List of town tramway systems in Belarus
A modern tramway AKSM-843 in Minsk
This article shows a list of town tramway systems in Belarus. It includes all known tram systems in Belarus, past and present; cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column.
Overview
The first electric tramway systems in Belarus started on 13 October 1929 when two Belarusian tramlines were created in Minsk. There are now 11 tramlines in Minsk.
List of systems
Mazyr
Minsk
Vitebsk
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahilyow | Horse | 10 Feb 1910 | 1920 | ||
| Trams in Mazyr | Mazyr | Electric (express tramway) |
01 Aug 1988 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) | |
| Trams in Minsk | Minsk | Horse | 22 May 1892 | 20 Jan 1928 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Operation suspended May 1918 - 07 August 1921 because of war. |
| Electric | 13 Oct 1929 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended 25 June 1941 - 1 May 1943 and June 1944 - 30 April 1945 because of war. | |||
| Trams in Novopolotsk | Novopolotsk | Electric (express tramway) |
21 May 1974 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) | |
| Trams in Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Electric | 30 Jun 1896 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended 1918 - April 1923 and July 1941 - 5 October 1947 because of war. |
See also
External links
Media related to Trams in Belarus at Wikimedia Commons
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