Number | Destination | Opened | Notes |
Routes 2, 4, 6, 10, and 11 are streetcar routes. Some numbers overlap with the trolleybus numbers. Trolleybus system opened in 1947. Lela = street. | |||
1 | Valmieras Iela -- Petersala Iela | 4 NO1947 | Original line ran from Vestures Gardens Gertrudes St. |
2 | Sarkandaugava -- Saules Darzs | 17 MR 1948 | Original line operated to Central Station. Disconnected from the main system by a railroad crossing at line 3. Extended from Mezaparks in 1960. It does connect directly with streetcar (tram) line 11. Discontinued 31 MR 2002. Through routed with route 3. |
3 | Stacija Centrala -- Sarkandaugava | 20 AU 1949 | Formerly part of route 2, this line was through routed with route 2 until its demise. |
4 | Stacija Centrala -- Shmerlis | 15 MY 1950 | via Central Station - Zemitani Square - Smerlis |
5 | Daugave Stadium Railway Terminal | 1957 | via Lauvas St Central Stn Kr Valdemar St Daugava Stadium |
6 | P. Stradins Hospital Rätplatz | 1958 | (Clinical Hospital) |
7 | Agenskalna Priedes Keguma Street | 1961 | |
8 | Strelnieku -- Abolu Lela | 1960 | |
9 | Strelnieku Sq _ Bullu St _ Ilguciems | 1961 | |
11 | Ieriku Iela Railway Terminal | 1964 | |
13 | Stacija Centrala Vaidavas Street | 1965 | |
14 | Mezciems Esplanade | 1966 | |
15 | Vishku Street Latvian University | 1968 | |
16 | Shmerlis -- Vaidavas Lela | 1972 | |
17 | Purvciems Railway Terminal | 1977 | |
18 | Mezciems Railway Terminal | 2 SE 1979 | |
19 | Petersala Iela -- Ziepniekkalns | 1979 | Previously Route 12M. (See all-time route list) |
20 | Inzenieru Street - Zakusala (TV Centre Latvian University) | 1981 | Rte 20 created when rte 14 was divided into two parts, the current #14 and #20. At that the 20 ran from Park of 1905 Centrala stancija Petersalas Street. |
21 | Lacplesa Street Ilguciems-2 | 1983 | |
22 | Katlakalna St. E. Birznieka-Upisha St. | 30 DE 1985 | |
23 | Purvciems Railway Terminal | 30 DE 1985 | |
24 | A/s Dzintars- ZLatvian University | 1986 |
Source: Riga Streetcar and Trolleybus Office
Brief History of Trolleybus routes