Trams in Tashkent

Tashkent tramway network

A Tatra T6B5 tram in Tashkent, 2009.
Operation
Locale Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Horsecar era: 1901 (1901)–1912 (1912)
Status closed
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Propulsion system(s) horses
Electric tram era: since 1912 (1912)
Status open
Routes 6
Operator(s) Ассоциация «Тошшахартрансхизмат»
(Association "Toshshahartranshizmat")
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
(1912–1968)
1,524 mm (5 ft)
(since 1936)
Propulsion system(s) electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Website Ассоциации "TOSHSHAHARTRANSXIZMAT"
(Russian)

The Tashkent tramway network forms part of the public transport system in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan.

Opened in 1901, the network currently has six lines.


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    Coordinates: 41°16′N 69°13′E / 41.267°N 69.217°E / 41.267; 69.217

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