Trams in Tashkent
The Tashkent tramway network formed part of the public transport system in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. The network opened with horsecars in 1901. Since 1912 the system was converted to electric tramway. As of its closing in 2016, the network consisted of six lines of 87.8 kilometres (54.6 mi) of route, a decline from the tram system's maximum of 24 lines.
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A Tatra T6B5 tram in Tashkent, 2009. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tashkent Mayor Rakhmonbek Usmonov announced on March 29, 2016, that the network would close by year's end in order to make way for more cars and thus aid in reducing congestions within the capital. City-owned operating company Tashgorpastrans also plans to sell the 30 KTM-19 and 20 Vario LF trams, which it acquired in 2007 and 2011, respectively.[1] The system was closed on May 2, 2016.
References
- "Toshkent tram network to close". Railway Gazette International. DVV Media UK. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
External links
Media related to Trams in Tashkent at Wikimedia Commons
- Tashkent database / photo gallery and Tashkent tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Tashkent database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.