The abundance of cars in the capital leads to the fact that many car owners change to public transport. Therefore, information on the schedule of its movement and routes becomes relevant. Indeed, for many it is preferable to change from cars and without delay to get to work or to a meeting using underground or elevated transport.
Trams in Moscow
And one of its popular types are trams. After all, they do not stand in traffic jams, so the risk of being late for work is minimized. Also, some people like to watch the landscape passing by the window, which the passengers of the subway are deprived of. By the way, many tram routes are laid in the old districts of Moscow, which allows you to combine a business trip with a guided tour of the capital.
Tram is one of the oldest and most environmentally friendly modes of transport, the second type of transportation of passengers after the horse. The ceremonial opening of its first line took place on March 25, 1899, and already on the 26th the first tram in Moscow passed from Butyrskaya Zastava to Petrovsky Park . It was the one that today goes along the route number 6 (Krasnopresnensky depot).
On this occasion, a prayer service was held in the electric park near Bashilovka with water blessing before the local shrines and the icon of the Holy Savior. And there were so many people who wanted to ride the new transport that not everyone fit in the cabin, so some had to attach themselves to the “tail”.
Until 1912, trams coexisted with the then popular horse tram, but gradually the advantages of the new transport became clear. Therefore, the coachmen were retrained as train carriages, and trams gradually replaced the show jumping from Moscow streets.
History of route number 6 in Moscow
Initially, in 1899, tram number 6 in Moscow (though still without this number) ran along the Leningradskoye Shosse from Petrovsky Park to the Belorussky Train Station. Over time, it was extended to Okhotny Ryad, from where it continued to Kalanchevka and further to Krasnoprudnaya Street, to the final stop in Sokolniki.
In 1944, it began to cover the northwest of the capital. The line of travel stretched right up to the final stop on Vostochny bridge, then in Tushino near Moscow. In the same year, the route was finally assigned No. 6.
In 1958, the line was extended to Zakharkovo, and in 1969 to Brattsevo. This stop is the last to this day.
In 1979, the ring was transferred from the Sokol metro station to the intersection of Alabyan Street and Leningradskoye Shosse. And the route remained such until 2008. This year, in connection with the construction of a traffic intersection, the route section from Panfilova Street to the Sokol metro stop was temporarily closed. Today, after its completion, the tram again runs along the full route from the Sokol station to the Brattsevo stop,
Throughout the entire period of its existence, this line constantly changed, or even completely ceased to exist. It is noteworthy that route No. 6 in Moscow was the first to test the modern look of the PESA Fokstro tram. Today, the number of new vehicles on the line is constantly increasing, and after its full renewal, new generation trams will go to other routes of the Krasnopresnensky depot.
Modern route number 6
Tram route number 6 in Moscow has a total length of 12.6 kilometers, and the average travel time is about 46 minutes. The tram goes along the following route:
- Street of Heroes Panfilovtsev;
- Skhodnenskaya street;
- Boat street;
- Freedom Street;
- Volokolamskoe highway;
- Aviation Street;
- Volokolamskoe highway.
In the course of its movement, it passes 29 stops. However, it is important to know that on some of them he stops only depending on which direction he goes. For example, at the stop "Children's Hospital No. 7", the tram stops only when moving towards Brattsevo, and at the "Children's Combine" - if it goes to the Sokol metro station.
Interesting places on the route
The route of tram number 6 in Moscow passes through interesting places. Some of them are worth paying attention to when traveling.
So, on the route from Panfilov Street to Infantry and from Academician Kurchatov Street to the Pokrovskoye-Glebovo stop, tram lines run through the forest zone. And between the stops "Hospital MPS" and "Channel named after Moscow" they pass through a tunnel under the named channel.
Above Volokolamsk highway (on Tushinskaya street), the route runs along a special overpass, inscribed in a traffic intersection. And between the West and East bridges you can drive along the derivation channel.
Timetable
Starting June 26, 2017, the time for sending the first tram of route No. 6 in Moscow, according to the press service of Mosgortrans, was reduced. Now, on weekdays, the first tram from Brattsevo will leave at 05:22, and from the Falcon at 04:37. The waiting time for transport on working days is 3-10 minutes, on weekends about 5-20.
The last tram leaves from Brattsev at 01:05, and from the Falcon at 01:12.
The fare for today is 55 rubles one way.
Summarizing
Trams today remain one of the most popular types of ground transportation. The absence of traffic jams, the unhurried progress of the wagons, the interesting route and the presence of night routes for some of them enable passengers not only to quickly get to the right place, but also once again to travel through the historical districts of Moscow.
This is a good opportunity to consider the sights of the capital, for which at normal times, especially when traveling by car, there is no time. A convenient mode of operation, modern cars with a cooling system in the summer and heated seats in the winter, as well as a relatively short wait for transport and the absence of traffic jams on the way, will make any trip quick and comfortable.