Overview and brief history of tram route number 2, Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod is a completely stunning city, standing on two rivers - the Volga and the Oka, and having behind its shoulders a rich and long history, officially continuing from 1221. Once, Nizhny was rightly considered the third capital of imperial Russia (after St. Petersburg and Moscow). In those days, the Nizhny Novgorod Fair functioned successfully, which was attended annually by hundreds of merchants and merchants of good. Then, they could only dream of a transport system that is functioning in the city of two N now, and even then such engineers hardly thought of that time.

Nizhny public transport today

Now, in Nizhny Novgorod, dozens of bus, tram and trolleybus routes, as well as the two-lane system of the Nizhny Novgorod metro, the cable car (the longest in the world in length over the water surface), the ferry and airport for domestic and selectively international flights, are successfully operating.

Tram system of Nizhny Novgorod

It began its work on March 8, 1896. In the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, the development of the city tram network stopped, although until this moment the local administration closely monitored this type of transport, the tram system developed and grew. However, at the end of the 20th century in Nizhny Novgorod, preference was given to the visible “promising” type of public transport - the trolleybus. In the 2000s, several more routes were closed, and in 2008 the truly historical route line of trolleybus No. 1 was destroyed: from the Moscow railway station to the Black Pond. So, trolleybus number 1 has retained only part of its historical path.

Currently, the city is served by thirteen tram routes, which, in turn, are operated by three tram depots. There are also several regular and sightseeing tram routes.

Tram number 2

The tram route 2 in Nizhny Novgorod is special. The main characteristic feature is following the city ring with the passage of seventeen stops. This tram is operated by City Depot No. 1.

Initially, tram route 2 in Nizhny Novgorod included the following stops:

1. Osharskaya st.

• "Black Pond";

2. Bolshaya Pecherskaya st.

• "River School";
• "High School of Economics";
• "Labor";
• "Hay Square";

3. Belinsky St.

• Belinsky;
• "Poltava";
• "Opera and Ballet Theatre";
• "Ashgabat";
• "Studenaya";
• "Market of the Middle";

6. Ilyinskaya St.

• Krasnoselskaya
• "Maxim Gorky";
• "Maslyakova";
• "Nizhny Novgorod (tram)";

7. Dobrolyubova St.

• "Dobrolyubova."

8. Bolshaya Pokrovskaya St.

• "Bolshaya Pokrovskaya (tram)."

In August 2017, the city administration announced changes to the route of tram 2. Nizhny Novgorod then was already in full swing preparing for the upcoming World Cup, so roads and tram tracks were being actively repaired. In this regard, the tram route number 2 (Nizhny Novgorod) was changed. The scheme was as follows: "Black Pond - Ilyinskaya Street - Lyadov Square" and vice versa, without stopping at Belinsky Street.

Route opening hours: 05:44 - 22:55 daily. The interval of the tram is 4-7 minutes.

Since August 2017, the fare increased in Nizhny Novgorod: from 20 rubles, it was raised to 28 rubles per trip.

However, on the excursion route No. 2 of the retro-tram RVZ-6M2, the fare on August 15 increased to 35 rubles. The official document is published on the website of the city administration.

Conclusion

We examined the tram route 2 (Nizhny Novgorod). It is difficult to stop in this regard, as the routes change periodically due to the repair of roads and tracks, which has recently begun to happen more and more often. Therefore, rely only on maps of the present and do not hesitate to ask information about conductors or passengers of public transport that interests you. Be careful. Good luck