Trolleybuses in Esslingen am Neckar

The Esslingen am Neckar trolleybus system serves the city of Esslingen am Neckar, in the Land of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Opened on 10 July 1944, the system had two lines, and nine trolleybuses, as at 2011.

Since 2016, IMC electric buses have been put into operation on route number 113.

Routes

As of March 2026 trolleybuses operates on 3 routes:<br> - 101 Lerchenäcker Endstation – Esslingen Bahnhof–Mettingen–Obertürkheim;<br> - 113 ZOB (Esslingen Bahnhof) - Am Wiesengrund;<br> - 118 ZOB (Esslingen Bahnhof) - Zollernplatz.<br> In 2025 SVE declared about their plans to substitute diesel buses to IMC trolleybuses after arrival of new vehicles Škoda.

Fleet

Current fleet

Current fleet is present only of 10 Solaris Trollino IV 18 Kiepe (No 501-510).

Past fleet

Van Hool AG 300T (dismissed in 2019-2020). Vehicle No. 213 is saved like museum trolleybus. Sometimes it is possible to find this trolleybus on the streets of Esslingen.

Prospective

Esslingen has ordered more about 50 new Å koda trolleybuses for development of electric transport. New vehicles are to be delivered in the end of 2026.

See also

• Esslingen (Neckar) station
• List of trolleybus systems in Germany

References

External links

• Trolleybus city: Esslingen (Germany) at Trolleymotion (German, with automated translation to English and other languages available on-site)