Chronology / news: Vilnius

Autumn timetables introduced.
— mostly there will be significant changes to the bus routes.
— route 4 will continue to run towards Valakampiai beaches on weekends.
— Antakalnio TD will resume partial operation on route 9.
— Terminus Pašilaičiai [Skalvių st.] (7 and 18 trolleybuses, 118 electric bus) will be renamed to Perkūnkiemis in order to finally resolve long standing issue with two different locations having the same name. The other terminus Pašilaičiai (Pašilaičių žiedas) will keep it's original name.
— 125 electric bus from Visoriai starting from Gedvydžių g. is rerouted via Vėtrungių g. and unnamed road to terminus Gabijos progimnazija [Deivių st.] (formerly — yet another Pašilaičiai).

Due to bicycle marathon that will take place in the city center, from the early morning (start of operation) until 19h there will be temporary changes to city bus and trolleybus routes.
— Trolleybus 2 from Saulėtekis starting from roundabout near Žirmūnų bridge will divert via Olandų g., Drujos g., Geležinkelio g. to the railway station using autonomous drive.
— Trolleybus 3 from Karoliniškės starting from J. Jasinskio/Pamėnkalnio g. will divert via Tauro g. (return: V. Kudirkos g.), J. Basanavičiaus g., Savanorių pr. to Gerosios Vilties st. roundabout. Route will be operated exclusively by Škoda 32Tr with autonomous drive.
— Trolleybus 4 from Valakampiai/Antakalnis from roundabout near Žirmūnų bridge will divert via bridge, Šeimyniškių g., Konstitucijos pr., T. Narbuto g., Laisvės pr., L. Asanavičiūtės g. to Karoliniškės.
— Trolleybus 6 will operate on shortened version of route 15 between railway station and Žemieji Paneriai (Valkininkų st.)
— Trolleybus 17 from Žirmūnai will be shortened to Žirmūnų bridge with turning around at the roundabout near church of St. Peter and Paul.
— Electric bus 123 from Žemieji Paneriai starting from Geležinio Vilko g. will divert via V. Pietario g., Savanorių pr., J. Basanavičiaus g., V. Kudirkos g., J. Jasinskio g. and then resume it's usual route back to Žemieji Paneriai.
— In order to make transfers between routes of different directions more convenient, two temporary stops (for both directions), named Šv. Petro ir Povilo bažnyčia, are placed near Žirmūnų bridge. This stop will be terminus stop for route 17 and route 19 will stop there as and addition.
— Following trolleybus routes will not run: 10 (until 19h), 12 (whole day), 20 (until 19h)

Due to archeological findings on J. Basanavičiaus g. that is under reconstruction, additional restrictions are being implemented. Approximately until mid September section near Trakų stop is closed for all motor traffic in both directions. Trolleybus routes 6 and 12 are diverted from J. Basanavičiaus g. via V. Kudirkos g., Pamėnkalnio g., Jogailos g.

Due to reconstruction of J. Basanavičiaus g. trolleybus routes 6 and 12 from Jogailos g. towards Žemieji Paneriai will be diverted via Pamėnkalnio g., Tauro g., Mindaugo g., J. Basanavičiaus g. using autonomous drive.

Since there are planned additional works at the intersection of J. Basanavičiaus g. and Pylimo g., until 1st September, not only route 12 but also 1, 2, 7 and 20 will be operated exclusively by Škoda 32Tr with autonomous drive.

On route 15 1 of 3 vehicles will also be a Škoda 32Tr. Remaining 2 vehicles on trips from/to depot to railway station will be diverted via V. Kudirkos g., Savanorių pr. with turning around at the Gerosios Vilties roundabout.

In order to keep stable operations, Antakalnio TD will receive several Škoda 32Tr from Viršuliškių TD in exchange for Trollino 12 and 15.

Despite trolleybuses still using catenary on J. Basanavičiaus g. towards city center, there is a significant chance that at the some point during reconstruction, trolleybus wires between Pylimo g. and Švitrigailos g. will be dismantled forever.

