Line 71 (permanently out of service): ZELENÉ ÚDOLÍ - SÍDLIŠTĚ NOVÉ VRATISLAVICE

ROUTE FUNCTION
Line 71 appeared for only about 3 months due to a long-term tram closure on the Fügnerova – Vratislavice nad Nisou section. This closure considerably hampered access to the Nové Vratislavice area, so local people demanded a substitute option. After three months it was renumbered to 41 and ran until the end of the closure. This line later appeared again in 2021 under the number 44.

LIST OF STOPS
  • ZELENÉ ÚDOLÍ
  • Seniorů
  • Sídliště Nové Vratislavice
  • Krajní
  • Ořechová
  • ZELENÉ ÚDOLÍ
  • 23 June 2014: the line was introduced for the first time under the number 71 (about 3 months after the start of the tram closure, under pressure from the local district).
  • 10 September 2014: the line number was changed to 41, by which the number 71 disappears again, or rather apparently remains permanently with the suburban bus service (Liberec - Chrastava).

The operation of this line was provided by a low-capacity vehicle. The following footage shows the same route, but several years later during a different closure, already under the number 44 and with a standard bus.

ZELENÉ ÚDOLÍ - SÍDLIŠTĚ NOVÉ VRATISLAVICE - ZELENÉ ÚDOLÍ

Not much can be written about the local geography of this very short line. After passing through the small valley of the Zelené Údolí woodland park, we gradually drive around several modern blocks of flats that were already built with an emphasis on maximising profit rather than long-term durability. The ravages of time are therefore visible on them, even though their construction began gradually some years after 2000 and continues in the area to this day. Their poor quality is reportedly noticeable inside too. Through the woodland park we then return to the Zelené Údolí turning loop, where the line 12 services wait.

Unfortunately, no photographs of this line are known. If you have any and can share them, please get in touch.

Contributors: Boveraclub (historical records), Liberecká podniková (videos, proofreading), Tomáš Krupička Sr. (local facts) and others.
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