Liepājas tramvajs

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Liepājas tramvajs
Type state owned
Industry transportation
Founded 1899
Headquarters Liepāja, Latvia
Key people Aigars Puks,[1] CEO
Revenue 776000 LVL (2009)[2]
Employees 70[2]
Website http://www.liepajas-tramvajs.lv

Liepājas tramvajs is a municipal company that operates a single tram line in Liepāja, Latvia. As of 2012 the company owns 16 Tatra KT4 trams, of which only seven are simultaneously used for passenger transportation.

History

1899

Tram No. 1 at Liela st.

The first electric tram line in the Baltic states was founded in Liepāja, September 26, 1899. The first nine trams used by the company were made by Herbrandt (based in Köln, Germany). The first tram line was built to Karosta.

1903

In 1903 the company ordered six new trams from Herbrandt. The new trams received numbers 10 to 16.

1904

Two-way tram line has been built at Liela street in the city center.

1940

After World War II the old Herbrandt trams has been placed to new self-made frames. 18 March 1941 for the first time since 1899 the woman (Anna Cekuse) has become the conductor. The company starts to use tree-digit numbering, precessing tram number with 1. In 1949-1956 few trams has been built in Liepāja using the details from Kaliningrad and self-made frames.

1957

In 1957 Liepājas tramvajs has received 8 Gotha T57 trams with numbers 125-132.

1960

Liepāja has received 10 new trams Gotha Т59Е with the numbers 139-148 in 1961. In 1962 has been bought 8 new Tatra T2-62 with numbers 149-156.

1970

In 1974 Liepājas tramvajs has transported 12 millions passengers per year.

1990

New tram-stops with add stands has been built in Liepāja by EuroAWK

2007

In Liepāja widely discussed plans to extend the tram line to the Ezerkrasts district, but the final decision has still not been made. The company starts to offer new service — payments for the tram tickets by mean of SMS. This service was developed in cooperation with Riga company Citycredit.

Tickets & price

Year Price Currency
1900 0.02-0.05 Russian ruble
1933 0.10-0.15 LVL
1946 0.20-0.40 RUR
1947-1990 0.03 RUR
1991-2006 0.25 LVL
2007-2011 0.30 LVL
2012 0.38-0.50 LVL

Gallery

  • Tram station in Karosta

  • Tram No. 12 at Peldu st.

  • Tram No. 13 near Kursaal (Kūrmāja)

References

  1. ↑ "Liepājas tramvajs unofficial site". Retrieved April 1, 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ints Grasis (2010). "Tramvajs NAV miris! Lai dzīvo tramvajs!". Liepājas Vēstules Nr. 3 (in Latvian). Kurzemes Vārds. pp. 22–27. 
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