page_title: Trolleybuses in Kabul
section_title: Rolling stock
hierarchical_section_title: Trolleybuses in Kabul / Rolling stock
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Trolejbus Škoda 9Tr v Opavě, 1992 English: Škoda 9Tr trolleybus in Opava, Czech Republic, 1992
context_page_description: The Kabul trolleybus system was a public transport service in Kabul, the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. The system was built by the Czechoslovak Elektrizace železnic Praha from 1976. The service launched on February 9, 1979 with 25 Škoda 9TrH23 trolleybuses, eventually rising to 86 vehicles by 1988, of which 80 were in operation. Operated by the state-owned Millie Bus, it used the same branding and a light-blue and white livery. Most of the trolleybuses were driven by women.
  The initial line built by the Czechoslovak company ran between Pamir Cinema in downtown Kabul to Silo Road in western Kabul, via Kabul Zoo, Karte Char and Kabul University. Afterwards the Afghans themselves extended the line from Silo Road northwards back to downtown at Spinzar Hotel in Deh Afghanan. At the other direction it was also extended via Jadayi Maiwand to a textile factory to the north-east. The total length of the system was 12.5 km. The line was intentionally split into three routes with transfer points. The routes were distinguished by destinations rather than numbers.
  The trolleybus service was highly popular due to its low price compared to the regular bus service of Millie Bus.
context_section_description: The Škoda 9TrH23 is a variant of the 9Tr, produced from 1961 to 1982. It was one of the most popular models used in the former Soviet Union. The model in Kabul had three doors and ran between 550 and 600 volts.
caption: A Skoda 9Tr in Czechoslovakia, the same type that was used in Kabul
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