Angarsk tram

Angarsk tram
Basic information
Country	Russia
city	Angarsk
opening	1953
Infrastructure
Route length	34 km
Gauge	1524 mm
business
Lines	9
vehicles	84

The Angarsk tram ( Russian Ангарский трамвай / Angarsker Tramwaj ) is a tram company in the East Siberian city ​​of Angarsk . The company, which opened the first line on November 26, 1953, operates a total of 13 lines on its broad gauge network . As a result, the city already had an electric tram five years after it was founded in 1948.

Construction of the railway began in 1951. In 1962, the operation was placed under the administration of the city. The network was expanded by her and with a length of around 34 kilometers is the largest in Eastern Siberia. It is all the more astonishing that none of the city's train stations can be reached by tram. The following vehicles are used:

• 12 RWZ-6
• 61 KTM-5
• 16 KTM-8K
• 1 KTM-8KM
• 11 LM-95
• 5 KTM-19K
• 2 KTM-19KT

There are also eleven company vehicles.

Web links

• Angarsk tram on vagons.tramvaj.ru (Russian)

Tram in Angarsk