Daugavpils Satiksme#Tramways
{{Short description|Bus and tram system in Daugavpils, Latvia}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Daugavpils Satiksme
| logo = Daugavpils_Satiksme_logo.png
| image = DauagvpilsKTM-31.jpg
| type = city municipality owned corporation
| foundation = 2014
| location_city = Daugavpils
| location_country = Latvia
| area_served = Daugavpils
| industry = Public transportation
| parent = N/A
| homepage = [http://www.satiksme.daugavpils.lv www.satiksme.daugavpils.lv]
}}
Daugavpils Satiksme ({{langx|en|Daugavpils Transport|italic=yes}}) is the public transport corporation which operates tram and bus systems in the eastern Latvian city of Daugavpils.
Two municipal public transport companies existed before 1 January 2014; A/S "Tramvaju uzņēmums" (Tramway Enterprise JSC) and SIA "Daugavpils autobusu parks".
Buses
The bus network currently comprises 33 routes. In 2021 the purchase of 35 compressed natural gas powered buses was approved, to be supported by the Cohesion Fund.{{cite news|url=https://tekdeeps.com/now-daugavpils-will-definitely-receive-35-new-buses-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104063125/https://tekdeeps.com/now-daugavpils-will-definitely-receive-35-new-buses-2/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 4, 2022|title=Now Daugavpils will definitely receive 35 new buses|date=10 January 2021|publisher=tekdeeps.com|accessdate=4 January 2022}} In 2022 the fleet consisted of 28 Solaris, 16 Volvo, 5 Iveco and 11 Mercedes-Benz vehicles.{{cite news|url=https://www.daugavpils.lv/en/city/daugavpils/sabiedriskais-transports|title=Public transport|date=27 July 2022|publisher=Daugavpils valstspilsētas pašvaldība|accessdate=12 August 2022}}
=Bus routes=
| class="wikitable" |
| Number
! Start point - Intermediate points ! End point |
|---|
| 1
| Autoosta – Regional hospital | Ceļinieku ciemats |
| 2
| Garāžas | Autoosta |
| 3
| Autoosta | Jaunie Stropi (Cooperative) |
| 3B
| Autoosta – Spaļu iela | Ziegler machine works |
| 3C
| Autoosta – Maiznieks | Spaļu iela |
| 4
| Autoosta – Cietoksnis – Mežciems | Autoosta |
| 5
| Autoosta – Mežciems – Cietoksnis | Autoosta |
| 6
| Autoosta | Nīderkūni |
| 7
| Autoosta | Kalkūni |
| 7B
| Autoosta – Kalkūni | Horticultural society „Mičurinietis” |
| 8
| Autoosta | Judovka |
| 9
| Autoosta | Grīva (Ķiršu iela) |
| 10
| Autoosta | Ruģeļi |
| 10A
| Autoosta | Ruģeļi (Kindergarten) |
| 11
| Jaunforštadte | Regional hospital |
| 12
| Autoosta | Križi |
| 13
| Autoosta | Mežciema arodskola |
| 13A
| Autoosta | Cietoksnis |
| 14
| Autoosta – Cietoksnis | Ķīmiķu ciemats (including Plaušu centrā) |
| 15
| Autoosta – Liginišķi | Autoosta |
| 16
| Autoosta – Piena kombināta ciemats | Autoosta |
| 17
| Autoosta – Stacijas iela | Jaunforštadte |
| 17A
| Autoosta – Ceļu satiksmes drošības direkcija (Road Safety Directorate) | Jaunforštadte |
| 18
| Viduspoguļanka (Vāveru iela) | Autoosta |
| 19
| Autoosta – Jaunforštadte – Ķīmiķu ciemats – Jaunbūve | Jaunforštadte |
| 20
| Jaunforštadte – Jaunbūve – Ķīmiķu ciemats | Jaunforštadte (Ciolkovska) |
| 20A2
| Jaunforštadte – Regional hospital – Vecstropi | Autoosta |
| 20A
| Jaunforštadte | Jaunbūve |
| 20B
| Jaunforštadte – Smiltenes iela – Jaunbūve | Ķīmiķu ciemats |
| 21
| Autobusu parks – Daugavpils AO – Jaunforštadte – Viduspoguļanka – Mežciems – Cietoksnis – Daugavpils AO | Autobusu parks |
| 22
| Autobusu parks – Daugavpils AO – Nīderkuni – Judovka – Ruģeļi-Jaunbūve – Ķīmiķu ciemats – Jaunstropi – Vecstropi | Križi |
| 23
| Ruģeļi | Regional hospital |
| 24
| Autoosta – Jaunbūve – Ķīmiķu ciemats – Jaunforštadte Cietoksnis | Autoosta |
| 26
| Autoosta – Ķīmiķu ciemats – Jaunforštadte | Autoosta |
Tramways
The tram network was opened on 5 November 1946 and a second line was opened in 1950 and extended in 1951 and 1958. Further extensions followed in 1965, 1990, 2020 and 2023. It comprises approximately 25 kilometres of track and five lines, the fourth opening within existing infrastructure in January 2022 and the fifth in January 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.grani.lv/daugavpils/128419-4-y-marshrut-tramvaya-v-luchshem-sluchae-zapustyat-s-yanvarya.html|title=4th tram route, at best, will be launched from January 3|date=27 November 2021|publisher=grani.lv|accessdate=29 November 2021}}
The network uses Russian broad-gauge trackage of {{Track gauge|1524mm}}; along with the tram network of Riga these are the only two utilizing such a gauge inside the European Union. An uncommon characteristic is the use of trolley poles for current collection, although these are being phased out from the late 2010s. Green track is extensively used throughout and the northern sections pass through woodland areas. Tramcars are stored outside at a depot on Butļerova Street.
