List of town tramway systems in Ukraine
This is a list of town tramway systems in Ukraine by oblast. It includes all tram systems, past and present; cities with currently operating systems are indicated in bold. The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column.
Chernihiv Oblast
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Nizhyn | Nizhyn | Horse | 1915 | 1920s? |
Chernivtsi Oblast
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chernivtsi | Electric | 18 Jul 1897 | 20 Mar 1967 | Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Yevpatoria | Yevpatoria (Eupatoria) | Electric | 23 May 1914 | - | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). Note for Eupatoria: Operation suspended 1919–1923 because of war. Operated only during summer season, 1923–1941. Operation suspended 1941–1944 because of war. Operation resumed 1944, then suspended 1944–1947. |
| Kerch | Electric | 7 Nov 1935 | Nov 1941 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended because of war, not restored. | |
| Molochne | Electric | 18 Aug 1989 | Aug 2014 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). Note for Molochne: Built by the Pension Bérégovoy resort to provide transportation between the guest-house complex and the beach (on the Black Sea). Operates only during summer season. | |
| Simferopol | Electric | 13 Aug 1914 | 1 Dec 1970 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Operation suspended 1941 (or 1942) – 1944 because of war. |
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Kamianske | Kamianske | Electric | 27 Nov 1935 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
| Trams in Dnipro | Dnipro | Electric | 26 Jun 1897 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Oct 1919 – Sep 1921 because of war. |
| Trams in Kryvyi Rih | Kryvyi Rih | Electric | 2 Jan 1935 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Aug 1941 – 6 Nov 1946 because of war. Express tramway opened 26 Dec 1986 (see Kryvyi Rih Metrotram). |
Donetsk Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Avdiyivka | Avdiyivka | Electric | 23 Aug 1965 | Jan 2017 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) From Jan 2017 on, operation is suspended due to the War in Donbass. |
| Trams in Donetsk | Donetsk | Electric | 15 Jun 1928 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
| Trams in Druzhkivka | Druzhkivka | Electric | 5 Dec 1945 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
| Trams in Horlivka | Horlivka | Electric | 7 Nov 1932 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Nov 1941 – 10 May 1945 because of war. |
| Konstantinovka | Electric | 23 Aug 1931 | 26 Dec 2016 | Operation suspended Oct 1941 – 1 May 1944 and Jun 2004 – 2008. Unconnected line opened 1933, connected to original system 1965. Reopening in 2008. | |
| Kramatorsk | Electric | 12 May 1937 | 1 Aug 2017 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) | |
| Makiivka | Electric | 21 Aug 1927 | 3 Jul 2006 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) | |
| ♦ Shchehlovka | Electric | 23 Nov 1924 1956 |
1941 |
Reopened and connected with the main Makiivka system, 1956. | |
| Trams in Mariupol | Mariupol | Electric | 1 May 1933 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
| Slavyanohirsk | Petrol (gasoline) traction | 1930(?) | 1941 | ||
| Sloviansk | Steam | 1894 | 1941(?) | ||
| Trams in Yenakiieve | Yenakiieve | Electric | 24 May 1932 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Nov 1941 – 8 Sep 1944 because of war. |
Kharkiv Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Kharkiv | Kharkiv | Horse | 24 Sep 1882 | ? | |
| Electric | 16 Jul 1906 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended 1 Jan 1920 – Jun 1921 because of war. |
Kirovohrad Oblast
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kropyvnytskyi | Electric | 25 Jul 1897 | Aug 1941(?) | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Operation suspended because of war, not restored. |
Kyiv Municipality
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Kyiv | Kyiv | Horse | 11 Aug 1891 | 1896 | |
| Steam | 19 Feb 1892 | 1904 | |||
| Electric | 13 Jun 1892 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) First electric tramway in Russian Empire (and thus in Ukraine). Express tramway opened 1979. | ||