During city holiday celebrations from 17h special routes will run to Vingis park. One of the routes — 164R Saulėtekis — Vingio parkas — will be operated by trolleybuses Škoda 32Tr SOR, that will utilize autonomous drive from Savanorių pr. stop, then via Savanorių pr., Gerosios Vilties g., Geležinio Vilko g., Savanorių pr. and will connect back to the wires at the Gerosios Vilties stop.

Contract was signed with Solaris Bus & Coach to deliver 73 articulated trolleybuses with autonomous drive of up to 20 km. It is estimated that the first vehicles will arrive in autumn of 2026. From August 2025 option to order additional 8 units is being explored.

During reconstruction works of Viršilų g. where main entrance to the Viršuliškės transport department is located, on weekend 24-25.05 only Škoda 32Tr SOR with autonomous drive will operate. Emergency exit from the Viršuliškių skg. side will be used to enter the depot. During these days there will be ~7-8 Škoda 32Tr vehicles temporarily transferred from the Antakalnis transport department.

Due to reconstruction works of Valakampiai bridge, trolleybus wires were removed all along the bridge. Currently route 10 uses autonomous drive not only between stops Operos ir baleto teatras <-> Tauragnų st./Giedraičių st. but also to cross the bridge.

Last trolleybus from the batch of 91 Škoda 32Tr has entered into regular operation. There still are up to 30-40 Škoda 14Tr/15Tr vehicles in operation because there aren't enough newer vehicles to cover all schedules and many Solaris Trollino 15 are not in a good condition due to their age. 14Tr/15Tr operate almost exclusively on weekdays during peak hours. On weekends 14Tr are used only as a reserve at Karoliniškės, Pašilaičiai (both), Žirmūnai, Antakalnis and Saulėtekis termini.

For the first time in history, during New Year night bus route 101N will be operated by trolleybuses. For that purpose it's route is shortened to Pašilaičių žiedas (Saulėtekis — Savanorių pr. — Pašilaičiai). As a compensation, route 104N is redirected to Fabijoniškės: Naujininkai — Centras — Žirmūnų g. — Fabijoniškės. Travel on all night service routes 88N, 101N-105N is free of charge.

Due to construction works on Kalvarijų g., routes 6 and 10 are fully operated by trolleybuses Škoda 32Tr with autonomous drive. Some vehicles of Solaris Trollino 12 IV model are temporarily transferred from Antakalnis TD to Viršuliškės TD in exchange for Škoda 32Tr.

Autumn timetables introduced.
— Route 9 will be partially operated by 1st depot once again.
— Route 12 due to heating infrastructure works and large transport queues at the temporary Žaliasis tiltas stop, in the direction of Žirmūnai will be diverted via Žygimantų g. and Žirmūnų tiltas.
— Route 16 will operate until late evening as usual.
— There will be no more services where trolleybus after work on route 16 was doing 1 round trip on route 19.
— Route 20 will run all day on weekends.
— Route 21 will run all day on weekdays instead of being rush-hour only.
— Electric minibus routes 117-125 already operate according to autumn timetable since 26.08.2024

First day of Škoda 32Tr SOR trolleybuses in revenue service.

Introduction of summer timetables.
Route 16 during summer holidays will be operating until 21:00-21:20. Starting from 20:45-21:00 express bus 2G, which is completely covering whole route of 16th, will be stopping at all intermediate stops along the trolleybus route. It will still skip stops between Pašilaičiai and Santariškės.

Route 9 during summer will be operated solely by 2nd trolleybus depot (Viršuliškių TD).

On weekends new multi-route service is added: in the evening 1 two-shift vehicle after finishing service on route 16, runs 1 loop on route 19 and then returns to the depot.



Due to ongoing deliveries of new Škoda 32Tr trolleybuses and reduced vehicle amount for the summer, there is a high chance that some Škoda 14Tr will be put out of service indefinitely.

