Trams in Avdiivka

The Avdiivka tram opened August 23, 1965.[1] Due to the ongoing War in Donbass the transport system has not operated since 2015 despite attempts to restart operations (the last such attempt was in 2017).[1]

Avdiivka tram system
Operation
LocaleAvdiivka, Ukraine
OpenAugust 23, 1965
Close2015 and again in 2017 (after partial reopening)[1]
StatusService suspended indefinitely
Routes2
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Propulsion system(s)520-537 volts
Depot(s)1
StockCLF-5
Statistics
Route length24

In 2010 it had 2 routes, 24.0 km and 25 rail cars.[2] It used mainly multiple-unit tram consists, with an average of 3-4 cars per set.

History
2012 Avdiivka tram ticket

The first section of the tram line opened August 23, 1965.[1] It was opened to connect the city with the Avdiivka Coke Plant.[1] Still in Ukraine no other tram line exists that was build to connect residential areas with a large industrial enterprise.[1] The first stock used were the KTM/KTP-1 two-axle trams.[1]

In 1969 and 1972 the line was further extended.[1] In the early 1970s it was planned to extend the tram line to Donetsk, works to this end did start, but the project was never finished.[1] In 1977 and 1978 the KTM-5 tram type replaced the KTM/KTP-1 type.[1]

In 1986 the tram line was extended to the village Spartak, almost doubling the length of the line.[1]

In 2003 tram traffic to Spartak was permanently suspended.[1]

Destroyed section of rail in August 2015

Although Avdiivka was already suffering from the War in Donbass in June 2014 trams in Avdiivka continued to operate.[1][3] After three trams were hit by artillery fire in January 2015 the tram line was completely dismantled.[1] By late March 2015 tram traffic was completely stopped due to artillery bombardments and power failures.[1] In 2016 a part of the tram line was reopened, but in January 2017 the tram line was permanently closed because of active fighting in Avdiivka.[1] Currently the former tram line is served by a shuttle bus with the same number, "1".[1]

References
  1. Авдіївський трамвай. Недооцінена легенда промислового транспорту світового масштабу [Avdiivka tram. An underrated legend of world-class industrial transport]. Informator (in Ukrainian). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  2. Inventory fleet of passenger tram cars on 01.01.2010. Official statistics. Avdiyivka. Site "Mіsky trucks"
  3. Losing everything in Avdiivka, Al Jazeera (5 February 2017)
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