Tram K-1 in Odesa
Tatra tram in Odesa
As of the middle 2011, trams are one of the basic types of public transportation in the city of Odesa, Ukraine. Odesa is served by 19 regular, and 5 non-regular, tram routes. Electric trams have been operating in Odesa since 1910.[1]
The tram network is laid along mainline streets from the city center, serving as a convenient connection with the more outward neighborhoods of Odesa. System facts are:
- As of early 2011, Odesa has 210 Tatra T3 tramcars, 106 of them having been modernized.
- In 2006, К-1 tramcars started to be delivered. They are manufactured on Yuzhmash plant in Dnipro. There are also Tatra-Yug trams, manufactured there.
- For heritage purposes, there is one pseudo-Nivelles retro tram, which was made out of MTV-82 tram.
- The Odesa Tram Network is served by two depots. One is located near the railway station, the other is located in Slobodka (in the western part of the city). A service tram depot (located near "Tovarnaja" station) used to house some of the passenger service routes 1996, but it now houses only service trams.
- As of November 2016, the lines in vul Preobrazhenska, vul Tyraspilska, and vul Nizhynska were out of service. A new roundabout at the junction of these lines was being constructed, with excavation to a depth of 1 metre for two blocks either side in vul Preobrazhenska. At the bottom of the trench was being poured slab concrete. Track for the roundabout was being fabricated in situ from straight rails. It is estimated that the work would take several more months.
- As of November 2016, the track in vul Novoshepnoy Ryad was in poor condition, the asphalt road surface having disappeared where it flanked the Privoz market, pointwork at vul Preobazhenska was in poor condition. Speed of trams in this street was low on account of the exposed rails, and cars and trucks travelling at walking pace over the rough surface.
- As of October 2018, the roundabout in vul Preobrazhenska was in operation, allowing trams to enter and leave in any direction along the streets mentioned previously.
- Operational difficulties plague the system. The track and pointwork in vul Noveshepnoy and vicinity are unchanged from 2016. Services along two routes ceased for long periods on the same day in 2018. This is the result of three factors: One is the removal of turn-back facilities that enabled trams to service part of the route when there is a breakdown or accident (example, lines 12 and 3 near Fine Arts Museum). Another is the removal of cross links that would enable a tram to reach a destination via another route when a breakdown occurs (example, vul Stelova). The third is attributable to the continued used of single-ended trams. With a double-ended tram, a turn-back is possible wherever there is a shunt. Single-ended trams need a loop or a turnout to a cusp, to enable the tram to travel in the opposite direction on the other track.
- On 21 December 2023, the city received the first of 13 Tatra-Yug K1T306 trams that were ordered in December 2022. The three-section trams are 26 m long and 100% low floor.[2]
Route network
| No. | Terminals | Remarks[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peresyp Bridge — "Centrolit" Plant | Served by 7 trams |
| 3 | Lustdorf — Starosinna Square (Railway station) | One of major routes. Served by 10 trams. Since 13-th September 2022 closed and replaced by route 7 |
| 4 | Arcadia — Peresyp Bridge | Closed in 2017. |
| 5 | Central Bus Station — Arcadia | One of major routes. Served by 9 trams |
| 6 | Peresyp Bridge — Luzanivka | Shortcut version of route # 7 (rush hour time only). In run, starting with 9 AM, also used for "yard moves", when route number 1 comes in service out of Depot #2 (Slobidka Tram Depot) |
| 7 | Paustovskogo Street (Tavriya V) - 11th station of Lustdorf Road | One of major routes. Served by 26 -35 trams, including all 4 Odyssey Max trams.Route " North - South". |
| 8 | Luzanovka — Paustovskogo Street (Tavriya V) | Summer route. |
| 10 | Isaac Rabin Street — Starosinna Square (Railway station) | One of Major Routes. Served by 5-9 trams |
| 11 | Starosinna Square (Railway station) — Alexeyevskaya Plaza | In 2008 it was severely trimmed. Served by 1 tram. |
| 12 | Tovarnaya station (Alexeyevskaya Plaza) — Slobodka Market | No major changed during its history of existence. Initially this route terminated at Peresyb Bridge, starting with June 1, 2011 was extended, following route cancelled 22. |
| 13 | Shkolny housing estate — Starosinna Square (Railway station) | One of major routes. Served by 4-6 trams |
| 15 | Slobodka Market — Tiraspolskaya Square | Remains unchanged since the moment of first run. Served by 3 trams |
| 17 | Kulikovo Field — 11th station of Fountain Road | Short version of route #18. Served by 6 trams |
| 18 | Kulikovo Field — 16th station of Fountain Road | One of major routes. The route is temporarily closed due to repair on 16th station of Fountain Road |
| 19 | 16th station of Fountain Road — Memorial of 411 Battery | Has a single track line. The route is temporarily closed due to repair on 16th station of Fountain Road |
| 20 | Peresyp Bridge — Khadzhibay Firth | This line is served by 2 trams. |
| 21 | Zastava 2 railway station — Tiraspolskaya Square | Served by 2-3 trams |
| 23 | 6th station of Fountain Road - Bus station | Closed since 2014. |
| 26 | Starosinna Square (Railway station) — 11th station of Lustdorf Road | Closed. |
| 27 | Fishing Port — Starosinna Square (Railway station) | Served by 9-11 trams. |
| 28 | Shevchenko Park — Paster's Street | Passed along original Port Franko line. Served by 4-6 trams |
| 31 | Lustdorf — Railway Station | Used to be route 29. Since 2015 replaced by route №3. Closed |
Additional routes
3а 2nd station of Lustdorf Road- Tiraspolska Square.
3к 2nd station of Lustdorf Road — Railway station
Closed routes and phantom routes (after 1990)
2 Peresyp Bridge — Railway Station
- Used in evening to supplement shortcut runs of route 3. Present of official maps
4 Zastava 2 — Shevchenko Park
- cancelled in 2005, tracks are demolished, and trolleybus # 2 runs on its way along Uspenskaya Street.
9 "Centrolit" plant — Peresyp Bridge
- cancelled in 1997, was included in routes № 1,6,7,8.
14 Isaac Rabin Street — Railway Station
- Was introduced to supplement route № 10, in 2000 was no longer needed. Used only for yard moves of Route 10 and sometimes operates during rush hour time. Present on official maps.
16 Kulikovo field - 6th station of Fountain Road
22 Slobodka market — Peresyp bridge
29 Lustdorf — 11th station of Lustdorf Road For a long time, used to be what's now known as route 31.
30 Ivanovskiy Viaduct — Peresyp Bridge
- Closed in 2008 due to construction of the North-South auto mainline, which implied the roadway expansion. The construction of the Auto mainline was not completed due toa couple of reasons. Tram route 30 was replaced by 30A bus route. Since this route is served by 2 buses only, almost no one uses it.
References
- ↑ История Одесского трамвая. Odesskiy Listok.
- ↑ "Odesa tram deliveries begin". Railway Gazette International. 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "Routes". OMF World (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-18.
External links
Media related to Tram transport in Odesa at Wikimedia Commons
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