Krasnodar tram

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tram
Krasnodar tram
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Basic information
Country Russia
city Krasnodar
opening December 24, 1900
Infrastructure
Gauge 1524 mm
Depots 2
business
Lines 15th
Line length 123 km
vehicles 271
Network plan
KTM-19 of the Krasnodar tram
Tatra T3 in Krasnodar

The Krasnodar tram is the backbone of public transport in the Russian city of Krasnodar. It operates on 15 lines in the city.

history

The first meter-gauge railway began in 1886 and 1867. The Duma of the city of Jekaterinodar , as the city was called at that time, received two applications to set up and operate a tram. However, it was not until 1897 that the Duma granted the French company Compagnie de traction a concession to build a tram. However, this was then ceded by the company on July 1, 1898 to the Belgian Compagnie de traction et d'electricité , which began construction on September 17, 1899. On December 24, 1900, the first two routes were opened to traffic. The Krasnaya line was 3.6 kilometers long and double-tracked, the Ekaterininsky line was 1.5 kilometers long and single-tracked with turnouts. On September 20, 1909, the new Dimitrievskaya line followed and the Krasnaya line was also extended.

In 1908, a second company was founded with the First Russian Motor-Electric Tramway Cooperative, Ekaterinodar - Pashkowskaja . In 1909 she received a concession to build in the Pashkovskaya settlement . Construction work began in 1910 and the 12.8-kilometer route went into operation on April 6, 1912. In contrast to the first lines, however, this one was driven by benzene cars.

In the meantime, the Dimitriewskaya line has been expanded to two tracks. This was started on November 14, 1910. By 1914, all lines were expanded to two tracks. In addition, the Benzolbahn was taken over and electrified by the Compagnie de traction et d'electricité . This is extended on February 1, 1926 to the train station of the city, which has now been renamed Krasnodar.

The tram, nationalized since June 2, 1920, operated under the name Kraseltram since 1929 . In the same year the Dimitrievskaya route is extended again. On September 22, 1931, the Krasnaya route was extended . In 1932 the decision was made to designate the eight lines that ran on three routes with the line numbers 1 to 8.

During this time, the railway was faced with a major problem. Since the entire network was built up to 1,000 mm , the procurement of the spare parts caused difficulties because the production of the Russian plants had been completely converted to the 1,524 mm wide gauge . So it was decided to switch the network to broad gauge from 1934. By 1940, 29.6 kilometers had been rebuilt. With the outbreak of World War II , work on the remaining 28.3 kilometer meter gauge network could not be continued.

In August 1942 the city was occupied by German troops. To replace the bridges blown up by the Soviet Army, numerous tracks were torn out and used for the bridge construction. In addition, the depots, the workshop and the power station were blown up. The damage caused could be repaired after the end of the war by 1946. The gauging continued from 1948 and was completed on August 15, 1950.

The network was extensively expanded and rebuilt until the 1980s. The tram was thinned out in the city center, but expanded in the peripheral areas. After the end of the Soviet Union , the economic situation deteriorated. Nevertheless, new routes were built. On December 28, 1998, the last new line went into operation.

Since January 1, 2016, the ticket for a journey has cost 20 rubles (approx. EUR 0.20), regardless of the route and length, and must be purchased from a conductor after starting the journey. Alternatively, rechargeable smart cards can be purchased at kiosks , with the fare being reduced by 5, 10 or 15 percent from a credit of 300, 600 or 900 rubles. In addition, time cards for 5 or 30 days as well as various smart cards are available at reduced rates. The conductors use a handheld reader to deduct the individual journeys from the credit they have loaded.

Web links

Commons : tram Krasnodar  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

See also