Chronology Of Main Events / News

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.

Delivered BTZ-52763R trolleybus.

The new tramway loop Meilahden sairaala (Meilahti Hospital) opens, served by the Line 3. A detailed info in Finnish:
https://www.hsl.fi/hsl/uutiset/liikennet...e-12.12

4 tram cars 71-623 from St. Petersburg arrived in the city.

Открыт новый участок линии скоростного трамвая MBTA Green Line Lechmere — Medford/Tufts. Участок состоит из пяти новых станций: East Somerville, Gilman Square, Magoun Square, Ball Square и Medford/Tufts.
На новый участок направлен продлённый маршрут E, который работает теперь между конечными Medford/Tufts и Heath Street.

The new tram line to Bohunické Nemocnici (the Bohunické hospital) has been launched. Škoda 45T trams have entered service for the first time.

Trolleybus and tram operations observe the official schedule of hourly power supply shutdowns. KP "Mikolayevelektrotrans" is assigned to the second 'consumer level', thus electric transport will run at the following times: 5:00-8:00; 10:00-14:00; 16:00-19:30.

Tatra K2 car 7000 has arrived in Prague following a rehab at the central workshops of Brno. The tram is expected to operate on the Lines 23 and 42 starting from the first quarter of 2023.
https://dopravacek.eu/2022/12/09/do-prah...vaj-k2/

The last GLT/Bombardier TVR vehicles will be retired from service on March 12, 2023.

HESS awarded to provide 124 lighTram 19 DC articulated trolleybuses from 2023.

Two first electric minibuses Altas Novus Cityline in town are put into regular service.

Trolleybus Lines 1 and 9 have been reinstated.

80th anniversary of the Chelyabinsk trolleybus operation.

Bus and trolleybus drivers of UAB "Vilniaus viešasis transportas" are on strike. At least 50% of all journeys are operated across all company routes (individual trip count across different routes varies significantly). There are less than a half buses operating and approximately one third / one quarter less trolleybuses than usual. Detailed information is available on the website of transport agency: https://judu.lt/vairuotoju-streikas/ There are summaries in English, Russian and Polish. Most detailed and up to date information is only in Lithuanian, but it can be translated using online tools.

The tram Line 3 between Yuzhniy Vokzal and Tsentralniy Park has been introduced.

The westward metro line extension (in the city of Espoo) has been opened from Matinkylä to Kivenlahti with 5 new stations: Finnoo, Kaitaa, Soukka, Espoonlahti and Kivenlahti. This completes the Western Metro (Länsimetro) project. The total length of the Helsinki metro system is now 43 km with 30 stations. Detailed information in Finnish:
https://www.hsl.fi/hsl/uutiset/uutinen/2...12.2022

An output for all electric transport in the city is limited to 50% due to power supply shortages.

New trolleybus VMZ-5298.01 Avangard has been delivered following a 13-year break in rolling stock acquisitions. The trolleybus received fleet number 304.

Trolleybus operation is considered closed. 6 partially low-floor midibuses PAZ-3204 Vector Next have been acquired to replace trolleybuses. The new midibuses operate on the former trolleybus Lines 8a and 11, and provide additional service on Line 8 Sporttovary — Khimzavod and Line 8 Sporttovary — Zh.d. Vokzal (Railway Station).

Only two trolleybuses services 4 and 12 remain in the city from 01 December. Each line is operated with 8 trolleybuses.

Trolleybus overhead on Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii Ulitsa has ben dismantled as a part of the street's reconstruction. This line was opened on 01.27.1962 and had long been serviced by the Route 1. The line was mothballed since 2018. The Monument Druzhby Loop was partially dismantled in 2020.