Minsk tram
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The Minsk tram ( Russian Минский трамвай ) is part of the public transport system in the Belarusian capital Minsk and currently operates ten tram lines with a gauge of 1,524 mm.
network
The network consists of two diameter lines and a smaller branch line in the city center. The lines are arranged in such a way that each of the five end points can approach all other end points with a separate line.
history
The tram goes back to a horse-drawn tram that opened on May 22, 1892 . This was built between 1890 and 1892 by the "Society of urban and suburban horse-drawn railways in Minsk and Voronezh" and taken over in 1909 by the "Société des tramways urbains et suburbains de Russie". In 1913 it became the property of the city of Minsk.
Due to the First World War and the subsequent civil war in Russia , the company was shut down between May 1918 and August 7, 1921. The operation was stopped on January 20, 1928. The subsequent electrification and re-gauging of the meter-gauge railway lasted until October 13, 1929. On this day the electric tram opened.
Short-term shutdowns also took place during the Second World War . The tram traffic was idle between June 25, 1941 and May 1, 1943 and between June 1944 and April 30, 1945. The tram depot was completed in 1966 . In the years after the metro was introduced on June 30, 1984 , the tram was removed from the main streets of the city and given its current route.
A development plan for urban transport in Minsk provides for extensive expansions of the tram network by 2030.
vehicles
For several years the trams of the local vehicle manufacturer Belkommunmasch have mainly been running on the lines . In the past, vehicles from the Latvian manufacturer RVR dominated , although some of them have been converted. There are also some Tatra vehicles and vehicles from Karlsruhe that have been used since 2003 . The local vehicle manufacturer Belkommunmasch is developing low-floor vehicles for use in Minsk, the first of which are in trial operation.
See also
literature
- BEKUS (di Bernhard Kußmagk): Belarus: The 1,524 millimeter quartet . In: Straßenbahn Magazin, issue 2/2019, p. 42.
Individual evidence
- ^ Minsk Plans to Develop Trams Instead of Building Junctions. In: ODB Brussels. May 5, 2016, accessed February 24, 2019 .
