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August 22, 2025

The first of thirty low entry Geely Yuancheng C12E trolleybuses arrives in Hangzhou. This is the first time that Geely has produced a trolleybus, as they primarily manufacture electric buses. These trolleybuses will feature four different liveries — the current Hangzhou Public Transport livery and three retro liveries.

June 30, 2025

Today 荆长路 (Jingchang Road station) on Line 19 was opened.

May 3, 2025

The Pinghai Road trolleybus traction substation is decommissioned. In the northbound direction from Meidengao Bridge stop to Pinghai Road and in the southbound direction from Banqiao Road to Fengle Bridge South stop, the overhead wires have been deenergised. Trolleybuses now pass this section on battery power.

April 1, 2025

Sichuan Geely Commercial Vehicles wins the tender for thirty (30) 12 metre dual mode trolleybuses, after a protracted tendering process.
The negotiated price per trolleybus is ¥900,000 (approximately $125,250 USD).

January 1, 2025

Hangzhou Metro Line 5 is extended from Jinxing to Nanhu East.

November 30, 2024

Third tender for 30 trolleybuses in Hangzhou ends without sufficient bids lodged.

January 13, 2024

Hangzhou Public Transport Company 3rd Division is disbanded; routes and working vehicles are transferred to 2nd Division and Trolleybus Division.

July 29, 2023

Hangzhou Public Transport Company 6th Division is disbanded; routes and working vehicles are transferred to 2nd Division.

May 9, 2023

Geely Commercial Vehicles with "Yuancheng" brand vehicles wins a tender for the supply of 790 electric buses for a total cost of ¥463280000 (~$66.6 million USD) including lifetime warranty.

• 700 8 metre buses
• 90 6 metre buses (for Yuhang district)

Deliveries are to be finished in 2023, and will replace most of the 12 metre BYD K9A and K9F delivered in 2014 and 2015.

March 29, 2023

Trolleybus contact network on Jiangcheng Road is reconnected to power after disconnection in 2016 for construction of metro line 5; the trolleybus u-turn at Xiongzhenlou terminus is also rebuilt.
This is used by route 151.

November 6, 2021

Metro line 6 extended 9 km from Qianjiang Century City to Goujulong.
https://www.magnetic-access.com/en-US/ne...-3.html

February 21, 2021

Opening day of metro lines 3 and 10, line 4 is extended 26 km.
https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/ha...article

2021

Trolleybus route K155 starts to be supplemented by battery electric buses.

2019

Abandoned Yutong ZK6125BEVG10 are moved elsewhere for storage.

February 3, 2018

All abandoned Yutong ZK6125BEVG10 trolleybuses are permanently stored on the south bank of the Qiantang River, with electrical equipment also dismantled.

April 26, 1961

Hangzhou Trolleybus commences operation.