Montebello × via Turati (largo Donegani) – Bresso piazza Immacolata
  • March 9th 1970: RELETTERED MB
  • March 9th 1970: via Montebello × via Turati (largo Donegani) – via Palanzone (Niguarda)
  • October 25th 1976: DISCONTINUED, replaced by bus route 83
84
  • October 9th 1960: via Larga × via Chiaravalle – piazza Mistral (Rogoredo FS)
  • November 16th 1971: piazza Missori – piazza Mistral ( Rogoredo FS)
  • November 19th 1979: largo Augusto – piazza Mistral ( Rogoredo FS)
  • February 6th 1984: DISCONTINUED, replaced by bus route 84
90
  • October 1st 1951: piazzale Lotto > viale Umbria (piazzale Lodi) > piazzale Lotto; (clockwise loop, paired with route 91)
  • April 17th 1953: piazzale Lotto > viale Isonzo (piazzale Lodi) > piazzale Lotto; (clockwise loop, paired with route 91) 
91
  • October 1st 1951: piazzale Lotto > viale Umbria (piazzale Lodi) > piazzale Lotto; (counterclockwise loop, paired with route 90)
  • April 17th 1953: piazzale Lotto > viale Isonzo (piazzale Lodi) > piazzale Lotto; (counterclockwise loop, paired with route 90)
92
  • October 1st 1951: viale Umbria (piazzale Lodi) – viale Monte Ceneri × viale Certosa
  • April 17th 1953: viale Isonzo (piazzale Lodi) – viale Monte Ceneri × viale Certosa
  • November 5th 1958: viale Isonzo (piazzale Lodi) – piazzale Lugano
  •  January 11th 1959: viale Isonzo (piazzale Lodi) – via Varč
  • April 16th 1963: viale Isonzo (piazzale Lodi) – via Cosenz
  • April 17th 1963: viale Isonzo (piazzale Lodi) – via Durando
93
  • Ocotber 1st 1951: piazzale Loreto – piazzale Lotto
  • November 5th 1958: piazzale Loreto – piazzale Rosa
  • June 19th 1972: via Caretta (Piazzale Loreto) – piazzale Rosa
  • April 21st 1985: via Caretta (piazzale Loreto) – viale Omero × via Ravenna
95
  • October 2nd 1967: Rogoredo FS – piazza Chiaradia
  • June 1st 1970: Rogoredo FS – piazza Miani
  • September 20th 1977: DISCONTINUED, replaced by bus route 95
96
  • November 1st 1951: piazzale Cadorna > piazza Cavour > piazzale Cadorna; (clockwise loop, paired with route 97)
  • February 5th 1967: DISCONTINUED
  • March 9th 1970: piazzale Cadorna > piazza Cavour > piazzale Cadorna; (clockwise loop, paired with route 97)
  • March 5th 1979: DISCONTINUED, replaced by bus route 96
97
  • November 1st 1951: piazzale Cadorna > piazza Cavour > piazzale Cadorna; (counterclockwise loop, paired with route 96)
  • February 5th 1967: DISCONTINUED
  • March 9th 1970: piazzale Cadorna > piazza Cavour > piazzale Cadorna; (counterclockwise loop, paired with route 96)
  • March 5th 1979: DISCONTINUED, replaced by bus route 97
CD
  • November 17th 1941: piazzale Cadorna > piazza Cavour > piazzale Cadorna; (clockwise loop, paired with route CS)
  • April 26th 1943: DISCONTINUED
  • June 14th 1947: piazzale Cadorna > piazza Cavour > piazzale Cadorna; (clockwise loop, paired with route CS)
  • November 1st 1951: RENUMBERED 96
CE
  • November 16th 1936: viale Jenner × via Porro – piazzale Susa
  • May 9th 1937: viale Jenner × via Porro – viale Campania × viale XXII Marzo
  • September 1st 1937: piazzale Lugano – viale Campania × viale XXII Marzo
  • October 28th 1938: piazzale Lugano – -viale Molise × via Cadibona
  • June 26th 1939: piazzale Lugano – piazzale Lodi.
  • July 5th 1943: DISCONTINUED
  • September 10th 1945: piazza IV Novembre (Centrale FS) – viale Umbria × via Colletta
  • June 12th 1946: piazzale Spotorno – viale Umbria × via Colletta
  • November 16th 1947: piazzale Lugano – viale Umbria × via Colletta
  • June 25th 1948: piazzale Lugano – piazzale Lodi
  • November 1st 1948: piazzale Lugano – viale Tibaldi × via Meda
  • April 25th 1949: DISCONTINUED, replaced by trolleybus routes CE1 and CE2
CE/
  • April 17th 1947: piazzale Spotorno – viale Umbria × via Colletta
  • November 1st 1948: piazzale Spotorno – piazzale Cuoco
  • January 31st 1959: piazzale Spotorno – piazzale Lodi
  • April 25th 1949: RENUMBERED CE2/
CE1
  • April 25th 1949: piazzale Nigra – viale Tibaldi × via Meda
  • May 2nd 1951: piazzale Lugano – viale Tibaldi × via Meda
  • October 1st 1951: DISCONTINUED, replaced by trolleybus routes 90 and 91
CE2
  • April 25th 1949: viale Monte Ceneri × viale Certosa – piazzale Lodi
  • May 2nd 1951: piazzale Lotto – piazzale Lodi
  • October 1st 1951: DISCONTINUED, replaced by trolleybus routes 90 and 91
CE2/
  • April 25th 1949: piazzale Spotorno – piazzale Lodi
  • May 2nd 1951: extended?
  • October 1st 1951: DISCONTINUED, replaced by trolleybus routes 90 and 91
CS
  • November 17th 1941: piazzale Cadorna > piazza Cavour > piazzale Cadorna; (counterclockwise loop, paired with route CD)
  • April 26th 1943: DISCONTINUED
  • June 14th 1947: piazzale Cadorna > piazza Cavour > piazzale Cadorna; (counterclockwise loop, paired with route CD)
  • November 1st 1951: RENUMBERED 97
DB
  • April 1st 1950: via Senato × via Marina – piazza Dergano
  • May 15th 1950: piazza Santo Stefano – piazza Dergano
  • November 19th 1951: RENUMBERED 82
MB
  • March 9th 1970: Milano via Montebello × via Turati (largo Donegani) – Bresso piazza Immacolata
  • October 25th 1976: DISCONTINUED, replaced by bus MB
RO
  • August 24th 1940: piazza Santo Stefano (via Larga) – via Benefattori dell'Ospedale × via Zubiani (Ospedale Maggiore)
  • November 10th 1942: DISCONTINUED

 

© 2003 Ivan Furlanis
Last changes: October 2003