Trams in Donetsk

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{{Infobox tram network

| name = Trams in Donetsk

| image = File:TramLM2008.jpg

| locale = {{flagicon|UKR}} Donetsk, Ukraine

| lines = 10

| route_length = {{convert|126.25|km}}

| gauge = 1524 mm

| depot = 2

| website = {{URL|doneelektroavtotrans.ru}}{{efn|Donetsk has been de facto controlled by Russia since 2014, but is internationally recognized as Ukrainian territory}}

}}

Trams in Donetsk ({{langx|uk|Донецький трамвай|Donetskyi tramvai}}; {{langx|ru|Донецкий трамвай}}) refer to trams in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, and is one of the main mass transit systems in the city. The system totals {{convert|126.25|km}} across 10 lines.{{Cite web |title=Інвентарний парк трамвайних вагонів по містах України на 01.01.2017 з аналізом його змін за 2016 рік |url=https://korpmet.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Інвентар-трамвайних-вагонів-в-містах-України-на-01.01.2017.xls}}{{Cite web |title=Інвентарний парк трамвайних вагонів по містах України на 01.01.2015 з аналізом його змін за 2014 рік |url=https://korpmet.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Інвентарний-парк-трамвайних-вагонів-у-містах-України-станом-на-01.01.2015-р..xls}}

History

On March 2, 1927, the city's executive committee approved the construction of a tram line. The first line, with a length of {{convert|8|km}}, opened on June 15, 1928.

In 1940, the city began to expand the tram network, with plans to merge with the tram network Makiivka. However, the German invasion of Soviet Union in June 1941 cut off this plan, and it never materialized.

During the German-Soviet War, the trams in the city were used mainly for economic purposes, including transport of different goods. However, the system suffered much destruction as a result of wartime bombing. The system was rebuilt soon after the war ended.

In the 1950s, the authorities made a series of changes to the tram system, including building an extension line to a newly built cotton factory.

Gallery

File:ЛМ-2008 на 1-м маршруте в Донецке.jpg

File:The tram line from the station to the Donetsk city center (4).JPG

File:Вид из Green Plaza 029.jpg

File:TramLM2008.jpg

File:Трамвай МТВ-82 в Донецке 06.jpg

File:Трамвай МТВ-82 в Донецке 05.jpg

File:Трамвай МТВ-82 в Донецке 01.jpg

File:Трамваи в Донецке 014.jpg

File:Транспорт в Донецке 019.jpg

File:Ab tram 03.jpg

File:Транспорт в Донецке 009.jpg

File:Tatra-T6B5 на 1-м маршруте в Донецке.jpg

File:Trams in Donetsk XX (2).JPG

File:МТВ-82 (№002) на 1-м маршруте в Донецке.jpg

File:The tram line from the station to the Donetsk city center (9).JPG

File:Trams in Donetsk X (16).JPG

File:Трамваи в Донецке 023.jpg

File:Трамваи в Донецке 020.jpg

File:Трамваи в Донецке 003.jpg

File:A tram in Donetsk.JPG

File:Donezk Zentrum Postisheva.jpg

File:Трамваи в Донецке 013.jpg

File:Trams in Donetsk X.JPG

File:Trams in Donetsk X (5).JPG

File:Trams in Donetsk X (4).JPG

File:Трамваи в Донецке 021.jpg

File:Трамваи в Донецке 012.jpg

File:Ab tram 01.jpg

Notes

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