Chronology Of Main Events / News

The last day of service of the tram Line 1. The entire part of the network in the industrial park east of the BSI terminal, which includes the lines to Shinniy Zavod and TETs-2, is no longer operated. The total length of abandoned trackage is 30 km. (two-way).

The new trolleybus Line 17A between Leventsovsky — Tsentralniy Rynok opens. 5 vehicles of the 'Gorozhanin' type with a battery auxiliary power option will be used. The total length of the route is 35 km, of which the section using auxiliary power is 14.5 km. This is the longest trolleybus route in Rostov-on-Don.

Two new trolleybus services 1T and 3T using battery auxiliary power have been launched. The Line 1T operates between Posyolok Kirova and Osvobozhdeniya Ploschad using 1 trolleybus. The Line 3T operates between Zapadniy Mikrorayon and Metallurgov Prospect using 2 vehicles. There is no overhead available, trolleybuses operate in the electric bus mode. The service is provided during a.m. and p.m. hours only with trolleybuses recharging at the Depot in-between.

The last day of tramway operation. The last special non-revenue run between Severnaya TETs and the Depot has pulled into the Depot at 19:45. The last run was completed by train 014+017. The Ist-Ilimsk tramway is closed.

The end of service of the original Tatra T3 trams with accelerator. This type of trams has been used in service since 1965. The last train 990+902 operated on the Lines 1 and 10. Trams 752, 987 and 8201 have been preserved as historic trams.

В Иркутск прибыл купленный троллейбус ПКТС-6281.01 "Адмирал-2022"

Light Rail Line 1 is officially opened, with the exception of Huangshibei Railway Station stop.

The first segment of metro opened, the 11,7 km-long Line 6 with 9 stations.

Taizhou Rail Transit Line S1 (Phase 1) opens, with 15 stations over 52.4㎞.

A concession agreement has been signed between the Government of the Yaroslavl Region and the Movista Regional company to provide modernization of the tram system in Yaroslavl. The range of contract is 20 years, the investment will be 19.7 billion rubles. The project provides for a comprehensive renovation of the tram infrastructure and rolling stock, the purchase of 47 single trams, the reconstruction of 45.3 km of tracks, the rehab of 8 substations, the rebuilding of 2 overpasses and the renovation of the tram Depot. It is expected that after the modernization of the system, the tram ridership will be about 17.5 million passengers a year. The work is expected to begin in January 2023.

A supplementary tram line between Autostrada — Svobody Ploschad" has been introduced using 3 trams. The service operates during peak hours only.

Delivered 2 new UTTZ-6241.01 Gorozhanin trolleybuses with MAZ-203 bodies.

Alstom Flexity TW500 trams entered service on the Vienna — Baden localbahn line. A total of 18 five-section vehicles have been ordered.

Delivered the first new UTTZ-6241.01 trolleybus of a batch of 9 such vehicles ordered.

Tram operation has resumed. The tram Line 2 operates DMK and Dunayska Vulitsa. The tram Line 4 temporarily operates between DMK and Odeska Vulitsa.

The Khodzhasan metro station and the Depot open.

The last day of regular service operations of the Ust-Ilimsk tramway between 9-y Mikrorayon and Severnaya TETs. Train 055+056 operated the last revenue trip between 9-y Mikrorayon and the Depot, pulling in at 21:31. Special non-revenue service between the Depot and Severnaya TETs will be operated until December 30th — 2 trips in the morning, and 2 trips in the evening. The tramway operation will be shutdown from Janurary 1st, 2023, and the tramway infrastructure will be dismantled.
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The Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Khreshchatyk metro stations have been reopened. The stations were closed since the end of February, 2022.

The new 3,1 km-long (two-way) segment of the tramway line between Sosnowiec Zagórze Pętla — Zagórze Rondo Jana Pawła II has been opened and the Line 15 has been extended.

Delivered the first tram of the 71-412 type.

Delivered the first tram of the 71-911EM 'Lvyonok' type.

The new 3,3 km-long trolleybus line via Mazepa, Guryk Vulitsa, Pivdenny and Pivnyny Boulevards opens. The Line 5 is extended between Trolleybus Depot and AS-3 (Bus Station 3).

Metro services have been reinstated with trains operating every 10 minutes. The substitute bus services (1M, 2M, 3M) have been suspended.

All tram services have been suspended due to power supply shortages. Compensatory diesel bus routes have been launched along tram routes. Buses continue to operate on all trolleybus routes.

Work has begun on the construction of a new tramway junction at the intersection of Ostrovskaya Ulitsa, Moskovskaya Ulitsa, Krasnykh Zor Ulitsa and Kraynyaya Ulitsa. 8 out of 16 city tram services utilize the junction daily. The rebuilt crossing will consist of two T-shaped junctions allowing for trams to operate in all the directions possible. Completion of the project is scheduled for July 1, 2023.

The first two cars of the BKM 62103 type have been delivered (manufacturer serial numbers 138 and 139).

Metro operation has been suspended and tramway services have been partially suspended due to shelling of the city.

A contract has been signed with the Tatra-Yug company for delivery of 13 multi-section articulated low-floor trams of the K1T306 type, as well as for provision of related services.

В город прибыли десять троллейбусов модели МАЗ-203Т70 с автономным ходом 20 км. Ранее троллейбусы данной модели (и вообще троллейбусы с увеличенным автономным ходом) в Рязани не эксплуатировались. Вышли на линию 30.12.22.

Trolleybus operation has been suspended due to power supply issues.