| ♦ Darnytsya | Petrol (gasoline) | May 1912 | 1934 | Operation suspended 1920–1925. | |
| Electric | 1926 | Connected to main Kyiv system 1925. (Darnytsya is on the left bank of the Dnieper River. Tramway segment on Paton Bridge closed 9 Jun 2004, dividing the Kyiv system into two portions.) | |||
| ♦ Demiyivka | Electric | 1909 1926 |
1919 ? |
Connected with main Kyiv system 1926. | |
| ♦ Svyatoshin | Horse | 1898 | 1901 | ||
| Electric | 1901 | ? | Connected with main Kyiv system 1923. | ||
| ♦ Darnytsya - Brovary / Бровари | Petrol (gasoline) | 1912 | 1934 |
Luhansk Oblast
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luhansk | Electric | 3 May 1934 | 15 Jul 2014 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended Aug 1942 – 25 Mar 1944 because of war. Temporary suspension of operation because of civil war 2014 changed to perpetual. | |
| ♦ Kamyany Brid | Electric | May 1935 | 18 February 2008 | Operation suspended Aug 1942 – 25 Mar 1944 because of war. Connected with main Luhansk system 1965, disconnected and closed down in 2008. | |
| Stakhanov | Electric | 15 Dec 1937 | Dec 2007 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
Lviv Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Lviv | Lviv | Horse | 5 May 1880 | 1908(?) | |
| Electric | 31 May 1894 | - | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Construction of tramway tunnel started ca. 1989, stopped 1992. |
Mykolaiv Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Mykolaiv | Mykolaiv | Horse | 8 Aug 1897 1918 |
1915 1921 |
|
| Electric | 3 Jan 1915 May 1922 |
1918 - |
Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Electric tramway operation suspended because of war. |
Odessa Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi | Horse | 1904 | ? | ||
| Steam | 1907 | 1930 | |||
| Trams in Odessa | Odessa | Horse | 20 Jul 1880 1919 |
1915 Jun 1921 |
|
| Electric | 24 Sep 1910 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) First electric tramway within Odessa opened 24 Sep 1910. Operation suspended Jan 1919 – Jun 1921 because of war. | ||
| ♦ Khajibeyskiy Liman | Horse | 23 May 1899 | 1917 | ||
| ♦ Kuyalnitskiy Liman | Horse | 4 Jun 1888 | 1915 | ||
| ♦ Odessa - Bolshogo Fontana | Steam | 23 Jul 1881 1920 |
Oct 1912 (electrified) 5 Sep 1922 |
||
| ♦ Odessa - Khajibeyskiy Liman | Steam | 1893 1920 |
Oct 1913 (electrified) 5 Sep 1922 |
||
| ♦ Chernomorka | Electric | 22 Aug 1907 |
Poltava Oblast
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poltava | (Electric) | Construction started 1962, not completed. |
Sevastopol
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type |
Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevastopol | Electric | 24 Sep 1898 | 1942 | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Operation suspended because of war, not restored. | |
| ♦ Sevastopol - Balaklava | Electric | 1925 | 1942 | Operation suspended because of war, not restored. |
Sumy Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Konotop | Konotop | Electric | 25 Dec 1949 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) |
| Sumy | ? | ? | ? | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Zinoviev "Parovoz". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. includes Sumy in a list of Ukrainian towns which have or had tramways, but provides no details. |
Vinnytsia Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Vinnytsia | Vinnytsia | Electric | 28 Oct 1913 | - | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Operation suspended Feb 1920 – 27 Nov 1921, and Mar 1944 – Jun 1945, because of war. |
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trams in Zaporizhzhia | Zaporizhzhia | Electric | 17 Jul 1932 | - | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) Operation suspended 1943 – 12 Oct 1944 because of war. |
Zhytomyr Oblast
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berdychiv | Horse | 4 Aug 1892 | 1921 | Gauge: 1,524 mm (5 ft) | |
| Trams in Zhytomyr | Zhytomyr | Electric | 3 Sep 1899 | - | Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Operation suspended 1918 – 10 Aug 1920 because of war. |
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