Kazan is one of the largest cities in Russia by population, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. The transport system of the city is well developed: metro, trams, trolleybuses and buses. We will devote our article to the Kazan tram network, tell about its history, features and main routes.
History and features of the Kazan tram
The first tram in Kazan entered the route on November 20, 1899, replacing the local show jumping. Today, you can take a look at the rolling stock running in the city a hundred years ago, at the address: Esperanto street, 8, at the Sukonnaya Sloboda metro station.
It is curious that by the end of the twentieth century in Kazan there were three depots (one today), and the city's tram network totaled 23 routes. But between 2005 and 2013, approximately two-thirds of the existing lines were dismantled. In the near future (until 2021), it is planned to build a ring line for a 33 km long tram route.
Today the tram network of the capital of Tatarstan is under the jurisdiction of the Metroelectrotrans municipal enterprise. The gauge in the city is standard and amounts to 1524 mm, the electrification of the contact network is 550 volts. The cost of a single ride on the Kazan tram (as of 2017) is 25 rubles.
Trams of Kazan: routes and rolling stock
Today in Kazan there are only four tram routes (see diagram below):
- No. 1: Railway station - street Chemical.
- No. 4: Halitova Street - 9th microdistrict.
- No. 5: Railway station - microdistrict "Sunny City".
- No. 6: Halitova Street - the village of Karavaevo.
The “second” and “third” routes temporarily do not run. Tram line number 5 is considered high-speed and is one of the longest in Russia.
As of the beginning of 2019, the city has 86 working passenger trams at its disposal. There are the following types of cars in Kazan:
- 71-402 "Spectrum" - 5 pieces;
- AKSM 62103 - 20 pieces;
- AKSM-843 - 20 pieces;
- AKSM-84500K - 3 pieces;
- 71-407-01 - 16 pieces;
- 71-623-02 - 22 pieces.
The service equipment of the depot is represented by a car for inspection of the contact network, two rail conveyors, snow plows, as well as watering and museum cars. In 2017, an excursion tram was launched, plying the historical center of Kazan.