Trams in Avdiivka
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Avdiivka tram system | |
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Operation | |
Locale | Avdiivka, Ukraine |
Open | August 23, 1965 |
Close | 2015 and again in 2017 (after partial reopening)[1] |
Status | Service suspended indefinitely |
Routes | 2 |
Infrastructure | |
Track gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
Propulsion system(s) | 520-537 volts |
Depot(s) | 1 |
Stock | CLF-5 |
Statistics | |
Route length | 24 |
The Avdiivka tram (
In 2010 it had 2 routes, 24.0 km and 25 rail cars.
History
The first section of the tram line opened August 23, 1965.[1] It was opened to connect the city with the Avdiivka Coke Plant.[1] Still in Ukraine no other tram line exists that was built to connect residential areas with a large industrial enterprise.[1] The first stock used were the KTM/KTP-1 two-axle trams.[1]
In 1969 and 1972 the line was further extended.[1] In the early 1970s it was planned to extend the tram line to Donetsk, works to this end did start, but the project was never finished.[1] In 1977 and 1978 the KTM-5 tram type replaced the KTM/KTP-1 type.[1]
In 1986 the tram line was extended to the village
In 2003 tram traffic to Spartak was permanently suspended.[1]
Although Avdiivka was already suffering from the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Авдіївський трамвай. Недооцінена легенда промислового транспорту світового масштабу [Avdiivka tram. An underrated legend of world-class industrial transport]. Informator (in Ukrainian). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
- ^ Inventory fleet of passenger tram cars on 01.01.2010. Official statistics. Avdiyivka. Site "Mіsky trucks"
- ^ Losing everything in Avdiivka, Al Jazeera (5 February 2017)