=Tram network=
| class="wikitable" |
| Number
! Start point ! End point |
|---|
| 1
| Butļerova iela | Stacija |
| 2
| Butļerova iela | Maizes kombināts |
| 3 / 5
| Stropi | Cietoksnis |
| 4
| Maizes kombināts | Stacija |
=Rolling stock=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:1em 1em 1em 0; font-size:95%;"
!width="50" style="background:#efefef; font-size:90%;"|Manufacturer !width="120" style="background:#efefef; font-size:90%;"|Model !width="80" style="background:#efefef; font-size:90%;"|Year built !width="80" style="background:#efefef; font-size:90%;"|Year delivered !width="80" style="background:#efefef; font-size:90%;"|In operation !width="60" style="background:#efefef; font-size:90%;"|Number delivered !width="60" style="background:#efefef; font-size:90%;"|Number in operation !width="320" style="background:#efefef; font-size:90%;"|Notes |
| RVR
| RVR-6M2 | colspan="2"| 1975—1988 | 1975—2014 | 64 | - | Not used in normal revenue service; operated as heritage vehicles. |
| Tatra
| 1973, 1975, 1981, 1983 | 2002 | 2002—present | 12 | 10 | Purchased secondhand from the tram system in Schwerin, Germany in 2002. Upgraded in 1992 to current standard. Operated in 2 wagon units predominantly on line 1. |
| rowspan="4"| UKVZ
| colspan="2"| 1990—1991 | 1990—present | 12 | 12 | UKVZ is located in Ust-Katav, Russia. Predominantly used on lines 1 and 3. |
| KTM-8 (71-608K)
| colspan="2"| 1994 | 1994—present | 1 | 1 | |
| KTM-23 (71-623-01)
| colspan="2"| 2014 | 2014—present | 8 | 8 | 40% low-floor |
| KTM-31 (71-631)
| colspan="2"| 2014 | 4 | 4 | Three-section six-axle articulated wagon; 70% low-floor. |
| Transmashholding TVZ
| colspan="2"| 2019 | 2020—present | 8 | 8 | First trams equipped with pantographs. 100% low-floor. Predominantly used on lines 1 and 2. |
| Pragoimex/DLRR
| EVO1 | colspan="2"| 2023 | 2023—present | 4 | 4 | First trams with articulated bogies. 100% low-floor. Assembled locally from imported kits at DLRR. Pragoimex is part of a Czech consortium and is partially owned by Škoda Transportation. |
In 2020 a realignment servicing the Daugavpils Regional Hospital opened. This project saw the introduction of the first pantograph equipped cars.{{cite news|url=http://financenet.tvnet.lv/zinas/609124-tramvajus_daugavpilij_velas_piegadat_pieci_pretendenti|title=Tramvajus Daugavpilij vēlas piegādāt pieci pretendenti|date=18 May 2016|publisher=TV NET|accessdate=12 June 2016}}
Future projects
In February 2016 the Ministry of Transport announced plans for the construction of a new tram line.{{cite news|url=http://www.lsm.lv/en/article/societ/society/70m-in-eu-funds-earmarked-for-new-tram-line.a168773/|title=EU funds earmarked for new tram line|date=12 February 2016|publisher=Public Broadcasting of Latvia|accessdate=13 February 2016}} Preliminary plans call for a connection between the Jaunforštadte area in the north of the city and the centre of the network, in the vicinity of Daugavpils Station. The route is projected to increase the number of tram passengers to around 500 000 per year.{{cite news|url=http://www.think-railways.com/latvia-eur-96m-eu-funding-tramway-infrastructure/|title=Latvia: EUR 96m EU funding for tramway infrastructure|date=20 February 2016|publisher=Think Railways|accessdate=4 June 2016}} The project was cancelled in 2022.
In September 2020, the Municipal Council of Daugavpils considered an allocation of 24,000 euros for the subsequent implementation of the project for the construction of a new tramline, which supposedly will connect the “Jaunstropi” district with the “Ķimiķu ciemats” district.{{cite news|url=https://www.grani.lv/daugavpils/119609-razvitie-tramvaynoy-infrastruktury-proekty-obretayut-realnye-ochertaniya.html/|title=Развитие трамвайной инфраструктуры: проекты обретают реальные очертания|date=25 September 2020|publisher=Grani.lv|accessdate=12 November 2020}} Czech Pragoimex trams will be assembled locally at the Daugavpils Locomotive Repair Plant (DLRR) as part of the project which will for the first time connect two separate lines.
Gallery
File:РВЗ-6М2 №060.jpg|RVR-6
File:Daugapils -1574 - Flickr - Ragnhild & Neil Crawford.jpg|KTM-5
File:KTM 5 and 8.jpg|KTM-8
File:Tatra T3D Väinänlinnassa (Daugavpils).jpg|Tatra T3D
File:DauagvpilsKTM-31.jpg|KTM-31
File:1. tram..jpg|KTM-23
File:71 911 Daugavpils.jpg|TVZ City Star (71-911)
File:Map of tram system in Daugavpils.svg|Lines and termini of the tram system as of 2020
File:DaugavpilsTickets.jpg|Single journey tickets
File:DaugavpilsAutobussNr1.jpg|Bus on route 1
See also
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Trams in Daugavpils}}
- [http://satiksme.daugavpils.lv/ Official website of Daugavpils satiksme] {{in lang|lv|ru|en}}
- [https://archive.today/20160202165913/http://www.old-tramvajs.daugavpils.lv/ Former website of the tram company] {{in lang|lv|ru}}
- [http://transphoto.ru/city/186/ Daugavpils Tramway] on TransPhoto {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://public-transport.net/bim/Daugavpils.htm Daugavpils on public-transport.net]
Category:Tram transport in Latvia
Category:Transport in Daugavpils