Due to closure of Stoties g. during heating pipes reconstruction works near main station, on weekend May 18-19th there are alterations to bus and trolleybus routes.

Trolleybuses:
— 1, 2, 7 routes are shortened to Gėlių stop. Turning around is made via exceedingly rarely used service turn from Gėlių to Sodų streets. Due to tight turn, Solaris Trollino 15 vehicles are not running on these routes.
— 16 is shortened to Eigulių stop.

Buses:
— all bus routes that usually go through Stoties g. are diverted to Seinų g. and Geležinkelio g.
— instead of stop Stotis [E], stop (b) is used. Instead of stop [F] — stop [H].
— 2G starting from Eigulių st. up until main station is stopping at all intermediate stops as a compensation to trolleybus 16.

Route 120 is changed for better connectivity with school in Balsiai: KRYŽIOKAI — Užpalių g. — Austėjos g. — Balsių g. — Bubilo g. — Balsių mokykla — Bubilo g. — Balsių g. — Ragučio g. — Visalaukio g. — Žaliųjų ežerų g. — ... — VISORIAI

Stop of the bus route 37 Šilo st. towards Kalvarijų g. was moved before the roundabout intersection so that electric feeder minibus route 119 could stop there. This means that trips of 119 heading to the depot no longer can stop there.

Due to heating infrastructure reconstruction on J. Jasinskio g., from 18th to 28th July there are changes to bus and trolleybus routes.
— Routes 1, 3 are temporarily cancelled.
— Route 7, without addition of extra trolleybuses, sent on a detour via T. Narbuto g., Konstitucijos pr., Šeimyniškių g., Žirmūnų tiltas, T. Kosciuškos g., Arsenalo g., Žygimantų g., Vilniaus g., Gedimino pr., Jogailos g., Pylimo g.
— Route 9 runs more often at the expense of cancelled routes 1 and 3.
— Bus route 21 runs significantly more often and from the intersection of V. Kudirkos / Pamėnkalnio is rerouted to Žvėrynas via J. Jasinskio g., Liubarto g., Kęstučio g., Sėlių g. in both directions.
— From 20th July bus 11 towards Užupis and bus 21 towards Lazdynėliai (from Žvėrynas) are rerouted on additional detour via Sėlių g., Kęstučio g., Liubarto g., Vytauto g., Saltoniškių g., T. Narbuto g., Geležinio Vilko g., A. Goštauto g., J. Tumo-Vaižganto g., V. Kudirkos g., Pamėnkalnio g.

Due to traffic limitations and increased demand for bus drivers for special service routes during NATO summit, 10-13 July inclusively electric minibus route #89 is cancelled. On 11-12 July trolleybus routes #3, 16, 18, 20 are cancelled.

New stops introduced for feeder electric bus routes.
— Aitvarų st. for route 120, located between Bubilo st. and Užpalių st.
— Paplūdimio st. for route 117, located between Taurupės st. and Pakrantės st. for both directions. Stop was planned for the launch of route on 15.08.2022 but at that moment it was still under construction.

Introduction of summer timetables.
Route 16 during summer holidays will be operating until 21:00-21:20. Starting from 20:45-21:00 express bus 2G, which is completely covering whole route of 16th, will be stopping at all intermediate stops along the trolleybus route. It will still skip stops between Pašilaičiai and Santariškės.
Trolleybuses Škoda 15Tr will resume operation at the end of summer school holidays.
On weekends new multi-route service is added: in the evening 1 two-shift vehicle after finishing service on route 16, runs 1 loop on route 19 and then returns to the depot.

Route 10 resumes operation until Saulėtekis. It was shortened to Antakalnis previously due to cost saving and driver shortage.

During New Year celebrations trolleybus routes 2, 7, 16 and 17 will operate until 2:00.

On the second half of the day strike of UAB "Vilniaus viešasis transportas" drivers has ended. Several trolleybus routes resumed full operation. All routes resumed full operation since next day.