List of town tramway systems in Russia

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Moscow transit riders rallying against tearing down the streetcar line No. 23 (ru) in the city's Leningrad Ave.
Moscow transit riders rallying against tearing down the streetcar line No. 23 (ru) in the city's Leningrad Ave.

This is a list of town tramway systems in Russia by federal district. It includes all tram systems, past and present.

Contents

[edit] Central Federal District

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Ivanovo / Иваново Electric 8 Nov 1934   operation will be ceased in June 2008
  Kolomna / Коломна Electric 5 Nov 1948    
  Kursk / Курск Electric 30 Apr 1898   Operation suspended Apr 1918 - Oct 1924 and Nov 1941 - Sept 1943 because of war.
  Lipetsk / Липецк Electric 11 Dec 1947    
  Moskva / Москва (Moscow) Horse 22 Jun 1872 1912  
Steam 29 Jul 1886 1922  
Electric 6 Apr 1899    
  ♦ Novogireevo / Новогиреево Horse  ?  ?  
  ♦ Noginsk / Ногинск Electric 2 Mar 1924   Operation suspended 1992 - 1994.
  Oryol / Орёл (Orel) Electric 15 Nov 1898   Operation suspended May 1919 - May 1922 and Oct 1941 - Oct 1943 because of war.
  Pristen / Пристен Horse  ?  ?  
  Rostov Veliky / Ростов Великий Horse 1902 (?) 1921  
  Ryazan / Рязань Electric 2 Jan 1963    
  Sankt-Peterburg / Санкт-Петербург (St. Petersburg) Horse 8 Sep 1863 Sep 1917  
Steam 1882 1922  
Electric 29 Sep 1907   Operation suspended 8 Dec 1941 - 15 Apr 1942 because of war. Ranked (prior to recent track closures) as world's largest operating town tramway (by system length). See Tramways in Saint Petersburg.
  ♦ Steam  ?  ? Sankt-Peterburg / Санкт-Петербург - Ozerki / Озерки, Sestroretsk / Сестрорецк - Kurort / Курорт, branch to Lisi Nos / Лиси Нос.
  ♦ Strelna / Стрельна Horse  ?  ?  
  ♦ Vyritsa / Вырица Horse  ?  ?  
  ♦ Popovka / Попока Horse  ?  ? Connected Popovka / Попока with Zakhozhye / Захожье, branch to Peschanka / Песчанка.
  Smolensk / Смоленск Electric 20 Oct 1901   Operation suspended Aug 1919 - May 1922 and 15 Jul 1941 - 6 Nov 1947 because of war.
  Staraya Russa / Старая Русса Electric 6 Jul 1924 Feb 1939 (?)  
  Stary Oskol / Старый Оскол Electric 4 Jan 1981   Express tramway.
  Tula / Тула Horse 15 Nov 1888 1919  
Electric 7 Nov 1927    
  Tver / Тверь Electric 28 Aug 1901    
  Vyborg / Выборг Electric 28 Sep 1912 25 Apr 1957 [1]. Operation suspended 23 Dec 1939 - 22 Aug 1940, Aug 1941 - 5 May 1943 and 25 Apr 1944 - 21 Sep 1946 because of war.
  Voronezh / Воронеж Horse 23 Aug 1891 1919 (?)  
Electric 16 May 1926   Future of system uncertain.
  Yaroslavl /Ярославль Electric 29 Dec 1900    

[edit] Far Eastern Federal District

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Aniva / Анива Horse  ?  ?  
  Khabarovsk / Хабаровск Electric 11 Nov 1956    
  Khavomai / Хавомай Horse  ?  ?  
  Komsomolsk-na-Amure / Комсомольск-на-Амуре Electric 6 Nov 1957    
  Vladivostok / Владивосток Electric 22 Oct 1912   [2].

