Opened in 1989, the system presently comprises three lines, with a total length of approximately 50 km (31 mi).

[3][1] The first operator was a private company named Expreso Emir S.A., while the municipal government (Municipalid de Córdoba) owned the fixed infrastructure (wiring, support poles, substations).

The latter vehicles had a capacity of 46 seats and 166 passengers with a total length of 17.5 m. In 2000, 16 Chinese-built Norinco Shenfeng trolleybuses entered service on the system.

Although the system's infrastructure has always been owned by the municipality of Córdoba,[5] for many years it was operated and maintained by private companies – from its opening in 1989 until July 2004, with the exception of two briefs periods in 1993 and 1996.

In July 2004, the municipal government took over from then-operator Trolecor out of dissatisfaction with what it deemed to be poor maintenance of the infrastructure and vehicles, under the name Transporte Automotor Municipal Sociedad del Estado (TAMSE),[5] and has continued to operate the system ever since.