Development of tramway route network

1913

Railway Station – Gymnasium for girls

1914

1. Railway Station – Gymnasium for girls

2. Single-track line in Nikolayev str. (50-let Pobedy str.) to Voyenny Gorodok (Route unknown. Finished at modern Krasnoarmeyskaya str.)

19??

1. Railway Station – Market «Каlichi»
2. Single-track line in Nikolayev str. (50-let Pobedy str.) to Voyenny Gorodok (Route unknown).

1932

1. Railway Station – Pirogov Hospital
2. Single-track line in Nikolayev str. (50-let Pobedy str.) to Voyenny Gorodok (Route unknown).

1948

Sidetrack to phosphate plant was built in Frunze str.(originally as single-track line to Victory sq.).

1. Railway Station – Pirogov Hospital
2. Phosphate plant – Pirogov Hospital

1953-1954

Construction of the new bridge across S.Bug river devided the network. Trams moved from Zamost’ye (R.Station and phosphate plant) to the beginning of Lenin str. (near “Avangard”). Then one had to walk up and take other tramcar
( near Polish church – Kostyol) to get to Pirogov Hospital .
Route numbers during that period remain unknown.

1955

The line was extended to Revolutsionnaya str. and final stop was built around new tramcar depot.

1. Railway Station – Pirogov Hospital
2. Phosphate plant – Revolutsionnaya str.
3. Phosphate plant – Pirogov Hospital
4. Railway Station – Revolutsionnaya str.

1957

Line to medical college was extended.

1. Railway Station – Меdical college
2. Phosphate plant – Revolutsionnaya str.
3. Phosphate plant – Меdical college
4. Railway Station – Revolutsionnaya str.

1958

Extension of sidetrack along Pirogov str. to hospital n.a. Yuschenko –supposedly it was a single-track line).

1. Railway Station – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
2. Phosphate plant – Revolutsionnaya str.
3. Phosphate plant – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
4. Railway Station – Revolutsionnaya str.

1961

Sidetracks from Victory sq. to Chemical plant and «Coal field» became double-tracked.

1. Railway Station – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
2. Chtmical plant – Revolutsionnaya str.
3. «Coal field»(???) – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
4. Railway Station – Revolutsionnaya str.

1962

To the hospital n.a. Yuschenko led double-track line.

1. Railway Station – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
2. Chemical plant – Revolutsionnaya str.
3. « Coal field»(???) – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
4. Railway Station – Revolutsionnaya str.

1963

From Revolutsionnaya str. to Vishenka (“Lesopark” district) double-track line was built which ended in triangle.

1. Railway Station – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
2. Chemical plant – Revolutsionnaya str.
3. «Coal field»() – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
4. Railway Station – Vishenka

1965

1. Railway Station – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
2. Chemical plant – Vishenka
3. «Coal field» – hospital n.a. Yuschenko
4. Railway Station – Vishenka

1968

Extended routes from Vishenka tо Bar highway and from hospital n.a. Yuschenko tо “Electroset’”. The sidetrack to «Coal field» was dismantled. The third and second routes ended in the same place.

1. Railway Station - Electroset’ (Electric network)
2. Chemical plant - Barskoye shosse (Bar highway)
3. Chemical plant – Electroset’
4. Railway Station – Barskoye shosse

1970th

New route № 5 was put in operation.

1. Railway Station - Electroset’
2. Chemical plant - Barskoye shosse
3. Chemical plant – Electroset’
4. Railway Station – Barskoye shosse
5. Barskoye shosse - Electroset’

1977

The line along Kotsyubinsky ave. From Victory sq. to railway station was dismantled and from Chemical plant to railway station was transfered. No changes in routes. Routes 1,3 and 2,4 now completely duplicated each other
with one stop difference.

1. Railway Station - Electroset’
2. Chemical plant - Barskoye shosse
3. Chemical plant – Electroset’
4. Railway Station – Barskoye shosse
5. Barskoye shosse - Electroset’

1985

New line built in Kieletskaya str. with new route №6.

1. Railway Station - Electroset’
2. Chemical plant- Barskoye shosse
3. Chemical plant – Electroset’
4. Railway Station – Barskoye shosse
5. Barskoye shosse - Electroset’
6. Railway Station – “Mir” cinema theatre

1992

The line along Kieletskaya str. Extended to Kvyatek str. Old routes №2 and №3 closed. New one - №2 –was opened.

1. Railway Station - Electroset’
2. Barskoye shosse - Vishenka
4. Railway Station – Barskoye shosse
5. Barskoye shosse - Electroset’
6. Railway Station – Vishenka

1997

New final stop «Zorja community centre” was built.

1. Railway Station - Electroset’
2. Barskoye shosse - Vishenka
3. Barskoye shosse – «Zorja» centre
4. Railway Station – Barskoye shosse
5. Barskoye shosse - Electroset’
6. Railway Station - Vishenka
7. Electroset’ «Zorja» centre
8. Vishenka – «Zorja» centre»
9. Railway Station – «Zorja» centre »

Route №9 existed only a year. A little later routes routes №3,7,8 were also closed and became reserve ones. Today one can sometimes see tramcar, coming to «Zorja centre » with corresponding number plates.

2007

Turn from «Zorja centre» in Frunze str. was dismantled (for route№9). Today there exist the following routes:

1. Railway Station - Electroset’
2. Barskoye shosse - Vishenka
4. Railway Station – Barskoye shosse
5. Barskoye shosse - Electroset’
6. Railway Station - Vishenka