[edit] Siberian Federal District

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Barnaul / Барнаул Electric 7 Nov 1948   Express tramway opened 26 Sep 1985.
  Biysk / Бийск Electric 13 Jun 1960    
  Irkutsk / Иркутск Electric 3 Aug 1947    
  ♦ Angarsk / Ангарск Electric 26 Nov 1953    
  ♦ Usolye Sibirskoye / Усолье-Сибирское Electric 26 Feb 1967    
  Kemerovo / Кемерово Electric 11 May 1940    
  Krasnoyarsk / Красноярск Electric 1 May 1958    
  Achinsk /Ачинск Electric 15 Apr 1967    
  Novokuznetsk / Новокузнецк Electric 30 Nov 1933   Unconnected line on the right bank of the river Tom (Томь) opened 30 Nov 1969.
  ♦ Osinniki / Осинники Electric 1 Nov 1960   Unconnected line in southern extremity, extending from Kaltan (Калтан) railway station, 1957 - 1963 (?).
  ♦ Prokopyevsk / Прокопьевск Electric 12 May 1936   Unconnected line in eastern extremity opened 5 Nov 1956, connected with main Prokopyevsk system 1964.
  Novosibirsk / Новосибирск Electric 26 Nov 1934   Unconnected lines on the left bank of the river Ob (Обь) opened 4 May 1941. Tramway service across river Ob, 1955 - 1990.
  Omsk / Омск Electric 8 Nov 1936    
  Tomsk / Томск Electric 25 Apr 1949    
  Ulan-Ude / Улан-Удэ Electric 16 Dec 1958    
  Ust-Ilimsk / Усть-Илимск Electric 15 Sep|15 Sep 1988   Express tramway.

[edit] Northwestern Federal District

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Arkhangelsk / Архангельск Electric 26 Jun 1916 24 Jul 2004 World's northernmost electric town tramway.
  Cherepovets / Череповец Electric 19 Oct 1956    
  Kaliningrad / Калининград Horse 26 May 1881 1901  
Electric 31 May 1895   Operation suspended Jan 1945 - 7 Nov 1946 because of war.
  Pskov / Псков Horse 13 Nov 1909 1912  
Electric 22 Jan 1912 Sept 1944  
  Sovetsk / Советск Electric 26 Jul 1901 Oct 1944 Closed because of war damage.

[edit] Southern Federal District

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Abinsk / Абинск Horse  ?  ?  
  Astrakhan / Астрахань Electric 24 Jun 1900 14 May 2007 Operation suspended Apr 1919 - Apr 1922 because of war.
  Grozny / Грозный Electric 7 Nov 1932 Dec 1994 Closed because of war damage. Virtually all tramway infrastructure was destroyed; no plans for reconstruction are known.
  Ilsky / Ильский Horse 1908  ?  
  Krasnodar / Краснодар Electric 23 Dec 1900    
  ♦ Krasnodar / Краснодар - Pashkovskaya / Пашковская Petrol (gasoline) 4 Apr 1912 1914  
Electric 14 Dec 1914   Connected to main Krasnodar system 1918.
  Krymsk / Крымск Horse 1921 1932  
  Novocherkassk / Новочеркасск Electric 22 Jan 1954    
  Novorossiysk / Новороссийск Electric 30 May 1934 26 Aug 1969  
  Pyatigorsk / Пятигорск Electric 5 May 1904    
  Rostov-na-Donu / Ростов-на-Дону /Rostov-on-Don Horse 11 Sep 1887 Dec 1902  
Electric 2 Jan 1902   Operation suspended October 1941 - 1 Jun 1943 because of war.
  ♦ Nakhichevan-na-Donu /Нахичевань-на-Дону Horse 21 May 1890 Dec 1902  
Electric 4 Jan 1903   Nakhichevan amalgamated with Rostov in 1928.
  Shakhty / Шахты Electric 7 Nov 1932 7 Dec 2001 Operation suspended 1942 - Apr 1944 because of war.
  Taganrog / Таганрог Electric 7 Nov 1932    
  Vladikavkaz / Владикавказ Electric 16 Aug 1904   Operation suspended 1920 - Nov 1924 because of war.
  Yeysk / Ейск Steam 1915  ?  

