Dnipro tram is a system of electric trams including 14 tram routes (with 163 stops) within the city of Dnipro, Ukraine. It has been operating since 1897. Dnipro Tramway, Railway Gazette International
History
The Yekaterinoslav tram opened on 27 June 1897 (according to the modern Gregorian calendar and 14 June according to the Julian calendar). At the time of opening, it was the third tram system operating in the Russian Empire (its predecessors were the Kyiv Tram and Nizhny Novgorod Tram). Memorial sign "Retro tram" opened in Dnipro, Ukrinform (15 December 2017) It was constructed and operated by the Belgian company Tramways électriques d'Ekaterinoslaw. By the end of 1897, two million people had been transported. The initial tram system was based on a and included three tram lines starting from Catherine the Great Avenue (now Dmytro Yavornytskyi Avenue). The routes were: Steamboat hithe – Proviant str. (Paster Street) – Catherine the Great ave. (Dmytro Yavornytskyi ave.); Jordan str (Kotsyubynskyi str.) – Karaimska str (Shyrshov str); Catherine the Great ave. (Dmytro Yavornytskyi ave.) – Alexander str (Sichovykh striltsiv str) – Big Market str. On 21 April 1906, an alternative tram network was opened in Yekaterinoslav. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council It was also based on . In 1918, the operating companies and tram networks merged. In 1931, the tram depot included 177 trams, and the network length reached . On 6 November 1932, the tracks were converted from narrow gauge to Russian gauge. The conversion was completed by 1948.
In the years between 1970 and 1990, the rolling stock was changed for cars from ČKD Tatra. Later, the tramcars were also produced on the premises of Pivdenmash. By 1996, the rolling stock included about 400 trams, and the overall ridership was 115 million passengers per year. By that time 19 tram lines existed.
Rolling stock As of 1 January 2014, the rolling stock consists of 33 maintenance carriages and 275 passenger carriages, including the following types: 71-605 – 9 carriages, 71-608K – 5, 71-608 km – 23, Tatra T3D – 26, Tatra T3SU – 122, Tatra T6B5 – 12, Tatra T4D – 48, Tatra T6A2M – 30.
In August 2021, the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration announced a tender in the Prozorro system for the purchase of three-section low-floor trams for the cities of Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih. A tender has been announced for the purchase of new trams for Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih, (30 August 2021) In the same month, Ukraine and Switzerland signed a memorandum of understanding for Dnipro to receive 15 new Stadler Rail trams. Swiss-based Stadler to build two factories in Kharkiv - acting mayor, Interfax-Ukraine (24 September 2021) In 2019 Dnipro's rolling stock was expanded with 20 used Tatra T4D trams from Leipzig, Germany. Dnipro tram fleet will be replenished with cars from Germany, (2 October 2021) All purchased trams arrived in Dnipro from Leipzig (photo), (17 August 2019) Current Picture Manufacturer Model Quantity Since UKVZ71-6052321975 ČKD TatraT3SU (3 doors)T3DCT4D-MTT4D-M12121429751976200320112019 UKVZ71-608K71-608KM72419911995 ČKD Tatra Tatra-YugT6B5121995 ČKD TatraT6A2M302013 ČKD TatraT6A512023 Tatra-YugK1T30652026
Historical Picture Manufacturer Model Quantity Years MAN541896–1932 Ganz121905–1932 MAN331906–1932 MMZ141910–1932 UKVZ MSZ MMZ KZETKh2M99221926–1968 UKVZKTM-1601949–1971 RVR KZETMTV-82KTV-592711953–19791962–1970 GothaT57T215111959–19701962–1970 ČKD TatraT2SU11961–1964 UKVZKTM-21431963–1985 ČKD TatraT3SU (2 doors)2261968–2014 UKVZKTM-5M Ural201970–1985
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