Trams in Nizhny Novgorod
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The Nizhny Novgorod tram network (Нижегородский трамвай) (formerly Gorky tram network) comprises 16 tramlines and uses a standard Russian broad gauge. Trams have been operating in Nizhny Novgorod since 1896, but services were interrupted for a few years following the 1917 Russian Revolution.
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Trams in Nizhny Novgorod Trams in Gorky (1932-1990) | |||
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Locale | Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia | ||
Transit type | Tram line | ||
Number of lines | 14 | ||
Website | http://ttu-nn.ru/ | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 21 June 1896 | ||
Operator(s) | Nizhegorodelektrotrans (Нижегородэлектротранс) | ||
Number of vehicles | 314 | ||
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System length | 98.5 km (61.2 mi) (1935) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Broad gauge | ||
Electrification | 600 V DC overhead lines | ||
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Internet rumours that the city tram network was to be progressively run down surfaced a few years ago: they were emphatically and officially denied.[1]