[edit] Urals Federal District

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Chelyabinsk / Челябинск Electric 9 Jan 1932    
  ♦ Kopeysk / Копейск Electric 5 Nov 1949 Feb 1976  
  ♦ Chelyabinsk / Челябинск - Kopeysk / Копейск Electric 1949 Feb 1976  
  Cheryomushki / Черёмушки Electric Feb 1991   Connects railway station with hydropower dam and generating station.
  Irbit / Ирбит Horse 1926 1933  
  Kamensk-Uralsky / Каменск-Уральский (Electric)     Construction started 1949, not completed.
  Krasnoturinsk / Краснотурьинск Electric 15 Jan 1954    
  Magnitogorsk / Магнитогорск Electric 18 Jan 1935    
  Nizhny Tagil / Нижний Тагил Electric 28 Feb 1937    
  Orsk / Орск Electric 5 Dec 1948   Unconnected line in eastern extremity opened 12 Dec 1985. Orsk lies on both banks of the river Ural (Урал), the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia.
  Ust-Katav / Усть-Катав Electric 1973 1997 Operation on the test track of Ust-Katav carriage works
  Volchansk / Волчанск Electric 31 Dec 1951    
  ♦ Karpinsk / Карпинск Electric 26 Jun 1946 1 Nov 1994  
  ♦ Volchansk / Волчанск - Karpinsk / Карпинск Electric Jun 1953 22 Apr 1965  
  Yekaterinburg / Екатеринбург Electric 7 Nov 1929    
  Zlatoust / Златоуст Electric 25 Dec 1934    

[edit] Volga Federal District

Name of System Location Traction
Type		 Date (From) Date (To) Notes
  Izhevsk / Ижевск Electric 18 Nov 1935    
  Kazan / Казань Horse 15 Oct 1875 1900  
Electric 2 Dec 1899    
  Kirov / Киров (Electric)     Construction started 1943, not completed.
  Naberezhnye Chelny / Набережные Челны Electric 8 Oct 1973    
  ♦ Nizhnekamsk / Нижнекамск Electric 15 Feb 1967    
  Nizhny Novgorod / Нижний Новгород Horse 1908 1918  
Electric 20 May 1896   Operation suspended 1 May 1919 - 2 August 1923 because of war.
  ♦ Dzerzhinsk / Дзержинск Electric 7 Nov 1933    
  ♦ Bor / Бор Horse  ?  ?  
  Novotroitsk / Новотроицк Electric 5 Nov 1956   see also Orsk (below).
  Penza / Пенза Diesel 1935 1938  
  Perm / Пермь Electric 7 Nov 1929   Unconnected line to southwest (Osentsy / Oсенцы) opened 25 Oct 1957. Connected with main Perm system Dec 1958.
  Salavat / Салават Electric 29 Jul 1957    
  Samara / Самара Horse 22 Jul 1895 1917  
Electric 25 Feb 1915   Operation suspended 1 Mar 1919 - 20 Jul 1920 because of war.
  Saratov / Саратов Horse 13 May 1887 1909  
Electric 22 Oct 1908   Express tramway opened 1974.
  Ufa / Уфа Electric 1 Feb 1937    
  ♦ Chernikovsk / Черниковск Electric 16 Aug 1956   Chernikovsk amalgamated with Ufa in 1956, tramway lines connected in 1958.
  Ulyanovsk / Ульяновск Electric 5 Jan 1954    
  Volgograd / Волгоград Electric 22 Apr 1913   Operation suspended 1920 - 1922 and 23 Aug 1942 - 26 Dec 1943 because of war. Express tramway, initial surface segment opened 1 May 1972. Underground segment opened 5 Nov 1984.
  ♦ Krasnoarmeysk / Красноармейск Electric 6 Nov 1958   Unconnected line in southern Volgograd.
  ♦ Volzhsky / Волжский Electric 30 Dec 1963    

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